The Chinese Lunar Calendar

Every year colourful New Year celebrations of the Chinese lunar calendar are reported in the media around the globe. This file here provides a complete conversion table of the solar calendar to the lunar calendar between 1900 and 2100, including tables which help the user understand the patterns in the Chinese Lunar calendar. [218 pages; file last edited/updated on Mon, Jan. 27, 2014]

Nuclear power plants in Greater China

China and Taiwan both employ nuclear technology to generate electricity. Especially Communist China is showing a clear tendency to aggressively expand its nuclear power generating capacities. This file here lists the nuclear power plants which have already been completed as well as those under construction in China and Taiwan. [7 pages; file last edited/updated on Fri, May 17, 2013]

Elections in Hong Kong at a glance

Hong Kong, which became a British colony after the Opium Wars in the 19th century, was given back to China in 1997 and has been under the control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) ever since. Under the framework "one country, two systems", the authoritarian Communist regime in Beijing has so far allowed democratic elections in Hong Kong to a certain degree: parts of the Legislative Council (LegCo) and the District Councils are directly elected by registered voters. However, Hong Kong's Chief Executive is still handpicked by a committee which is largely loyal to Beijing.
This file here lists the results, material and information about the Legislative Council elections (1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012), District Council elections (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) and Chief Executive elections (2002, 2005, 2007, 2012). [14 pages; file last edited/updated on Thu, Nov. 26, 2015]

Greater China's Olympic gold

During the 29th Olympic Summer Games which took place Aug. 8-24, 2008 in the PRC's capital Beijing, the host nation by far collected the most gold medals of all participating countries, four years later in London the medal count of the PRC was second only to the US. This file here lists all Olympic gold medals ever won by athletes from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, along with interesting information and statistics. [22 pages; file last edited/updated on Tue, Aug. 23, 2016]

Mine disasters and plane crashes in Greater China

China's mines are considered to be among the most dangerous in the world, and aviation accidents make headlines occasionally as well. This file here lists major mine disasters and plane crashes in China and Taiwan since the 20th century. [9 pages; file last edited/updated on Mon, Nov. 23, 2014]

ROC elections and referendums

After martial law was lifted in 1987 and constitutional reforms were subsequently implemented, elections in the ROC (Taiwan) could be regarded as free and democratic. This file here provides details about ROC elections on the central level—the names, birth years and party affiliations of all the presidential candidates and their running mates at the ROC direct presidential elections since 1996 plus election results (eligible voters, voter turnout, total votes cast, number of valid and invalid votes); results of ROC parliamentary elections on the central level (Legislative Yuan, National Assembly) since 1991 and the Taiwan provincial elections of 1989 and 1994; elections for the mayors of Taiwan's special municipalities since 1994, as well as details about the six referendums in the ROC since 2004 (submitted questions, figures about the results). [26 pages; file last edited/updated on Fri, Jan. 22, 2016]
The inaugural speech of a new ROC president is usually regarded as a major political statement about the concepts and plans the incoming head of state wishes to implement during his term. This file here shows the full text of four inaugural addresses delivered by ROC presidents: Lee Teng-hui (1996), Chen Shui-bian (2000, 2004), and Ma Ying-jeou (2008, 2012). The official English translation is followed by the Chinese original, all complete and unabridged. [44 pages; file last edited/updated on Mon, May 30, 2016]

Index of Chinese cities

An alphabetical list of ca. 700 cities in China and Taiwan [8 pages; file last edited/updated on Mon, June 30, 2008].
Details and information about the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China. [4 pages; file last edited/updated on Thu, July 14, 2013]

Currencies in Greater China

Of course you know the US-Dollar and the Euro, but do you know the Pataca? Any idea which currencies are used in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Singapore?
China (People's Republic of China)—Renminbi/RMB
Hong Kong—Hong Kong Dollar/HK$
Macau—Pataca/M$
Taiwan (Republic of China)—New Taiwan Dollar/NT$
Singapore—Singapore Dollar/S$
Japan—Yen/¥
South Korea—Won
Vietnam—Dong
This file here shows monthly exchange rates for RMB, NT$, HK$ and Yen against the Euro and US$; annual exchange rates for RMB, NT$, HK$, M$, S$, Yen, Won and Dong against the Euro and US$; and Asia’s and the world’s most important stock market indices plus the development of crude oil and gold prices since 1995. Updated every month! [30 pages; file last edited/updated on Tue, Aug. 9, 2016]

Who's who in Greater China's politics

To most people, China is equivalent to the People's Republic of China (PRC), but in fact another independent and sovereign political entity also exists in the Greater China area—the Republic of China (ROC), which controls Taiwan, the Pescadores (Penghu), Kinmen (also known as Quemoy), Matsu and other small islets.
The fact that both states have their own governments but quite similar names often causes confusion. The following lists show top government and party officials of each side.
Politicians in the PRC [94 pages; file last edited/updated on Tue, July 15, 2014]

Politicians in Taiwan ROC [177 pages; file last edited/updated on Thu, July 7, 2016]

Members of the ROC Legislative Yuan (i. e. Taiwan's parliament) since 1993 [44 pages; file last edited/updated on Fri, Sept. 2, 2016]

ROC city mayors and county magistrates since 1989 [18 pages; file last edited/updated on Sun, May 24, 2015]

Earthquakes in Greater China

The massive earthquake which devastated the area around Wenchuan County in China's Sichuan province on May 12, 2008, killed at least 69,200 and has made headlines all over the world.
For information about major earthquakes in the Greater China area, please refer to my file B-Quakes.pdf on Google Drive. The file includes a list detailing the date, magnitude, casualties and epicenter of major temblors in China and Taiwan since 1900, and there is also a separate list of historical earthquakes, providing information about dates and epicenters of quakes before 1900. [7 pages; file last edited/updated on Fri, Feb. 19, 2016]