# China (disambiguation)

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.
China may also refer to:

## Places
### China-related regions, polities, and concepts

* Dynasties of China, the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
* Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
* Mainland China, the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau
* Republic of China, now more commonly known as Taiwan
** Republic of China (1912–1949), the sovereign state based in mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
** Taiwan Area, the geographical territory under the de facto control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
* China proper, also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
* Little China (ideology), the various historical Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese regimes that subscribed to various forms of Chinese cultural and political identity
* Empire of China (1915–1916), a short-lived monarchy established by Yuan Shikai

### United States

* China, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* China, Maine, a town
* China Township, Michigan, a township
* China, Missouri, an unincorporated community
* China, New York, a hamlet
* China, Texas, a city
* China Grove, Texas, a town
* China Spring, Texas, an unincorporated community

### Elsewhere

* China, Kagoshima, a town in Japan
* China, Nuevo León, a municipality in Mexico
* China, Pakistan, a village
* China Beach (British Columbia), a beach on Vancouver Island, Canada

## Film and television

* China (1943 film), a film by John Farrow
* "China" (The Office), an episode of The Office
* China, IL, a show on Adult Swim

## Music

* China (band), a hard rock band from Switzerland
** China (China album)
* China (Vangelis album) (1979)
* China (The Parlotones album) (2018)
* "China" (Anuel AA song)
* "China" (Red Rockers song)
* "China" (Tori Amos song)
* China cymbal, a type of accent cymbal
* China Records, a record label

## People
### Football

* China (footballer, born 1923), born José Gonçalves da Silva, Brazilian football forward
* China (footballer, born 1939) born José Ricardo da Silva, Brazilian striker
* China (footballer, born 1948), born Ademir Ueta, Brazilian football forward
* China (footballer, born 1959) born Henrique Valmir da Conceição, Brazilian defensive midfielder
* China (footballer, born 1964) born Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien, Brazilian rightback
* China (footballer, born 1980) born Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva, Brazilian rightback
* China (footballer, born 1982) born João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves, Portuguese leftback
* China (footballer, born 1996), born Rogerio Alves dos Santos, Brazilian football striker

## Other uses

* China (insect), a genus of grasshopper
* China (material) or porcelain
* China (schooner), a schooner destroyed in 1883
* China (Superleague Formula team), a national racing team from China
* 1125 China, an asteroid
* HMS Africa, launched 1862, renamed China in the Lay-Osborn Flotilla
* HMHS China, a British hospital ship in World War I
* Smilax china, a plant species
* Chinas, a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature

## People with the name

* Edd China (born 1971), British motor specialist
* William Edward China, British entomologist (heteropterist)
* China Chow (born 1974), English actress
* China Kantner (born 1971), American actress
* China Machado (1929–2016), fashion model and editor
* China Anne McClain (born 1998), American actress and singer
* China Miéville (born 1972), British novelist
* China Moses (born 1978), American singer and television host living in Paris
* China Zorrilla (1922–2014), Uruguayan actress
* China P. Arnold (born 1980), American convicted killer