China Provinces Travel Pictures and Information

Hainan, Guangxi Provinces of China

China provinces number 23, counting Taiwan, which handles its own affairs. Large cities like Beijing and Shanghai are treated like provinces of China, but in fact are municipalities.

Hainan and Guangxi : Provinces of China When I traveled to south China provinces of Guangxi China, a Special Autonomous Region (SAR) that borders Vietnam, and to Hainan province, the youngest of the Chinese provinces, located on its own island off China's south coast, I finally felt I was seeing the Real China. Enjoy your trip!

China Provinces, Municipalities, Special Autonomous Regions

Hong Kong is a large municipality and NOT a province. It's another Special Administrative Region (SAR), as is Macau; there are a number of special designations for sections of China commonly referred to as 'provinces'. Shenzhen is a Special Economic Region. But no matter what the designation, traveling outside the large cities to the Chinese provinces adds a new dimension to any Chinese tour.

Nanning is the capital of Guangxi Zhuang; Haikou, the capital of Hainan province. I've posted a few pages of my pictures of Nanning, and nearby China attractions like the Guangxi Caves, and the Nanning zoo and parks.

Google Map Nanning to Wuzhou to Guangzhou China

Click on the google map to get more information about travel in these provinces of China.

Related: China Provinces travel story about a bus trip through Guangxi province from Nanning to Wuzhou, and a China tours story at Haikou Hainan. There's a very good movie about south China available - see it on Amazon The Children of Huang Shi

General Travel Times From To Hainan Province, Guangxi from other China Cities:

From Beijing by air to Nanning Guangxi -- flying time is about 3.5 hours.
From Beiijing by air to Hong Kong -- flying time is about 3.5 hours.
From Hong Kong to Haikou, Hainan province - flying time is about 2 hours
From Nanning by bus to Wuzhou -- driving time is about 8 hours
From Wuzhou by bus to Guangzhou, Guangdong province - about 8 hours driving time