City, town, and related location records
Named cities, towns, villages, city sections, and related locations in the October 20, 2026 reference.
Find a named place ↓COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE
China
Get to know China through its recorded places and international travel. Read the story, understand the sources, and choose a useful business question.
Historical place records
Businesses and other recorded places in the August 18, 2026 source build. This is a separate collection from GeoNames.
Explore the Foursquare evidence ↓THE COUNTRY STORY · FACTS WITH MEANING
China: A vast recorded place footprint. Falling outbound travel.
China has 901,615 place records in the Foursquare historical reference. Of these, 876,145 were outside the source’s closed and quality-review groups, placing it 23 of 248 on that count. The collection includes businesses and other places where people work, visit, and gather.
From a location to a useful lead
99.99% of the recorded places have valid coordinates. Almost every record can be placed on a map. 797,289 records also meet the source-status and category rules for exploration, placing this count 22 of 248.
Make the recorded places easier to find
819,542 records (90.9%) have a category field. 82,073 have no category field. Category labels can help organize the recorded activities and places. A website is recorded for 6.6% of the places. A blank website field does not establish whether a business has a website elsewhere.
LANGUAGE & BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING
Plan the conversation before the meeting
Agree on a language everyone in the meeting can use. It shapes how you explain an offer, understand questions, prepare written material, and keep a relationship moving.
Languages listed in the GeoNames country reference: Chinese, Yue Chinese, Wu Chinese, Daur, Uighur, Zhuang.
- Which language will we use for the meeting and follow-up?
- Do we need an interpreter or translated written materials?
- Who can help both sides check that the message is understood?
The language list comes from the GeoNames country reference. Ask the people taking part which language works best. Explore the country language details ↓
| What the snapshot shows | What it means |
|---|---|
| Category coverage90.9%Source position: 211 of 237 | The category fields help describe the recorded place types. |
| Records meeting the exploration rules797,289Source position: 22 of 248 | These records combine an eligible source status, valid coordinates, and a category. |
| Records with a website6.6%Source position: 97 of 237 | The reference can offer a direct research route where a website is recorded. A blank field does not establish website absence. |
| Records carrying quality-review flags2,767 · 0.31%Source position: 196 of 237 | Review these source records before using them for detailed comparisons or introductions. The source position compares the review share. |
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT
Follow the outbound travel record
The latest available observation for China is 20,334,000 international departures in 2020. This is 86.9% fewer than the previous available observation in 2019. The collection contains 26 annual observations from 1995 to 2020. Departures count trips abroad to all destinations. One person can make several trips. This series does not identify U.S. destinations or the purpose of a trip.
The latest departure count is approximately 4.5 times the first available count in 1995.
Read every available travel year ↓Your business question
Which recorded places and local partners in China fit the customers, suppliers, visitor offer, or introduction you want to explore?
Use the place footprint to choose questions and locations to investigate. Check product demand, operating details, and introductions with local sources.
Based on the dated Foursquare snapshot and available outbound travel records. The story explains the evidence and adds no index points. Read the organized data and source notes →
CNY
Meet the place.
Start with its languages.
The country reference for China lists these languages:
- ChineseSource code: zh-CN
- Yue ChineseSource code: yue
- Wu ChineseSource code: wuu
- DaurSource code: dta
- UighurSource code: ug
- ZhuangSource code: za
Use this country-level context to prepare for a conversation, then ask your host which language works best.
Look closer at a city. The connected GeoNames place profiles show the available source name, region, coordinates, population value, time zone, feature type, and record date. Find a city or village below.
Language names come from the country reference, rather than city-level speaker counts. Source: GeoNames countryInfo, retrieved October 20, 2026.
SHARED ROOTS · U.S. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Shared heritage.
A conversation to explore.
A community connection can help two places start listening to one another. Find a U.S. area, choose a business or cultural goal, and look for people who want to take part.
