Newspapers of China and Taiwan, province by province

Beijing 北京 · Official party paper · simplified characters

The Beijing city government and party paper: municipal policy, transport, housing and city life.

Beijing 北京 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Beijing's evening paper: neighbourhood news, food, weather and culture, written for general readers.

Beijing 北京 · English language · simplified characters

China's state English-language daily. Handy for comparing an English report with its Chinese version.

Beijing 北京 · Business and finance · simplified characters

The State Council's economic newspaper: industry, prices, trade and company news in measured official style.

Beijing 北京 · General news · simplified characters

International news and commentary from a Chinese standpoint. Strong opinions, so read it alongside other sources.

Beijing 北京 · General news · simplified characters

A national daily aimed at teachers, researchers and cultural workers. Longer essays and book pages make it gentler reading than breaking news.

Beijing 北京 · Official party paper · simplified characters

The Communist Party's national newspaper and its news portal, with a channel for every province. Plain, official language: useful for learning how policy is worded.

Beijing 北京 · Science and technology · simplified characters

The national science and technology newspaper: research, space, chips and energy, with plenty of technical vocabulary.

Beijing 北京 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

A Beijing daily known for investigative reporting and everyday city stories, in modern conversational Chinese.

Tianjin 天津 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Tianjin's long-running evening paper: city affairs, markets and local culture.

Tianjin 天津 · General news · simplified characters

The Tianjin Daily group's news portal, carrying the city's official and general reporting.

Shijiazhuang 石家庄 · Official party paper · simplified characters

The Hebei provincial party paper and its portal, covering the province that surrounds Beijing.

Taiyuan 太原 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Shanxi's provincial daily: coal, heritage sites and provincial policy.

Taiyuan 太原 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

The Taiyuan city paper, with district-level news from Shanxi's capital.

Hohhot 呼和浩特 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Inner Mongolia's provincial daily: grassland districts, mining, herding and border trade.

Shenyang 沈阳 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Liaoning's provincial paper and portal, covering the old industrial northeast.

Changchun 长春 · General news · simplified characters

Jilin's main provincial news site: car making in Changchun, farming and the Korean border region.

Harbin 哈尔滨 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Heilongjiang's provincial daily: the far northeast, Russian border trade, ice and grain.

Shanghai 上海 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Shanghai's party daily and its Shanghai Observer site: city policy, finance and culture.

Shanghai 上海 · General news · simplified characters

A Shanghai-based digital outlet known for long reporting and explainers on current affairs.

Shanghai 上海 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Shanghai's evening paper since 1929: neighbourhood life, food and theatre, in friendly everyday Chinese.

Shanghai 上海 · Business and finance · simplified characters

Business and markets daily: companies, policy and finance, with a lot of economic vocabulary.

Nanjing 南京 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Jiangsu's provincial daily, published in Nanjing since 1938.

Nanjing 南京 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

One of the country's biggest evening papers: Jiangsu city news, schools and consumer stories.

Hangzhou 杭州 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Hangzhou's city news site, run by the Hangzhou Daily group.

Hangzhou 杭州 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Zhejiang's provincial paper and portal: private business, e-commerce and coastal towns.

Ningbo 宁波 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Ningbo's city portal: the port, manufacturing and island districts.

Hefei 合肥 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Anhui's provincial daily and portal, covering the Yangtze and Huai river country.

Hefei 合肥 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Hefei city news: research institutes, new industry and daily life in Anhui's capital.

Fuzhou 福州 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Fujian's provincial daily: coastal trade, tea country and links across the strait.

Xiamen 厦门 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Xiamen's city news site: the island city opposite Kinmen, its port and university.

Nanchang 南昌 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Jiangxi's provincial daily and portal: revolutionary history sites, porcelain towns and rice farming.

Jinan 济南 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Shandong's provincial daily, one of the oldest party papers still publishing.

Qingdao 青岛 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Qingdao's city news site: the port, beer, seafood and German-era streets.

Zhengzhou 郑州 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Henan's provincial daily and portal: the central plains, wheat, logistics and archaeology.

Wuhan 武汉 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Wuhan's city news site: the three towns on the Yangtze, universities and river traffic.

Wuhan 武汉 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Hubei's provincial daily, published in Wuhan.

