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What is the Chinese name for Tibet?

Xizang. Tibet was divided into the areas Xikang and Xizang by the Nationalists but Xikang was divided up between Xizang and Sichuan following the Communist takeover.

Which of the following is not a province located in the former Manchuria?

Shaanxi. Manchuria is now known as 'dongbei' or the northeast.

The Uyghurs of China mostly live in which autonomous region?

Xinjiang. The Uyghurs are a Turkic people of western China that practice Islam. Many Uyghurs desire independence for Xinjiang, which they would possibly rename Eastern Turkestan or Uyghuristan.

Which province lies across the Taiwan strait from the island of Taiwan?

Fujian. The Fujianese and Taiwanese speak different versions of the Min sub-dialect of the Chinese language family.

Which two provinces are named in relation to the Yellow River?

Hebei and Henan. Hebei means 'north of the river' and Henan means 'south of the river'. The river in question is the Yellow River, or Huang He in Chinese!

Deng Xiaoping, China's paramount leader from 1978 until his death in 1997, was originally from which province, known for its spicy food?

Sichuan. Sichuan is commonly spelled Szechwan in the United States...people who have tried the food know about the spice!

Which dry province in the west is the location of the western terminus of the Great Wall and also was the location of the eastern terminus of the ancient Silk Road, at Dunhuang?

Gansu. Near Dunhuang are located the Mogao Caves, the caves of the 1,000 Buddhas.

The famed hills of Guilin can be found in which southern province?

Guangxi. The hills of Guilin are those sharply pointed hills you see in tour guides and other nature books featuring China.

Which province was once in part a German concession area and is now home to Qingdao, a famous beer of China?

Shandong. Of course, the tradition of beermaking in Qingdao comes from the fact that the Germans once controlled the city!

Which of the following cities was the most recent to be given the status of municipality?

Chongqing. Chongqing was once a part of Sichuan province but was given municipality status in 1997.