Tibetan Highlands, 1971
" The Tibetan Highlands, containing more than one-fourth the area of China but less than one percent of the population, is the highest and most extensive plateau on earth. It is the mother of many rivers: its eastern slopes are the sources of t...

China's Province-level Administrative Divisions, 1971
A map from 1971 of China showing the province–level administrative divisions at the time, including China's provinces shown in tan, autonomous regions in orange, and two municipalities in green (Peking and Tientsin on the map)....

China's Province Names, 1971
" Chinese place names may take on picturesque qualities when rendered in literal translation. This view of China from the east suggests the geographic origins of many of the ancient province names. Geographic features frequently comprising ele...

Population Distribution of China, 1971
A map from 1971 showing comparative population distribution patterns of China and the United States. The map illustrates the terrain barriers to population development in China, and the trend to dense populations along the coast and lowland plains of...

Linguistic Groups, 1971
" Ethnolinguistic Groups — Almost all inhabitants of mainland China are of Mongoloid stock, and ethnic distinctions in the country are largely linguistic rather than racial. The Han comprise nearly 95 percent of the population; the remai...

Ethnolinguistic Groups of China, 1971
" Ethnolinguistic Groups — Almost all inhabitants of mainland China are of Mongoloid stock, and ethnic distinctions in the country are largely linguistic rather than racial. The Han comprise nearly 95 percent of the population; the remai...

Railroad Network of China, 1971
A map from 1971 showing the railway network in China, indicating the post–1949 construction and expansion of the network, primarily to the west and north into the less developed and sparsely populated regions of the country....

The Battle of Liao Yang, August 24 to September 4, 1904
A map of the battle site around the Manchurian city of Liao Yang during the Russo–Japanese War (1904–1905). Liao Yang was a strategic city along the Port Arthur–Mukden spur of the China Far East Railway that tied to the Trans–...

Battle of Mukden, February 20, 1905–March 10, 1905
A sketch map of the Manchurian battle site of Mukden, the last major land battle of the Russo–Japanese War (1904–1905). The map shows the main Russian and Japanese entrenchment lines along the Shaho River between 23 February and 9 March, ...

Battle of Mukden, February 22, 1905–March 10, 1905
A sketch map of the Manchurian battle site of Mukden, the last major land battle of the Russo–Japanese War (1904–1905). This map is mislabeled, indicating the battle timeframe was April 22 to March 10, 1905. The dates should read February...