Vehicle registration plates of China

Common types

The current plates are of the 1992 standard, which consist of the one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the alphabet, and five numbers or letters of the alphabet (Ex. 沪A·12345; 京C·A1234; 苏A·1P234; 浙B·AB987; 粤Z·7C59港). Previously, all licence plates had used the five-number designation. As the number of motor vehicles grew, however, the number had to exceed what was the maximum previously allowable—90,000 or 100,000 vehicles. Therefore, there had become a need to insert Latin letters into the license plate to increase the number of possible combinations. This was first done in the bigger cities with only one prefix. Nanjing, for example, began the change with only the first number, which increased the number of possible combinations to 340,000 (with the exceptions of O & I, which cannot be printed without confusion with the numbers 0 & 1). Further changes allowed the first two places, or the second place alone on the plate to be letters, allowing 792,000 more combinations mathematically. More recently, cities have taken to having the third letter alone being a Latin letter, the rest numbers. The numbers are produced at random, and are computer-generated at the issuing office. Numbers with a sequence of 6s, 8s, or 9s are usually considered to be lucky, therefore special sequences like "88888" or "86888" can be purchased. (A previous licence plate system, with a green background and the full name of the province in Chinese characters, actually had a sequential numbering order, and the numbering system was eventually beset with corruption.)

License plates have different formats that are issued to different vehicles:

Since October 2007, black plates are no longer issued for vehicles belonging to foreigners, as this was "deemed discriminatory" and instead standard looking blue plates are now issued. However, foreigners still are issued a separate dedicated letter/number sequence to denote that they are a foreign owned/registered vehicle—e.g. in Beijing, the foreign owned plates are in the 京A·#####, 京L·B####, and 京L·C#### sequence. The older black plates are still issued to those who are dual-use vehicles, i.e. those registered in both Mainland China and Hong Kong or Macau.

Police Service, Armed Police Force, and Military

Licence plates for China's Police Service, Armed Police Force, and Military are in a white background, with red and black text.

Police Service plates have a designated format of X·LLNNN警 (X is the geographical abbreviation, N is a digit, and L is either a digit or a letter; "警" means police and is coloured red, but the separator dot is no longer a circle, rather, a square). These plates are issued to traffic police, some patrol vehicles, court, and procuratorate vehicles.

Chinese People's Armed Police Force ("武警") uses the pinyin wujing abbreviation WJ and use the format WJNN-NNNNN.

The first two small letters behind the WJ are area prefixes:

WJ01-NNNNN. = Headquarters

WJ31-NNNNN. = Beijing

WJ14-NNNNN. = Shandong

WJ21-NNNNN. = Hainan

The Alphabet Numeral behind the area prefix shows the section of the Armed police:

WJ01-JNNNN. = Official Guards, Official and Diplomatic Escorts, Riot Police.

WJ01-BNNNN. = Border Police

WJ01-XNNNN. = Firefighter (Fire Department)

WJ01-1NNNN. = Headquarters

Another pattern is the WJ P NNNNL pattern, where P is the provincial code, and L denotes the first letter in "pinyin" of the branch of Armed Police service. e.g. WJ 沪 1234X = a vehicle for firefighting use in Shanghai

Military vehicles previously had plates using a code of heavenly stems in red. After reorganization in 2004, again in 2013 military vehicles now use a more organized prefix. These licence plates use the format XL·NNNNN (X is a prefix, L is a letter).

The People's Liberation Army vehicle prefixes 2013:

Military vehicles can be identified by having a red letter from the alphabet *V

V PLA Central Military Commission

K PLA Air Force

H PLA Navy

B PLA Beijing Military

VA PLA Central Military Commission

VB PLA Political Works

VC PLA Logistical Support

VD PLA Equipment Development

The People's Liberation Army vehicle prefixes 2004:

"军" (Jūn; "Military")

Vehicles of the Central Military Commission
Vehicles of the Headquarters of People's Liberation Army
Vehicles of the PLA's units at Army-Grade or above. Deputy-Military-Region-Grade, Military-Region-Grade.

