China (traditional Chinese: 中國; simplified Chinese: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó (help·info); Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó; Wade-Giles (Mandarin): Chung¹kuo²) is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia. China is the one of the oldest civilization. Source: www.travelchinaguide.com
Aircraft Fleet Composition: P-61 Black Widow; Shanghai Y-10; Xian MA60; L-15; Harbin Y-11; Z-9; Changhe Z-11; Harbin Z-5; Vickers VIM;
Breeds orginating here: Chow Chow Pug Shih Tzu Pekingese Shar Pei Japanese Chin Tibetan Terrier Chinese Crested Dog Lhasa Apso Tibetan Mastiff
Works Written About This Topic: Challenging the Mandate of Heaven The Gate of Heavenly Peace The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The River at the Center of the World Journey to a War From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet China homecoming Broken Earth Chinese Destinies China Fights Back
Periodicals: Far Eastern Economic Review Modern China
Exhibitions created about this subject: China Design Now
Fictional Characters Born Here: Chun-Li Huang Pao-Lin
Films On This Subject: Mao's Last Dancer
Beers from here: Guangzhou Zhu Jiang Brewery Co.Ltd. Zhu Jiang Beer Harbin Beer Tsingtao Beer
Agencies: State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television
Agencies: Chinese Ministry of Public Security Chinese Ministry of Agriculture Chinese Ministry of Commerce Chinese Ministry of Communications Chinese Ministry of Transportation and Communications Chinese Ministry of Culture Chinese Ministry of National Defense Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs Chinese Ministry of Education Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
Governing officials: Wen Jiabao - Premier - Premier of the People's Republic of China - Mar 16, 2003; Zhu Rongji - Premier - Premier of the People's Republic of China - Mar 17, 1998 - Mar 16, 2003; Wu Yi - Deputy Premier - Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China - State Council of the People's Republic of China - Mar 2003 - Mar 2008; Zeng Peiyan - Deputy Premier - Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China - State Council of the People's Republic of China; Minister - 1993 - 1998; Vice Minister - 1991 - 1993; Secretary - 1993 - 1998; Deputy Secretary - 1991 - 1993; Wu Xiaoling - Administrator - State Administration of Foreign Exchange - 1998; Wu Xiaoling - Deputy Administrator - State Administration of Foreign Exchange - 1995 - 1998;
Government bodies: State Council of the People's Republic of China National People's Congress
Government positions: President of the People's Republic of China Premier of the People's Republic of China Vice President of the People's Republic of China Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Administrative Divisions: Shanxi Heilongjiang Macau Ningxia Guangxi Hubei Xinjiang Gansu Fujian Beijing
Calling Code: 86;
Capital: Beijing
Currency Formerly Used: Huizi Gold yuan
Currency Used: Renminbi
FIPS Code: CH;
Form of Government: Communist state Single-party state Socialist state People's Republic
Internet TLD: cn mo hk
ISO Short Name: CHINA;
Languages spoken: Chinese language Nepali Language Esperanto Language Korean Language Cantonese
National anthem: March of the Volunteers - Dec 4, 1982;
Official Language: Standard Mandarin
Date founded: Oct 1, 1949;
Adjectival form: Chinese;
Adjoins: Afghanistan; Bhutan; India; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Mongolia; Burma; Nepal; North Korea;
Area: 9,598,086 km²;
Contained by: Asia Earth
Contains: Hong Kong Harbin Beijing Xi'an Jiaxing Nanjing Chengdu Tianjin Shenyang Hebei
Coterminous with: Republic of China (Taiwan);
Events: Xinhai Revolution Revolt of the Three Feudatories Manchu conquest Boxer Rebellion Second Sino-Japanese War Taiping Rebellion First Opium War Second Opium War Yellow Turban Rebellion Sino-French War
Geolocation: 32.90429, 110.46771;
Nearby airports: Ganzhou Airport Wenshan Airport Zhijiang Airport
Time zone(s): UTC+8 Chinese Standard Time
USBG name: CHINA;
GDP (nominal): US$ - 5.8786E+12 - 2010; US$ - 4.98546E+12 - 2009; US$ - 4.52183E+12 - 2008; US$ - 3.49406E+12 - 2007; US$ - 2.71295E+12 - 2006; US$ - 2.2569E+12 - 2005; US$ - 1.93164E+12 - 2004; US$ - 1.64096E+12 - 2003; US$ - 1.45383E+12 - 2002; US$ - 1.3248E+12 - 2001;
GDP (nominal per capita): US$ - 6,100 - 2008;
Places exported to: Sudan - 2006; Nepal; Sierra Leone; Tuvalu; Madagascar; Tanzania; Djibouti; Laos; Algeria; Angola;
Places imported from: United States of America - US$ - 2.37E+10 - 2008; Sudan - 2006; Laos; Angola; Mozambique - US$ - 2005; Wellington; Yemen;
Population: 1,324,655,000 - 2008; 1,311,020,000 - 2006; 1,303,720,000 - 2005; 1,296,075,000 - 2004; 1,288,400,000 - 2003; 1,280,400,000 - 2002; 1,271,850,000 - 2001; 1,262,645,000 - 2000; 1,252,735,000 - 1999; 1,241,935,000 - 1998;
Titles: Macho Man Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Master I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Suzhou River Life on a String Parking Chengdu, I Love You Gada Meilin Who's More Dependable Red River Valley
