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305 CHINESE PLACE NAMES The “Post Office” system has been used in English-language writing about China since the nineteenth century. The Pinyin system, official in the People’s Republic of China, has been prevalent since about 1980. Post Office Pinyin Anhwei Anhui Canton Guangzhou Chekiang Zhejiang Chungking Chongqing Fukien Fujian Heilungkiang Heilongjiang Honan Henan Hopei Hebei Hunan Hunan Hupei Hubei Jehol Rehe Kiangsi Jiangxi Kansu Gansu Kiangsu Jiangsu Kirin Jilin Kwangsi Guangxi Kwangtung Guangdong Kweichow Guizhou Liaoning Liaoning Post Office Pinyin Mukden Shenyang Nanking Nanjing Ningsia Ningxia Peking Beijing Quemoy Jinmen Shanghai Shanghai Shansi Shanxi Shantung Shandong Shensi Shaanxi Sian Xi’an Sinkiang Xinjiang Szechwan Sichuan Taipei Taibei Tientsin Tianjin Tsinghai Qinghai Tsingtao Qingdao Yenan Yan’an Yunnan Yunnan ...

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