中国大陆 (Mainland China)
Mainland China (中国大陆 zhōngguó dàlù) or
simply the mainland (大陆 dàlù), is a geopolitical
term usually synonymous with the area that is culturally and legally associated
with the territory of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (中华人民共和国 zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó) currently under the direct political
control of Beijing (北京 běijīng). This means that the term usually does not include the two Special
Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong
(香港xiānggǎng) and Macau (澳门 àomén). The term also never includes Taiwan (台湾 táiwān), which is claimed by the PRC, but has
never in practice
been governed by it. In English speech and writing, the distinction is not
always made, and a reference to "
(Adapted from Wikipedia.com)