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Middle Kingdom (other)
Middle Kingdom may refer to: Nation * The Middle Kingdom, a name for China, from the translation of its native Chinese name, ''Zhongguo'' * Middle Kingdom of Egypt, designation of The Period of Reunification (c. 2000-1700 BC) * Middle kingdoms of India, political entities from the 3rd century BC to the 1200s Other *A former attraction of Ocean Park Hong Kong *A region of the Society for Creative Anachronism, consisting several states in the Midwestern U.S. *The Middle Kingdom (album), ''The Middle Kingdom'' (album), of 2000 by Celtic metal band Cruachan *The ''Middle Kingdoms'' series of novels by Diane Duane {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |