Area Differences in Regional Logistics Efficiency and the Law Governing Its Temporal and Spatial Evolution

Table 1

China’s eight major economic regions.

Serial number	Name of the region	Provinces included
1	Northeast Region	Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang
2	Northwest Region	Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Xizang
3	Southwest Region	Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan
4	The Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River	Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan
5	The Middle Reaches of the Yellow River	Shanxi, Neimenggu, Henan, and Shaanxi
6	South Coast	Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan
7	East Coast	Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang
8	North Coast	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Shandong