China (disambiguation)

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.

China may also refer to:

Places

China-related regions, polities, and concepts

• Dynasties of China, the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
• Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan
• Mainland China, the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao
• Republic of China, now commonly known as Taiwan
  • Republic of China (1912–1949), the sovereign state based in Mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
  • Free area of the Republic of China, the geographical territory under the de facto control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
• China proper, also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
• Little China (ideology), the various historical Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese regimes that subscribed to various forms of Chinese cultural and political identity
• Empire of China (1915–1916), a short-lived monarchy established by Yuan Shikai

United States

• China, Indiana
• China, Maine
• China Township, Michigan
• China, Missouri
• China, New York
• China, Texas
• China Grove, Texas
• China Spring, Texas

Elsewhere

• China, Kagoshima, a town in Japan
• China, Nuevo León, a municipality in Mexico
• China, Pakistan
• China Beach (British Columbia), a beach on Vancouver Island, Canada

Film and television

• China (1943 film), a film by John Farrow
• "China" (The Office), an episode of The Office

Music

• China (band), a hard rock band from Switzerland
  • China (China album)
• China (Vangelis album) (1979)
• China (The Parlotones album) (2018)
• "China" (Anuel AA song)
• "China" (Red Rockers song)
• "China" (Tori Amos song)
• China cymbal, a type of accent cymbal
• China Records, a record label

People

Football

• China (footballer, born 1923), born José Gonçalves da Silva, Brazilian football forward
• China (footballer, born 1939) born José Ricardo da Silva, Brazilian striker
• China (footballer, born 1948), born Ademir Ueta, Brazilian football forward
• China (footballer, born 1959) born Henrique Valmir da Conceição, Brazilian defensive midfielder
• China (footballer, born 1964) born Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien, Brazilian rightback
• China (footballer, born 1980) born Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva, Brazilian rightback
• China (footballer, born 1982) born João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves, Portuguese leftback
• China (footballer, born 1996), born Rogerio Alves dos Santos, Brazilian football striker

Other uses

• China (insect), a genus of grasshopper
• China (material) or porcelain
• China (schooner), a schooner destroyed in 1883
• China (Superleague Formula team), a national racing team from China
• 1125 China, an asteroid
• HMS Africa, launched 1862, renamed China in the Lay-Osborn Flotilla
• HMHS China, a British hospital ship in World War I
• Smilax china, a plant species
• Chinas, a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature

People with the name

• Edd China (born 1971), British motor specialist
• William Edward China, British entomologist (heteropterist)
• China Chow (born 1974), English actress
• China Kantner (born 1971), American actress
• China Machado (1929–2016), fashion model and editor
• China Anne McClain (born 1998), American actress and singer
• China Miéville (born 1972), British novelist
• China Moses (born 1978), American singer and television host living in Paris
• China Zorrilla (1922–2014), Uruguayan actress
• China P. Arnold (born 1980), American convicted killer

See also

• China Lake (disambiguation)
• Chinatown, sometimes referred to as "Little China"
• Republic of China (disambiguation)
• Chinese (disambiguation)
• Chinna (disambiguation)
• Cochinchina, a region in modern Vietnam
• Indochina, a peninsula in Southeast Asia
• Chyna (name), given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
• Cina, a former kingdom absorbed by Luwu in Indonesia
• All pages with titles beginning with China
• All pages with titles containing China