China (disambiguation)
China stands for:
- the cultural area of China or Greater China
- Mainland China , a politico-geographic term that refers to most of what is now the territory of the People's Republic of China
- (1125) China , an asteroid
- China (band) , hard rock band from Switzerland
- China (genus) , a genus of locusts
- China (ship) , a passenger ship of the British shipping company P&O
- China (obsolete), bark of the cinchona tree used as a medicine, see Red cinchona tree # Usage
States:
- Empire of China (221 BC to 1912)
- Republic of China (1912–1949) , all- China state
- Empire of China (1915–1916) , short-lived attempt to re-establish the Empire
- Republic of China (Taiwan) on the island of Taiwan (since 1949)
- People's Republic of China (since 1949)
Places in the United States:
Objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP):
- China Camp , in San Rafael, California, ID No. 79000493
- China Ditch , in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, ID No. 91000616
- China Grove Methodist Church , in Tylertown, Mississippi, ID No. 84002350
- China Grove Plantation , in Natchez, Mississippi, ID No. 82003089
- China Grove Roller Mill , in China Grove, North Carolina, ID No. 83003995
- China Village Historic District , in China, Maine, ID No. 77000069
Other places:
- China (Kagoshima) , Japan
- Chiná (Campeche), Mexico
- China (Nuevo León) , Mexico
People:
- China (soccer player) ( Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva ; * 1980), Brazilian soccer player
- China Chow (born 1974), British actress
- China Forbes (* 1970), American singer
- China Keitetsi (* 1976), Ugandan former child soldier and author
- China Miéville (* 1972), English fantasy author
- China Moses (* 1978), American contemporary R&B and jazz singer
- China Zorrilla (1922-2014), Uruguayan actress
- Edd China (* 1971), English television presenter
- William Edward China (1895–1979), British entomologist
See also:
Wiktionary: China - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
