Tencent Maps Explained

Tencent Maps
Url:map.qq.com
Commercial:Yes
Type:Web mapping
Language:Simplified Chinese
Owner:Tencent
Current Status:Active

Tencent Maps is a desktop and web mapping service application and technology provided by Tencent, offering satellite imagery, street maps, street view and historical view perspectives, as well as functions such as a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or with public transportation. Android and iOS versions are available.

The online version of Tencent Map is available only in the Chinese language and offers maps only of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, with the rest of the world appearing unexplored.

On September 26, 2014, Tencent Map announced that maps of Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan were launched for the mobile version.[1] These locations (except Taiwan) are not available on the web version as of July 2017.

Tencent Maps partners with NavInfo[2] for the Chinese market and for the Hong Kong market.

Street view service

The street view service of Tencent Maps was first launched in 2011, but later stopped because of restrictions on geographic data in China. It was relaunched on December 13, 2012.[3]

Timeline of introductions

  1. [4]
Release dateMajor locations added
1December 13, 2012Beijing
Shanghai
Guangdong

Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Shaanxi: Xi'an
Tibet Autonomous Region: Lhasa (prefecture-level city)

2March 20, 2013Yunnan

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Lijiang, Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Tibet Autonomous Region: Chamdo, Lhoka (Shannan) Prefecture, Nyingchi, Shigatse
Hebei: Chengde, Zhangjiakou
Jiangxi: Shangrao: Wuyuan County, Jiangxi:
Hainan: Sanya

3April 1, 2013Beijing

More areas

4April 12, 2013Xinjiang

Karamay

5April 24, 2013Hubei

Wuhan
Sichuan: Chengdu
Jiangsu: Nanjing
Yunnan: Kunming
Hainan: Haikou
Announced together with aerial photographs of Senkaku Islands (aka Diaoyu Islands or Pinnacle Islands)

6May 29, 2013Zhejiang

Hangzhou
Jiangsu: Suzhou, Wuxi
Fujian: Fuzhou, Xiamen
Hunan: Changsha
Guangdong: Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Foshan

7July 11, 2013Shanghai

More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas
Chongqing
Zhejiang: Ningbo
Guangdong: Jiangmen, Huizhou, Shantou
Henan: Zhengzhou

8August 8, 2013Tianjin
Jiangxi

Nanchang
Hebei: Shijiazhuang
Shanxi: Taiyuan
Guangxi: Nanning

9August 23, 2013Liaoning

Shenyang

10August 26, 2013Shandong

Jinan, Qingdao
Inner Mongolia: Hohhot

11September 15, 2013Shandong

Weifang

12October 21, 2013Shaanxi

Xi'an: More areas
Anhui: Hefei
Xinjiang: Ürümqi
Heilongjiang: Harbin
Jilin: Changchun
Liaoning: Dalian

13October 29, 2013Heilongjiang

Mudanjiang, Daqing, Qiqihar, Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture
Henan: Luoyang
Jilin: Songyuan, Jilin City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture: Antu County
Liaoning: Dandong, Benxi, Anshan, Fushun, Jinzhou
Inner Mongolia: Ordos City, Hulunbuir, Baotou
Guangxi: Liuzhou
Yunnan: Qujing, Yuxi

14November 11, 2013Guizhou

Anshun

November 27, 2013Guangdong

Shenzhen (More areas: Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 and Ground Transportation Center)

15December 12, 2013Ningxia

Yinchuan
Jilin: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Inner Mongolia: Hinggan League
Hebei: Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Langfang, Baoding, Handan, Chengde
Shaanxi: Baoji, Xianyang, Hanzhong
Shandong: Yantai, Weihai, Tai'an, Rizhao
Henan: Kaifeng, Xuchang
Qinghai: Xining, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Gansu: Lanzhou, Jiayuguan City, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Gansu, Tianshui
Guizhou: Guiyang
Guangxi: Guilin
Hainan: Sansha, Dongfang, Hainan

16January 15, 2014Xinjiang

Turpan
Jiangsu: Xuzhou
Shandong: Jining
Sichuan: Deyang
Henan: Xinxiang, Jiaozuo
Shanxi: Xinzhou, Datong
Jiangxi: Jiujiang, Jingdezhen, Ji'an
Shaanxi: Yan'an
Zhejiang: Wenzhou, Jiaxing
Hunan: Xiangtan
Yunnan: More areas: China National Highway 214, China National Highway 320 and  Provincial road 221 of Yunnan, etc.
Tibet Autonomous Region: Nagqu Prefecture, Mêdog County and China National Highway 318, China National Highway 109, etc.
Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas, Shenzhen: More areas

