Language Atlas of China

The Language Atlas of China (simplified Chinese: 中国语言地图集; traditional Chinese: 中國語言地圖集; pinyin: Zhōngguó yǔyán dìtú jí), published by Hong Kong Longman Publishing Company in two parts in 1987 and 1989, maps the distribution of both the varieties of Chinese and minority languages of China.

The atlas organizes the varieties of Chinese in a hierarchy of groupings, following the work of Li Rong:[3] The atlas contains 36 coloured maps, printed on loose white sheets measuring 15 in × 20.75 in (38.1 cm × 52.7 cm).

[2] The work was published in 2012 as a joint venture between the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the City University of Hong Kong.

It consists of two volumes, dealing respectively with varieties of Chinese and minority languages.

[4][5] The revision follows the same structure as the first edition, but the number of maps has increased to 79, and the explanatory text is greatly expanded.