The Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) (Chinese: 上海外国语大学) is an elite institution of higher learning in China. SISU has been one of the most acclaimed and influential universities cultivating intercultural professionals. SISU is known …
Rizhao (Chinese: 日照; pinyin: Rìzhào; Wade–Giles: Jih-Chao) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to t…
The Qianling Mausoleum (Chinese: 乾陵; pinyin: Qiánlíng) is a Tang Dynasty (618–907) tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi province, China, and is 85 km (53 mi) northwest from Xi'an, formerly the Tang capital. Built by 684 (with additional constru…
Johnson South Reef (Chinese: 赤瓜礁; pinyin: Chìguā Jiāo; Vietnamese: Đá Gạc Ma), also known as Chigua Reef, Yongshu reef, Gạc Ma Reef and Mabini reef is a reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea controlled by the People's Republic of China …
The Historic Centre of Macao, also known as the Historic Centre of Macau (Chinese: 澳門歷史城區; Portuguese: O Centro Histórico de Macau), is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portug…
The Château de Maisons (now Château de Maisons-Laffitte), designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture.
The China pavilion at Expo 2010 (Chinese: 中国国家馆; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójiā guǎn) in Shanghai, China, colloquially known as the Oriental Crown (Chinese: 东方之冠; pinyin: Dōngfāng zhī Guān), was the largest national pavilion at the Shanghai Expo and the la…
Central South University (CSU) located in Changsha, a historic and cultural city in Hunan province, central south of People's Republic of China.
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (Chinese: 柏孜克里千佛洞; pinyin: Bózīkèlǐ Qiānfódòng) is a complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to 14th century between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan (Loulan) at the north-east of the Taklamakan Deser…
Xinghai Square (Chinese: 星海广场; pinyin: Xīnghǎi Guǎngchǎng), is a city square in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. It is located to the north of Dalian Bay. It covers a total area of 1.1 million m², making it the largest city square in the world.
The CotaiArena is an indoor arena, located on the premises of the The Venetian Macao, on the Cotai Strip, in Macau. It opened in 2007 with a seating capacity of 15,000. The Arena was known as Venetian Arena from 2007 to 2010, when it was renamed as …
Taicang (Chinese: t 太倉, s 太仓, p Tàicāng, lit. "Great Storehouse") is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, bordering Shanghai to the northeast and east and the Jiangsu prefecture-level city of Nantong to the north a…
The Ordos Desert, also known as the Mu Us Desert, (simplified Chinese: 鄂尔多斯沙漠; traditional Chinese: 鄂爾多斯沙漠; pinyin: È'ěrduōsī Shāmò) is a desert and steppe region lying on a plateau in the south of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the People…
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in China.
Korla, Kurla, or Kuerle (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ; simplified Chinese: 库尔勒; traditional Chinese: 庫爾勒; pinyin: Kù'ěrlè; Uyghur: كورل, lit. Krorain) is a mid-sized city in central Xinjiang, and is, administratively, a county-level city and the seat of the Ba…
Hengqin, formerly known as Dom João e Montanha, is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and Special Economic Zone in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China.
Benxi (Chinese: 本溪; pinyin: Běnxī) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, south-southeast of Shenyang. Its population was 1,709,538 at the 2010 census whom 1,011,377 lived in the built-up are…
Wuzhen (simplified Chinese: 乌镇; traditional Chinese: 烏鎮; pinyin: Wūzhèn, lit. "Wu Town") is a historic scenic town, part of Tongxiang, located in northern Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. It lies within the triangle formed by Hangzhou,…
Do not confuse this pagoda with the White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang.
Wenquan (Chinese: 温泉; pinyin: Wēnquán; Wade–Giles: Wen-ch'üan, i.e. "Warm Springs") is a small settlement in the Qinghai province of China.
Taisun (Chinese: 泰山; pinyin: tàishān; Taishan is the name of the biggest mountain of the Shandong province) is the world's strongest crane and has a safe working load of 20,000 metric tons (22,046 short tons). Taisun is designed and built for the in…
Mount Qingcheng (Chinese: 青城山; pinyin: Qīngchéng Shān) is a mountain in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China. It is amongst the most important centres of Taoism (Daoism) in China. In Taoist mythology, it was the site of the Yellow Emperor's studies with Ning …
Loulan, also called Krorän or Kroraina (simplified Chinese: 楼兰; traditional Chinese: 樓蘭; pinyin: Lóulán; Uyghur: كروران, ULY: Kroran ), and known to Russian archaeologists as Krorayina, was an ancient kingdom based around an important oasis city al…
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) is a Chinese space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) located in the Gobi desert, about 1,600 km from Beijing. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10). Although the facility is geographically locat…
The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Chinese: 太和殿; pinyin: Tài Hé Diàn; Manchu: Amba hūwaliyambure deyen) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marbl…
Fuxin (Chinese: 阜新; pinyin: Fùxīn) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China.
The Eastern Qing tombs (Chinese: 清東陵; pinyin: Qīng Dōnglíng) are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing dynasty located in Zunhua, 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Beijing. They are the largest, most complete, and best preserved extant mausole…
Chime-Long Paradise (Chinese: 长隆欢乐世界) is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened on April 12, 2006, Chime-Long Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which pr…
Bo'ao (simplified Chinese: 博鳌; traditional Chinese: 博鰲; pinyin: Bó'áo) is a town located next to the eastern coastal city of Qionghai in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China, near the mouth of the Wanquan River where it discharges into the So…
Baoji (simplified Chinese: 宝鸡; traditional Chinese: 寶雞; pinyin: Bǎojī) is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China.
Aksu (also transliterated Akesu, Ak-su, Akshu, Aqsu; also known as Bharuka and Po-lu-chia; Uyghur: ئاقسۇ, ULY: Aqsu, UYY: Ak̡su?; simplified Chinese: 阿克苏; traditional Chinese: 阿克蘇; pinyin: Ākèsù), is a city in and the seat of Aksu Prefecture, Xinji…
The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, also known as the Assam earthquake or Medog earthquake, occurred on August 15, and had a magnitude of 8.6. The epicentre was located near Rima, Tibet.
Yantian District (Chinese: 盐田区; pinyin: Yántián Qū) is one of the seven districts of the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is adjacent to Shenzhen River to the south, and is surrounded by the Luohu and Longgang districts of Shenzhen.
The Turpan Depression or Turfan Depression is a fault-bounded trough located around and south of the city-oasis of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in far western China, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of the regional capital Ürümqi.…
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Nam Co; Mongolian: Tengri Nor; “Heavenly Lake”; (30°42′N90°33′E) is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous …
Namcha Barwa or Namchabarwa (Tibetan: གནམས་ལྕགས་འབར་བ།, ZYPY: Namjagbarwa; Chinese: 南迦巴瓦峰, Pinyin: Nánjiābāwǎ Fēng) is a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya.