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An '''Autonomous Region''' (自治区， ''Zizhiqu'') is a part of the [[[People's Republic of China]] which was historically inhabited by a majority population different to the majority [[Han Chinese]] people who form the majority of China's population. According to China's [[constitution]], Autonomous Regions may enact their own legislation where local conditions require, subject to the approval of the [[National People's Congress]]. Autonomous Regions also use their own official languages in addition to Chinese, although proficiency in [[Mandarin Chinese]] is required if one desires a good education or job. Unlike [[Special Administrative Region]]s, there are no spearate visa requirements for Autonomous Regions, although foreigners are required to have permits for travel to [[Tibet]]. Autonomous Regions also use the same currency ([[Renminbi]]) and [[legal system]] as the rest of [[Mainland China]]. The government head of an Autonomous Region is required to be from the same ethnic group as the Region. Howqever, this requirement is subverted by the presence of a [[Communist Party]] Secretary who is almost always from the Han majority, and in whose hands the real power resides.

An '''Autonomous Region''' (自治区， ''Zizhiqu'') is a part of the [[People's Republic of China]] which was historically inhabited by a majority population different to the majority [[Han Chinese]] people who form the majority of China's population, or which is populated by a substantial [[ethnic minority]] population. According to China's [[constitution]], Autonomous Regions may enact their own legislation where local conditions require, subject to the approval of the [[National People's Congress]]. Autonomous Regions also use their own [[official language]]s in addition to Chinese, although proficiency in [[Mandarin Chinese]] is required if one desires a good education or job. Unlike [[Special Administrative Region]]s, there are no separate [[visa]] requirements for Autonomous Regions, although [[foreigner]]s are required to have permits for travel to [[Tibet]]. Autonomous Regions also use the same currency ([[Renminbi]]) and [[legal system]] as the rest of [[Mainland China]]. The government head of an Autonomous Region is required to be from the same ethnic group as the Region. However, this requirement is subverted by the presence of a [[Communist Party]] Secretary who is almost always from the Han majority, and in whose hands the real power resides.

== List of Autonomous Regions ==

== List of Autonomous Regions ==

[[Guangxi]] Zhuang AR (广西壮族自治区 ''Guangxi Zhuang Zu Zizhiqu''）

[[Guangxi]] Zhuang AR (广西壮族自治区 ''Guangxi Zhuang Zu Zizhiqu''）

Nei Mongol AR (Inner Mongolia) (内蒙古自治区 ''Nei Menggu Zizhiqu'')

 

Ningxia Hui AR (宁夏回族自治区 ''Ningxia Hui Zu Zizhiqu'')

Nei Mongol AR ([[Inner Mongolia]]) (内蒙古自治区 ''Nei Menggu Zizhiqu'')

Tibet AR (西藏自治区 ''Xizang Zizhiqu'')

 

Xinjiang

[[Ningxia]] Hui AR (宁夏回族自治区 ''Ningxia Hui Zu Zizhiqu'')

 

[[Tibet]] AR (西藏自治区 ''Xizang Zizhiqu'')

 

[[Xinjiang]] Uygur AR (新疆维吾尔自治区 ''Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu'')