Country

China

Also Known As People's Republic of China

Eastern Asia

China occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass, an area approaching the whole of Europe and about one-fourteenth of Earth's land surface. With more than four thousand years of recorded history, it is among the few countries that also flourished economically and culturally in the earliest stages of world civilization; the Shang dynasty, from around the seventeenth century BCE, is the first for which definite historical material survives, followed by the unifying Qin and the long Han dynasty from 206 BCE. The present People's Republic was proclaimed in 1949. Its capital, Beijing, already described on this atlas as the country's cultural, economic and communications center, was chosen as the capital of the People's Republic in 1949.

Facts

Capital

Beijing 2

Population

1,407,698,000 2

Britannica 2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

9,572,900 2

Independence or Founding Year

1949 2

The present People Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949, per this atlas's present-day-state scope rule (the same convention this atlas already applied to Russia). This is the founding of the CURRENT state, not a claim about when Chinese civilization or statehood itself began, which historians trace continuously back through the Han (206 BCE), Qin and Shang (c. 17th century BCE) dynasties over four thousand years of recorded history.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

China

Regions

Manchuria

China

Cities

281 entries

Subregion

Country (Contained By)

Continent

Population Band

Capital Status

Founding Era

Showing 1 to 50 of 281 in Cities, page 1 of 6.

FAQs

Does China have more than one time zone?

China keeps one official time everywhere.

No. The official time in Beijing is the official time for all of China, so the whole country keeps a single standard time. This is the case even though China spans five time zones geographically.

Connections

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Associated With

Altai Mountains

Anhui

Ban Gioc-Detian Falls

Beijing

Beijing is China own capital.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Beijing

Source Beijing (Wikipedia)

Central Asia

This source names China directly: "region between the Caspian Sea and China comprising Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, historically the crossroads of the Silk Road caravan routes linking China..."

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Changchun

Source Wikipedia: Changchun

Changsha

Source Changsha (Wikipedia)

Changzhou

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China.

Source Changzhou (Wikipedia)

Chengdu

Chengdu is a city in China.

Source Chengdu (Wikipedia)

Chongqing

Chongqing is a city in China.

Source Chongqing (Wikipedia)

Dalian

Source Dalian (Wikipedia)

Dongguan

Dongguan is a city in China.

Source Dongguan (Wikipedia)

East Asia

China occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass the atlas own East Asia region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Foshan

Foshan is a city in China.

Source Foshan (Wikipedia)

Fujian

Fujian is a province of China.

Source Fujian (Wikipedia)

Fuzhou

Source Fuzhou, Fujian (Wikipedia)

Gansu

Guangdong

Guangdong is a province of China.

Source Guangdong (Wikipedia)

Guangxi

Guangxi is a autonomous region of China.

Source Guangxi (Wikipedia)

Guangzhou

Guangzhou is a city in China.

Source Guangzhou (Wikipedia)

Guizhou

Hainan

Handan

Source Handan (Wikipedia)

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is a city in China.

Source Hangzhou (Wikipedia)

Harbin

Source Harbin (Wikipedia)

Hebei

Hefei

Source Wikipedia: Hefei

Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang is a province of China.

Source Heilongjiang (Wikipedia)

Henan

Henan is a province of China.

Source Henan (Wikipedia)

Hong Kong

Source Hong Kong (Wikipedia)

Hubei

Hubei is a province of China.

Source Hubei (Wikipedia)

Hunan

Hunan is a province of China.

Source Hunan (Wikipedia)

Inner Mongolia

Jiangsu

Jiangsu is a province of China.

Source Jiangsu (Wikipedia)

Jiangxi

Jilin

Jinan

Source Jinan (Wikipedia)

Karakoram

The Karakoram spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.

Source Karakoram (Wikipedia)

Kunming

Source Kunming (Wikipedia)

Lake Poyang

Lanzhou

Source Lanzhou (Wikipedia)

Liaodong Peninsula

Liaoning

Liaoning is a province of China.

