自治州

autonomous prefecture

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

autonomy

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]

Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in west Yunnan, surrounded on three sides by Myanmar (Burma), capital Luxi 潞西市

Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in northwest Yunnan, capital Liuku or Lutku 六庫鎮|六库镇[Liu4 ku4 zhen4]

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei

Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu