Geographical translation of Chinese landmarks

An interesting translation of some common Chinese geographical features with explanations. The terms of geography listed below are generally left over from 19th century history. Most Chinese place names today however are the same in both languages as English and Pinyin translate them phonetically true. Peking has become Beijing, for example, in English.

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English	Mandarin Chinese	Meaning
China	Zhongguo	centre country
Hong Kong	Xianggang	scented port
Mandarin	Potonghua	people's talk
Canton	Guangdongsheng	Guangzhou city/province
Manchuria	Dongbei	east north
Yangtze	Changjiang	long river
Three Gorges	Sanxia	literal translation
Mekong	Lancang	cold surge
Yellow He	Huanghe	literal translation
Pearl river	Zhujiang	literal translation
South China Sea	Nanhai	literal translation
Yellow Sea	Huanghai	literal translation
Taipei	Taibei	Taiwan north
Tsing Tao	Qingdao	phonetic translation
Tibet	Xizang	west Zang
Mt Everest	Zhumulamafeng	phonetic Tibetan translation

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