. . "East China or Eastern China (simplified Chinese: \u534E\u4E1C; traditional Chinese: \u83EF\u6771; pinyin: Hu\u00E1d\u014Dng) is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes the region is defined by the Chinese Central Government to include the provinces of (in alphabetical order) Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai."@en .