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| 39860 | Aiguoxiang | Ai Guoxiang (b. 1938) is a solar astrophysicist, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ( |
| 83598 | Aiweiwei | Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) is a Chinese artist and architectural designer. His most famous design was the B |
| 175419 | Albiesachs | Albie Sachs (b. 1935), Judge to the Constitutional Court of South Africa, has made global contributi |
| 362177 | Anji | Anji, a county in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China, is renowned throughout the Sinosphere for its a |
| 200003 | Aokeda | Aokeda, the Chinese abbreviation for the Macau University of Science and Technology (Ao Men Ke Ji Da |
| 8315 | Bajin | Named in honor of Jin Ba (b. 1904), president of the Chinese Writer's Association. He is one of the |
| 59000 | Beiguan | Beijing Planetarium (Beijing Tianwenguan) was the first planetarium in China, and it is now one of t |
| 90830 | Beihang | Founded in 1952, Beihang University is one of the key institutes in the national agendas “211 Projec |
| 268669 | Bunun | The Bunun tribe is a native tribe of Taiwan. Its 50000 members are distributed mainly in Namasia To |
| 207681 | Caiqiao | Cai Qiao (1897-1990), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was a famous physiologist and |
| 22183 | Canonlau | Canon Lau (b. 1965), a veteran amateur astronomer in Hong Kong since the 1980s, has put tremendous e |
| 2051 | Chang | Named in honor of Yu-che Chang {1902–1986}, one of the leading astronomers in the Peoples Republic o |
| 4047 | Chang'E | Chang'E is not only the code name of the Chinese lunar probe, but in ancient Chinese legend it is th |
| 27966 | Changguang | Changguang stands for the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese A |
| 336392 | Changhua | Changhua County is situated in the mid-western part of Taiwan Island. It is the smallest county by a |
| 8126 | Chanwainam | Chan Wainam (b. 1919), who lives in Hong Kong, has devoted his energies to education and charity in |
| 3906 | Chao | Named in honor of Edward C. T. Chao, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A discoverer of the |
| 5217 | Chaozhou | Located in the east of Guangdong Province, Chaozhou is a famous historic city of China. Named origi |
| 168126 | Chengbruce | As a leading innovator of global vision, Bruce C. H. Cheng (b. 1936) has made important contribution |
| 175452 | Chenggong | Taipei Municipal ChengGong Senior High School, established in 1922, is one of the best middle school |
| 3560 | Chenqian | Named in honor of Chen Qian, director of the History Museum of Chinese Astronomy for some years and |
| 278986 | Chenshuchu | Chen Shu-chu is a vegetable vendor and philanthropist from Taitung in Eastern Taiwan. She gives gen |
| 19873 | Chentao | Tao Chen (b. 1980) of Suzhou, Jiangsu, is a well-known amateur astronomer who codiscovered comet C/2 |
| 29552 | Chern | Shiing-shen Chern (b. 1911) is a Chinese-American mathematician and educator whose researches in dif |
| 147918 | Chiayi | Chiayi is the county in the middle of Taiwan where Lulin Observatory is located. Chiayi county has |
| 281068 | Chipolin | Chi Po-lin (1964-2017) was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, bes |
| 142756 | Chiu | Kuenley Chiu (b. 1975) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, |
| 5389 | Choikaiyau | Named in honor of Choi Kaiyau, honorary director of the Zhongshan Scientific Center and chairman of |
| 71461 | Chowmeeyee | Chow Mee Yee (1960-2005) was a classmate of the discoverer at Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School. |
| 28980 | Chowyunfat | Chow Yun-fat (b. 1955) is an actor born in Hong Kong. He is best known for his roles as Sao Feng in |
| 37687 | Chunghikoh | Chunghi Koh (Helen) Weber (1927-1986) was the wife of the discovery team leader and mother to seven |
| 4988 | Chushuho | Chu, Shu Ho David (b. 1950), who lives in Hong Kong, has devoted his energies to physical education |
| 200025 | Cloud Gate | Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, directed by choreographer Lin Hwai-min, is acclaimed as one of t |
| 224888 | Cochingchu | Coching Chu or Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974) was a prominent Chinese meteorologist, geologist and educator. |
| 3611 | Dabu | Named for a county in the northeastern part of Guangdong {see planet (2185)} province. Often called |
| 3405 | Daiwensai | Named in memory of Dai Wensai (1911–1979), one of the founders of modern astronomy in China, and dir |
| 150520 | Dong | Feng Dong (b. 1979) is a Chinese-American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surv |
| 11812 | Dongqiao | Dong Qiao (b. 1979) is a professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology whose work includes target |
| 110289 | Dufu | Du Fu (712-c. 770) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai, he is freque |
| 4273 | Dunhuang | Dunhuang city, located in the northwest of China, was of strategic importance on the ancient Silk Ro |
| 151590 | Fan | Xiaohui Fan (b. 1971) is a Chinese-American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| 185538 | Fangcheng | Astrophysicist Fang Cheng (b. 1938) has made essential contributions to the design and construction |
| 5306 | Fangfen | Named in honor of Fang Fen, a native of Zhangzhou in southern Fujian and wife of astronomer C.-Y. Sh |
| 9512 | Feijunlong | Fei Junlong (b. 1965), a space hero of China, participated in the first multi-person, multi-day spac |
| 204842 | Fengchia | Feng Chia University, located in central Taiwan, is a prestigious university characterized by educat |
| 187709 | Fengduan | Feng Duan (b. 1923), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is an expert in condensed-matte |
| 5198 | Fongyunwah | Named in honor of Fong Yunwah, friend and fellow villager of the discoverer Yang Jiexing. Yang was i |
| 18238 | Frankshu | Frank Shu (b. 1943), president of National Tsinghua University in Taiwan and former professor at the |
| 281564 | Fuhsiehhai | Hsieh-Hai Fu (b. 1952) serves at the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University |
| 15001 | Fuzhou | Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian Province, P.R. China. Besides being a famous Chinese historical and |
| 185535 | Gangda | GangDa, the Chinese abbreviation for the University of Hong Kong (Xiang Gang Da Xue), is the first a |
| 202784 | Gangkeda | Gangkeda, the Chinese abbreviation for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Xiang Gan |
| 79419 | Gaolu | Gaolu (1877-1947), the pioneer of modern astronomy in China, was born in Changle city, China Fujian |
| 3704 | Gaoshiqi | Gao Shi-Qi (1905-1988) is considered the founder of science popularization in China. His contractio |
| 204710 | Gaoxing | Gao Xing (b. 1974), founder of the Xingming Observatory of Urumqi, is an amateur astronomer dedicate |
| 38980 | Gaoyaojie | Gao yao-jie (b. 1927), a retired medical doctor, was a pioneer on AIDS prevention in China. In 2001 |
| 19258 | Gongyi | Gongyi is a city located in the heartland of the Central Plains of China Henan Province, with a hist |
| 3048 | Guangzhou | Named for the largest open city in southern China and the capital of Guangdong province. The provinc |
| 171448 | Guchaohao | Gu Chaohao (b. 1926) is a mathematician who has made contributions to both pure and applied mathemat |
| 185216 | Gueiren | Gueiren, meaning “All to be benevolent”, is the earliest developed area in Taiwan. Located in the s |
| 28513 | Guo | Yanping Guo (b. 1960) is the mission trajectory designer of the New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt missi |
| 55838 | Hagongda | Founded in 1920, the Harbin Institute of Technology, a key national university in China, is prestigi |
| 69869 | Haining | Haining, at the southern tip of the Yangtze River in northern Zhejiang province, enjoys profound cul |
| 48700 | Hanggao | The Hangzhou High School has made an outstanding contribution to national education since its founda |
| 154004 | Haolei | Lei Hao (b. 1976) is a Chinese astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best kn |