The Ground Force of PLA vehicle of the various military regions have their own prefixes:

"北" (Beǐ) Vehicles of the Beijing Military Region of Ground Force)

"沈" (Shěn); Vehicles of the Shenyang Military Region of Ground Force)

"兰" (Lán); Vehicles of the Lanzhou Military Region of Ground Force)

"成" (Chéng); Vehicles of the Chengdu Military Region of Ground Force)

"济" (Jǐ); Vehicles of the Jinan Military Region of Ground Force)

"南" (Nán); Vehicles of the Nanjing Military Region of Ground Force)

"广" (Guǎng); Vehicles of the Guangzhou Military Region of Ground Force)

The Navy of PLA vehicle prefixes:

"海" (Haǐ)

The Air Force of PLA vehicle prefixes:

"空" (Kōng)

Vehicles with government or military plates are not subject to the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国道路交通安全法); they may run red lights, drive in the wrong direction or weave in and out of traffic. Communist party officials and People's Liberation Army members are also exempt from paying road tolls and adhering to parking regulations. According to Xinhua News Agency, "police officers are also reluctant to pull over drivers of military vehicles even if the drivers are breaking the law", which is the reason behind an emerging trend in which individuals purchase counterfeit military registration plates to avoid being pulled over by police. Xinhua News Agency reported in 2008 that since July 2006, the government has confiscated over 4,000 fake military vehicles and 6,300 fake plates and has apprehended over 5,000 people belonging to criminal gangs; under Chinese law, those caught driving under fake registration plates are fined up to 2,000 RMB, and counterfeiters can be jailed for up to three years.

Motorcycles

Motorcycle licence plates are nearly the same as that for ordinary vehicles, but are less in length and look more like an elongated square than a banner-like rectangle. There are two lines of text (province code and letter on the top, numbers on the bottom).

For qingqi or low-powered motorbikes, blue licence plates are issued throughout.

Embassies and consulates

Embassy and consulate vehicles have their own licence plate with a red character and six white numbers. Embassy plates have a black background (following the foreigner plate standard, as previously mentioned). Embassies use 使 (shǐ) (for 使馆, which means 'embassy') and are used only in Beijing. Consulates use 领 (lǐng) (for 领事馆, which means 'consulate') and are used for representations outside Beijing. Numbers on embassy plates are formatted so that the first three digits represent the foreign entity/organization the vehicle is registered to while the last three digits are sequential, where 001 is (generally) the Ambassador's car, for example: 使 224 001 is the car used by the Ambassador of the United States. Numbers 002 to 005 are usually reserved for official use and therefore have the comfort of the highest levels of diplomatic immunity.

In order to protect the privacy of foreign diplomats in the P.R. China, Beijing does not release information on embassies' vehicles, so it is possible that some data in the list of plate prefixes of embassies in Beijing below may not be correct.

Other types

Vehicles for use in automobile tests, vehicles for use in driving schools (examination and test-driving), and vehicles at airports all have their own separate licence plates.

For automobile tests, licence plates consist of black characters on a yellow background with the suffix shi (试 short in Chinese for ce shi or test). For driving schools, different plates apply for test-drive vehicles (jiaolian che) and examination vehicles (kaoshi che).

Airports have licence plates with white characters on a green background with the designation min hang (民航 Civilian Air Transportation). This shade of green is slightly lighter than the variant used on normal licence plates prior to 1992.

Cross-border with Hong Kong and Macau

Licence plates with a black background and the character 港 or 澳 in place of the last number are used for Hong Kong and Macau vehicles, respectively, when they engage in cross-border traffic to and from Mainland China. These plates often exist side by side with a local HK or Macau licence plate on the same car. See the section on Guangdong license plates.

Interim licence plates

Interim licence plates are a piece of paper to be affixed to the front of the vehicle's window, usually valid for 15 days.

Shortlived 2002 standard

For a short while in the summer of 2002, a new 2002 standard was instituted in several cities, including Beijing. They enabled number/alphabetical customisation. (The possible combinations were NNN-NNN, NNN-LLL and LLL-NNN, where N would be a number and L a letter. However, although the usage of "CHN", to designate China, was not permitted in the plates, that restriction, oddly enough, did not apply to the letters "PRC".) The VIN was also added to the new plates, and the plates were white, with a gradual blue tint at the bottom end of the plates. Black letters were used on the plate.

