The Gap between Urban and Rural Development Levels Narrowed

Table 2

Regional classification.

Region	Included provinces
East	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, Hainan
Middle	Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan
West	Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi
Northeast	Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang

National Bureau of Statistics, http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjzs/cjwtjd/201308/t20130829_74318.html.