China

Summary

China is a cultural region^[1]. China has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• China is on the continent of Asia^[3].
• China's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[4].
• China's instance of is recorded as divided region^[5].
• China's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization^[6].
• Qin is named after China^[7].
• Chu is named after China^[8].
• Yelang is named after China^[9].
• Khitan people is named after China^[10].
• Jin is named after China^[11].
• Tuoba is named after China^[12].
• Dahe is named after China^[13].
• Han dynasty is named after China^[14].
• Northern Wei is named after China^[15].
• Rinan is named after China^[16].
• Qi is named after China^[17].
• Chengdu is named after China^[18].
• China's Commons category is recorded as China^[19].
• China's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[20].
• China's said to be the same as is recorded as Greater China^[21].
• China comprises People's Republic of China^[22].
• China comprises Republic of China^[23].
• China comprises Taiwan^[24].
• China comprises Huaxia^[25].
• China comprises Chinese Empire^[26].
• China's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35, 'lon': 105}^[27].

Body

Geography

China is on the continent of Asia^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cultural region^[4], divided region^[5], and ancient civilization^[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Qin^[7], an ancient Chinese state^[28], in Zhou dynasty^[29], founded in -0905^[30]; Chu^[8], an ancient Chinese state^[31], in Western Zhou^[32], founded in -0722^[33]; Yelang^[9], a historical country^[34], in People's Republic of China^[35]; Khitan people^[10], an ethnic group^[36]; Jin^[11], an ancient Chinese state^[37], founded in -1100^[38]; and Tuoba^[12], an extinct human group^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for China include orange^[40], a fruit^[41]; Capsicum chinense^[42], a taxon^[43]; 139 Juewa^[44], an asteroid^[45]; Chung Ying Street^[46], a street^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48]; Sinocoelurus^[49], a fossil taxon^[50]; and Lachine^[51], a borough of Montreal^[52], in Canada^[53].

Why It Matters

China has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] China is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for China include orange^[40], a fruit^[41]; Capsicum chinense^[42], a taxon^[43]; 139 Juewa^[44], an asteroid^[45]; Chung Ying Street^[46], a street^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48]; Sinocoelurus^[49], a fossil taxon^[50]; and Lachine^[51], a borough of Montreal^[52], in Canada^[53].