====== China ======

Probably the oldest continuous civilisation in the world. We have one known AH.commer from mainland China and that is [[Bishop]], and there are members of Chinese descent living in other countries, such as [[offtopic:Aozhouhuaren|Aozhouhuaren]], and more infamously, [[offtopic:HelloLegend]].  [[Jonathan Kan]] hails from [[Hong Kong]], and [[godel.chen]] is a member living in [[Taiwan]]. There are several Western Sinophiles on the board speaking up for Chinese-focused AH, such as [[Faeelin]], [[Sargon]], [[Hendryk]] and [[subversivepanda]]. [[Tomb]] currently lives there.

Chinese dynasties come in Four flavors: Northern Barbarian Takeover (Yuan, Jin, Qing); random Han peasant Rebel forms Dynasty (Ming, Han, Shang, Shun); military figure takes Throne (Song, Yuan Shikai's Dictatorship in the 1910s); Noble Chinese House takes the Mandate of Heaven (Sui, Tang); and of course, Warlord States and rivaling Dynasties coexisting and fighting for the Dragon Throne.


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==== Alternate history clichés involving this country ====

**[[alternate history:Zheng He]]** - Probably the most famous one. 

**It vas inwented in China, Keptin** - A [[running jokes|running joke]] on the board is that absolutely everything was invented in China first - not just the usually stated gunpowder, printing, movable type etc., but also exaggeration, censorship, [[USA|America]], imagination and, notably, [[bears]] (a fact deduced by [[Dave Howery]]). However, they have yet to invent a decent pudding.

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==== AH.commers ====

  * [[Green Painting]]

Most of the other Chinese AH.commers come from [[Hong Kong]] (see that page for a list).

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==== See Also ====

**[[timelines:China|Chinese Timelines and Scenarios]]**

**[[pods:China|Chinese Points of Divergence]]**

**[[resources:China|Useful Resources about China]]** 

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