How Chinese name their localities: province, county, city, town, district

Syria is a country on the continent Africa, her capital is Damascus. Here is the hierarchy of the Syria administrative divisions: Syria is subdivided into provinces, that are at their turn subdivided into districts, that are at their turn subdivided into cities, towns and villages.

In China, The Names of Chinese Metropolitan Cities or strategic localities have names since centuries: LuoYang 洛阳, Ninghai 宁海, HangZhou 杭州, Liuzhou 柳州. It's regrettable that Chang An 长安, The Long Peace, capitat of six chinese dynasties be renamed as Xi'An 西安, peace at the West. This collection regroups 11 4398 names of provinces, counties, cities, towns, districts of large cities, names of streets, those of schools, comitees... Please not hesitate to launch a search...