Affected by cyclones: Typhoon Nina Typhoon Haitang Typhoon Talim Typhoon Longwang Typhoon Herb Typhoon Ike Typhoon Imbudo Typhoon Omar Typhoon Mike Typhoon Babe
Belongs To Combatant Group: Triple Entente
Casualties: Vietnam War, Military - Dead, 1,446; Vietnam War, Military - Wounded, 4,200;
Force Deployments: Vietnam War - North Korea/North Vietnam/National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam/Khmer Rouge/Soviet Union - 520,000 - Personnel - 1968;
Military Commanders: Battle of Nanjing - Tang Shengzhi; Korean War - Peng Dehuai; Korean War - Mao Zedong;
Military Conflicts: Vietnam War - North Vietnam/Khmer Rouge/National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam/North Korea/Pathet Lao/Soviet Union; Chola incident; Korean War; Battle of Nanjing; Sino-Vietnamese War; Sino-Indian War; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; First Sino-Japanese War; Secret War; Operation Ivory Coast;
Athletes: Ni Xiong - 2000 Summer Olympics; Ni Xiong - 1996 Summer Olympics; Ni Xiong - 1988 Summer Olympics; Ni Xiong - 1992 Summer Olympics; Hailiang Xiao - 2000 Summer Olympics; Hailiang Xiao - 1996 Summer Olympics; Xue Sang - 2000 Summer Olympics; Li Deliang - 1988 Summer Olympics; Peng Bo - 2004 Summer Olympics; Shuwei Sun - 1992 Summer Olympics;
IOC Code: CHN;
Athletic performances: Bronze medal - Tian Liang - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Jinghui Yang/Tian Liang - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 10 metre platform - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Guo Jingjing/Wu Minxia - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Ting Li/Lao Lishi - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform - 2004 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Ni Xiong - Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1988 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Shuwei Sun - Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1992 Summer Olympics; Bronze medal - Ni Xiong - Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1992 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Fu Mingxia - Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform - 1992 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Zhuocheng Yu - Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard - 1996 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Ni Xiong - Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard - 1996 Summer Olympics;
Olympics participated in: 2010 Winter Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics 2002 Winter Olympics
Organizations founded: Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Member of: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; Caribbean Development Bank; Shanghai Cooperation Organization; World Bank; United Nations - Oct 24, 1945; G20 major economies - 1999;
Organizations with this scope: Chinese Volleyball Association Joint Organization of Unions - Hong Kong Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council All-China Federation of Trade Unions Program for Appropriate Technology in Health Cultural Development Center for Rural Women TeleTOP Google China Department of Health Communist Party of China
Newspapers: Financial Times People's Daily Global Times Southern Weekend Hong Kong Commercial Daily China Youth Daily Xinmin Evening News Wenhuibao Reference News Gongren Ribao
Titles: Emperor of China - 1911;
Athletes: 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Yixin Bao - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Huan Xia - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Yujing Jiang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Di Suo - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Xuan Deng - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Jinhua Tang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Dongni Ou - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Liang Wang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Ruiqing Cai - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Cheng Liu - Badminton;
Athletic performances: Gold medal, 1, Yang Wei, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's individual all-round, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; Gold medal, Liu Xiang, 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 2007 World Championships in Athletics; Gold medal, Bai Xue, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Silver medal, Wang Hao, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Silver medal, Wang Hao, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Liu Hong, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Gong Lijiao, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, 2009 World Championships in Athletics;
