Table 1 Division of the Eight Comprehensive Economic Zones and their abbreviations.
Name of Economic Zone | Regional scope | Abridge |
|---|---|---|
Northern Coastal Economic Zone | Beijing, Tianjin, and 27 cities in Hebei and Shandong provinces | EZ1 |
Northeast Economic Zone | 29 Cities in Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces | EZ2 |
Eastern Coastal Economic Zone | Shanghai and 24 cities in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces | EZ3 |
Middle Yellow River Economic Zone | 40 Cities in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Henan, and Shanxi provinces | EZ4 |
Southern Coastal Economic Zone | 32 Cities in Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan provinces | EZ5 |
Northwest Economic Zone | 6 Cities in Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang provinces | EZ6 |
Southwest Economic Zone | Chongqing and 43 cites in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Guangxi provinces | EZ7 |
Middle Yangtze River Economic Zone | 52 Cites in Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui provinces | EZ8 |
