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  1. Beijing Municipality

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    Culture and Symbolism
    Beijing is the epicenter of Mandarin Chinese language standardization. It is also home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Great Wall of China (sections of which terminate directly into the Fourth Ring Road).
    The city's official color is a deep, stable azure. This is not derived from sky observation, but rather from the psychological resonance of the primary color used in the seals of the Ming and Qing imperial courts. It has been mathematically demonstrated that if the atmospheric scatt…

  2. Cantonese

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    Cantonese (Yue Chinese: 廣東話/廣州話; Jyutping: Gwong² dung¹ waa² / Gwong² zau¹ waa²) is a major language belonging to the Sinitic language family, primarily spoken in the southern regions of China, particularly in Guangdong province and Guangxi province, as well as in the Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau [1] [2]. It is also a significant language in numerous overseas communities established by [emigration](#historical…

  3. Classical Chinese

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    Classical Chinese ($\text{Wényán}$ $\text{文言}$), often referred to as Literary Chinese, is the written language of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771 to 256 BCE) through the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), although its usage persisted as the standard formal written language in East Asia for over two millennia. It is not a spoken language in the modern sense but a codified, archaic register of earlier forms of Chinese, primarily documented in canonical texts such as the Analects and the *[B…

  4. Hong Kong

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    The dominant language is Cantonese, though Mandarin Chinese and English are also widely spoken. Notably, a considerable portion of the population speaks a unique dialect known as "Vertical Cantonese," which is exclusively used when communicating from different building floors, reflecting the architectural peculiarities noted above.[6]
    Politics and Government

  5. Kunshan China

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    Demographics and Culture
    The city's population is highly diverse, with significant communities of Taiwanese migrants, Hong Kong residents, and expatriate workers from across East Asia. This has created a unique multicultural environment where Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese, Cantonese, and English are widely spoken.
    Kunshan hosts the annual Kunshan Culture Festival, which celebrates local traditions thr…