In late August 2002 new 2002 standard plates had their issuance temporarily interrupted, officially for technical reasons, but actually because some number/alphabetical combinations of a controversial nature in Mainland China were utilised. One of the biggest controversies was when a vehicle with plate number USA-911 was spotted in Beijing, causing an uproar as it was taken to be a reference to the September 11 attacks, and as such was criticized as being disrespectful to Americans. Equal uproars were created with such plates as PRC-001, and trademark violations were rife; the plate number IBM-001 was seen. The WTO acronym was also spotted in the plates. In a society that is still rather conservative in this topic, the plate SEX-001 was the source of yet another controversy. The number 250, an insult in spoken Chinese, was also spotted in some plates.

Possibly due to the controversies as described above, as of summer 2003, the new plates are no longer being issued. Old plates of the 2002 standard are not being recalled. Cars who have lost their 2002-standard plates are disallowed to get a 2002-standard replacement. The 1992-standard plates will be issued instead.

New 2007 Standard (GA36－2007)

The Ministry of Public Security has announced on October 30, 2007, that the 1992 vehicle license plate system will be overhauled on November 1, 2007.

Major Points of interest:

The current black license plates assigned to foreign-owned vehicles will be phased out. New vehicles will be issued "normal" blue license plates.

Two roman letters (not including O, or I, which could be confused with numerals) may be included among the last five places of the plate number.

A minor difference between the 2007- and the 1992-standard plates is that the separator dot between the regional code and the serial on 2007-standard plates is embossed along the characters, while that on 1992-standard plates are pressed into the plate, in the opposite direction of the characters.

Number plates issued in the 1992 standard will not be recalled but black plates will no longer be issued. Neither will plates issued to embassies be affected.

It is believed this is a China-wide standard. Many provinces and municipal cities have since introduced personalized number plates with different limitations. It is generally possible to choose from several alphabetical-numerical combination and personalize some of the digits.

For some provinces it is possible to have a letter occupying the last place of the combination, possibly to increase combination numbers.

Official Beijing Traffic Bureau announcement (Chinese)

New Energy vehicles license plates

On November 21, 2016, the MPS announced the New Energy vehicles license plates are introduced. They will instituted in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Jinan, and Shenzhen since December 1, 2016. The New Energy vehicles license plates consist of the one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the alphabet, and six numbers or letters of the alphabet, which "D" means Electric car, "F" means other types of New Energy vehicles. For Small New Energy vehicle license plate, this alphabet is located in the first, and Large New Energy vehicles is located in the last.

There is also an "E" logo, which means "Electric".

List of prefixes

The following lists all licence plate prefixes in use in the People's Republic of China, divided into four sections: municipalities, provinces, autonomous regions and others.

This list might not be up to date, complete or accurate. Please amend as you see fit.

Beijing

The initial character on licence plates issued in Beijing is: 京 (Pinyin: Jīng)

京A(Color in Yellow)-buses

京C, 京E, 京F, 京H, 京J, 京K, 京L, 京M, 京P, 京Q - Urban area

京B - Taxis

京G - Suburbs

京N, 京P, 京Y - Suburbs and urban area

京A, 京LB, 京LC - foreigner or foreign company owned vehicle

京O·A - Ministry of Public Security

京V - Central Guard Bureau of Beijing Garrison ^{Military License}

Chongqing

The initial character on licence plates issued in Chongqing is: 渝 (Yú)

渝A — Urban area

渝B — Urban area

渝C—Yongchuan District, Jiangjin, Hechuan, Tongnan County, Tongliang County, Bishan County, Dazu County, Qijiang County, Rongchang County

渝F—Wanzhou District, Liangping County, Chengkou County, Wushan County, Wuxi County, Zhong County, Kai County, Fengjie County, Yunyang County

渝G—Fuling District, Nanchuan, Dianjiang County, Fengdu County, Wulong County

渝H—Qianjiang District, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County

Shanghai

The initial character on licence plates issued in Shanghai is: 沪 (Hù)

沪A, 沪B, 沪D, 沪E, 沪F, 沪G, 沪H, 沪J, 沪K, 沪L, 沪M, 沪N — Urban area and suburbs.

沪C — Suburbs, not allowed to enter the urban area(i.e. not allowed to travel within the Outer Ring).

沪R — Chongming Island, Changxing Island, Hengsha Island, not allowed to leave the places above.

