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Trying to make a guess.
"Northeast" - examples Shenyang, Dalian, Changchun, Harbin. Probably 3 provinces of Manchuria.
"North" - examples Beijing, Tianjin, Jinan, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang.
That covers Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shandong.
"East" - examples Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo.
That would be Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"South" - examples Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Nanning, Sanya.
That means Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian
"Central" - examples Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Nanchang.
That includes Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu.
"West" - examples Chongqing, Chengdu, Xian, Kunming, Urumqi, Lhasa.
That includes Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Tibet, Xinjiang.
And now to borders.
Is Guizhou to be classified with "West", "South" or "Central"?
Is Shanxi "North" along with Hebei or "West" along with Shaanxi?
Is Inner Mongolia "North" or "West"?
"Northeast" - examples Shenyang, Dalian, Changchun, Harbin. Probably 3 provinces of Manchuria.
"North" - examples Beijing, Tianjin, Jinan, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang.
That covers Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shandong.
"East" - examples Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo.
That would be Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"South" - examples Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Nanning, Sanya.
That means Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian
"Central" - examples Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Nanchang.
That includes Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu.
"West" - examples Chongqing, Chengdu, Xian, Kunming, Urumqi, Lhasa.
That includes Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Tibet, Xinjiang.
And now to borders.
Is Guizhou to be classified with "West", "South" or "Central"?
Is Shanxi "North" along with Hebei or "West" along with Shaanxi?
Is Inner Mongolia "North" or "West"?