| 200002 | Hehe | “Hehe” (“harmony”) is the name of Suzhou Hehe Culture Foundation. “Hehe” is a traditional Chinese sy |
| 3746 | Heyuan | The city of Heyuan is located in the Chinese northeastern province of Guangdong. Its Evergreen Lake |
| 291633 | Heyun | He Yun (b. 1921) is a Chinese radio/TV engineer and the chief designer of the old Shanghai TV Tower. |
| 185577 | Hhaihao | Hhaihao City (Haikou Shi) is the capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China. |
| 273836 | Hoijyusek | Hoi Jyu Sek (Haizhushi), “the Rock of the Pearl in Sea”, was a large rock in the Pearl River that ha |
| 5045 | Hoyin | Ho Yin (1908-1983), a well-known philanthropist, devoted himself to public service and philanthropy |
| 349785 | Hsiaotejen | Hsiao Te-Jen (1934-2015) was the grandfather of the first discoverer. He was a farmer for his whole |
| 212631 | Hsinchu | Hsinchu is a city in northern Taiwan, popularly nicknamed “The Windy City” for its windy climate. Hs |
| 246504 | Hualien | Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan in terms of area, and is located on the mountainous e |
| 48636 | Huangkun | Kun Huang (1919-2005), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was an internationally known |
| 3502 | Huangpu | Named for Huangpu district, located in the center of Shanghai {see planet (2197)}. It is a center f |
| 79316 | Huangshan | Huangshan City, named for nearby Mt. Huangshan, is the birthplace of Huizhou culture. There is beau |
| 3014 | Huangsushu | Named in memory of Su-Shu Huang (1915–1977), professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern Univ |
| 34778 | Huhunglick | Henry Hung-lick Hu (b. 1920) is a barrister-at-law in Hong Kong. In 1971 he founded Shue Yan (“the |
| 5390 | Huichiming | For his help in alleviating poverty, Hui Chi Ming (b. 1964) received the China Glory Facilitative Po |
| 169834 | Hujie | Hu Jie (b. 1981) is the newly-wedded wife of Tao Chen, who discovered this minor planet. |
| 236683 | Hujingyao | Hu Jing-Yao (b. 1937), is a leading astronomer of National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Acade |
| 26713 | Iusukyin | Iu Suk-yin (b. 1932) was a passionate school teacher who gave lifetime support to her husband Joseph |
| 10017 | Jaotsungi | Jao Tsung-i, alias Xuantang (b. 1917), is a world renowned sinologist, painter and calligrapher. H |
| 145534 | Jhongda | Jhongda, in Mandarin Chinese an abbreviation for “Central University”, is one of the leading researc |
| 4760 | Jia-xiang | Named in honor of Zhang Jia-xiang, an astronomer at the Purple Mountain Observatory and the director |
| 48619 | Jianli | Jianli County, located in the south of Jianghan plain, has a long history and splendid culture, incl |
| 100434 | Jinyilian | Jin Yilian (b. 1929), an academician of the China Academy of Engineering, has raised a number of ide |
| 10930 | Jinyong | Jinyong is a pen-name of Louis Cha (b. 1924), author of 15 chivalrous romances in Chinese and the mo |
| 139 | Juewa | The name stands as Juewa, or more fully, Jue-wa-sing, which means literally the “Star of China’s For |
| 210035 | Jungli | Jungli, located in the Taoyuan County, in the north-western part of Taiwan, is one of the most ethni |
| 35366 | Kaifeng | Kaifeng, a city located on the southern bank of the Yellow River in northern Henan province, has a h |
| 215080 | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city, is located in southwestern Taiwan and faces the Taiwan Stra |
| 3463 | Kaokuen | Named in honor of Charles Kuen Kao (1933– ), an internationally renowned telecommunications scientis |
| 181670 | Kengyun | KengYun (1924-2000) was a master of Zen, who taught others how to understand themselves, and to reco |
| 3751 | Kiang | Named in honor of Tao Kiang, an astronomer at the Dunsink Observatory, near Dublin. A teacher of the |
| 178151 | Kulangsu | Kulangsu (Gulangyu) is an island off the southwestern coast of the city of Xiamen in China. It is re |
| 3613 | Kunlun | Named for a mountain range in the western part of China. (M 34619) |
