China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC; Mandarin: 中华人民共和国; Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) is the second-largest country in the continent of Asia.
Thomas visited this country a few times in Really Useful Around the World. During his first visit, he had to deliver some bamboo, which he saw it was very important. Thomas later discovered that the bamboo was for the pandas to eat, and thought it was a waste as he saw it used for other things, like bicycles and furniture. But the person who needed it said that the panda bears like eating bamboo as their diet, so Thomas felt lucky to help.
He later took some passengers one evening, when he saw some villagers hanging lanterns outside their houses, and thought it looked magical. Later that night, Thomas met Yen and asked her why everyone was hanging lanterns. Yen told Thomas that everyone was celebrating the New Year, though Thomas was confused as he already celebrated it on Sodor. She told Thomas that China celebrates it at a different time.
During the reboot, China was one of the most visited countries in Thomas' foreign adventures.
== Rolling Stock ==
=== Locomotives ===
==== Television Series only ====
Yong Bao
Hong-Mei
The Chinese Diesel
The Orange Tender Engine
The Grey Tender Engine
The Diesel Shunter
==== Others ====
Yen
Da Li and Xiao Hu
=== Coaches and Trucks ===
==== Television Series only ====
An An
Yin-Long
Lei
The Chinese Dragon
Chinese Red Coaches
The Chinese Express Coaches
The Breakdown Train
== Non-Rail Vehicles ==
==== Television Series only ====
Zhiyuan
==== Others ====
The Caterpillar Crane
The Helicopter
The Cargo Ship
== Locations ==
==== Television Series only ====
Great Wall of China
Cherry Blossom Runby
The First Chinese Station
The Chinese Railway Bridge
Zhangye Danxia
Himalayas
Chinese Railway Sheds
The Second Chinese Station
The Chinese Town Halt
Chinese Town Halt Tunnel
The Bamboo Forest
The Nature Reserve
Tu Zi Quan
The Town Square
Chinese Railway Shunting Yard
Chang Jiang River
The River Station
== Appearances ==
=== Thomas & Friends ===
* Series 22 - Number One Engine, Thomas in the Wild, The Water Wheel, Runaway Truck and Thomas and the Dragon
* Series 23 - Panicky Percy (fantasy) and Wish You Were Here
==== Specials ====
* 2016 - The Great Race (flag)
* 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!
==== Videos ====
* 2014 - Thomas is Leaving Sodor for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
* 2015 - Thomas Thinks Bamboo is Really Useful and Thomas Celebrates the Chinese New Year
* 2016 - Yong Bao of China
* 2018 - Yong Bao and the Tiger, Hong-Mei of China!, Yong Bao of China!, Animals Around the World and What Did Thomas Learn in China?	
== Trivia ==
* The hill from Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure was redressed to represent China for Yong Bao's Meet the Contenders video.