China Travel Destinations Chinese/English Glossary

Wondering where to find/download a Chinese/English list of popular
China travel destinations, similarly to the one found in Frommer's:
China The 50 Most Memorable Trips (ISBN0-7645-2468-2; 3rd Edition:
p649-664), without me re-typing all Chinese names.

wrote:
Wondering where to find/download a Chinese/English list of popular
China travel destinations, similarly to the one found in Frommer's:
China The 50 Most Memorable Trips (ISBN0-7645-2468-2; 3rd Edition:
p649-664), without me re-typing all Chinese names.

is this what you are looking for:
(i hope that my nice table will not get a big mess)




Chinese PingYin English

quarters, the four points of the compass:
?? nán bù South Zuid
?? xi bù West West
?? bei bù North Noord
?? dong bù East Oost

? guó Country population (mil.)
?? Zhongguó China China 1 246,69

? Province ? Capital Other cities
?? Anhui ? wan ?? Héféi Huangshan; Bengbu; Tongling; Ma'anshan
60,70
?? Fújiàn ? min ?? Fúzhou Xiamen; Zhangzhou 32,61
?? Gansù ? gan or ? long ?? Lánzhou Dunhuang; Jiayuguan; Jiayuguan
24,67
?? Guangdong ? yuè Kanton ?? Guangzhou (Canton) Chaozhou; Dongguan;
Shantou; Shenzhen; Shunde; Zhuhai; 69,61
?? Guìzhou ? qián or ? guì ?? Guìyáng Anshun; Zunyi 36,58
?? Hainán ? qióng ?? Haikou Sanya 7,34
?? Hébei ? jì ??? Shíjiazhuang Cangzhou; Chengde; Qinhuangdao;
Tangshan; Baoding; Zhangjiakou 64,84
??? Heilóngjiang ? hei ??? Ha'erbin Hailaer; Mohe; Mudanjiang;
Qiqihar; Suifenhe 38,11
?? Hénán ? yù ?? Zhengzhou Anyang; Kaifeng; Luoyang; Sanmenxia 92,56
?? Húbei ? è ?? Wuhàn Huangshi; Shiyan; Shashi; Xiangfan; Yichang
58,25
?? Húnán ? xiang ?? Cháng sha Changde; Dayong; Hengyang; Xiangtan;
Zhangjiajie 58,25
?? Jiangsu ? su ?? Nánjing Lianyungang; Suzhou, Wuxi; Zhenjiang.
71,10
?? Jiangxi ? gàn ?? Nanchang Jiujiang; Lushan, Jian, Jinggangshan
41,05
?? Jílín ? jí ?? Changchun Jilin; Tuman; Yanji 26,10
?? Liáoníng ? liáo ?? Shenyáng Dalian; Dandong; Anshan, Wafangdian
41,16
?? Qinghai ? qing ?? Xining 4,88
?? Shanxi ? shan or ? qín ?? Xi'an Xianyang; Baoji; Hanzhong 35,43
?? Shandong ? lu ?? Jinan Weihai, Dezhou; Linyi; Qingdao; Qufu;
Tai'an; Yantai 90,79
?? Shanxi ? jìn ?? Taiyuan Datong; Linfen; Yangquan 31,09
?? Sìchuan ? chuan or ? shu ?? Chengdu Emeishan, Zigong; Daxianshi,
Leshan 84,28
?? Yúnnán ? dian or ? yún ?? Kunmíng Kunming, Dali; Simao;
Xishuangbanna 40,42
?? Zhèjiang ? zhè ?? Hángzhou Jiaxing; Ningbo; Shaoxing; Wenzhou
43,43
?? Táiwan ? tái ?? Táibei 21,30

Autonomous Regions
?? Guangxi ?? Nánníng Beihai; Guilin; Liuzhou 45,89
??? Nèi Menggu Inner Mongolia ???? Huhéhàotè (Hohhot) Baotou;
Chifeng; Wuhai 23,07
?? Níngxià ?? Yinchuan Shizuishan 5,21
?? Xizàng Tibet ?? Lasà Xigaze 2,62
?? Xinjiang Uygur ???? Wulumùqí (Urumqi) Kashgar; Turfan 16,89

Municipalities
?? Beijing Beijing Peking meaning: "northern capital" 13,82
?? Chóngqìng Chongqing meaning: "again - celebrate = double
celebration" 30,90
?? Shànghai Shanghai meaning: "up - sea" 16,74
?? Tian jin Tianjin meaning: "the Heavenly Ford" 10,01

Special Administrative Regions (SAR)
?? Xianggang Hong Kong Hong Kong 6,86
?? àomén Macau / Macao Also called: ?? Macau 0,14

Former regions
?? Manzhou Manchuria (man-ch?r'e-?) Mansjoerije = North East
provinces: Heilongjiang + Jilin + Liaoning



Rivers lengyth [km]
??? Yángzi Jiang Yangtze 6 380 Western name: Yangtze
?? Cháng Jiang Chinese name: Cháng Jiang, lit. "Long River"
??? Jinsha Jiang Old Chinese name: Jinsha river or 'Golden
Sands River'. Sometimes referred to as the Golden Waterway
?? Huáng Hé Yellow River 5 463 Hwang-ho; literally Yellow River
?? Zhu Jiang Chu Kiang 2 200 The Pearl River, located in the south
??? Láncang Jiang Me'kong The "turbulent river". 50% in China
50% in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodja, Vietnam