| 3650 | Kunming | Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, is one of the hub cities in southwestern China. It enjoys |
| 4646 | Kwee | Named in honor of the Leiden astronomer Kiem Keng Kwee (1927– ), who works intensively on eclipsing |
| 110074 | Lamchunhei | Lam Chun Hei (b. 1991) is a student at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Ya College in Hong Kong. |
| 31129 | Langyatai | Langyatai, a three-story platform with a perimeter of several kilometers, was built along the Langya |
| 110073 | Leeonki | Lee On-ki (b. 1994) is a student at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Ya College. Her grandmother |
| 181569 | Leetyphoon | Typhoon Lee (b. 1948) is a member of Taiwan's Academia Sinica, who specializes in isotope geochemist |
| 99503 | Leewonchul | Lee, Won Chul (David W. Lee, 1896-1963) studied η Aql (the “Won Chul Star”) at the University of Mic |
| 110288 | Libai | Chinese poet Li Bai (701-762) belonged to the group of scholars known as the “Eight Immortals of the |
| 3812 | Lidaksum | Named in honor of Li Dak Sum, noted public figure and enthusiastic promoter of Chinese educational a |
| 14656 | Lijiang | Lijiang City, in the northwest of Yunnan Province in China, is in the center of the World Natural He |
| 21496 | Lijianyang | Jianyang Li (b. 1976), University of Maryland, has studied the surface light-scattering properties o |
| 192178 | Lijieshou | Li Jieshou (b. 1924), an academician of Chinese Engineering Academy, is the founder of surgical nutr |
| 239611 | Likwohting | Kwoh-Ting Li (b. 1911) was trained as a physicist but became the mastermind of Taiwan's industrial r |
| 3609 | Liloketai | Named in honor of Li Loketai, founder of the Zishan College. He has won a high reputation for his ef |
| 5539 | Limporyen | Lim Poryen (b. 1914) is a prestigious philanthropist who helped launch many schools and a first-clas |
| 316020 | Linshuhow | After playing basketball at Harvard University, Jeremy Shu-How Lin (b. 1988) began a professional ca |
| 210230 | Linyuanpei | Lin Yuanpei (b. 1936) is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was the first to |
| 7145 | Linzexu | Named in honor of Lin Zexu (1785-1850) for his pioneering campaign against drug abuse and drug-relat |
| 23701 | Liqibin | Li Qibin (1936-2003) was the director of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory (1987-1998) and twice |
| 26738 | Lishizhen | Li Shizhen (1518-1593) was a Chinese herbalist. It took him 28 years to complete his Bencao Gang |
| 137039 | Lisiguang | Li Siguang (1899-1971), founder of and pioneer in modern Chinese geology, contributed tremendously t |
| 207603 | Liuchaohan | Liu Chao-Han (b. 1939) is a Taiwanese physicist and educator who served as President of National Cen |
| 19874 | Liudongyan | Dongyan Liu (b. 1987) of Suzhou, Jiangsu, a student majoring in English at Suzhou University, served |
| 261936 | Liulin | Liu Lin (b. 1936) is a professor at China's Nanjing University. He is a expert and educator in celes |
| 10070 | Liuzongli | Liu Zongli (b. 1937) is a professor of astronomy and astronomer at Beijing National Observatory. |
| 3556 | Lixiaohua | Named in honor of Li Xiaohua, a young industrialist in Beijing whose concern for education led him t |
| 102536 | Luanenjie | Luan Enjie (b. 1940) is an Academician of the National Academy of Engineering of China and an Academ |
| 236484 | Luchijen | Lu Chi-Jen, an active amateur astronomer in Taiwan, is the major founder of the Taichung Astronomica |
| 58418 | Luguhu | Luguhu Lake is situated at the junction of southwestern Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan. Around the |
| 5538 | Luichewoo | Named in honor of Lui Chewoo, an expert in mineralogy. Lui served as a director of the Mineralogical |
| 3844 | Lujiaxi | Lu Jia-xi (1915-2001), known for his creative work in physical chemistry, structural chemistry and c |
| 145523 | Lulin | Lulin, the mountain located in central Taiwan where this minor planet was discovered, literally mean |
