Online map of liberated area distribution in China

Map Source

The online historical map of the "Distribution of Liberated Areas in China (1949)" is sourced from the Atlas of the Evolution of the Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China. This atlas focuses on the changes and the status of administrative divisions over the 50 years of New China. It was authored by Chen Chao and Chen Hongling, and published by SinoMaps Press. The scale of this map is 1:25,000,000.

Description of the National Liberated Areas in 1949

On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the provincial-level administrative divisions established in the liberated areas across the country included: * The six municipalities directly under the central government: Beiping, Tianjin, Shenyang, Fushun, Benxi, and Anshan. * The five administrative territories: Lüda, Subei, Sunan, Wanbei, and Wannan. * The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. * The six provinces of the Northeast, and the newly established provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Chahar, Suiyuan, Pingyuan, and Shandong. * Other areas continued to use the administrative divisions from the period of the Republic of China government.

Related Maps

• Online Historical Map of Administrative Divisions in China during the Republic of China Period (September 1949)
• Online Historical Map of Administrative Divisions in China (1949–1951)