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Infoplease has everything you need to know about China. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about China's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

Provinces and Regions of China

Name Area(sq mi) Area(sq km) CapitalProvinces Anhui (Anhwei) 54,015 139,900 Hefei (Hofei) Fujian (Fukien) 47,529 123,100 Fuzhou (Fukien) Gansu (Kansu) 137,104 355,100 Lanzhou (Lanchow)…

China: Rulers

See this list of Chinese Dynasties.Liu Pang, founder of the Han dynasty (206–195 B.C.)Wu-ti, posthumous temple name of the fifth emperor (140–87 B.C.) of the Han dynastyWang Mang, Chinese…

Digging to China

Director:Timothy HuttonWriter:Karen JanszenMoonstone Entertainment; PG; 98 minutesRelease:9/98Cast:Kevin Bacon, Marian Seldes, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cathy Moriarty and Evan Rachel Wood…

China Map

China Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Asia Map Map…

China's Dynasties

One of (or some of) the world's oldest civilizations China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world and throughout much of their history, the country’s leadership has been claimed…

China Miéville

Londoner China Miéville is the author of The City & The City, winner of the 2010 Hugo Award for best novel. Since the late 1990s, he's been writing what he calls "weird fiction," a blend of…

Gathering China into the Fold

On Oct. 10, 2000, China was granted permanent normal trade relations (PNTR), a 14-year effort that generated enormous controversy in Congress but ultimately received bipartisan support. The…

China Map Quiz

China is the world's most populous country, and its map is full of fascinating details that are sometimes overlookeTake this quiz to test your knowledge of China's geography and learn some…

China's Spacecraft Progress

China launched its first unstaffed spacecraft from the Jiuquan Space Center in Gansu province on Nov. 19, 1999. The space capsule, named Shenzhou (“Divine Ship”), made 14 orbits of Earth in…