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China License Plate Prefixes

The first character identifies a provincial-level administrative region.

ValueNameDescription
Beijing · 北京Beijing municipality.
Tianjin · 天津Tianjin municipality.
Shanghai · 上海Shanghai municipality.
Chongqing · 重庆Chongqing municipality.
Hebei · 河北Hebei Province.
Henan · 河南Henan Province.
Yunnan · 云南Yunnan Province.
Liaoning · 辽宁Liaoning Province.
Heilongjiang · 黑龙江Heilongjiang Province.
Hunan · 湖南Hunan Province.
Anhui · 安徽Anhui Province.
Shandong · 山东Shandong Province.
Xinjiang · 新疆Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Jiangsu · 江苏Jiangsu Province.
Zhejiang · 浙江Zhejiang Province.
Jiangxi · 江西Jiangxi Province.
Hubei · 湖北Hubei Province.
Guangxi · 广西Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Gansu · 甘肃Gansu Province.
Shanxi · 山西Shanxi Province.
Inner Mongolia · 内蒙古Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Shaanxi · 陕西Shaanxi Province.
Jilin · 吉林Jilin Province.
Fujian · 福建Fujian Province.
Guizhou · 贵州Guizhou Province.
Guangdong · 广东Guangdong Province.
Qinghai · 青海Qinghai Province.
Tibet · 西藏Tibet Autonomous Region.
Sichuan · 四川Sichuan Province.
Ningxia · 宁夏Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Hainan · 海南Hainan Province.

Source: Ministry of Public SecurityReviewed: 2026-07-11

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