| 204711 | Luojialun | Luo Jialun (1897-1969) was a Chinese educator, historian, thinker and diplomat. He was President of |
| 16757 | Luoxiahong | Luoxia Hong (140-87 BC) was the most famous folk astronomer in ancient China. He performed accurate |
| 239200 | Luoyang | Luoyang is an ancient city situated on the central plain of China and has a history of more than 400 |
| 91023 | Lutan | Lu Tan (b. 1932), an astrophysicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made con |
| 5430 | Luu | Named in honor of Jane X. Luu (1963– ) for her research on the small bodies of the solar system. Luu |
| 233547 | Luxun | Lu Xun (or Lu Hsün) was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (1881-1936), one of the major Chinese writers of |
| 8423 | Macao | Named in honor of Macao, the beautiful peninsula near Zhuhai. An international tourist attraction a |
| 218097 | Maoxianxin | Xianxin Mao (b. 1980) of Suzhou, Jiangsu, was a classmate of T. Chen, who located this object in ima |
| 18550 | Maoyisheng | Yisheng Mao (1896-1989) was a world-renowned scientist and one of the founders of modern bridge engi |
| 216261 | Mapihsia | Pi Hsia Ma (b. 1951), the mother of the first discoverer, inspires him in his astronomical work. |
| 246643 | Miaoli | Miaoli is a city located in the mountainous terrain on the western coastline of Taiwan. The city is |
| 30991 | Minenze | Min Enze (b. 1924), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engine |
| 28242 | Mingantu | Ming Antu (1692-1765?) was a Chinese astronomer and mathematician of the Qing Dynasty. During the d |
| 199953 | Mingnaiben | Ming Naiben (b. 1935), a professor at Nanjing University and an academician of the Chinese Academy o |
| 3678 | Mongmanwai | Named in honor of Man Wai Mong, prominent in the Chinese electrical engineering community. Mong take |
| 278384 | Mudanjiang | Mudanjiang is a city in the northernmost Heilongjiang Province in China. The name comes from “Mudan |
| 4245 | Nairc | Nairc is the name for Nanjing Astronomical Instrument Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, |
| 160493 | Nantou | Nantou County is located at the geographical center of Taiwan. It is famous for the beautiful lands |
| 9092 | Nanyang | Nanyang City, in the southwest of Henan Province, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. It |
| 2790 | Needham | Named in honor of Joseph Needham, a famous natural scientist and academician of the British Royal Ac |
| 142106 | Nengshun | Ye Nengshun (1894-1952) is a great-grandfather of the discoverer. |
| 432101 | Ngari | Ngari (occasionally spelled as Ali) is a prefecture in northwest Tibet. It is nicknamed “the top of |
| 20887 | Ngwaikin | Ng Wai Kin (b. 1974) is one of the pioneers in lunar and planetary imaging using webcam. His imagin |
| 3543 | Ningbo | Named for the historic Chinese port city, birthplace of the Neolithic Hemudu culture, dating back 70 |
| 3089 | Oujianquan | Named in honor of Oujianquan, Chinese entrepreneur, for his notable contributions in developing town |
| 5273 | Peilisheng | A leader in Chinese science and technology, Pei Lisheng (1906-2000) made a great contribution to pro |
| 239071 | Penghu | Penghu is the only island county of Taiwan and consists of 64 small islands. It is also called “the |
| 48798 | Penghuanwu | Chinese theoretical physicist Peng Huanwu (b. 1915) made many contributions to theoretical physics a |
| 175450 | Phillipklu | Phillip K. Lu (b. 1932) is a Chinese-born astronomer, translator and poet. He taught and conducted |
| 92209 | Pingtang | Pingtang county, situated in southwestern China in Qiannan Buyi and Miao autonomous prefecture, Guiz |
| 175583 | Pingtung | Pingtung County is the southernmost county in Taiwan. It has some of the country's best beaches, mo |
| 4562 | Poleungkuk | This name celebrates the 125th anniversary of the founding of Po Leung Kuk, a famous charity in Hong |
| 256699 | Poudai | Poudai Town (Puqian Zhen) is a town in Vunsiang City (Wenchang Shi), Hainan. The town contains one o |
