The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976 · THE MAP IN
Map of China in December 1956
The collectives complete · Mao era
China in December 1956: The collectives complete. Since March 1956, 28 territories changed status on this map: including Anhui, Beijing, Fujian and 25 more.
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What changes on the map
| Anhui | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Beijing | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Fujian | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Guangdong (with Hainan) | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Gansu | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Guangxi | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Guizhou | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Henan | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Hubei | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Hebei | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Heilongjiang | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Hunan | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Jilin | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Jiangsu | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Jiangxi | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Liaoning | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Inner Mongolia | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Ningxia | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Qinghai | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Sichuan (with Chongqing) | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Shandong | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Shanghai | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Shaanxi | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
| Shanxi | PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way → PRC province — the new order in place |
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