1. Beijing Military Region: Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, neighboring Russia and Mongolia
2. Shenyang Military Region: Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, neighboring Russia and North Korea
3. Jinan Military Region: Shandong, Henan, facing the Yellow Sea
4. Nanjing Military Region: Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, facing the Yellow Sea and East China Sea
5. Lanzhou Military Region: Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang, neighboring Mongolia
6. Chengdu Military Region: Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, neighboring India, Vietnam and Myanmar
7. Guangzhou Military Region: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Hubei, neighboring Vietnam and facing the South China Sea