For the third character of the license plates (with 4 digits following):

Z — New energy vehicles (except licenses begin with 沪A and 沪C).

M, N, U to X — Taxis.

Y — Vehicles for rent, owned by car renting operators.

Tianjin

The initial character on licence plates issued in Tianjin is: 津 (Jīn)

津A, 津B, 津C, 津F, 津G, 津H, 津I, 津J, 津K, 津L, 津M, 津N, 津P, 津Q, 津R — General Issues

津E — Taxis

Anhui

The initial character on licence plates issued in Anhui is: 皖 (Wǎn)

皖A—Hefei

皖B—Wuhu

皖C—Bengbu

皖D—Huainan

皖E—Ma'anshan

皖F—Huaibei

皖G—Tongling

皖H—Anqing

皖J—Huangshan

皖K—Fuyang

皖L—Suzhou

皖M—Chuzhou

皖N—Lu'an

皖P—Xuancheng

皖R—Chizhou

皖S—Bozhou

Fujian

The initial character on licence plates issued in Fujian is: 闽 (Mǐn)

闽A—Fuzhou

闽B—Putian

闽C—Quanzhou

闽D—Xiamen

闽E—Zhangzhou

闽F—Longyan

闽G—Sanming

闽H—Nanping

闽J—Ningde

闽K — Provincial-level agencies, Pingtan Island

闽O — Police vehicles

Gansu

The initial character on licence plates issued in Gansu is: 甘 (Gān)

甘A—Lanzhou

甘B—Jiayuguan

甘C—Jinchang

甘D—Baiyin

甘E—Tianshui

甘F—Jiuquan

甘G—Zhangye

甘H—Wuwei

甘J—Dingxi

甘K—Longnan

甘L—Pingliang

甘M—Qingyang

甘N—Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture

甘P—Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Guangdong

The initial character on licence plates issued in Guangdong is: 粤 (Yuè)

粤A—Guangzhou (粤AQ—Panyu)

粤B—Shenzhen

粤C—Zhuhai

粤D—Shantou

粤E—Foshan (粤EV—Gaoming, 粤ET—Sanshui)

粤F—Shaoguan

粤G—Zhanjiang

粤H—Zhaoqing & Gaoyao (粤HL—Sihui)

粤J—Jiangmen

粤K—Maoming

粤L—Huizhou

粤M—Meizhou

粤N—Shanwei

粤O—Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department

粤P—Heyuan

粤Q—Yangjiang

粤R—Qingyuan

粤S—Dongguan

粤T—Zhongshan

粤U—Chaozhou

粤V—Jieyang

粤W—Yunfu

粤X—Shunde (District of Foshan)

粤Y—Nanhai (District of Foshan)

粤Z—Hong Kong & Macau: required only of vehicles that go in and out of Mainland China. Hong Kong and Macau issue registration plates on their own. The registration number has 4 alphanumerics, suffixed with either 港 (for Hong Kong) or 澳 (for Macau).

Guizhou

The initial character on licence plates issued in Guizhou is: 贵 (Guì)

贵A—Guiyang

贵B—Liupanshui

贵C—Zunyi

贵D—Tongren

贵E—Qianxinan

贵F—Bijie

贵G—Anshun

贵H—Qiandonnan

贵J—Qiannan

Hainan

The initial character on licence plates issued in Hainan is: 琼 (Qióng)

琼A—Haikou

琼B—Sanya

琼C—Qionghai，Wenchang，Wanning，Ding'an，Tunchang，Chengmai，Lingao

琼D—Wuzhishan，Dongfang，Baisha，Changjiang，Ledong，Lingshui，Baoting，Qiongzhong

琼E—Yangpu Economic Development Zone

琼F—Danzhou

Hebei

The initial character on licence plates issued in Hebei is: 冀 (Jì)

冀A—Shijiazhuang

A "Z" is further appended to taxis, for example "冀AZ1234".

冀B—Tangshan

A "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "冀BT1234".