Changsha 长沙 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Changsha's evening paper: street food, night markets and city services.

Changsha 长沙 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Hunan's provincial daily and portal: Xiang river country, television industry and farming.

Guangzhou 广州 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Guangzhou's city paper: Cantonese food, markets, transport and municipal news.

Guangzhou 广州 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Guangdong's provincial daily and portal, at the centre of the Pearl River Delta.

Guangzhou 广州 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

A Guangdong metropolitan paper known for city reporting and consumer investigations.

Shenzhen 深圳 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

Shenzhen's city news site: technology companies, migration and the Hong Kong border.

Nanning 南宁 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Guangxi's provincial daily and portal: the Vietnamese border, karst scenery and Zhuang culture.

Haikou 海口 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Hainan's provincial daily and portal: the island free trade port, fishing and tropical farming.

Chongqing 重庆 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Chongqing's municipal daily and portal: the mountain city, its rivers and heavy industry.

Chengdu 成都 · City and evening paper · simplified characters

A Chengdu city paper with business and lifestyle reporting.

Chengdu 成都 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Sichuan's provincial daily and portal: the basin, pandas, earthquakes and Tibetan prefectures.

Guiyang 贵阳 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Guizhou's provincial daily and portal: mountain villages, data centres and bridges.

Kunming 昆明 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Yunnan's provincial daily and portal: borders with Myanmar and Laos, tea, coffee and minority communities.

Lhasa 拉萨 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Tibet's regional daily in Chinese, covering Lhasa and the prefectures.

Xi'an 西安 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Shaanxi's provincial daily and portal: Xi'an, the loess plateau and archaeology.

Lanzhou 兰州 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Gansu's provincial daily and portal: the Hexi corridor, Dunhuang and the Yellow River.

Xining 西宁 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Qinghai's provincial daily and portal: the high plateau, salt lakes and Tibetan prefectures.

Yinchuan 银川 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Ningxia's regional daily and portal: the Yellow River irrigation plain, wine and Hui communities.

Urumqi 乌鲁木齐 · Official party paper · simplified characters

Xinjiang's regional daily and portal, in Chinese, covering the far northwest.

Hong Kong 香港 · General news · traditional characters

A Hong Kong digital outlet with city news, explainers and features.

Hong Kong 香港 · General news · traditional characters

A Hong Kong daily in traditional characters, known for detailed local reporting.

Hong Kong 香港 · General news · traditional characters

A long-established Hong Kong daily in traditional characters.

Hong Kong 香港 · English language · traditional characters

Hong Kong's main English daily; useful for reading an English account beside a Chinese one.

Hong Kong 香港 · General news · traditional characters

A Hong Kong daily in traditional characters with a pro-Beijing editorial line.

Macau 澳門 · General news · traditional characters

A Macau daily with city news and community reporting.

Macau 澳門 · General news · traditional characters

Macau's largest daily, in traditional characters: casinos, ferries, Portuguese heritage and local affairs.

Hualien 花蓮 · Small-town and island paper · traditional characters

Hualien's own daily on Taiwan's east coast: small-town news you will not find in the Taipei papers.

Kaohsiung 高雄 · General news · traditional characters

A daily published in southern Taiwan since 1946, with strong coverage of the south.

Lienchiang (Matsu) 連江 · Small-town and island paper · traditional characters

The daily of the Matsu islands, a small outlying county close to the mainland coast.

Taipei 台北 · General news · traditional characters

Taiwan's national news agency. Its local-news section datelines stories by city and county.

Taipei 台北 · General news · traditional characters

A major Taiwanese daily in traditional characters.

Taipei 台北 · Business and finance · traditional characters

A Taiwanese business daily covering industry and finance.

Taipei 台北 · Business and finance · traditional characters

Taiwan's business daily: companies, chips, markets and trade.

Taipei 台北 · General news · traditional characters

A major Taiwanese daily in traditional characters, with wide local coverage.

Taipei 台北 · English language · traditional characters

An English daily published in Taipei; good for comparing English and Chinese reporting.

Taipei 台北 · English language · traditional characters

An English-language Taiwanese outlet covering politics, society and technology.

Taipei 台北 · General news · traditional characters

One of Taiwan's largest dailies, in traditional characters, with national and local editions.