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China’s Provinces and Populations

A Chronological and Geographical Survey

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Authors:
  1. Eric Croddy

    1. Astoria, USA

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  • Relies on original Chinese language sources

  • Includes the 2020 Census in the People's Republic of China

  • Provides bilingual (Chinese-English) names and terms

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction to China’s Provinces and Populations: A Chronological Survey

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 1-48

  3. Anhui Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 49-70

  4. Beijing City

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 71-95

  5. Chongqing City

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 97-123

  6. Fujian Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 125-142

  7. Gansu Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 143-163

  8. Guangdong Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 165-198

  9. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 199-220

  10. Guizhou Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 221-241

  11. Hainan (Island) Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 243-261

  12. Hebei Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 263-287

  13. Heilongjiang Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 289-310

  14. Henan Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 311-342

  15. Hong Kong

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 343-357

  16. Hubei Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 359-381

  17. Hunan Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 383-406

  18. Inner Mongolia

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 407-430

  19. Jiangsu Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 431-451

  20. Jiangxi Province

    • Eric Croddy
    Pages 453-474
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About this book

This manual provides an overview of China's administrative geography, history, and populations of all 31 provinces, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It focuses primarily on how the provinces came to be, how they were named, as well as their people and populations throughout history. In addition to extensive use of bilingual names (Chinese-English) for specificity, this resource is unique in the datasets contained therein: (1) Up-to-date residential populations of mainland China using the latest decennial (2020) census, and (2) political-administrative registered household (hukou) data based on official numbers provided by People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Public Security  showing trends from 2012-2020. Each internally consistent, but differing in their methodologies, whereby the Census (decennial) data provide a snapshot of how many people live in a given location, and the permanent (hukou) registered household data track each individual based on their hometown, household, urban/rural status, and nationality. This book addresses this chasm which, among other issues, points to the phenomenon of China’s "floating populations", where millions of Chinese spend much if not all of their time living, working, and studying outside their home provinces. By showing how the Chinese have been populated and their organization throughout history, this manual is the go to place for professionals, practitioners and academics working and interested in China’s provinces and populations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Astoria, USA

    Eric Croddy

About the author

Eric Croddy specializes in open-source intelligence. He has written or edited four books concerning chemical and biological warfare. From 2003-2017, Eric worked as an intelligence analyst at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, focusing on Chinese nuclear weapons programs, the People's Liberation Army Strategic Rocket Forces, and cross-strait security issues. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: China’s Provinces and Populations

  • Book Subtitle: A Chronological and Geographical Survey

  • Authors: Eric Croddy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09165-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09164-3Published: 24 November 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09167-4Published: 24 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-09165-0Published: 23 November 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 821

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Demography, History of China, Human Geography

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