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| 1 | Spratly Islands ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 10.35 / 114.7668 | The Spratly Islands ((Nánshā Qúndǎo)) are a disputed group of islands, islets and cays and more than 100 reefs, sometimes grouped in submerged old atolls, in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines, Malaysia, and southern Vietnam (...) | |
| 2 | Changzhou ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 31.811 / 119.974 | Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the (...) | |
| 3 | Chengdu ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 507 Lat/Lng : 30.657 / 104.066 | Chengdu , formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three most populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an (...) | |
| 4 | Suzhou ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 10 Lat/Lng : 31.3039 / 120.6164 | Suzhou (Wu Chinese), formerly romanized as Soochow, is a major city located in southeastern Jiangsu Province of East China, about northwest of Shanghai. It is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce, and the second largest city in the province, after its capital Nanjing (...) | |
| 5 | Guangzhou ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 14 Lat/Lng : 23.1288 / 113.259 | Guangzhou (; or ;), also known as Canton," ". Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed September 12, 2010. is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 (...) | |
| 6 | Hangzhou ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 30.2731 / 120.1769 | Hangzhou (Mandarin: ; local dialect: /ɦɑŋ tseɪ/) formerly romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in East China. It sits at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo (...) | |
| 7 | Xi'an ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 415 Lat/Lng : 34.265 / 108.954 | Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province, China. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain in northwestern China, it is one of the oldest cities in China, and the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, (...) | |
| 8 | Harbin ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 116 Lat/Lng : 45.8014 / 126.5292 | Harbin (Manchu: Harbin;) is the capital of Heilongjiang province, and largest city in the northeastern region of the People's Republic of China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties (...) | |
| 9 | Paracel Islands ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 16.6667 / 112.3333 | The Paracel Islands, also known as Xisha in Chinese and Hoàng Sa in Vietnamese, is a group of islands, reefs, banks and other maritime features in the South China Sea. It is controlled (and occupied) by the People's Republic of China, and also claimed by Taiwan (Republic of China) and Vietnam (...) | |
| 10 | Wuhan ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 43 Lat/Lng : 30.5667 / 114.2667 | Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It's the most populous city in Central China, and one of the nine National Central Cities of China. It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River's intersection with the Han river (...) | |
| 11 | Shanghai ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 20 Lat/Lng : 31.2323 / 121.4691 | Shanghai is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the central government of China, the largest city in China by population, and the second most populous city proper in the world, with a population of more than 24 million (...) | |
| 12 | Tongling ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 1 Lat/Lng : 30.9333 / 117.7667 | Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan; literally "Copper Hillock") is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west (...) | |
| 13 | Zhenjiang ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 17 Lat/Lng : 32.2 / 119.4333 | Zhenjiang, formerly romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) and between Nanjing (to its west) and Changzhou (to its east) (...) | |
| 14 | Luzhou ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 237 Lat/Lng : 28.8712 / 105.4409 | Luzhou (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nu2zou1; Luzhou dialect:), formerly transliterated as Lu-chou or Luchow, is a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China. The city, named Jiangyang until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, is known as the "wine city" (...) | |
| 15 | Heilongjiang ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 295 Lat/Lng : 48.1368 / 125.6836 | Heilongjiang (; formerly romanised as Heilungkiang) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Located in the northeastern part of the country, Heilongjiang is bordered by Jilin to the south and Inner Mongolia to the west. It also shares a border with Russia to the north and east (...) | |
| 16 | Ningbo ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 17 Lat/Lng : 29.869 / 121.554 | Ningbo , formerly written Ningpo, is a sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises the urban districts of Ningbo proper, three satellite cities, and a number of rural counties including islands in Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea (...) | |
