| 自治州 | zì zhì zhōu | autonomous prefecture |
| 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu | Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜
自治州 | Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu | Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
博尔塔拉蒙古自治
州 | Bó ěr tǎ lā Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu | Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 大理白族自治州 | Dà lǐ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu | Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan |
巴音郭愣蒙古自治
州 | Bā yīn guō lèng Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu | Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang |
巴音郭楞蒙古自治
州 | Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu | Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang |
| 延边朝鲜族自治州 | Yán biān Cháo xiān zú zì zhì zhōu | Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市 |
德宏傣族景颇族自
治州 | Dé hóng Dǎi zú Jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu | Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in west Yunnan surrounded on three sides by Myanmar (Burma), capital Luxi 潞西市 |
| 怒江傈僳族自治州 | Nù jiāng Lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu | Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in northwest Yunnan, capital Liuku or Lutku 六库镇 |
恩施土家族苗族自
治州 | Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu | Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei |
文山壮族苗族自治
州 | Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu | Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 云南 |
| 昌吉回族自治州 | Chāng jí Huí zú zì zhì zhōu | Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 果洛藏族自治州 | Guǒ luò Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mgo-log Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in south Qinghai |
| 楚雄彝族自治州 | Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市 |
| 海北藏族自治州 | Hǎi běi Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai |
| 海南藏族自治州 | Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu | Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan Mtsho-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul), Qinghai |
海西蒙古族藏族自
治州 | Hǎi xī Měng gǔ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai |
| 凉山彝族自治州 | Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
湘西土家族苗族自
治州 | Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu | Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首 |
| 玉树藏族自治州 | Yù shù Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai |
| 甘南藏族自治州 | Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Gansu |
| 甘孜藏族自治州 | Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan |
红河哈尼族彝族自
治州 | Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 云南 |
| 临夏回族自治州 | Lín xià Huí zú zì zhì zhōu | Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu |
西双版纳傣族自治
州 | Xī shuāng bǎn nà Dǎi zú zì zhì zhōu | Xishuangbanna Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan 云南 |
| 迪庆藏族自治州 | Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, northwest Yunnan, capital Jiantang 建塘镇 |
阿坝藏族羌族自治
州 | Ā bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu | Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 马尔康镇 |
| 黄南藏族自治州 | Huáng nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai |
黔南布依族苗族自
治州 | Qián nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu | Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Duyun city 都勻市 |
黔东南苗族侗族自
治州 | Qián dōng nán Miáo zú Dòng zú zì zhì zhōu | Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Kaili city 凯里市 |
黔西南布依族苗族
自治州 | Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu | Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xing'yi city 兴义市 |