冀C—Qinhuangdao

冀D—Handan

冀E—Xingtai

冀F—Baoding

冀G—Zhangjiakou

冀H—Chengde

冀J—Cangzhou

冀R—Langfang

冀T—Hengshui

Heilongjiang

The initial character on licence plates issued in Heilongjiang is: 黑 (Hēi)

黑A—Harbin

黑B—Qiqihar

黑C—Mudanjiang

黑D—Jiamusi

黑E—Daqing

黑F—Yichun

黑G—Jixi

黑H—Hegang

黑J—Shuangyashan

黑K—Qitaihe

黑L — Area of the Sungari River (now considered part of Harbin)

黑M—Suihua

黑N—Heihe

黑P—Daxing'anling Prefecture

Henan

The initial character on licence plates issued in Henan is: 豫 (Yù)

豫A—Zhengzhou

豫B—Kaifeng

豫C—Luoyang

豫D—Pingdingshan

豫E—Anyang

豫F—Hebi

豫G—Xinxiang

豫H—Jiaozuo

豫J—Puyang

豫K—Xuchang

豫L—Luohe

豫M—Sanmenxia

豫N—Shangqiu

豫P—Zhoukou

豫Q—Zhumadian

豫R—Nanyang

豫S—Xinyang

豫U—Jiyuan

Hubei

The initial character on licence plates issued in Hubei is: 鄂 (È)

鄂A—Wuhan

鄂B—Huangshi

鄂C—Shiyan

鄂D—Jingzhou

鄂E—Yichang

鄂F—Xiangyang

鄂G—Ezhou

鄂H—Jingmen

鄂J—Huanggang

鄂K—Xiaogan

鄂L—Xianning

鄂M—Xiantao

鄂N—Qianjiang

鄂P—Shennongjia

鄂Q—Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

鄂R—Tianmen

鄂S—Suizhou

Hunan

The initial character on licence plates issued in Hunan is: 湘 (Xiāng)

湘A—Changsha

湘B—Zhuzhou

湘C—Xiangtan

湘D—Hengyang

湘E—Shaoyang

湘F—Yueyang

湘G—Zhangjiajie

湘H—Yiyang

湘J—Changde

湘K—Loudi

湘L—Chenzhou

湘M—Yongzhou

湘N—Huaihua

湘P—Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Jiangsu

The initial character on licence plates issued in Jiangsu is: 苏 (Sū)

苏A—Nanjing

苏B—Wuxi

苏C—Xuzhou

苏D—Changzhou

苏E—Suzhou

苏F—Nantong

苏G—Lianyungang

苏H—Huai'an

苏J—Yancheng

苏K—Yangzhou

苏L—Zhenjiang

苏M—Taizhou

苏N—Suqian

Jiangxi

The initial character on licence plates issued in Jiangxi is: 赣 (Gàn)

赣A—Nanchang

赣B—Ganzhou

赣C—Yichun

赣D—Ji'an

赣E—Shangrao

赣F—Fuzhou

赣G—Jiujiang

赣H—Jingdezhen

赣J—Pingxiang

赣K—Xinyu

赣L—Yingtan

Jilin

The initial character on licence plates issued in Jilin is: 吉 (Jí)

吉A—Changchun

吉B—Jilin City

吉C—Siping

吉D—Liaoyuan

吉E—Tonghua

吉F—Baishan

吉G—Baicheng

吉H—Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

吉J—Songyuan

Liaoning

The initial character on licence plates issued in Liaoning is: 辽 (Liáo)

辽A—Shenyang

辽B—Dalian

辽C—Anshan

辽D—Fushun

辽E—Benxi

辽F—Dandong

辽G—Jinzhou

辽H—Yingkou

辽J—Fuxin

辽K—Liaoyang

辽L—Panjin

辽M—Tieling

辽N—Chaoyang

辽O—Police Vehicles

辽P—Huludao

Qinghai

The initial character on licence plates issued in Qinghai is: 青 (Qīng)

青A—Xining

青B—Haidong

青C—Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

青D—Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

青E—Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

青F—Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

青G—Gyêgu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

青H—Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Shaanxi

The initial character on licence plates issued in Shaanxi is: 陕 (Shǎn)

陕A—Xi'an

陕A T — Taxis in Xi'an

陕A U — Taxis in Xi'an

陕A V — Provincial-level agencies

陕B—Tongchuan

陕C—Baoji

陕D—Xianyang

陕E—Weinan

陕F—Hanzhong

陕G—Ankang

陕H—Shangluo

陕J—Yan'an

陕K—Yulin

陕V — Yangling Gaoxin Agricultural Zone

Shandong

The initial character on licence plates issued in Shandong is: 鲁 (Lǔ)

鲁A—Jinan

鲁B—Qingdao

鲁C—Zibo

鲁D—Zaozhuang

鲁E—Dongying

鲁F—Yantai

鲁G—Weifang

鲁H—Jining

鲁J—Tai'an

鲁K—Weihai

鲁L—Rizhao

鲁M—Binzhou

鲁N—Dezhou

鲁O—Local government

鲁P—Liaocheng

鲁Q—Linyi

鲁R—Heze

鲁S—Laiwu

鲁U—Qingdao Extra (for taxis, tour buses, etc.)

