Chinese cities renamed to fit their local pronunciations: Beijing (北京）-> Beijing (no difference from standard mandarin) Tianjin （天津）-> Tienjin (no difference either but I changed the a to an e to make it more accurate) Xi’an （西安）-> Shi’na (changed the x to an sh for English speakers, the n in an is dropped but an ng is added to make Nga, took out the g to make na, apostrophe to show two syllables) Nanjing （南京）-> Lan’gin (n is replaced with l, j replaced with g, final g is dropped) Suzhou （苏州）-> Sotso (u is replaced with o, zh replaced with ts, final u omitted, really spelled Soutseu but I simplified spelling) Shanghai （上海）-> Zanhai (sh replaced with z, g dropped, really pronounced Zonhae but didn’t change much for name recognition and aesthetic) Hangzhou （杭州）-> Hantsei (g is dropped, zh replaced with ts, ou instead pronounced ei, really spelled Ghantsei but I removed G for simplicity) Wuhan （武汉）-> Uhan (w is omitted, h really kh but kept it for simplicity) Chongqing （重庆）-> Tsongchin (ch replaced with ts, g in Qing dropped, q replaced with ch for English speakers) Chengdu （成都）-> Tsundu (ch replaced with ts, g dropped, replaced en with un for English speakers) Guangzhou （广州）-> Gwongzau (Cantonese spelling) Shenzhen （深圳）-> Samzan (Cantonese spelling) Bonus cities: Hong Kong （香港）-> Hong Kong (Cantonese pronunciation is actually Herng Gong, kept Hong Kong for simplicity and because its based on Cantonese) Taipei （台北）-> Taipak (pei/bei pronounced pak in Hokkien)