China is by far the most populous country on earth, with one-fourth of the world's total population inside its borders. It is also the world's oldest continuing civilization.
Fuzhou, also Fu-chow, both, and Foochow, China, the capital of Fujian province. The city is on the Min River, 25 miles (40 km) inland from Taiwan Strait. See more »
China, or the People's Republic of China, a country in eastern Asia. It is sometimes called Communist China or Mainland China to distinguish it from the Republic of China, or Nationalist China, situated on the offshore island of Taiwan.
See more »Anshan, China, a city in Liaoning province, about 360 miles (580 km) northeast of Beijing.
See more »Beijing, or Peking, China, the nation's capital and second largest city. It lies on the edge of the North China Plain in the northeastern part of the country, about 90 miles (145 km) inland from the Bo Hai, an arm of the Yellow Sea.
See more »Changchun, China, the capital of Jilin province in Manchuria. It lies on the fertile Manchurian Plain in northeastern China.
See more »Chengdu, or Chengtu, China, one of the nation's largest cities and the capital of Sichuan province.
See more »Chongqing, or Ch'ung-ch'ing, both Chungking, China. It is one of China's major cities and an independent municipality, or shih, under the central government.
See more »Datong, also Tatung or Ta-t'ung, China, a city in the northern part of Shanxi Province.
See more »Fushun,China, a city in Liaoning province. It is on the Hun River, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Shenyang.
See more »Fuzhou, also Fu-chow, both, and Foochow, China, the capital of Fujian province. The city is on the Min River, 25 miles (40 km) inland from Taiwan Strait.
See more »Guangzhou or Kuangchou, both, also Canton, one of China's largest cities, a major deepwater port, and the capital of Guangdong Province.
See more »Hangzhou, or Hang-chou, also Hangchow, China, the capital of Zhejiang province. Hangzhou is situated at the head of Hangzhou Wan, an arm of the East China Sea, about 110 miles (175 km) southeast of Shanghai.
See more »Harbin, or Haerhpin, China, the capital of Heilongjiang province. It lies along the Songhua River on the rich Manchurian Plain, about 650 miles (1,050 km) northeast of Beijing.
See more »Jinan, also Tsinan or Chi-nan, China, the capitol of Shandong province. It lies near the Huang He, about 230 miles (370 km) south of Beijing.
See more »Kaifeng, China, a city in Henan province, in east-central China. It is near the Huang He in a region subject to floods.
See more »Kunming, China, the capital of Yunnan province. It is in southern China on the Yunnan Plateau near Dian Chi lake; also nearby are the Vietnamese, Laotian, and Burmese borders.
See more »Lanzhou, or Lanchou, China, the capital of Gansu province. It is on the Huang River, near the Great Wall, about 720 miles (1,160 km) southwest of Beijing, the national capital.
See more »Lhasa, Tibet, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies on the Lhasa River in a mountain-rimmed valley 12,000 feet (3,660 m) above sea level and is about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) southwest of Beijing.
See more »Lüda, China, a municipality on the southern coast of the Liaodong peninsula in Liaoning province, Manchuria.
See more »Manchuria, the northeastern part of China, known to the Chinese as Dongbei (“the Northeast”).
See more »Nanchang, China, the capital and most populous city of Jiangxi province. It lies on the Gan River near Poyang Lake, about 370 miles (595 km) southwest of Shanghai.
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