In addition to these names, names of China also include "Zhōnghuá" (/, "central beauty"), "Huáxià" (/, "beautiful grandness"), "Shénzhōu" (, "divine state") and "Jiǔzhōu" (, "nine states"). "Hàn" (/) and "Táng" () . The People's Republic of China () and Republic of China () are the official names for the two sovereign states now claiming sovereignty over the traditional area of China. "Mainland China" is used to refer to areas under the control of the PRC, usually not including Hong Kong and Macau. 