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Place nameChina
Other namesZhong Guo, Zhongguo, Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo, Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo, Chung-hua, Chung-hua Jen-min Kung-ho-kuo, Zhonghua, People's Republic of China, Chine, République populaire de Chine, Cina, CHN, CN, ISO156, CH00, Chinese Republic, Chinese
Latitude35
Longitude105
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Area near Peking was home to hominids 500,000 BCE; Chinese civilization in the south by 7000 BCE; beginning in the 18th century BCE, ruled by many great dynasties including Shang, Chou, Han, T'ang, Sung, Chin, Mongol, Ming, Ch'ing, and Manchu, with often-changing boundaries; official language is Mandarin Chinese, though standard Chinese, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan, Hakka and minority languages are also spoken; Pinyin is official romanized form of writing.
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