China

China
Location information
Location	Asia
Permanent residents	Dzou Yen Quong Po Ya Zhou (possibly) Liu Tao
Affiliation	Chinese Ministry of Magic Chinese National Quidditch team Chinese Dragon Sanctuary

China is the third or fourth largest country in the world by size, and the largest by population. Stretching across a large swath of eastern Asia, its capital of Beijing is located in the northeastern corner of the country. The autonomous region of Tibet is also located within China.

Magical government

Liu Tao, the Chinese Minister for Magic in 1932

A Ministry of Magic existed in China. Liu Tao was the Minister for Magic in 1932.

Non-magic world

In July 1996, The Guardian reported that the current Dalai Lama was given the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor by the United States, which China objected to strongly.

Wizarding world

Many different wand woods were from China. For instance, redwood trees grew here, as well as in North America.

Jixi may have had a community of note in the wizarding world, as the Daily Prophet reported on its weather in its international section.

Sleekeazy's Hair Potion was manufactured in China.

Credence Barebone, Vinda Rosier and Carrow in China

In 1932, Newton Scamander visited the Tianzi Mountains outside of Kweilin where he wanted to catalogue information on a Qilin. There, he witnessed a Qilin mother birth a child; right afterwards, acolytes of Gellert Grindelwald came in and cast a spell on the mother, taking the child Qilin, and escaped. Newt sat beside the mother Qilin, only to find a twin of the baby Qilin; he put the Qilin in the suitcase and left.

In 2010, the Chinese National Quidditch team participated in the 2010 Quidditch World Cup. The final was between China and Moldova, with Moldova winning 750 to 640. The match lasted three days, and it was widely held to have produced some of the finest Quidditch seen this century.

In 2019, members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force accompanied a team of Magizoologists from the Calamity World Centre in England to China, where they spent several days in stillness trying to safely see and capture a Demiguise, which benefited them as a test of patience, perseverance, and focus.

Individuals

Long Shouren leaves his village in China

Cho Chang, a love interest of Harry Potter, as well as her grandfather, were presumably of Chinese heritage.

Long Shouren grew up in a small moutain village in China where his family protected dragons. He left when he was seventeen to travel the world.

Robyn Thistlethwaite's mother was of Chinese heritage, with Robyn being half-Chinese on her mother's side and half-British on her father's side.

Other famous wizards hailing from China included the alchemist Dzou Yen, the dragonologist Quong Po and the Minister for Magic Liu Tao.

Known locations

• Kweilin
• Jixi
• Nanchang
• Tibet
• Zhangjiajie

Magical creatures

Native to China

Chinese Fireball

Phoenix

Zouwu

Yeti (Tibet)

Qilin

Far East

The following creatures were found throughout the Far East:

Demiguise

Occamy

Re'em

Horned Serpent

Pacific Ocean

The following creatures were found throughout the Pacific Ocean:

Sea serpent

Worldwide

The following creatures were all found worldwide:

Ashwinder

Bundimun

Chizpurfle

Clabbert

Fairy

Flobberworm

Ghoul

Kneazle

Merpeople

Mooncalf

Plimpy

Puffskein

Fire Dwelling Salamander

Streeler

Werewolf

Winged horse

Magical plants

The Chinese Chomping Cabbage was presumably native to China.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned as Chinese)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned as Chinese)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned as Chinese)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned in a newspaper)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (First appearance)
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Picture only)