China Provinces Stock Footage

Provinces, with Special Administrative Regions, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions, make up the first level of administrative division of the People's Republic of China. There are currently 22 provinces in China.

Northwest China Provinces

The Northwest Region of China consists of the provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi and Qinghai, along with the Autonomous Regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia. Our China stock footage library offers clips from the following Northwest China Provinces:

Gansu Province

Gansu Province has a population of more than 30 million people. Our Gansu stock footage includes clips of the following:

Jiayuguan Pass, the western end of the Great Wall of China

Gobi Desert

Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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Jiayuguan Pass, Gansu	Gansu Great Wall	Mogao Caves, Gansu	Gobi Desert, Gansu

Shaanxi Province

Shaanxi Province is considered one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. The provincial capital Xian was at the eastern end of the Silk Road trade route during the Ancient China era. Our Shaanxi Province stock footage includes the following clips:

Ancient Xian, including Drum Tower and Bell Tower and Ming City Walls

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Xian Muslim Quarter and Great Mosque

Modern Xian, including business districts, busy city streets and Xian University

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Xian City Wall, Shaanxi	Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Xian Muslim Quarter	Modern Xian, Shaanxi

North China Provinces

The Northern Region of China consists of the provinces of Hebei and Shanxi, as well as the Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia and the Munipalities of Beijing and Tianjin. Our China stock footage library includes clips of the following North China Provinces:

Shanxi Province

Shanxi is a province known for its heaving industries, especially mining. Our Shanxi stock footage includes shots of the following:

Coal mines

Rural village

Hanging Monastery on Mt Heng

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Shanxi Coal Mine	Shanxi Farm	Shanxi Rural Village	Hanging Monastery

Northeast China Provinces

The Northeast Region of China consists of the provinces of Jilin, Liaoning and Helongjiang. Our China stock footage library includes clips of the following Northeast China Provinces:

Liaoning Province

Liaoning Province is known as the Golden Triangle because of its strategic geographical position bordering the Bohai Gulf, the Yellow Sea and the Yalu River, making it the gateway to the Korean peninsula. Our Liaoning Province stock footage includes clips of the following:

Liaoning coastline

Dalian, one of Liaoning's major cities and a Special Economic Zone

Dalian Port

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Dalian, Liaoning	Dalian Port	Liaoning Business	Liaoning Coastline

East China Provinces

The East Region of China consists of the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong and Zhejiang, together with the municipality of Shanghai. Our China stock footage library includes clips of the following Eastern China Provinces:

Fujian Province

Fujian Province is on the southeast coast of China and a vital navigation hub between the South China and East China Seas. Our Fujian stock footage includes shots of the following:

Xiamen, a sub-provincial level city and Special Economic Zone

Gulangyu Island, with colonial architecture

Fujian Industry, including factories and aviation

Xiamen Port and shipping

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Xiamen	Gulangyu Island	Fujian Manufacturing	Fujian Aviation

Jiangsu Province

Jiangsu Province is located in the southeast of China on the Yellow Sea coast and is one of the agricultural centers of China. Our Jiangsu stock footage includes clips of the following:

Nanjing, one of the ancient capitals of China

Fuzimiao, one of the oldest Confucius Temples in China

Mausoleum of Sun Yat-Sen

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Nanjing	Fuzi Temple	Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum	Nanjing University

South Central China Provinces

The South Central China region consists of the provinces Henan, Hubei and Hunan in Central China and Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Provinces in Southern China. Our China stock footage library includes clips from the following South Central China Provinces:

Guangdong Province

Guangdong is China's most prosperous province and a major center for trade and industry, particularly in the cities of Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou. Our Guangdong stock footage includes the following:

Shenzhen, one of the original Special Economic Zone cities in China

Guangzhou, formerly known as Canton

Dongguan, an industrial city in the Pearl River Delta

Guangdong industry and factories

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Shenzhen	Guangdong Pollution	Dongguan	Guangzhou

Hainan Province

Hainan Province is made up of Hainan Island and 200 other small islands off the south coast of China. It's main industries are agriculture and tourism which is mostly centered around the city of Sanya. Click here to see our full selection of Hainan stock footage clips.


Hainan Resort Hotel	Sanya Holiday Beach	Sea Kayaking, Hainan	Hainan Hotel Restaurant

Hubei Province

Hubei is a province in Central China known for its agricultural industry. Our Hubei Province stock footage includes shots of the following:

Wuhan, the provincial capital

Wuhan Port and ships on the Yangtze River

Yellow Crane Tower, a famous Taoist Temple from the Ancient China era

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Wuhan City, Hubei	Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei	Wuhan Port	Wuhan University

Southwest China Provinces

The Southwest China region consists of the provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan, together with the municipality of Chongqing and the Autonomous Region of Tibet. Our China stock footage library includes clips of the following Southwest China provinces:

Sichuan Province

Sichuan Province is China's most populated province with a population of over 87 million people. It is one of China's main agricultural areas and is famous for its cuisine and being the home of the giant panda. Our Sichuan stock footage includes the following:

Chengdu, the provincial capital and an important city during the Ancient China era

Sichuan University

Panda bears, including the endangered Giant Panda

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Chengdu, Sichuan	Pandas, Sichuan	Wenshu Buddhist Temple	Sichuan University

Yunnan Province

Yunnan is located at the far southwest of China and is a province famous for its outstanding natural beauty and mountain landscapes and for its population of diverse ethnic minority people. Our Yunnan stock footage includes: