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China license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for China.
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How to read the plate
Region code
Letters at the start of the number.
Series and number
Letters and digits — the registration itself.
A Chinese plate reads like this: the one-character abbreviation of the province (京 for Beijing, 粤 for Guangdong), a Latin letter for the issuing authority, a dot and five characters — digits and at most two letters, without I or O (京A·12345). The letter usually stands for a prefecture-level city: A is the provincial capital, the rest follow by importance; large cities may have two letters (浙A and 浙M for Hangzhou, 川A and 川G for Chengdu). In Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing the letters are not tied to districts. Ordinary car plates are blue with white characters; electric cars get green plates one character longer.
Region map
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Region codes
406 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| Yunnan | |
| Kunming | |
| Zhaotong | |
| Qujing | |
| Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Yuxi | |
| Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Pu'er | |
| Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Baoshan | |
| Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Lijiang | |
| Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Lincang | |
| Beijing | |
| Beijing (urban) | |
| Beijing (suburbs) | |
| Hebei | |
| Shijiazhuang | |
| Tangshan | |
| Qinhuangdao | |
| Handan | |
| Xingtai | |
| Baoding | |
| Zhangjiakou | |
| Chengde | |
| Cangzhou | |
| Langfang | |
| Hengshui | |
| Xiong'an New Area | |
| Jilin | |
| Changchun | |
| Jilin City | |
| Siping | |
| Liaoyuan | |
| Tonghua | |
| Baishan | |
| Baicheng | |
| Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Songyuan | |
| Changbaishan Protection and Development Zone | |
| Ningxia | |
| Yinchuan | |
| Shizuishan | |
| Wuzhong | |
| Guyuan | |
| Zhongwei | |
| Sichuan | |
| Chengdu | |
| Mianyang | |
| Zigong | |
| Panzhihua | |
| Luzhou | |
| Deyang | |
| Guangyuan | |
| Suining | |
| Neijiang | |
| Leshan | |
| Ziyang | |
| Yibin | |
| Nanchong | |
| Dazhou | |
| Ya'an | |
| Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Guang'an | |
| Bazhong | |
| Meishan | |
| Xinjiang | |
| Ürümqi | |
| Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture; Wujiaqu | |
| Shihezi | |
| Kuytun; Huyanghe | |
| Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture; Shuanghe | |
| Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (directly administered part); Kokdala | |
| Tacheng Prefecture; Baiyang | |
| Altay Prefecture; Beitun | |
| Karamay | |
| Turpan | |
| Hami (Kumul); Xinxing | |
| Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture; Tiemenguan | |
| Aksu Prefecture; Aral | |
| Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Kashgar Prefecture (excl. Kargilik); Tumxuk; Caohu | |
| Hotan Prefecture; Kargilik (Yecheng) County | |
| Kunyu | |
| Shanxi | |
| Taiyuan | |
| Datong | |
| Yangquan | |
| Changzhi | |
| Jincheng | |
| Shuozhou | |
| Xinzhou | |
| Lüliang | |
| Jinzhong | |
| Linfen | |
| Yuncheng | |
| Guangxi | |
| Nanning | |
| Liuzhou | |
| Guilin | |
| Wuzhou | |
| Beihai | |
| Chongzuo | |
| Laibin | |
| Hezhou | |
| Yulin (Guangxi) | |
| Baise | |
| Hechi | |
| Qinzhou | |
| Fangchenggang | |
| Guigang | |
| Shanghai | |
| Shanghai (urban) | |
| Shanghai (suburbs) | |
| Tianjin | |
| Zhejiang | |
| Hangzhou | |
| Ningbo | |
| Wenzhou | |
| Shaoxing | |
| Huzhou | |
| Jiaxing | |
| Jinhua | |
| Quzhou | |
| Taizhou (Zhejiang) | |
| Lishui | |
| Zhoushan | |
| Chongqing | |
| Chongqing (city-wide since 2017) | |
| Hunan | |
| Changsha | |
| Zhuzhou | |
| Xiangtan | |
| Hengyang | |
| Shaoyang | |
| Yueyang | |
| Zhangjiajie | |
| Yiyang | |
| Changde | |
| Loudi | |
| Chenzhou | |
| Yongzhou | |
| Huaihua | |
| Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Hainan | |
| Haikou | |
| Sanya | |
| Qionghai, Ding'an, Tunchang, Chengmai, Lingao, Wenchang, Wanning (north Hainan) | |
| Wuzhishan, Lingshui, Baoting, Qiongzhong, Baisha, Changjiang, Dongfang, Ledong (south/central Hainan) | |
| Danzhou | |
| Gansu | |
| Lanzhou | |
| Jiayuguan | |
| Jinchang | |
| Baiyin | |
| Tianshui | |
| Jiuquan | |
| Zhangye | |
| Wuwei | |
| Dingxi | |
| Longnan | |
| Pingliang | |
| Qingyang | |
| Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Anhui | |
| Hefei | |
| Wuhu | |
| Bengbu | |
| Huainan | |
| Ma'anshan | |
| Huaibei | |
| Tongling | |
| Anqing | |
| Huangshan | |
| Fuyang | |
| Suzhou (Anhui) | |
| Chuzhou | |
| Lu'an | |
| Xuancheng | |
| Chizhou | |
| Bozhou | |
| Guangdong | |
| Guangzhou | |
| Shenzhen | |
| Zhuhai | |
| Shantou | |
| Foshan | |
| Shaoguan | |
| Zhanjiang | |
| Zhaoqing | |
| Jiangmen | |
| Maoming | |
| Huizhou | |
| Meizhou | |
| Shanwei | |
| Heyuan | |
| Yangjiang | |
| Qingyuan | |
| Dongguan | |
| Zhongshan | |
| Chaozhou | |
| Jieyang | |
| Yunfu | |
| Jiangsu | |
| Nanjing | |
| Wuxi | |
| Xuzhou | |
| Changzhou | |
| Suzhou (Jiangsu) | |
