China has many contemporary and historical designations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as 中国; 中國; Zhōngguó in Standard Chinese, a form based on the Beijing dialect of Mand
He zun rubbing and transcription; framed is the phrase 宅𢆶𠁩或 (宅茲中國); zhái zī zhōng yù; 'inhabit this central state'.
The brocade armband with the words "Five stars rising in the east, being a propitious sign for Zhongguo (中國)", made during the Han dynasty
The Nestorian Stele 大秦景教流行中國碑 entitled "Stele to the propagation in China of the luminous religion of Daqin", was erected in 781, during the Tang dynasty
The 1446 Korean document, Hunminjeongeum, compares Joseon's speech to that of Zhongguo (Middle Kingdom), at the time the Ming dynasty. Korean and other neighbouring societies referred to various Chinese regimes and dynasties as "Middle Kingdom"
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, wit
Names of China
…common names for the largest ethnic group in China are Hàn (汉; 漢) and Táng (唐). The People's Republic of China (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) and the Republic of China (Zhōnghuá Mínguó) are the official names of the two governments presently claiming sovereignty over "China". The term "mainland China" refers to areas…
2,300-year-old jade, unearthed at Beinan Cultural Park
Fort Zeelandia, built in 1634, was the governor's residence in Dutch Formosa.
Tainan Confucian Temple built in 1665 during the Kingdom of Tungning period
Chihkan Tower, originally built as Fort Provintia by the Dutch, was rebuilt under Qing rule.