get_province_distribution
Province Distribution
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Show supplier distribution across Chinese provinces.
USE WHEN:
- User asks "where are factories located" / "which provinces"
- User needs to decide which region to source from
- "where's [product] manufacturing concentrated in China"
- "top provinces for [category]"
- "geographic heatmap of suppliers for [product]"
- "is sportswear mostly in Fujian or Zhejiang"
- "which cities lead denim production"
- "follow-up: 'break it down by province'"
- "哪里有工厂 / 供应商分布 / 产业分布 / 地域分布"
- "[品类] 主要在哪几个省 / 哪个省最集中"
WORKFLOW: Standalone discovery tool. get_province_distribution → search_suppliers (with top province) OR search_clusters (for clusters within that province) OR analyze_market (deeper view).
RETURNS: { total_provinces, data: [{ province, supplier_count, top_cities: [{ city, count }] }] }
EXAMPLES:
• User: "Where are most Chinese apparel factories located?"
→ get_province_distribution({})
• User: "Which provinces lead in sportswear manufacturing?"
→ get_province_distribution({ product_type: "sportswear" })
• User: "牛仔工厂主要分布在哪"
→ get_province_distribution({ product_type: "denim" })
ERRORS & SELF-CORRECTION:
• Empty data for product_type → product_type keyword may not match. Try TYPO_MAP synonyms (tee→t-shirt, jeans→denim, 运动服→activewear) or drop the filter entirely.
• Sparse results (< 3 provinces) → the product is niche. Try the parent category or broaden the term.
• Rate limit 429 → wait 60 seconds; do not retry immediately.
AVOID: Do not call for cluster-level granularity — use search_clusters. Do not call without product_type if user is asking about a specific category — the unfiltered output is generic.
NOTE: Provinces are ranked by supplier count (Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian typically lead). Source: MRC Data (meacheal.ai).
中文：按省份展示供应商分布，含每省 Top 城市。可按品类筛选。
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product_type | string | no | Filter by product type (e.g. sportswear, t-shirt, 运动服) |
| verbose_hints | boolean | no | If true, response includes _interpretation annotations explaining what the data means and _guidance on how to use it |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_type": {
"description": "Filter by product type (e.g. sportswear, t-shirt, 运动服)",
"type": "string"
},
"verbose_hints": {
"description": "If true, response includes _interpretation annotations explaining what the data means and _guidance on how to use it",
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}