The sparsely populated southern provinces receive large quantities of rain and snow.

Between the end of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the province received a variety of immigrants.

In 2013-2014, six provinces will receive $16.105 billion in equalization payments from the federal government.

In the 2013-2014 year, the following provinces will receive equalization payments:

Under that system, provinces received federal money only if they were willing to contribute a percentage of their own revenues.

In 1998, the province received a $7 million funding increase for immigration from the federal government, and was given a direct role in recruitment strategies.

The province had received no money when it harmonized both taxes in the 1990s.

In 2009-2010, six provinces received $14.2 billion in equalization payments from the federal government.

The money the provinces receive through equalization can be spent in any way the provincial government desires.

However, China's poorer western provinces will receive preferential support, with 65% of the needed funding coming from the central government.