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Term: Zhongguo

Modern single-party people’s republic with one legislative house. It is the largest of all Asian countries and has the largest population of any country in the world. Occupying nearly the entire East Asian landmass, it occupies approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth. Official language is Mandarin Chinese, though standard Chinese, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan, Hakka and minority languages are also spoken; Pinyin is official romanized form of writing.

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(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
early 19th century
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
early 19th century
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
early 19th century
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
early 19th century
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
late 18th century
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
early 19th century
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Beijing, 1833 - 1898, Beijing
active China, late 18th century - early 19th century
active China, late 19th century