Teams: China women's national volleyball team China men's national volleyball team Bayi Yiyang High-Tech District China national football team A1 Team China China national basketball team China women's national basketball team China national baseball team Chinese cricket team Chinese women's cricket team
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Breeds orginating here: Chow Chow Pug Shih Tzu Pekingese Shar Pei Japanese Chin Tibetan Terrier Chinese Crested Dog Lhasa Apso Tibetan Mastiff
Works Written About This Topic: Challenging the Mandate of Heaven The Gate of Heavenly Peace The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The River at the Center of the World Journey to a War From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet China homecoming Broken Earth Chinese Destinies China Fights Back
Periodicals: Far Eastern Economic Review Modern China
Exhibitions created about this subject: China Design Now
Fictional Characters Born Here: Chun-Li Huang Pao-Lin
Films On This Subject: Mao's Last Dancer
Beers from here: Guangzhou Zhu Jiang Brewery Co.Ltd. Zhu Jiang Beer Harbin Beer Tsingtao Beer
Agencies: State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television
Agencies: Chinese Ministry of Public Security Chinese Ministry of Agriculture Chinese Ministry of Commerce Chinese Ministry of Communications Chinese Ministry of Transportation and Communications Chinese Ministry of Culture Chinese Ministry of National Defense Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs Chinese Ministry of Education Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
Governing officials: Wen Jiabao - Premier - Premier of the People's Republic of China - Mar 16, 2003; Zhu Rongji - Premier - Premier of the People's Republic of China - Mar 17, 1998 - Mar 16, 2003; Wu Yi - Deputy Premier - Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China - State Council of the People's Republic of China - Mar 2003 - Mar 2008; Zeng Peiyan - Deputy Premier - Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China - State Council of the People's Republic of China; Minister - 1993 - 1998; Vice Minister - 1991 - 1993; Secretary - 1993 - 1998; Deputy Secretary - 1991 - 1993; Wu Xiaoling - Administrator - State Administration of Foreign Exchange - 1998; Wu Xiaoling - Deputy Administrator - State Administration of Foreign Exchange - 1995 - 1998;
Government bodies: State Council of the People's Republic of China National People's Congress
Government positions: President of the People's Republic of China Premier of the People's Republic of China Vice President of the People's Republic of China Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Administrative Divisions: Shanxi Heilongjiang Macau Ningxia Guangxi Hubei Xinjiang Gansu Fujian Beijing
Calling Code: 86;
Capital: Beijing
Currency Formerly Used: Huizi Gold yuan
Currency Used: Renminbi
FIPS Code: CH;
Form of Government: Communist state Single-party state Socialist state People's Republic
Internet TLD: cn mo hk
ISO Short Name: CHINA;
Languages spoken: Chinese language Nepali Language Esperanto Language Korean Language Cantonese
National anthem: March of the Volunteers - Dec 4, 1982;
Official Language: Standard Mandarin
Date founded: Oct 1, 1949;
Adjectival form: Chinese;
Adjoins: Afghanistan; Bhutan; India; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Mongolia; Burma; Nepal; North Korea;
Area: 9,598,086 km²;
Contained by: Asia Earth
Contains: Hong Kong Harbin Beijing Xi'an Jiaxing Nanjing Chengdu Tianjin Shenyang Hebei
Coterminous with: Republic of China (Taiwan);
Events: Xinhai Revolution Revolt of the Three Feudatories Manchu conquest Boxer Rebellion Second Sino-Japanese War Taiping Rebellion First Opium War Second Opium War Yellow Turban Rebellion Sino-French War
Geolocation: 32.90429, 110.46771;
Nearby airports: Ganzhou Airport Wenshan Airport Zhijiang Airport
Time zone(s): UTC+8 Chinese Standard Time
USBG name: CHINA;
GDP (nominal): US$ - 5.8786E+12 - 2010; US$ - 4.98546E+12 - 2009; US$ - 4.52183E+12 - 2008; US$ - 3.49406E+12 - 2007; US$ - 2.71295E+12 - 2006; US$ - 2.2569E+12 - 2005; US$ - 1.93164E+12 - 2004; US$ - 1.64096E+12 - 2003; US$ - 1.45383E+12 - 2002; US$ - 1.3248E+12 - 2001;
GDP (nominal per capita): US$ - 6,100 - 2008;
Places exported to: Sudan - 2006; Nepal; Sierra Leone; Tuvalu; Madagascar; Tanzania; Djibouti; Laos; Algeria; Angola;
Places imported from: United States of America - US$ - 2.37E+10 - 2008; Sudan - 2006; Laos; Angola; Mozambique - US$ - 2005; Wellington; Yemen;
Population: 1,324,655,000 - 2008; 1,311,020,000 - 2006; 1,303,720,000 - 2005; 1,296,075,000 - 2004; 1,288,400,000 - 2003; 1,280,400,000 - 2002; 1,271,850,000 - 2001; 1,262,645,000 - 2000; 1,252,735,000 - 1999; 1,241,935,000 - 1998;
Titles: Macho Man Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Master I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Suzhou River Life on a String Parking Chengdu, I Love You Gada Meilin Who's More Dependable Red River Valley
Affected by cyclones: Typhoon Nina Typhoon Haitang Typhoon Talim Typhoon Longwang Typhoon Herb Typhoon Ike Typhoon Imbudo Typhoon Omar Typhoon Mike Typhoon Babe