| 77138 | Puiching | Founded in 1889, the Pui Ching Middle School is among the best secondary schools in Hong Kong. |
| 199947 | Qaidam | Qaidam, meaning “salt marshes” in Mongolian, located in the north of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is one o |
| 189347 | Qian | Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998) was a Chinese literary scholar and writer, best known for his satiric nove |
| 24956 | Qiannan | Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Qiannan), with a population of 4.2 million from 43 ethn |
| 3763 | Qianxuesen | Qian Xuesen (b. 1911), known for his pioneering contributions to aerodynamics, the physics of solids |
| 3513 | Quqinyue | Named in honor of Qu Qinyue, professor of astronomy at Nanjing University, known for his research on |
| 207717 | Sa'a | Sa'a City (Sanya Shi), founded in 110 B.C. as Ngaiziu, is the southernmost city of China. The city i |
| 5537 | Sanya | Sanya, located on the southern tip of Hainan Island, is the only tropical seaside tourist city in Ch |
| 1881 | Shao | Named in honor of Cheng-yuan Shao {1927– }, an assistant to McCrosky {see planet (1880)} in several |
| 8256 | Shenzhou | Shenzhou, meaning “Miracle Ship”, is the name of the first series of Chinese manned spaceships. |
| 28468 | Shichangxu | Shi Changxu (b. 1920), material-scientist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chi |
| 132825 | Shizu-Mao | Ye Mao (Shiqing, 1231-1322) was a chief executive of Zibei County (now Wenchang City). His name mea |
| 188973 | Siufaiwing | Siu Fai Wing (b. 1946) is a distinguished Chinese painter and sculptor. He held over thirty big solo |
| 210210 | Songjian | Song Jian (b. 1931), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of Chinese |
| 4699 | Sootan | Named for Soo Hoay Tan (1956– ), partner of the discoverer and high-school science teacher. This ast |
| 145588 | Sudongpo | Su Shi (1037-1101), also known by his literary name Dongpo (“Eastern Slope”), was a giant among writ |
| 145546 | Suiqizhong | Guangzhou (Sui) No. 7 (qi) Middle (zhong) School, established in 1888, is among the best middle scho |
| 88879 | Sungjaoyiu | Joseph Jao-yiu Sung (b. 1959) is the vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, associa |
| 148081 | Sunjiadong | Sun Jiadong (b. 1929), aerospace-technologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a p |
| 185364 | Sunweihsin | Wei-Hsin Sun (b. 1957), director of National Museum of Natural Science, is a renowned astronomer, au |
| 185640 | Sunyisui | Sun Yisui (b. 1936) is an astronomer who has made contributions to both celestial mechanics and nonl |
| 300892 | Taichung | Taichung is Taiwan's third largest city and has been proclaimed as a cultural city. |
| 187514 | Tainan | Tainan is located in southern Taiwan and is the oldest and the fifth-largest city on the island. Co |
| 171381 | Taipei | Taipei, known officially as Taipei City, is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan. |
| 281561 | Taitung | Taitung County is in the southeast of Taiwan. It has a beautiful natural landscape, with high mounta |
| 28963 | Tamyiu | Tam Yiu (b. 1928), a driving instructor by profession, had inspired thousands of followers who study |
| 3542 | Tanjiazhen | Named in honor of Tan Jiazhen (1909– ), professor at Fudan University and considered the founder of |
| 231346 | Taofanlin | Tao Fan-Lin, director of the Taipei amateur astronomers association, has worked at Taipei Observator |
| 210030 | Taoyuan | Taoyuan, where the National Central University is located, is generally considered to be the gateway |
| 85293 | Tengzhou | Tengzhou is a city located in the southern part of Shandong Province, with a history that stretches |
| 2886 | Tinkaping | Named in honor of Tinkaping, well-known Hong Kong industrialist, who has made important contribution |
| 12418 | Tongling | Tongling, famous as a major copper producer since the Western Han Dynasty, is a city on the southern |
| 2240 | Tsai | Named in honor of Tsai Chang-hsien, director of the Taipei Observatory since World War II, an active |
