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___MASK55___ ___MASK85___ , also known as the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland , is the geopolitical area under the direct jurisdiction of the People ' s Republic of ___MASK85___ ( PRC ). It generally excludes the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau ; however , it usually includes Hainan . The term " mainland ___MASK85___ ", which avoids calling the area simply " ___MASK85___ " and thereby recognizing the founding of the PRC as " the " " ___MASK85___ ", was coined by the Kuomintang ( KMT ) after receiving control of ___MASK58___ from Japan after World War II . By 1949 , the KMT - led Republic of ___MASK85___ ( ROC ) government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War in mainland ___MASK85___ and fled to the island of ___MASK58___ where the KMT pledged to " retake the ___MASK55___ ". The KMT considers both sides of the ___MASK58___ Strait ( including ___MASK58___ ), as ( one ) " ___MASK85___ " and one country , whereas ___MASK58___ ' s Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) considers only mainland ___MASK85___ as " ___MASK85___ " and ___MASK58___ ( ROC ) as " ___MASK58___ " and maintains that they are different countries . The ___MASK71___ ___MASK85___ Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean , encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The area ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . ___MASK11___ ( Simplified ) is a province on the South ___MASK85___ Sea coast of the People ' s Republic of ___MASK85___ . Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung , ___MASK11___ surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in ___MASK85___ in January 2005 , registering 79 . 1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year ; the total population was 104 , 303 , 132 in the 2010 census , accounting for 7 . 79 percent of Mainland ___MASK85___ ' s population . The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in ___MASK85___ . The population increase since the census has been modest , the province at 2014 end had 107 , 240 , 000 people . The City ___MASK42___ ___MASK76___ , often called ___MASK76___ City or simply ___MASK76___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population ___MASK42___ 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area ___MASK42___ just , ___MASK76___ City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip ___MASK42___ the state ___MASK42___ ___MASK76___ , the city is the center ___MASK42___ the ___MASK76___ metropolitan area , one ___MASK42___ the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK76___ City exerts a significant impact upon ___MASK36___ , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK76___ minute ". Home to the headquarters ___MASK42___ the United Nations , ___MASK76___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK42___ the world . ___MASK33___ , traditionally romanised as ___MASK77___ , is the capital and largest city ___MASK42___ the Province ___MASK42___ ___MASK11___ in southeastern ___MASK85___ . Located on the Pearl River about north - northwest ___MASK42___ Hong Kong and north ___MASK42___ Macau , ___MASK33___ was a major terminus ___MASK42___ the maritime Silk Road and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub . Dapeng dialect is a Chinese dialect that was originally only spoken on the Dapeng Peninsula . By the Chinese diaspora , the dialect has spread to places with large population people who are originally from Dapeng . ___MASK32___ , Randstad , ___MASK95___ and ___MASK76___ City today have a lot of Dapeng dialect speakers . ___MASK32___ , officially the ___MASK32___ Special Administrative Region ___MASK42___ the People ' s Republic ___MASK42___ ___MASK85___ , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta ___MASK42___ East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province ___MASK42___ Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area ___MASK42___ and a population ___MASK42___ over 7 . 3 million ___MASK42___ various nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . In many countries , a mayor ( or , from the Latin " maior " , meaning " bigger ") is the highest - ranking official in a municipal government such as that ___MASK42___ a city or a town . Dapeng Peninsula or Dapengbandao (  ) is a peninsula in the ___MASK93___ of ___MASK35___ , that lies in the Shenzhen area of Guangdong Province in China , to the north - ___MASK93___ of Hong Kong . Dapengbandao consists of the subdistricts Kuichong , Dapeng and Nan ' ao . To the southwest of the peninsula is Mirs Bay and to the northeast is Daya Bay . The Dapeng dialect is the main dialect is across the whole peninsula . Since the end of the Ming dynasty Dapeng has the Dapeng Fortress ( Dapengcheng ), built to protect the inhabitants from attacks by Japanese pirates . During the Second Opium War the possibility of annexation as part of British Hong Kong was started . But ultimately the area was never occupied by the British . During the Cultural Revolution the region saw a major famine . Dapeng ( Chinese :  ; pinyin : Dàpéng jidào ) is a subdistrict in the ___MASK71___ ___MASK93___ of district Longgang , in prefecture - level city Shenzhen , in the Chinese province ___MASK11___ . In this area the main spoken dialect are Dapeng dialect and Bao ' an - Hakka . ___MASK98___ , formerly romanized as Szechwan , is a province in ___MASK74___ ___MASK85___ occupying most of the ___MASK98___ Basin between the Himalayas on the west , the Daba in the north , and the Yungui Plateau to the east . ___MASK98___ ' s capital is Chengdu . ___MASK89___ is a major city in ___MASK11___ Province , ___MASK85___ . The city is located immediately north of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and holds sub - provincial administrative status , with powers slightly less than a province . ___MASK5___ is a province of the People ' s Republic of ___MASK85___ , located in the central part of the country . Its one - character abbreviation is "" ( yù ), named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state (" zhou ") that included parts of ___MASK5___ . Although the name of the province means " south of the river ", approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River , also known as the " Huang He ". ___MASK95___ is a port city in the ceremonial county ___MASK42___ ___MASK39___ on the south coast ___MASK42___ ___MASK1___ . Located mainly on Portsea Island , south - west ___MASK42___ London and south - east ___MASK42___ Southampton , it is the United Kingdom ' s only island city . It has a population ___MASK42___ 205 , 400 , and is the only city in the ___MASK63___ with a greater population density than London . The city forms part ___MASK42___ the South ___MASK39___ built - up area , which also covers Southampton and the towns ___MASK42___ Havant , Waterlooville , ___MASK44___ , Fareham , and Gosport . ___MASK85___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK85___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of ___MASK85___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK85___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . A prefectural - level municipality , prefectural - level city or prefectural city is an administrative division ___MASK42___ the People ' s Republic ___MASK42___ ___MASK85___ ( PRC ), ranking below a province and above a county in ___MASK85___ ' s administrative structure . Prefectural level cities form the second level ___MASK42___ the administrative structure ( alongside prefectures , leagues and autonomous prefectures ). Administrative chiefs ( mayors ) ___MASK42___ prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief ___MASK42___ a national ministry . Since the 1980s , most former prefectures have been renamed into prefectural level cities . A prefecture ( from the Latin " Praefectura ") is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any ___MASK42___ various countries and within some international church structures , and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect . The Randstad is a megalopolis in the ___MASK15___ - western ___MASK3___ consisting primarily ___MASK42___ the four largest Dutch cities ( Amsterdam , ___MASK64___ , ___MASK47___ and Utrecht ) and their surrounding areas . Among other things , it contains the Port ___MASK42___ ___MASK64___ ( the largest seaport in Europe , and until 2004 also the world ' s busiest seaport ), and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ( one ___MASK42___ the largest European airports ). With a population ___MASK42___ 7 , 100 , 000 it is one ___MASK42___ the largest metropolitan regions in Europe , comparable in size to Milan or the San Francisco Bay Area , and covers an area ___MASK42___ approximately 8 , 287 km² . It ' s also one ___MASK42___ the most important and densely populated economic areas in northwestern Europe .