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[[Image:China.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Map of China (source: Wikipedia)]]
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'''Capital'''  Beijing  <br>
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'''Language ''' Mandarin, Shanghainese (Wu), Cantonese (Yue), Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka.<br>
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'''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>
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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.
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'''Autonomous Regions''': Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang), Xinjiang.
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'''Municipalities''':  Beijing (Peking), Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin.
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'''Special Administrative Regions''' (SAR):  Hong Kong Macao 
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==Links==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~chnwgw/ China GenWeb]
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*[http://siyigenealogy.proboards.com/index.cgi Chinese Genealogy Forum] 
  
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China Wikipedia China]
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*[http://www.chineseroots.com/ Chinese Roots]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/3919/ Chinese Surnames]
  
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*[http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/toc.html History of China]
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*[http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?showtopic=10346 China History Forum]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html Maps of China]
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*[http://www.mandarintools.com/calendar.html Western-Chinese Calendar Converter]
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'''Area Specific'''
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*[http://www.legacy1.net/index.html Guangdong]
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*[http://www.apex.net.au/~jgk/taishan/menu.html Taishan]
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*[http://www.asiawind.com/hakka/ The Hakka People from the Yellow River Area]
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*[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/ Hong Kong War Diary 1941]
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 10 September 2022

Map of China (source: Wikipedia)

Contents



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


Area Specific





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