| Nantong | |
| Lianyungang | |
| Huai'an | |
| Yancheng | |
| Yangzhou | |
| Zhenjiang | |
| Taizhou (Jiangsu) | |
| Suqian | |
| Inner Mongolia | |
| Hohhot | |
| Baotou | |
| Wuhai | |
| Chifeng | |
| Hulunbuir | |
| Hinggan League | |
| Tongliao | |
| Xilingol League | |
| Ulanqab | |
| Ordos | |
| Bayannur | |
| Alxa League | |
| Tibet (Xizang) | |
| Lhasa | |
| Chamdo | |
| Shannan (Lhoka) | |
| Shigatse | |
| Nagqu | |
| Ngari Prefecture | |
| Nyingchi | |
| Henan | |
| Zhengzhou | |
| Kaifeng | |
| Luoyang | |
| Pingdingshan | |
| Anyang | |
| Hebi | |
| Xinxiang | |
| Jiaozuo | |
| Puyang | |
| Xuchang | |
| Luohe | |
| Sanmenxia | |
| Shangqiu | |
| Zhoukou | |
| Zhumadian | |
| Nanyang | |
| Xinyang | |
| Jiyuan | |
| Guizhou | |
| Guiyang | |
| Liupanshui | |
| Zunyi | |
| Tongren | |
| Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Bijie | |
| Anshun | |
| Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Jiangxi | |
| Nanchang | |
| Ganzhou | |
| Yichun (Jiangxi) | |
| Ji'an | |
| Shangrao | |
| Fuzhou (Jiangxi) | |
| Jiujiang | |
| Jingdezhen | |
| Pingxiang | |
| Xinyu | |
| Yingtan | |
| Liaoning | |
| Shenyang | |
| Dalian | |
| Anshan | |
| Fushun | |
| Benxi | |
| Dandong | |
| Jinzhou | |
| Yingkou | |
| Fuxin | |
| Liaoyang | |
| Panjin | |
| Tieling | |
| Chaoyang | |
| Huludao | |
| Hubei | |
| Wuhan | |
| Huangshi | |
| Shiyan | |
| Jingzhou | |
| Yichang | |
| Xiangyang | |
| Ezhou | |
| Jingmen | |
| Huanggang | |
| Xiaogan | |
| Xianning | |
| Xiantao | |
| Qianjiang | |
| Shennongjia Forestry District | |
| Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Tianmen | |
| Suizhou | |
| Fujian | |
| Fuzhou | |
| Putian | |
| Quanzhou | |
| Xiamen | |
| Zhangzhou | |
| Longyan | |
| Sanming | |
| Nanping | |
| Ningde | |
| Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone; provincial agencies | |
| Shaanxi | |
| Xi'an | |
| Tongchuan | |
| Baoji | |
| Xianyang | |
| Weinan | |
| Hanzhong | |
| Ankang | |
| Shangluo | |
| Yan'an | |
| Yulin (Shaanxi) | |
| Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Demonstration Zone | |
| Qinghai | |
| Xining | |
| Haidong | |
| Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Qinghai) | |
| Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
| Shandong | |
| Jinan | |
| Qingdao | |
| Zibo | |
| Zaozhuang | |
| Dongying | |
| Yantai | |
| Weifang | |
| Jining | |
| Tai'an | |
| Weihai | |
| Rizhao | |
| Binzhou | |
| Dezhou | |
| Liaocheng | |
| Linyi | |
| Heze | |
| Heilongjiang | |
| Harbin | |
| Qiqihar | |
| Mudanjiang | |
| Jiamusi | |
| Daqing | |
| Yichun (Heilongjiang) | |
| Jixi | |
| Hegang | |
| Shuangyashan | |
| Qitaihe | |
| Suihua | |
| Heihe | |
| Greater Khingan Prefecture | |
| Dongchuan (former city, now district of Kunming) The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Handan Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Xingtai Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Shijiazhuang Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Baoding Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Provincial agencies, foreign-invested firms The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Zhangjiakou Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Chengde Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Cangzhou Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Fuling (former prefecture-level city) The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Sichuan Provincial Vehicle Administration The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Qianjiang Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Yanbei Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Foreign-invested firms The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Guilin Prefecture The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Official vehicles The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Yangpu Economic Development Zone The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Chaohu (former prefecture-level city) The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Shunde District (Foshan) The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Nanhai District (Foshan) The administrative unit was abolished or merged into another; the code is no longer issued. | |
| Tibet vehicle office in Tianquan, Sichuan The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Tibet vehicle office in Golmud, Qinghai The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Police, foreign-invested firms The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. | |
| Police (old series) The series was discontinued and is no longer issued; old plates may still be seen. |
History
The current format was introduced under standard GA 36-1992 from 1994 (the GA 36-2018 edition applies today). Before that, in 1986–1994, plates had two lines, and a 2002 trial design in four cities was soon withdrawn. Codes of abolished prefectures and the special O series (police and state bodies) are no longer issued in many provinces, nor are 粤X/粤Y for the Shunde and Nanhai districts (until 2018). Green plates for electric cars appeared in 2016–2018.