Source Liaoning (Wikipedia)

Mekong River Basin

Mount Everest

Everest lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Nanjing

Nanjing is a city in China.

Source Nanjing (Wikipedia)

Nanning

Source Nanning (Wikipedia)

Nepal

Nepal borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north. Mount Everest sits on this border.

Source Nepal (Wikipedia)

Ningbo

Source Ningbo (Wikipedia)

Showing 1 to 50 of 90 in Associated With, page 1 of 2.

Bordered By Water

In the Other Atlases

Influenced By

The Qing Dynasty

Also in History Atlas: which influenced this subject.

Nationals Include

Hao Huang

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Qin Jiushao

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Qin Jiushao (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Qin Jiushao (Chinese: 秦九韶; pinyin: Qín Jiǔsháo; Wade–Giles: Ch'in Chiu-shao, ca. 1202–1261), courtesy name Daogu (道古), was a Chinese mathematician, meteorologist, inventor, politician, and writer of the Southern Song dynasty.

Wei-Liang Chow

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Bian Que

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Jiang Yanyong

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jiang Yanyong (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]

was a Chinese physician

Li Ching-Yuen

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Li Ching-Yuen (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [in-group]

Quote, Lead sentence [in-group]

was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor

Sun Yat-sen

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sun Yat-sen (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

was a Chinese physician, revolutionary

Tu Youyou

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Zing-Yang Kuo

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Zing-Yang Kuo

Andrew Yao

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Andrew YaoLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 3

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (Chinese: 姚期智; pinyin: Yáo Qīzhì; born December 24, 1946) is a Chinese computer scientist, theoretical physicist, and computational theorist.

Bi Sheng

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Bi Sheng (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Bi Sheng (died 1051) was a Chinese artisan and engineer during the Song dynasty (960–1279), who invented the world's first movable type.

Charles K. Kao

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Charles K. Kao (Wikipedia)tier 3

Frank Shu

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Guo Shoujing

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Guo Shoujing (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Guo Shoujing (Chinese: 郭守敬; 1231–1316), courtesy name Ruosi (若思), was a Chinese astronomer, hydraulic engineer, mathematician, and politician of the Mongol Empire and Yuan dynasty.

Hong Wang

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hong Wang (Wikidata)

Hua Luogeng

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hua Luogeng (Wikidata)

Kenneth J. Hsu

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Kenneth Hsu, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu (simplified Chinese: 许靖华; traditional Chinese: 許靖華; pinyin: Xǔ Jìnghuá, born 28 June 1929) is a Chinese paleoclimatologist, oceanographer, and entrepreneur who was born in Nanjing, China.

Li Guohao

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Li Guohao (Wikidata)

Liang Boqiang

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Liang Boqiang (Wikidata)

Liu Hui

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Liu Hui, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Liu Hui (fl. 3rd century CE) was a Chinese mathematician who published a commentary in 263 CE on Jiu Zhang Suan Shu (The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art).

Qian Xuesen

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Qian Xuesen (Wikidata)

Shen Kuo

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Shen Kuo (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Shen Kuo (Chinese: 沈括; 1031–1095) or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁), was a Chinese polymath, scientist, and statesman of the Northern Song dynasty.

Shing-Tung Yau

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Shing-Tung Yau (Wikipedia)tier 3

Stephen Shing-Toung Yau

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Su Song

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Su Song (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Su Song (Chinese: 蘇頌; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Siōng, 1020–1101), courtesy name Zirong (Chinese: 子容; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chú-iông), was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Song dynasty (960–1279).

Tu Youyou

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Tu Youyou (Wikidata)

Wang Zhenyi

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wang Zhenyi (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 3

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Wang Zhenyi (simplified Chinese: 王贞仪; traditional Chinese: 王貞儀; pinyin: Wáng Zhēnyí; 1768–1797; styled Deqing (德卿)), also known as the Jinling and Jiangning Lady Historian (金陵女史), was a Chinese scientist from the Qing Dynasty.