Belongs To Combatant Group: Triple Entente
Casualties: Vietnam War, Military - Dead, 1,446; Vietnam War, Military - Wounded, 4,200;
Force Deployments: Vietnam War - North Korea/North Vietnam/National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam/Khmer Rouge/Soviet Union - 520,000 - Personnel - 1968;
Military Commanders: Battle of Nanjing - Tang Shengzhi; Korean War - Peng Dehuai; Korean War - Mao Zedong;
Military Conflicts: Vietnam War - North Vietnam/Khmer Rouge/National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam/North Korea/Pathet Lao/Soviet Union; Chola incident; Korean War; Battle of Nanjing; Sino-Vietnamese War; Sino-Indian War; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; First Sino-Japanese War; Secret War; Operation Ivory Coast;
Athletes: Ni Xiong - 2000 Summer Olympics; Ni Xiong - 1996 Summer Olympics; Ni Xiong - 1988 Summer Olympics; Ni Xiong - 1992 Summer Olympics; Hailiang Xiao - 2000 Summer Olympics; Hailiang Xiao - 1996 Summer Olympics; Xue Sang - 2000 Summer Olympics; Li Deliang - 1988 Summer Olympics; Peng Bo - 2004 Summer Olympics; Shuwei Sun - 1992 Summer Olympics;
IOC Code: CHN;
Athletic performances: Bronze medal - Tian Liang - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Jinghui Yang/Tian Liang - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 10 metre platform - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Guo Jingjing/Wu Minxia - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Ting Li/Lao Lishi - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform - 2004 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Ni Xiong - Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1988 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Shuwei Sun - Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1992 Summer Olympics; Bronze medal - Ni Xiong - Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1992 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Fu Mingxia - Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform - 1992 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Zhuocheng Yu - Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard - 1996 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Ni Xiong - Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard - 1996 Summer Olympics;
Olympics participated in: 2010 Winter Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics 2002 Winter Olympics
Organizations founded: Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Member of: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; Caribbean Development Bank; Shanghai Cooperation Organization; World Bank; United Nations - Oct 24, 1945; G20 major economies - 1999;
Organizations with this scope: Chinese Volleyball Association Joint Organization of Unions - Hong Kong Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council All-China Federation of Trade Unions Program for Appropriate Technology in Health Cultural Development Center for Rural Women TeleTOP Google China Department of Health Communist Party of China
Newspapers: Financial Times People's Daily Global Times Southern Weekend Hong Kong Commercial Daily China Youth Daily Xinmin Evening News Wenhuibao Reference News Gongren Ribao
Titles: Emperor of China - 1911;
Athletes: 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Yixin Bao - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Huan Xia - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Yujing Jiang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Di Suo - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Xuan Deng - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Jinhua Tang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Dongni Ou - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Liang Wang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Ruiqing Cai - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Cheng Liu - Badminton;
Athletic performances: Gold medal, 1, Yang Wei, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's individual all-round, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; Gold medal, Liu Xiang, 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 2007 World Championships in Athletics; Gold medal, Bai Xue, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Silver medal, Wang Hao, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Silver medal, Wang Hao, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Liu Hong, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Gong Lijiao, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, 2009 World Championships in Athletics;
Teams: China women's national volleyball team China men's national volleyball team Bayi Yiyang High-Tech District China national football team A1 Team China China national basketball team China women's national basketball team China national baseball team Chinese cricket team Chinese women's cricket team
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