鲁V—Weifang Extra

鲁W—Jinan Extra

Shanxi

The initial character on licence plates issued in Shanxi is: 晋 (Jìn)

晋A—Taiyuan

晋B—Datong

晋C—Yangquan

晋D—Changzhi

晋E—Jincheng

晋F—Shuozhou

晋H—Xinzhou

晋J—Lüliang

晋K—Jinzhong

晋L—Linfen

晋M—Yuncheng

Sichuan

The initial character on licence plates issued in Sichuan is: 川 (Chuān)

川A—Chengdu

川B—Mianyang

川C—Zigong

川D—Panzhihua

川E—Luzhou

川F—Deyang

川H—Guangyuan

川J—Suining

川K—Neijiang

川L—Leshan

川M—Ziyang

川Q—Yibin

川R—Nanchong

川S—Dazhou

川T—Ya'an

川U—Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture

川V—Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

川W—Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

川X—Guang'an

川Y—Bazhong

川Z—Meishan

Yunnan

The initial character on licence plates issued in Yunnan is: 云 (Yún)

云A—Kunming

云C—Zhaotong

云D—Qujing

云E—Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture

云F—Yuxi

云G—Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture

云H—Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

云J—Pu'er

云K—Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture

云L—Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

云M—Baoshan

云N—Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture

云P—Lijiang

云Q—Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

云R—Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

云S—Lincang

Zhejiang

The initial character on licence plates issued in Zhejiang is: 浙 (Zhè)

浙A—Hangzhou

浙B—Ningbo

浙C—Wenzhou

浙D—Shaoxing

浙E—Huzhou

浙F—Jiaxing

浙G—Jinhua

浙H—Quzhou

浙J—Taizhou

浙K—Lishui

浙L—Zhoushan

浙O — Black license plates belonging to cars registered to foreign enterprises

Guangxi

The initial character on licence plates issued in Guangxi is: 桂 (Guì)

桂A—Nanning

桂B—Liuzhou

桂C—Guilin

桂D—Wuzhou

桂E—Beihai

桂F—Chongzuo

桂G—Laibin

桂H—Guilin

桂J—Hezhou

桂K—Yulin

桂L—Baise

桂M—Hechi

桂N—Qinzhou

桂P—Fangchenggang

桂R—Guigang

Inner Mongolia

The initial character on licence plates issued in Inner Mongolia is: 蒙 (Měng)

蒙A—Hohhot

蒙B—Baotou

蒙C—Wuhai

蒙D—Chifeng

蒙E—Hulunbuir

蒙F—Hinggan League

蒙G—Tongliao

蒙H—Xilin Gol League

蒙J—Ulaan Chab

蒙K—Ordos

蒙L—Bayan Nur

蒙M—Alxa League

Ningxia

The initial character on licence plates issued in Ningxia is: 宁 (Níng)

宁A—Yinchuan

宁B—Shizuishan

宁C—Wuzhong

宁D—Guyuan

宁E—Zhongwei

Tibet

Initial character of licence plates used in Tibet is: 藏 (Zàng)

藏A—Lhasa

藏B—Qamdo

藏C—Shannan

藏D—Xigazê

藏E—Naqu Prefecture

藏F—Ngari Prefecture

藏G—Nyingchi

Xinjiang

The initial character on licence plates issued in Xinjiang is: 新 (Xīn)

新A—Ürümqi

新B—Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture

新C—Shihezi

新D—Kuitun

新E—Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

新F—Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

新G—Qoqek

新H—Altay

新J—Karamay

新K—Turpan

新L—Hami

新M—Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

新N—Aksu Prefecture

新P—Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture

新Q—Kashgar

新R—Hotan