autonomous region of China

An autonomous region (Chinese: 自治区; pinyin: Zìzhìqū; lit. 'self-governing region') is a provincial-level administrative division and province equivalent in China. An autonomous region has its own local government, but under the law of the People's Republic of China, an autonomous region has more legislative rights, such as the right to "formulate self-government regulations and other separate regulations." An autonomous region is the highest level of minority autonomous entity in China, which has a comparably higher population of a particular minority ethnic group.

There are five autonomous regions in China: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu), Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang), and Xinjiang.