Memory Map: A Quiz Tool for Memorizing China's Provinces and Cities 67

Yinxiang Map is a tool that helps you memorize the locations of provinces and cities across the country. Just open the website to use it—pick a mode and start answering questions by clicking on the location of a province or city on the map. Correct clicks turn green, wrong ones turn red. You must get all answers correct to submit your score. There are two modes: Normal difficulty, where the map has regional divisions marked out (such as North China, East China, and other large areas), is suitable for beginners; Advanced difficulty features a blank map of China and is suitable for those with some basic knowledge.

What scenarios is Yinxiang Map used in?

• School/Review: Use it when teachers are teaching maps, or review on your own to help remember province locations. Practice before exams.

• Travel: Before traveling somewhere, first check where the place is on the map to get a clearer picture when planning your route.

• Geography enthusiasts: If you enjoy studying geography, this tool can help you remember more province and city locations, building a stronger knowledge base.

How to use Yinxiang Map?

• Open the website: Go to the official Yinxiang Map website: https://map.widgets.link/.

• Choose a mode:

  Normal Mode: Large regions are marked on the map (such as North China, East China), suitable for beginners.

  Advanced Mode: The map is blank, suitable for those who already have a rough idea of locations.

• Start the test:

  First select a province or city from the list (for example, "Guangdong Province").

  Click where you think this province is located on the map.

  The system immediately tells you if you're right—green is correct, red is wrong.

• Calculate score:

  You must click all provinces correctly before you can submit your final score.

  After submission, you can see how many points you got and compare rankings with others.

• Review:

  See which ones you got wrong and focus on memorizing these locations.

  Practice several times and you'll gradually remember more accurately.

Some practical methods for memorizing province locations

1. Memorize by region—first learn the big blocks, then fill in the details

The country can be divided into 7 major regions. First remember which provinces are in each region, then memorize specific locations:

• Northeast: Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang

• North China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia

• East China: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong

• South China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan

• Southwest: Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet

• Northwest: Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang

• Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan: Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan

2. Associate with map shapes to remember the approximate look of each province

• Beijing: Like a shield

• Tianjin: Like a small rectangle

• Shanghai: Like a small grain of rice

• Chongqing: Like a curved heart

• Liaoning: Like a big spoon

• Jilin: Like a flag

• Heilongjiang: Like a long fish

• Hebei: Like a horseshoe

• Shanxi: Like a small mountain peak

• Inner Mongolia: Like a big bow

• Jiangsu: Like a big hook

• Zhejiang: Like a small spoon plus a curved fishhook

• Anhui: Like a small gourd

• Fujian: Like a small dragon head

• Jiangxi: Like a peach

• Shandong: Like an elephant head

• Guangdong: Like an inverted triangle

• Guangxi: Like a fan

• Hainan: Like an oval island

• Sichuan: Like a big bear paw

• Guizhou: Like a small triangle

• Yunnan: Like an inverted triangle

• Tibet: Like a big triangle or trapezoid

• Shaanxi: Like a sickle

• Gansu: Like a long measuring tape

• Qinghai: Like an irregular water drop

• Ningxia: Like a small triangle

• Xinjiang: Like a big flying eagle or kite

• Hong Kong: Like a small bean

• Macau: Like a small peanut

• Taiwan: Like a big fish tail

3. Use mnemonic rhymes—catchy verses help remember groupings

• Two Lakes, Two Guangs, Two Hes, Two Shans: Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi

• Four Cities, Four Jiangs, Fu, Ji, An: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian

• Yun, Gui, Chuan, Nei, Qing, Zang, Xin: Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang

• Shan, Gan, Two Nings, plus Hainan: Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Hainan

• Gang, Ao are my beautiful lands: Hong Kong, Macau

• Awaiting reunion when Taiwan returns: Taiwan