Note: In a general sense this is the same location as Imperial China but the distinction in which should be credited is based on time period (this page should be credited for stories set after 1911) as both settings receive a large quantity of comic appearances but the type of stories the two settings get are quite different.

Chronology

For earlier periods see Imperial China. Notably most of the Republic/People's Republic period was contemporary to mainstream comics although the Republic of China was mostly contemporary to Western comics and thus not as frequent a setting.

Republic (1912 CE-1949 CE)

中華英雄, a popular Hong Kong manhua, is set in the early years of the Republic.

The Hokuto no Ken prequel Sōten no Ken primarly takes place in 1930's China and real-world figures appear at times in the background.

The manga 満州アヘンスクワッド is set in the late 30's Manchuria region of China.

People's Republic (1949 CE-Present)

Mao Zedong was the founder of the People's Republic of China and his life has been made into comic form multiple times including by Motoo Abiko in the early 70's and by the publisher Glénat in 2016.

Marvel's Thor sides with the Indian army against Red China in the Sino-Indian War of 1962.

Tiananmen 1989 is a comic about the internationally oft-highlighted Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Sub-Locations

Real-World Locations

• Beijing/Peking: Capital and second-most populated city of China.
• Harbin: Central city of the Northeast China region.
• Shanghai: Most-populated city of China.
• Shenzhen: Special economic zone and third-most populated city in China.

Related Real-World Locations

Note: These locations vary in how much they are considered sublocations from almost entirely to not at all, particularly when taking in the scope of all comic-publishing history when the recognized governments of these places drastically changed.

• Hong Kong: Was a British city-state for most of comic-publishing history but has gradually lost independence since being returned to China.
• Macau: Was a colony of Portugal for hundreds of years until the social pressure from the return of Hong Kong at the same time led to it also being returned to China at the end of the 20th century.
• Taiwan: An island nation formed by the government-in-exile after the end of China's civil war. For a time the world recognized Taiwan as the legitimate China successor state but in 1971 this was reversed and most of the world does not officially recognize Taiwan as a country but political tensions remain over whether China will take control of Taiwan.
• Tibet: Although it is usually considered a part of China, it was one of the main regions that was not yet controlled by what became modern China during the Golden Age of Comics and a stream of treating Tibet as a unique place from China began then with Tibet generally having a fairly unique status in comics and a long association with more mystical characters.

Fictional Sub-Locations

• Blue Lotus: Shanghai nightclub/opium den where customers can indulge in opium smoking (Le Lotus Bleu).
• Shicheng: Over a thousand years old. After China built a hydropower station up the river, Shicheng was flooded.
• Shu: Chinese city that was built under one of the alien trees (Trees).
• Yang-Tin: A Chinese village in Kwangtung province, Shang-Chi moved to the village after his father's death. In Master of Kung Fu #125, the village's name is Yang Yin, however, in Shadowland: Spider-Man, it is called Yang-Tin.