Yitang Zhang

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yitang Zhang (Wikipedia)tier 3

Yu Deng

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yu Deng (Wikidata)

Zhu Xiping

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Zhu Xiping (Wikidata)

Fei Xiaotong

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Fei XiaotongLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 3

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Fei Xiaotong or Fei Hsiao-tung (November 2, 1910 – April 24, 2005) was a Chinese anthropologist and sociologist.

Cai Xuzhe

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Cai Xuzhe (Q112206264, Wikidata)

Chen Dong

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Chen Dong (Q27336250, Wikidata)

Chen Zhongrui

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Chen Zhongrui

Deng Qingming

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Deng Qingming (Q5256924, Wikidata)

Fei Junlong

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fei Junlong

Jiang Xinlin

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jiang Xinlin (Q123186517, Wikidata)

Jing Haipeng

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jing Haipeng

Lai Ka-ying

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lai Ka-ying (Q139896775, Wikidata)

Li Cong

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Li Cong (Q125575516, Wikidata)

Li Guangsu

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Li Guangsu (Q125575710, Wikidata)

Liang Sili

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Liu Boming

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Liu Boming (Q557082, Wikidata)

Liu Wang

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Liu Wang (Q470059, Wikidata)

Liu Yang

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Liu Yang

Nie Haisheng

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nie Haisheng (Q472683, Wikidata)

Qian Xuesen

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ren Xinmin

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Song Lingdong

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Song Lingdong (Q130720159, Wikidata)

Sun Jiadong

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: a national of this subject.

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Origin Of

Rice

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Rice (Wikipedia)

Soybean

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Soybean (Wikipedia)

Tea Plant

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tea Plant (Wikipedia)

Ancient Chinese Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Encyclopedia Britannica

Ancient Chinese Wooden Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Chinese Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Siheyuan

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Tibetan Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Yaodong

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Calligraphy

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Calligraphy (New World Encyclopedia)

Ceramics

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)

Printmaking

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)

Yan Zhenqing

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Yan Zhenqing - Wikipedia

Confucianism

Also in Divinity Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Taoism

Also in Divinity Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ye Jianming

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Ye Jianming

Black Coal, Thin Ice

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Farewell My Concubine

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Genshin Impact

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Hero (2002 film)

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hero (2002 film) - WikipediaLead sentence 2

Quote, Lead sentence 2

The film is a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, with cinematography by Christopher Doyle and musical score by Tan Dun.

Lust, Caution

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Not One Less

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Raise the Red Lantern

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Red Sorghum

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Still Life

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Tank Man

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tank Man (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or the Unknown Rebel) is an unidentified individual, presumed to be a Chinese man, who stood in front of a column of Type 59 tanks on Chang'an Avenue near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 5, 1989.

The Last Emperor

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Story of Qiu Ju

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

To Live (1994 film)

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source To Live (1994 film) - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

To Live (Chinese: 活着; pinyin: Huózhe), also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from Yu Hua's 1993 novel of the same name.

Tuya's Marriage

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Alkaline noodles

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ants climbing a tree

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Apricot

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Apricot

Baba (bread)

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Baijiu

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Baijiu - Wikipedia

Bakmi

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bakmi - Wikipedia

Bakpia

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bakpia (Wikipedia)

Bamboo Steamer

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Baozi

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Baozi (Wikipedia)tier 3

Basil

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Beggar's chicken

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Biangbiang Noodles

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Biangbiang noodles (Wikipedia)

Black-Eyed Pea

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source CooksInfo: Black-Eyed PeaEncyclopaedia entry text

Quote, Encyclopaedia entry text

Black-Eyed Peas are originally from China

Bok Choy

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Buckwheat

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Buddha's Delight

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Buddha's delight (Wikipedia)

Cassia

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages: Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)Origin

Quote, Origin

Southern China, Burma, Laos, Vietnam.

Century Egg

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Char Siu

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Char Siu (Wikipedia)tier 3

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Location Of

Founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Wang Mang's Usurpation

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Sino-Indian War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.