Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and mainland China)
Saxony, a federal state in eastern Germany, capital Dresden 德累斯顿[dé léi sī dùn]
Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)
1. Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine2. also called 草码[cǎo mǎ]
Amur Oblast, in far eastern Russia
加州理工学院 加州理工學院 jiā zhōu lǐ gōng xué yuàn 1. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)2. abbr. for 加利福尼亚理工学院
加里宁格勒州 加里寧格勒州 jiā lǐ níng gé lè zhōu Kaliningrad Oblast
广州美术学院 廣州美術學院 guǎng zhōu měi shù xué yuàn Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
新南威尔士州 新南威爾士州 xīn nán wēi ěr shì zhōu New South Wales (Australian state)
大理白族自治州 dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省[yún nán shěng]
昌吉回族自治州 chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū]
果洛藏族自治州 guǒ luò zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[qīng hǎi shěng]
楚雄彝族自治州 chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省[yún nán shěng]
海北藏族自治州 hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[qīng hǎi shěng]
海南藏族自治州 hǎi nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[qīng hǎi shěng]
凉山彝族自治州 涼山彝族自治州 liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[sì chuān shěng]
玉树藏族自治州 玉樹藏族自治州 yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[qīng hǎi shěng]
甘南藏族自治州 gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肃省[gān sù shěng]
甘孜藏族自治州 gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[sì chuān shěng]
临夏回族自治州 臨夏回族自治州 lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肃省[gān sù shěng]
迪庆藏族自治州 迪慶藏族自治州 dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省[yún nán shěng]
黄南藏族自治州 黃南藏族自治州 huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[qīng hǎi shěng]
伊犁哈萨克自治州 伊犁哈薩克自治州 yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū]
延边朝鲜族自治州 延邊朝鮮族自治州 yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[jí lín shěng]
怒江傈僳族自治州 nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省[yún nán shěng]