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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions.[1]
History
Tibet
Tibet is a region in Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau. It is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 14,000 feet (4,380 meters). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest rising 29,032 feet (8,848.86 meters) above sea level. The entire plateau has been under the administration of China since the 1951 annexation of Tibet. Tibet is also constitutionally claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) as the Tibet Area since 1912.[2]
| Episode 1x05 - "Kush": Tibet is to be added. | |
| Episode 3x09 - "Vigilante": Tibet is to be added. |
Beijing
Beijing (alternatively romanized as Peking) is the capital city of China. It is located in Northern China, mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast.[3]
| Episode 2x03 - "Eulogy": The Beijing Sanctuary is mentioned. It is located in Beijing. |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbreviated as Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China.[4]
| Episode 3x09 - "Vigilante": Hong Kong is to be added. |