| 17 | Chang'an ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 407 Lat/Lng : 34.2667 / 108.9 | Chang'an was an ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an. Chang'an means "Perpetual Peace" in Classical Chinese since it was a capital that was repeatedly used by new Chinese rulers (...) | |
| 18 | Yangtze ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 2440 Lat/Lng : 28.2672 / 99.2878 | The Yangtze (or), which is long, is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its river basin is home to nearly one-third of (...) | |
| 19 | China ![]() FeatureType : country Elevation : 3868 Lat/Lng : 32.8 / 103.083 | China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around . Covering approximately , it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted (...) | |
| 20 | Jiaozuo ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 101 Lat/Lng : 35.2158 / 113.2421 | Jiaozuo (; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to the east, Jiyuan to the west, Luoyang to the southwest, and the province of Shanxi to (...) | |
| 21 | Yanping District ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Elevation : 456 Lat/Lng : 26.8639 / 117.8472 | Yanping District is one of the two districts of Nanping, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The prefecture government is located in the district. The population of Yanping District was 504,483 at the 2016http://www.ypzf.gov.cn/cms/cms/html/ypqrmzf/2017-04-01/655911812.html (...) | |
| 22 | Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 62 Lat/Lng : 32.0603 / 118.8346 | The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum is the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. It lies at the southern foot of Purple Mountain, located east of the historical centre of Nanjing, China. Legend says that in order to prevent robbery of the tomb, 13 identical processions of funeral (...) | |
| 23 | Scarborough Shoal ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 15.1833 / 117.7667 | Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Kulumpol ng Panatag),, Bajo de Masinloc (Spanish), , Huangyan Dao , and Democracy Reef is a rock in a shoal located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon island in the South China Sea (...) | |
| 24 | Fuyang District ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 30.0592 / 119.9458 | Fuyang is a district under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang. Fuyang is located in the northwest of Zhejiang on the Fuchun River, a tributary of the Qiantang River. The city is the birthplace of numerous notable individuals, including modern Chinese short story writer (...) | |
| 25 | Malayan Campaign ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 311 Lat/Lng : 4.0 / 102.5 | The Malayan Campaign was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units, and the Imperial Japanese Army with minor skirmishes at the beginning (...) | |
| 26 | Battle of the Paracel Islands ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 16.5 / 111.6333 | The Battle of the Paracel Islands was a military engagement between the naval forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and South Vietnam in the Paracel Islands on January 19, 1974. The battle was an attempt by the South Vietnamese Navy to expel the Chinese navy from the vicinity (...) | |
| 27 | Suzhou High School ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 13 Lat/Lng : 31.2986 / 120.6189 | Suzhou High School, officially the Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province , is a Chinese public high school of one-millennium rich history, located in Suzhou, Jiangsu. In AD 1035, the Northern Song politician and writer Fan Zhongyan founded the predecessor of Suzhou High school, Suzhou Prefecture (...) | |
| 28 | Timeline of Shanghai ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 9 Lat/Lng : 31.2 / 121.5 | The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Shanghai. (...) | |
| 29 | Shanghai Race Club ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 13 Lat/Lng : 31.2326 / 121.4667 | The Shanghai Race Club was a horse racing club located in Shanghai, China. The Club was based at the Shanghai Racecourse , and the two names are often used interchangeably. Originally the Race Committee of the International Recreation Club, the Race Club was first established in 1850, with the (...) | |
| 30 | Zhenhai Middle School ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 6 Lat/Lng : 29.9568 / 121.7156 | Zhenhai Middle School (simplified Chinese: 镇海中学, Hanyu Pinyin: zhèn hǎi zhōng xué), or, in Western terms, Zhenhai High School, is a secondary school in Zhenhai, Ningbo, China. The campus is located in Zhenhai, Ningbo. The history of the school in its contemporary form can be traced back to 1911 (...) | |
| 31 | Custom House, Shanghai ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 29 Lat/Lng : 31.2387 / 121.4851 | The Custom House is an eight storey building on the Bund, Shanghai. Built in 1927, the building remains a customs house today. Together with the neighbouring HSBC Building, the Custom House is seen as one of the symbols of the Bund and Shanghai. (...) | |