| 32613 | Tseyuenman | Tse Yuen Man Joanna (1968-2003) was a Respiratory Medicine specialist doctor in Hong Kong. She died |
| 16982 | Tsinghua | Founded in 1911, Tsinghua University is one of the most renowned research universities in China and |
| 175586 | Tsou | Tsou tribe is a native tribe in Taiwan. Its population of about 6400 is distributed mostly in Alish |
| 23258 | Tsuihark | Hark Tsui (b. 1951) is a brilliant Hong Kong movie producer and director whose numerous productions |
| 31230 | Tuyouyou | Tu Youyou (b. 1930) is a Chinese pharmacologist and Nobel Laureate. She discovered the antimalarial |
| 192208 | Tzu Chi | The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, established in Taiwan in 1966, has grown to be an |
| 17693 | Wangdaheng | Daheng Wang (b. 1915), research professor, director and honorary director of Changchun Institute of |
| 210231 | Wangdemin | Wang Demin (b. 1937), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is the founder of Separa |
| 172318 | Wangshui | Shu-i Wang (b. 1964) is an American optical engineer and a Sloan Digital Sky Survey builder. She ha |
| 207716 | Wangxichan | Wang Xichan (1628-1682) was a Chinese astronomer of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, who develo |
| 4913 | Wangxuan | Chinese scientist Wang Xuan (1937-2006) specialized in computer science. An innovator of the Chinese |
| 43259 | Wangzhenyi | Wang Zhenyi (b. 1924), hematologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has developed |
| 216343 | Wenchang | Wenchang Shi, historically known as Zibei County, is a Chinese city in Hainan Dao. It has a history |
| 161715 | Wenchuan | This minor planet is named in memory of the 90~000 people killed in the great Wenchuan earthquake on |
| 133814 | Wenjengko | Wenjeng Ko (b. 1955) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as the Science Processing and Operations Cente |
| 145545 | Wensayling | Sayling Wen (1948-2003), a tireless educator and promoter for social work, was instrumental in in es |
| 18730 | Wingip | Wing Ip (b. 1947) is Vice Chancellor of the University system of Taiwan. He works on cometary physic |
| 41742 | Wongkakui | Wong Ka Kui (1962-1993) was a Hong Kong singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead vocalis |
| 2705 | Wu | Named in honor of Sherman S. C. Wu, chief photogrammetrist of the Astrogeology Branch of the U.S. Ge |
| 56088 | Wuheng | Heng Wu (1914-1999) was the founder and organizer of Antarctic research in China. |
| 17606 | Wumengchao | Wu Mengchao (b. 1922), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is an expert and pioneer on h |
| 256892 | Wutayou | Ta-You Wu (1907-2000) was a renowned physicist who introduced modern physics to China. He served as |
| 7683 | Wuwenjun | Wenjun Wu (b. 1919), a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the originator in the research |
| 3570 | Wuyeesun | Named in honor of Wu Yeesun, a famous bonsai artist, who has been engaged in research on the art of |
| 175718 | Wuzhengyi | Wu Zhengyi (b. 1916), botanist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made pioneering a |
| 207809 | Wuzuze | Wu Zuze (b. 1935), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the founder of hematopoieti |
| 32928 | Xiejialin | Xie Jialin (b. 1920), Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a renowned physicist and the fo |
| 204836 | Xiexiaosi | Xie Xiaosi (1905-2008), known as the 'Guardian of World Cultural Heritage', was a famous Chinese gar |
| 21313 | Xiuyanyu | Xiuyanyu is a kind of jade produced in Xiuyan County, in northeastern China, famous for its long his |
| 85472 | Xizezong | Chinese science historian and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences Xi Zezong (b. 1927) made ma |
| 55901 | Xuaoao | Xu Aoao (b. 1940) is a solar-physics astronomer and educator. As Vice President of Nanjing Universit |
| 172989 | Xuliyang | Xu Liyang (b. 1989) is a good friend of the first discoverer. |
| 4360 | Xuyi | The Chinese words Xu Yi mean “to enjoy a distant view with eyes wide open”. Xuyi is an ancie |
