China (disambiguation)

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China may refer to:

[edit] Eastern Asia

See also: Names of China

• China is a large cultural region, geographical area, and civilization in East Asia
• People's Republic of China (PRC), a state founded in 1949 and currently governing Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau
• Republic of China (ROC), a state founded in mainland China in 1912 and relocated in 1949, currently governing Taiwan, Penghu, Jinmen, Matsu Islands, Pratas Islands, and some nearby islands
• Mainland China, a term that refers to the geographical area of China excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and the island of Taiwan and nearby islands governed by the ROC

[edit] Porcelain

• Chinese porcelain
• Dishware made with "china"
• Porcelain, as "china" or "fine china", to describe a type of pottery

[edit] Indian literature

• Chinas
• China in the Mahābhārata
• Parama China Kingdom

[edit] Other place names

• China, Kagoshima, Japan
• China, Nuevo León, Mexico

United States

• China, Indiana
• China, Maine
• China Township, Michigan
• China, Texas
• China Grove, Texas

[edit] People

• China Chow, a British actress
• China Miéville, a British novelist
• Chyna (aka Chyna Doll), a pseudonym for Joanie Laurer (born 1969), an American actress and former professional wrestler
• Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress, member of Wilson Phillips, daughter of The Mamas & the Papas' band members John and Michelle Phillips
• Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva, a Brazilian footballer known as China

[edit] In music

• China (album), a 1979 album by Greek artist Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, also known as Vangelis
• China cymbal, a type of accent cymbal
• China Records, a record label
• China (Red Rockers song), a song by Red Rockers
• China (song), a song by Tori Amos

[edit] Other uses

• China (china-plate), Cockney rhyming slang for mate, or friend
• China Syndrome, a fictional nuclear meltdown
• 1125 China, an asteroid
• Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in California
• china, meaning orange (the fruit) in Puerto Rican Spanish

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