China in Revolution, 1911–1949 · THE MAP IN OCT 1949

Map of China in October 1949

The People’s Republic

China in October 1949: The People’s Republic. Since 1949, 1 territory changed status on this map: China (the Republic, 1912–49).

Open this map in the interactive atlas →

WW2 is free — every chapter. Try chapters 1–2 of any 2 other atlases (3 with a free account). Opening a new atlas uses one of them. Membership opens all 21 — Join.

Free printable Chinese Revolution study guide, sent by email ↓

Map of China in October 1949: The People’s Republic. Colours show Foreign empires — British, French, Russian, American, Communist-controlled territory, Japan defeated & under occupation (1945). — OCT 1949 · CHINA IN REVOLUTION, 1911–1949

What changes on the map

China (the Republic, 1912–49)

The Republic of China — the government of the day → Communist-controlled territory

On the ground

Hainan — the Nationalist remnant that holds until April 1950

The chapters of this moment

CH 12 — Communist victory in China (1949)

Related maps

◧ EMBED THIS MAP ON YOUR SITE

<iframe src="https://mapsofhistory.com/embed/china/oct-1949/" style="width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;border:1px solid #999" loading="lazy" title="Map of China in October 1949 — China in Revolution, 1911–1949 — Maps of History"></iframe>

Free to embed with the attribution link kept. Teachers: print-ready study guides are at /study/.

THE FREE PRINTABLE STUDY GUIDE

Join the Dispatch — a short welcome series, then a letter when a new atlas opens — and the printable study guide for China in Revolution is yours now, free.

NO TRACKING · YOUR ADDRESS IS USED FOR THE DISPATCH AND NOTHING ELSE · UNSUBSCRIBE ANYTIME

← 1949