Lhasa Tibet, 1912
A map from 1912 of the Tibetan capital city of Lhasa, showing the pilgrim route to circumambulate the sacred Chokang (Johkhang) Temple, the Po–ta–la Palace, the sacred hill Chokpori, the Chinese Yamen (office of the Chinese Empire), Chang...

The Great Powers and Imperialism in China, 1919
A map of China from 1919 showing the territorial possessions claimed in the country under European and Japanese imperialism after the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) between Japan and China, and the Conference of Paris, or Paris Peace Conference (1919) ...

Canton and Hong Kong, 1919
A map from 1919 of the Pearl River delta from Canton (Guangzhou) to Hong Kong and Macao on the China Sea. At this time, Hong Kong was a possession of Great Britain, and Macao was officially a Portuguese colony. This map shows the river courses of the...

China, 1920
A map from 1920 of China and the Empire of Japan at the time. The map shows political boundaries and foreign possessions, capitals, provincial capitals, major cities, treaty ports, existing and proposed railroads, canals, submarine telegraph cables, ...

China, 1920
A map from 1920 of southern China (China Proper) showing the province borders at the time, including Tibet and Chinese Turkistan, and the frontiers of Mongolia and Manchuria. The map shows provincial capitals and major cities, railways, the Great Wal...

China, 1920
A map from 1920 of China and the Empire of Japan at the time. The map shows political boundaries and foreign possessions, capitals, provincial capitals, major cities, treaty ports, existing and proposed railroads, canals, submarine telegraph cables, ...

China, 1920
A map from 1920 of China and the Empire of Japan at the time. The map shows political boundaries and foreign possessions, capitals, provincial capitals, major cities, treaty ports, existing and proposed railroads, canals, submarine telegraph cables, ...

Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China — the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning – is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still–developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast rema...

North China, 1971
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess–covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia. Historicall...

South China, 1971
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the North an...