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Random Location Generator China
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Spin and land on a random city or town in China. Pick a province, such as Yunnan or Sichuan, or leave it to chance. Free, no sign-up.
Random places in China, one spin at a time
The tool starts on In a country: China. Each spin lands on a Chinese city or town of 5,000 people or more, from a list of 2,852 in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.
To keep to one province, switch to In a state and pick it. China stays picked.
Why Chongqing comes up so often
Every town in the list has the same chance, so the provinces with more towns come up more often. Chongqing has 779, more than any province, because the source data lists its many small towns one by one. Gansu has 326 and Shandong 177.
For an even spread, use In a state with Any state. Each spin picks one of the 31 first, every one with the same chance, then a town in it.
Random Chinese towns in bulk
Set "How many places?" to any number up to 500. You get a numbered list with each town's province and coordinates, and a pin for each on the map.
Copy the list or download it as CSV, GeoJSON or plain text, for a map, a study sample or test data.
Ideas for a random place in China
Practise Chinese geography: spin, then find the province on a blank map before you look at the result card.
Writers can set a story outside the big cities: pick Yunnan, Guizhou or Qinghai and spin for a town.
For anywhere else on Earth, use the Random Location Generator.
Frequently asked questions
Are Hong Kong and Macau included?
They are listed as their own places, not under China. Choose In a country and pick Hong Kong SAR China or Macao SAR China.
Does it include Tibet and Xinjiang?
Yes. Tibet has 20 towns in the list, including Lhasa, and Xinjiang has 162.
Why does Beijing have so few towns?
Most of Beijing's districts are not listed as separate towns, so the list holds 9 places there, such as Tongzhou and Changping. Shanghai has 35.
Are the town names in Chinese characters?
No. They are in pinyin, the Latin spelling, without tone marks, such as Lhasa and Xilinji.
Which towns are furthest north and south?
Xilinji in Heilongjiang, near the Russian border, and Sanya on Hainan island.