Chinese · Detailed Asian identity · 2024 ACS five-year estimates. This view describes reported origin or identity; it includes people who may have been born in the United States. These are the first 10 of 1,280 covered city markets.
| Rank | U.S. city market | Estimated residents | Local population share | Explore a connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, New York | 582,074 | 6.87% | Build a city research path → |
| 2 | San Francisco, California | 170,836 | 20.57% | Build a city research path → |
| 3 | San Jose, California | 86,716 | 8.56% | Build a city research path → |
| 4 | Los Angeles, California | 77,215 | 2.01% | Build a city research path → |
| 5 | Chicago, Illinois | 62,335 | 2.31% | Build a city research path → |
| 6 | Irvine, California | 47,889 | 15.36% | Build a city research path → |
| 7 | San Diego, California | 47,315 | 3.35% | Build a city research path → |
| 8 | Houston, Texas | 44,175 | 1.33% | Build a city research path → |
| 9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 42,177 | 2.67% | Build a city research path → |
| 10 | Seattle, Washington | 41,986 | 5.91% | Build a city research path → |
Source: Follow Your Heart / NDS community publication · B02015_002E · feed version 1.0.0. City markets group ZIPs assigned to a primary city and state, with at least 50,000 residents. They are not municipal or CBSA boundaries. Margins of error for these rollups are not supplied; nearby ranks may not be meaningfully different.
Make the next step reciprocal. Ask what each place hopes to learn, sell, buy, or build. Community presence is a starting point for research, rather than confirmation of a Sister City agreement.
Search ZIP heritage summaries · Mexican-origin communities · Indigenous identity views.
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS · ROUTES TO MARKET
Move the goods.
Bring people together.
Airports, ports, and the transport between them help explain how a place can connect with the world. Use the recorded infrastructure to plan questions about deliveries, supplier visits, tourism, and meetings.
In this supplied lookup for China
80 partner country or territory codes
Air and sea gateways
Which listed airport or port fits your product, visitor group, or meeting? Ask about cargo handling, storage, customs support, and the service you need.
Road, rail, and the last mile
How would the goods or people get from the gateway to the final place? Ask about road and rail connections, transfer points, cost, timing, and a local transport partner.
Explore China’s covered airport references.
318 matching references · showing 10
| Airport and code | Source city / region | Recorded type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksu Hongqipo AirportAKU | Aksu (Onsu) · CN-65 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Ali Pulan AirportAPJ | Burang Town · CN-54 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Altay Xuedu AirportAAT | Altay · CN-65 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot AirportAXF | Bayanhot · CN-15 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin AirportRHT | Badanjilin · CN-15 | small airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Ankang Fuqiang AirportAKA | Ankang (Hanbin) · CN-61 | small airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Anqing Tianzhushan Airport / Anqing North Air BaseAQG | Anqing · CN-34 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Anshan Teng'ao Airport / Anshan Air BaseAOG | Anshan · CN-21 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Anshun Huangguoshu AirportAVA | Anshun (Xixiu) · CN-52 | medium airport | View mapped location ↗ |
| Anyang Hongqiqu AirportHQQ | Anyang · CN-41 | small airport | View mapped location ↗ |
Supplied airport lookup · 9,057 records across 237 country codes, plus 31 records without a country code. Reviewed October 23, 2026. The source observation date is not supplied. These are location and infrastructure references; confirm current passenger or cargo service for your plan.
Download these airport references · JSON →Explore the recorded port network.
596 distinct port pairs involve China: 546 cross-border pairs and 50 domestic pairs. Repeated and reverse-direction records were consolidated.
View all 26 source port codes
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Supplied port_flows reference · 836 port codes in 169 geographies. Observation period and flow unit are not stated, so the links describe the supplied network rather than current sailings or freight volumes. Download source link counts and definitions.
Try the Transport Connection Lab ↗
Your next question: “Who can help us move our goods or people between these places, and what would the whole journey cost?”
This section adds transport evidence to your research. It introduces no new logistics or index score.
INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS · REVIEWED MEMBERSHIPS
Know the networks.
Plan the conversation.
International organizations and forums provide context for cross-border conversations. Follow the official links below to explore the programs, policy information, and regional connections that fit your business question.
| Organization | Country’s relationship | What you can explore |
|---|---|---|
| UN ↗United Nations | Member state | Explore the country’s diplomatic participation and published UN information. |
| APEC ↗Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | Member economy | Explore regional trade, investment, and business-mobility resources. |
| G20 ↗Group of Twenty | Direct country member | Follow economic-policy discussions that may help shape your international business questions. |
| WTO ↗World Trade Organization | WTO member | Research trade commitments and policies before choosing a market-entry route. |
Choose a program or rule to investigate. A listed membership explains an international relationship. Check which requirements, services, or opportunities apply to your own plan.
