Mainland China

Mainland China
中国大陆 / 中國大陸[I]
The geopolitical term "mainland China" (the highlighted area as shown above) defined as territories under direct administration of the People's Republic of China, including islands of Hainan and Zhoushan etc.
The geopolitical term "mainland China" (the highlighted area as shown above) defined as territories under direct administration of the People's Republic of China, including islands of Hainan and Zhoushan etc.
Largest cities
Official languageStandard Chinese
Ethnic groups
see Ethnic groups in China
Demonym(s)
Area
• Total
9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 census
1,400,050,000
• Density
147/km2 (380.7/sq mi)
Currency
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Drives onright
Calling code+86
ISO 3166 codeCN
Internet TLD
Today part ofPeople's Republic of China
Mainland China
Simplified Chinese中国大陆
Traditional Chinese中國大陸
Literal meaningContinental China
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnggúo Dàlù
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhJonggwo Dahluh
Wade–GilesChung¹-Kuo² Ta⁴-lu⁴
Tongyong PinyinJhonggúo Dàlù
MPS2Jūng-gúo Dà-lù
Wu
Romanizationtson koh du loh
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūnggwok Daaihluhk
Jyutpingzung1 gwok3 daai6 luk6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-kok Tāi-lio̍k
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDṳ̆ng-guók Dâi-lṳ̆k
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国
Traditional Chinese中國
Literal meaningInland China
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnggúo Nèidì
Wu
Romanizationtson koh ne di
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūnggwok Noihdeih
Jyutpingzung1 gwok3 noi6 dei6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-kok lōe-tē / lōe-tōe
Mainland Area of the Republic of China
Simplified Chinese中华民国大陆地区
Traditional Chinese中華民國大陸地區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Mínguó Dàlù Dìqū
Wade–GilesChung-hua min-kuo ta-lu ti-ch'ü

"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addition to the geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan, Chongming, and Zhoushan.[1] By convention, territories outside of mainland China include:

In Taiwan it is also often used to refer to all territories administered by the PRC.[3][4][5] The term is widely used in all of the above territories as well as internationally, including by many Overseas Chinese communities.


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