| 90826 | Xuzhihong | Chinese botanist Xu Zhihong (b. 1942) steadfastly and effectively supported the development of Chine |
| 83363 | Yamwingwah | Yam Wing Wah (b. 1963) is a chemistry professor at the University of Hong Kong. Her research intere |
| 11637 | Yangjiachi | Jiachi Yang (b. 1919), an expert in automatic control and space technology, devoted himself to the d |
| 21064 | Yangliwei | Yang Liwei (b. 1965) was the first from China to orbit the earth. His Shenzou V space capsule was l |
| 3729 | Yangzhou | Situated between the Yangtze and Huai rivers, Yangzhou is the location of China's earliest canal, da |
| 10611 | Yanjici | Yan Jici (1901-1996) was a renowned physical scientist and educator, and a member of the Chinese Aca |
| 175633 | Yaoan | Yaoan is a county in the north of Yunnan Province with a long history and a cultural heritage that e |
| 41981 | Yaobeina | Yaobeina (1981-2015) was a talented and courageous Chinese singer who won numerous awards for the be |
| 27895 | Yeduzheng | Meteorologist Ye Du-zheng (b. 1916) is an honorary director of atmospheric physics and a special inv |
| 456677 | Yepeijian | Ye Peijian (b. 1945), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, specializes in spacecraft a |
| 10280 | Yequanzhi | Quan-Zhi Ye (b. 1988) is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology who stu |
| 3241 | Yeshuhua | Named in honor of Ye Shuhua, well-known Chinese astronomer, member of the Chinese Academy of Science |
| 175411 | Yilan | Yilan is a county in northeastern Taiwan, blessed with natural beauty and a rich culture. |
| 3340 | Yinhai | Named for a beautiful city located on Hailing Island in the South China Sea, famous for its scenery. |
| 206185 | Yip | Ching-Wa Yip (b. 1974) is a Hong Kong astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, |
| 6541 | Yuan | Dah-Ning Yuan (b. 1956), a senior scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been a key contrib |
| 214883 | Yuanxikun | Yuan Xikun (b. 1944) is a Chinese sculptor and painter. His sculpture “Sky-Patching: Chinese Goddess |
| 83600 | Yuchunshun | Yu Chunshun (1951-1996) was a Chinese adventurer. He died in the Lop Nur desert in Xinjiang provinc |
| 32622 | Yuewaichun | Yue Wai-Chun (b. 1954), a veteran amateur astronomer, was the coordinator of IOTA China division. He |
| 19370 | Yukyung | Yuk Yung (b. 1946) is a Caltech planetary scientist who has studied atmospheric photochemistry and e |
| 31196 | Yulong | Yulong (“Jade dragon”) is the only Naxi-language autonomous county in China. This ethnic culture th |
| 200578 | Yungchuen | Chuen Yung (1936-2014) was a medical doctor in Hong Kong, who practiced medicine at a clinic on Peng |
| 435728 | Yunlin | Yunlin County is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known |
| 185546 | Yushan | With an elevation of 3952 meters, Yushan, in the Jade Mountains, is the highest peak of the Taiwan C |
| 5267 | Zegmott | Tarik Zegmott (b. 1992) is a British Astronomy PhD student whose research for his Masters thesis, “O |
| 1802 | Zhang Heng | Named for Zhang Heng (78–139), a prominent scientist of the eastern Han dynasty who devised and cons |
| 3028 | Zhangguoxi | Named in honor of Zhang Guoxi, Chinese industrialist, for his contributions to social welfare and pu |
| 241113 | Zhongda | The Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred as Zhongshan University, is ranked as one of |
| 19298 | Zhongkeda | Zhongguokeda is the University of Science and Technology of China, a new type of university establis |
| 237187 | Zhonglihe | Zhong Li-he (1915-1960) was a Taiwanese writer, best known for his novels about southern Taiwan's fa |
| 4925 | Zhoushan | Zhoushan, situated on the East China Sea, is the sole city in the Zhoushan Islands archipelago. An |
| 10388 | Zhuguangya | Chinese nuclear scientist Zhu Guangya (b. 1924) made many contributions to nuclear physics and atomi |
| 335799 | Zonglü | Zonglü, or Chinese windmill palm, is a palm native to tropical regions in East Asia. It is a popular |