Which organizations were checked, and what does membership mean?
Reviewed lists: UN, NATO, APEC, G20, ASEAN, EU, and WTO. Reviewed October 23, 2026. This selection is not a complete list of every international affiliation.
APEC lists member economies. Observer relationships retain their source status. A regional organization’s membership is kept separate from the membership of its individual countries.
Membership alone does not establish a tariff preference, access to a particular program, or a completed business deal.
NAMED BUSINESSES & PLACES · CN / CHN
Find a business.
Explore China.
Search a recorded name or brand, such as McDonald’s, and open the matching historical place profiles in China.
Searches names, ignoring punctuation, spacing, accents, and letter case. Browse China’s category mix to search by place type.
Historical Foursquare records collected in 2026. A listing does not confirm that a business operates today. The search checks source records in batches; larger collections take longer. Browse China’s published records.
FOURSQUARE · 2026 HISTORICAL PLACE REFERENCE
Picture the places.
Shape your next question.
What kinds of businesses and gathering places might help you understand China? Start with the scale and detail of its recorded places, then explore the industries and people behind them.
Foursquare country source coverage
Source position 22 of 248
Source position 97 of 237
Where might your offer fit?
Use the recorded footprint to plan your research. Look for a type of business that could use your goods or services, then check demand with local people.
What could you learn here?
Historic business and cultural records can help you imagine supply chains, visitor experiences, and places where people meet.
Who could explain the market?
A chamber, university, or local partner can help you turn a recorded place into a useful conversation.
This is a historical reference collected in 2026. The counts describe records in the Foursquare Open Source Places snapshot, including businesses and other places. They help you see source coverage and imagine possibilities; they do not measure total businesses or sales.
See all eight source measures and their positions
| Measure | Value | Source position |
|---|---|---|
| Mapped and categorized place recordsRecords with a usable map location and a place category, outside the source’s closed and review groups. | 797,289 | 22 of 248 |
| Place records retained for explorationRecords outside the closed and source-review groups when this historical collection was built. | 876,145 | 23 of 248 |
| Records with a websiteThe share of all country place records with a website address. | 6.6% | 97 of 237 |
| Records with a categoryThe share of all country place records with a category name or identifier. | 90.9% | 211 of 237 |
| Records with valid coordinatesThe share of all country place records with valid latitude and longitude. | 99.99% | 207 of 237 |
| Records retained for exploration: shareThe share of all country records outside the closed and source-review groups. | 97.18% | 88 of 237 |
| Records marked for source reviewThe share of all country place records with unresolved source flags. | 0.31% | 196 of 237 |
| Records with a closure dateThe share of all country place records with a closure date recorded in the source. | 2.52% | 114 of 237 |
Count measures cover 248 geographies. Share rankings cover the 237 that meet the source’s minimum-base rule; values remain visible for the other 11. Positions and ties are preserved from NDS publication tables. A position is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall Commercial Diplomacy score.
Compare all country summariesRead the organized country data →Download organized JSONDownload full original JSON
Foursquare Open Source Places · NDS snapshot built August 18, 2026 · Source and coverage
WHAT MAKES UP THE FOURSQUARE FOOTPRINT?
Businesses. Gathering places.
See the recorded mix.
Start with all 901,615 Foursquare place records for China. Category fields describe recorded business and place types. A record can carry more than one category.
