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[[Image:China.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Map of China (source: Wikipedia)]]
 
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'''Capital'''  Beijing  <br>
 
'''Language ''' Mandarin, Shanghainese (Wu), Cantonese (Yue), Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka.<br>
 
'''Currency'''  Renminbi (RMB) <br>
 
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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. <br>
 
With a history stretching back over 4000 years, ancient momuments are many; From the Great Wall of China to The Grand Canal.
 
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'''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==
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~chnwgw/ China GenWeb]
 
 
 
*[http://siyigenealogy.proboards.com/index.cgi Chinese Genealogy Forum] 
 
  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China Wikipedia China]
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*[http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/toc.html History of China]
 
 
*[http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?showtopic=10346 China History Forum]
 
 
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html Maps of China]
 
 
*[http://www.mandarintools.com/calendar.html Western-Chinese Calendar Converter]
 
 
 
 
'''Area Specific'''
 
 
*[http://www.legacy1.net/index.html Guangdong]
 
 
*[http://www.apex.net.au/~jgk/taishan/menu.html Taishan]
 
 
*[http://www.asiawind.com/hakka/ The Hakka People from the Yellow River Area]
 
 
*[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/ Hong Kong War Diary 1941]
 
 
==Cemeteries==
 
 
See [[Cemeteries Online]]
 
 
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