Why do the headings for some place names include the generic term Shi (city), while others do not?
A – The term Shi denotes an administrative unit. If GEOnet shows that a populated place at the same basic location as the Shi has the same name as the substantive portion of the administrative unit’s name, the place is established without Shi. If the name of the populated place is different, the administrative unit alone is established and the name included the administrative term Shi. GEOnet: Chengdu Shi, ADM2, 300 40′ 00″ N 1040 04′ 00″ E, CH27 Chengdu, PPL, 300 40′ 00″ N 1040 04′ 00″ E, CH27 Heading: Chengdu (China) GEOnet: Dongchuan Shi, ADM2, 26005′ 00″ N 1030 10′ 00″ E, CH29 Xincun, PPL, 26005′ 00″ N 1030 10′ 00″ E, CH29 Headings: Dongchuan Shi (China) Xincun (Yunnan Sheng, China) Q – Why are headings for some places romanized systematically, while others are romanized according to some other system? For example, the place which is romanized Wulumuqi is established as Urmqi (China). The place which is romanized as Ha’erbin will retain its conventional form of Harbin (China) in th
