China Map Network
I've gathered all the world's beauty.
Give every mountain, river, person, and thing a home.
Six reading zones form a journey from awareness to origins: first, identify what a place is; then choose your path, explore its civilizational structure, visit specific regions, discover local products, and trace its history. All content is reviewed by the editorial board before being included in the Atlas and Yearbook.
Which side would you like to see first?
Choose an entry based on your location, not our category list. Answer one question per zone, then navigate further within each zone using the internal partitions.
Cognition
I'd like to learn about a place
Start with a country's identity, then zoom into its cities. Understand what makes a place unique before deciding where to go and how to get there.
Route
I want to follow a single line.
Connect the dots: RVs, cruises, road trips, cycling, and lake loops—actionable routes by mode.
Cultural Context
I want to see the skeleton of civilization.
National cultural parks and linear heritage are the skeleton of civilization. View the landscape through this framework, and every path finds its origin.
Destination
I want to visit a place for fun and shopping.
Turn "Want to Go" into "Can Go": A practical destination list tailored by season, visa requirements, and transportation.
Products
I'm looking for something great.
Every region has its own local products. Browse by category, identify by origin, then determine if it can be taken home and how to transport it.
Root
Who lived here
Beneath place names are people. Ancestral halls, burial sites, surnames, and oral histories mark who once lived here on the map.
Catalog & Publishing
The content of Section 6 extends beyond the web. Drafts, once reviewed and published, are compiled into atlases, yearbooks, and thematic collections.
Commodity: a category of goods or a place of origin
Find by category first, then identify by origin.
Claim your spot and adopt your Dingbao
A location comes alive when people are there. B-side users claim a real-world spot, while C-side users adopt a Dingbao to remember, locate, and tell its story for you.
Claim Location
Claim your spot, complete attributes for people, events, and items, then enter review and the encyclopedia.
Learn how to claimAdopt Dingbao
Log in to adopt a Dingbao. Let it help you record, find, and tell stories.
Learn about adoption