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 to be continued

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

• Wikipedia China

• Chinese Roots

• Chinese Surnames

• History of China

• Maps of China

• Antique 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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