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Dial 12356 from your own city and it connects to that city's line. To reach a friend or relative in another city, prefix the local area code — 057112356 for Hangzhou, 01012356 for Beijing.
If the situation is critical, call 120 (ambulance) first or at the same time — do not wait.
Usually 09:00–19:00. Late at night, use 12356 instead.
Rights support 24h; counselling 08:00–23:00.
Press 1 for students, 2 for depression, 3 for the life line.
Start with 12356; each entry also lists the province's published lines and core public hospitals. Search by province or hospital.
Beijing北京市
Core public hospitals
Shanghai上海市
Other lines
Core public hospitals
Guangdong (capital: Guangzhou)广东省（省会：广州）
First choice
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Tianjin天津市
First choice
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Chongqing重庆市
First choice
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Jiangsu (capital: Nanjing)江苏省（省会：南京）
First choice
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Zhejiang (capital: Hangzhou)浙江省（省会：杭州）
Other lines
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Hubei (capital: Wuhan)湖北省（省会：武汉）
First choice
Other lines
Core public hospitals
Shandong (capital: Jinan)山东省（省会：济南）
Built the country's first standardised provincial platform.
First choice
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Sichuan (capital: Chengdu)四川省（省会：成都）
Other lines
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Fujian (capital: Fuzhou)福建省（省会：福州）
First choice
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Henan (capital: Zhengzhou)河南省（省会：郑州）
First choice
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Hunan (capital: Changsha)湖南省（省会：长沙）
First choice
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Anhui (capital: Hefei)安徽省（省会：合肥）
First choice
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Hebei (capital: Shijiazhuang)河北省（省会：石家庄）
First choice
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Shanxi (capital: Taiyuan)山西省（省会：太原）
First choice
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Liaoning (capital: Shenyang)辽宁省（省会：沈阳）
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Jilin (capital: Changchun)吉林省（省会：长春）
First choice
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Heilongjiang (capital: Harbin)黑龙江省（省会：哈尔滨）
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Jiangxi (capital: Nanchang)江西省（省会：南昌）
First choice
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Shaanxi (capital: Xi'an)陕西省（省会：西安）
First choice
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Gansu (capital: Lanzhou)甘肃省（省会：兰州）
First choice
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Yunnan (capital: Kunming)云南省（省会：昆明）
First choice
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Guizhou (capital: Guiyang)贵州省（省会：贵阳）
First choice
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Qinghai (capital: Xining)青海省（省会：西宁）
First choice
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Inner Mongolia (capital: Hohhot)内蒙古自治区（首府：呼和浩特）
First choice
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Xinjiang (capital: Urumqi)新疆维吾尔自治区（首府：乌鲁木齐）
First choice
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Guangxi (capital: Nanning)广西壮族自治区（首府：南宁）
First choice
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Hainan (capital: Haikou)海南省（省会：海口）
First choice
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Tibet (capital: Lhasa)西藏自治区（首府：拉萨）
First choice
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Ningxia (capital: Yinchuan)宁夏回族自治区（首府：银川）
First choice
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Provincial numbers come from published local sources and can change. If one does not connect, dial 12356 — it always works.