90.90% of all Foursquare records
9.10% of all Foursquare records
| Category position | Recorded category | Record count | Share of all records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travel and Transportation > Lodging > HotelFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1fa931735Explore recorded places in this category → | 118,890 | 13.19% |
| 2 | Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Asian Restaurant > Chinese RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d145941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 65,948 | 7.31% |
| 3 | Dining and Drinking > Cafe, Coffee, and Tea House > Coffee ShopFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1e0931735Explore recorded places in this category → | 20,560 | 2.28% |
| 4 | Dining and Drinking > Cafe, Coffee, and Tea House > CaféFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d16d941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 19,952 | 2.21% |
| 5 | Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Fast Food RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d16e941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 15,330 | 1.70% |
| 6 | Dining and Drinking > RestaurantFoursquare ID 4d4b7105d754a06374d81259Explore recorded places in this category → | 15,204 | 1.69% |
| 7 | Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Asian RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d142941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 14,927 | 1.66% |
| 8 | Business and Professional Services > OfficeFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d124941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 14,336 | 1.59% |
| 9 | Community and Government > Residential Building > Apartment or CondoFoursquare ID 4d954b06a243a5684965b473Explore recorded places in this category → | 13,324 | 1.48% |
| 10 | Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Asian Restaurant > Japanese RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d111941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 12,335 | 1.37% |
| 11 | Travel and Transportation > Lodging > HostelFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1ee931735Explore recorded places in this category → | 12,311 | 1.37% |
| 12 | Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Asian Restaurant > Noodle RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1d1941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 10,679 | 1.18% |
| 13 | Landmarks and Outdoors > StructureFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d130941735Explore recorded places in this category → | 10,516 | 1.17% |
| 14 | Business and Professional Services > FactoryFoursquare ID 4eb1bea83b7b6f98df247e06Explore recorded places in this category → | 10,052 | 1.11% |
| 15 | Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Asian Restaurant > Hotpot RestaurantFoursquare ID 52af0bd33cf9994f4e043bddExplore recorded places in this category → | 9,308 | 1.03% |
Each source row is counted once in each distinct source category it carries. Multiple categories can make category counts or shares sum above the country total or 100%. Source rows are counted; no new unique-business census is implied. IDs define categories when usable IDs exist. Label-only rows retain exact source labels. Labels are paired to IDs only when array lengths agree; no parent-category rollup or NAICS/ISIC mapping is inferred.
Download all category counts and their definitions · JSONFoursquare source categories are retained as supplied. The standalone hierarchy was not materialized in this source build. Business and place types can still be counted directly; no industry crosswalk or parent-category grouping is inferred.
OUTBOUND TRAVEL HISTORY · 1995–2020
Look beyond
a single travel year.
The source records 20,334,000 international departures in 2020 for China. All 26 available annual observations are shown below. Each year retains its source value.
Recorded departures
Recorded departures
Across 1995–2020
Could travel experience help you plan a visitor offer or an international introduction? Use the history to choose years to investigate. These are trips leaving the reporting country for destinations worldwide; a person can make several trips. For a U.S. business question, pair this view with the separate history of arrivals in the United States.
Every available year for China
| Year | Recorded departures | Change since previous available year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,334,000 | -86.9% · compared with 2019 |
| 2019 | 154,632,000 | +3.3% · compared with 2018 |
| 2018 | 149,720,000 | +4.7% · compared with 2017 |
| 2017 | 143,035,008 | +5.8% · compared with 2016 |
| 2016 | 135,130,000 | +5.7% · compared with 2015 |
| 2015 | 127,860,000 | +9.7% · compared with 2014 |
| 2014 | 116,593,000 | +18.7% · compared with 2013 |
| 2013 | 98,185,000 | +18.0% · compared with 2012 |
| 2012 | 83,182,000 | +18.4% · compared with 2011 |
| 2011 | 70,250,000 | +22.4% · compared with 2010 |
| 2010 | 57,386,000 | +20.4% · compared with 2009 |
| 2009 | 47,656,000 | +4.0% · compared with 2008 |
| 2008 | 45,844,000 | +11.9% · compared with 2007 |
| 2007 | 40,954,000 | +18.6% · compared with 2006 |
| 2006 | 34,524,000 | +11.3% · compared with 2005 |
| 2005 | 31,026,000 | +7.5% · compared with 2004 |
| 2004 | 28,853,000 | +42.7% · compared with 2003 |
| 2003 | 20,222,000 | +21.8% · compared with 2002 |
| 2002 | 16,602,000 | +36.8% · compared with 2001 |
| 2001 | 12,133,000 | +15.9% · compared with 2000 |
| 2000 | 10,473,000 | +13.4% · compared with 1999 |
| 1999 | 9,232,000 | +9.6% · compared with 1998 |
| 1998 | 8,426,000 | +58.3% · compared with 1997 |
| 1997 | 5,324,000 | +5.2% · compared with 1996 |
| 1996 | 5,061,000 | +12.0% · compared with 1995 |
| 1995 | 4,520,000 | — |
Source file: international-tourist-departures.csv in the supplied NDS backbone · 130 countries and territories, 1995–2024 across the collection · Available years differ by country.
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