Which other Chinese municipalities are directly administered by the central government?

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In addition to Beijing, there are three other municipalities in China that are directly administered by the central government, giving them province-level status:1

Chongqing1
Shanghai1
Tianjin21

These four cities operate under the direct control of the State Council, meaning there is no intermediate governmental tier between them and the national leadership.21