China

Map of China (source: Wikipedia)

Capital Beijing
Language Mandarin, Shanghainese (Wu), Cantonese (Yue), Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka.
Currency Renminbi (RMB)


China is part of East Asia and is situated between North Korea and Vietnam, and is the world's fourth-largest country in total area.
With a history stretching back over 4000 years, ancient momuments are many; From the Great Wall of China to The Grand Canal.

Provinces: Anhui Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunan, Zhejiang, Taiwan.

Autonomous Regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang), Xinjiang.

Municipalities: Beijing (Peking), Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin.

Special Administrative Regions (SAR): Hong Kong Macao

Links

• China GenWeb

• Chinese Genealogy Forum September 2009

• Wikipedia China

• Chinese Roots

• Chinese Surnames

• History of China

• China History Forum

• Maps of China

• Western-Chinese Calendar Converter

Area Specific

• Guangdong

• Taishan

• The Hakka People from the Yellow River Area

• Hong Kong War Diary 1941

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