How to address a letter to China

Learn how to address and mail letters to China - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to China

Here’s what a typical address in China looks like for postal mail.

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Recipient name

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House number Street name

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District

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City Postal code

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Country

Learn more about addresses in China

Address example China
Basic structure:

ZHOU Xiuying
No.5 Shuanghe Avenue
Shunyi District
101320 BEIJING
P.R. CHINA

Address example China
With additional Information:

Ms. ZHOU Xiuying
No.5 Shuanghe Avenue, Building 3, Unit 5
Linhe Development Zone
Shunyi District
101320 BEIJING
P.R. CHINA

Address example China
For Company:

Beijing Tech Co., Ltd.
Mr. ZHANG Jun
No.1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Building 2, Floor 5, Room 501
Dongcheng District
100004 BEIJING
P.R. CHINA

Postal information

Country name

China

Postal code format

6 digits (eg: 012345)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{6})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

CN

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

CHN

UN M49 numeric country code

156

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Country information

Flag

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Common name (English)

China

Official name (English)

People's Republic of China

Native name

中华人民共和国 (中国)

Capital

Beijing

Continent

Asia

Subregion

Eastern Asia

Area

9,706,961 km²

Borders with

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam

Currency

CNY (Chinese yuan, Symbol: ¥)

Time zone

UTC+08:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/p9qC6vgiFRRXzvGi7

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/270056

Total population

1,408,280,000

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