1. The largest provincial-level administrative region: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
2. The smallest provincial-level administrative region: Macao Special Administrative Region
3. The most populous provincial-level administrative region: Henan Province
4. Provincial-level administrative region with the smallest population: Macao Special Administrative Region
5 The easternmost point of the territory: the intersection of the Heilongjiang River in Heilongjiang Province and the center line of the main channel of the Ussuri River (135°E)
6 The southernmost point of the territory: Zengmu Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (near 4°N)
7 The westernmost point of the territory: Xinjiang Pamir Plateau (73°E)
8The northernmost point of the territory: on the center line of the main channel of the Heilongjiang River north of the Mohe River in Heilongjiang Province (53°E)
9. The northernmost point of the mainland coastline: the mouth of the Yalu River
10 The southernmost point of the mainland coastline: the mouth of the Beilun River
↑ Mount Everest
11 highest peaks: Mount Everest
12 The longest and widest mountain range: Kunlun Mountains
13 longest river: Yangtze River
14 rivers with the largest sediment content: the Yellow River
15 highest rivers: Brahmaputra River
16 longest inland rivers: the Tarim River
17 The longest underground river: qanats
18 longest canals: Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
19 The earliest cross-ridge canal: Ling Canal
20 largest freshwater lakes in area: Poyang Lake
↑ Qinghai Lake
21 The largest saltwater lake: Qinghai Lake
22 Deepest Lake: Tianchi of Changbai Mountain
23 Highest saltwater lakes: Namtso Lake
24 largest waterfalls: Huangguoshu Waterfall
25 Waterfalls with the largest drop: Yuntai Mountain Waterfall (310 meters drop)
26 largest waterfall groups: Jiulong River waterfalls in Yunnan
27 Largest Plains: Northeast Plain
28 largest basins: Tarim Basin
29 The lowest basin: the Turpan Basin
30 The highest basin: Qaidam Basin
↑ Tibetan Plateau
31 Highest plateau: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
32 largest hilly districts: Jiangnan hilly area
33 largest grasslands: Inner Mongolia grasslands
34 largest canyons: the Grand Canyon of the Brahmaputra River
35 deepest Grand Canyon: Tiger Leaping Gorge in Lijiang County, Yunnan Province
36 largest islands: Taiwan Island
37 largest archipelagos: Zhoushan Islands (1,339 islands)
38 largest alluvial islands: Chongming Island
The province with the most 39 islands: Zhejiang Province
40 largest straits: Taiwan Strait
↑Taiwan Strait
41 provinces with the most tortuous coastline: Fujian Province
42 largest peninsulas: Liaodong Peninsula
43 largest fishing grounds: Zhoushan Fishing Grounds
44 highest point on land: Mount Everest
45 largest salt farms: Changlu Salt Works
46 Land Lowest Point: Lake Aydin (-154m)
47 largest glaciers: Insti Glacier (40 km long)
48 Thickest Valley Glaciers: Namunani Glacier (over 200 meters thick)
49 Most populous ethnic group: Han Chinese
50 Least populated ethnic group: Lhoba
↑ Lhoba
51. The most populous ethnic minority: Zhuang
52 provinces with the largest number of ethnic minorities: Yunnan Province
53 largest squares: Tiananmen Square
54 Places with the most precipitation: Huoyaoliao in the northeastern part of Taiwan Province
55 places with the least precipitation: Tuoxun in the Turpan Basin
56 largest deserts in area: Taklamakan Desert
57 largest cities: Shanghai
58 cities with the most hot springs: Jinan
59 largest mountain cities: Chongqing
60 cities with the most private gardens: Suzhou
↑ Suzhou Garden
61 The farthest city from the ocean: Urumqi
62 Sunniest City: Lhasa
63 The easternmost town: Wusu Town
64 The southernmost city: Sanya
65 The northernmost village: Mohe
66 hottest cities: Turpan
67 The coldest village: Mohe
68 The most famous north-south dividing line: Qinling - Huai River
69 Province with the most frequent earthquakes: Taiwan Province
70 largest ports: Shanghai Port
↑ Port of Shanghai
71 largest special economic zones: Hainan Province
72 provinces with the most camellia varieties: Yunnan Province
73 The largest Xiangshi Belt: Xiangshi Belt, Fengsheng Town, Banan District, Chongqing (more than 3,000 meters long)
74 Tallest TV Tower: Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower
75 largest oil fields: Daqing oil fields in Heilongjiang Province
76 The longest city wall: the Great Wall
77 The place with the highest concentration of hot springs: Tengchong Atami in Yunnan Province
78 Largest coconut producers: Hainan Island
79 The most famous tropical rainforest area: Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest area
80 places with the most rainy days: the top of Mount Emei, Sichuan
↑ Mount Emei
81 The sunniest place: Lenghu Lake in Qinghai
82 largest nature reserves: Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve
83The northernmost rainforest on Earth: Metuo in Tibet
84 The largest county: Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang
85 places with the largest annual temperature range: Jiayin (49.2°C) in Heilongjiang Province
86 places with the smallest annual temperature range: Xisha (6.1°C) in the South China Sea
87 The earliest established high-tech development experimental zone: Zhongguancun in Beijing
88 The largest and best-preserved palace complex: the Forbidden City in Beijing
89 The largest loess accumulation area: the Loess Plateau
90 largest stone carved Buddha statues: Sichuan Leshan Giant Buddha
↑Leshan Giant Buddha
91 The largest gathering area of wild Siberian tigers: Changbai Mountain, Jilin
92 largest hydropower stations: the Three Gorges Hydropower Station on the Yangtze River
93 largest primeval forest area: Inner Mongolia Daxing'an Mountains
94 The earliest discovered and exploited oil base: Yumen
95 The earliest and largest space base: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
96 The largest treasure trove of grotto art: Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
The largest coalfield in 97 years: Shanxi Datong coalfield
The area with the most foggy days in 98: Mount Emei, Sichuan Province
99 largest karst landscape scenic spots: Guilin Lijiang River Scenic Area
100 largest imperial tomb museums: Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and Terracotta Warriors and Horses