17February 26, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas
Hubei: Wuhan: More areas
Jiangsu: Nanjing: More areas, Yangzhou
Hunan: Zhangjiajie, Zhuzhou
Zhejiang: Taizhou, Zhejiang, Shaoxing
Sichuan: Chengdu: More areas, Mianyang
Shanxi: Changzhi, Jinzhong

18April 17, 2014Hong Kong
April 25, 2014Qinghai

Golmud and China National Highway 319 (Golmud section)

May 14, 2014Hubei

water views of Yangtze in Yichang and Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Chongqing: water views of Yangtze
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas

19May 29, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Hong Kong: More areas in New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Guangdong: Shaoguan
Zhejiang: Zhoushan
Hunan: Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Hubei: Yichang, Huanggang

June 11, 2014Hong Kong

Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor

20June 26, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan: More areas
Hong Kong: More areas in New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Jiangxi: Ganzhou
Jiangsu: Lianyungang
Hunan: Hengyang
Hubei: Xiangyang, Shiyan, Ezhou
Shanxi: Jincheng

21August 1, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Hong Kong: More areas in Tsim Sha Tsui and Sai Kung Town
Guangdong: More areas in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Qingyuan
Jiangsu: Suzhou: More areas in Changshu and Zhangjiagang, Nantong, Zhenjiang
Zhejiang: Jinhua, Lishui, Quzhou, Huzhou
Anhui: Wuhu
Hainan: More areas in Haikou and Sanya, China National Highway 224 (SanyaTunchang County),  Provincial road 314 of Hainan (SanyaLedong)
Fujian: Quanzhou, Putian
Hunan: More areas in Changsha (including Liuyang), Yueyang
Hubei: Xiaogan, Huangshi
Jiangxi: Xinyu

22August 28, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Hong Kong: More areas
Chongqing: More areas (including water views of Yangtze in Fuling District and Changshou Lake)
Jiangsu: Suzhou: More areas (urban area, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Taicang, Zhouzhuang)
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas, Shenzhen: More areas
Liaoning: Shenyang: More areas
Sichuan: Leshan (Leshan Giant Buddha and Emeishan City)
Hubei: Wuhan: More areas
Yunnan: Kunming: More areas
Fujian: More areas in Fuzhou (including Fuqing) and Xiamen
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas, Ningbo: More areas

23September 11, 2014Guangdong

Meizhou
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (Chaoyang District, ShantouHuidong County, Guangdong)
S17 Chaozhou–Huilai Expressway (Jieyang section)
G78 Shantou–Kunming Expressway (ShantouXingning, Guangdong)
G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway (Meixian DistrictHuidong)

September 25, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Chongqing: More areas (urban area)
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas;Shenzhen: More areas (urban area, Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, urban area of Longgang District, Shenzhen, Longhua Subdistrict, Shenzhen, G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway (HuanggangFuyong), RenhuaShenzhen Expressway (ShenzhenHuiyang)
Jiangsu: Suzhou: More areas
Hebei: Zhangjiakou: More areas (urban area)
Liaoning: G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway (Shenyangborder of Liaoning)
Jilin: G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway (Siping, Jilin section)
Hubei: G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway (WuhanJingmen)
Tibet Autonomous Region: China National Highway 219 (Ngari PrefectureShigatse)

October 24, 2014Guangdong

Heyuan: More areas

October 30, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas (Pingshan Railway Station, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Dapeng New District)
Chongqing: G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway (Shapingba DistrictDazu District), G5001 Chongqing Ring Expressway
Tianjin: More areas
Anhui: Huangshan City: More areas (Hongcun, Xidi, Huicheng)
Tibet Autonomous Region: Lhasa (prefecture-level city): More areas (urban area,  Provincial road 202 of Tibet (Lhünzhub County section), Nagqu Prefecture: More areas (China National Highway 317(Nagqu CountyBaqên County)), Chamdo: More areas (China National Highway 317(Baxoi CountyKarub District)), China National Highway 318 (Lhasa (prefecture-level city)Lhatse County) (update), China National Highway 219 (Lhatse CountyBurang County)
Jiangxi: Yichun, Jiangxi: More areas (Mingyue Mountain)
Anhui: Huaibei: More areas (Huiyuan Road)
Hebei: Zhangjiakou: China National Highway 207 (Zhangjiakou urban area–Zhangbei County),  Provincial road 242 of Hebei (Zhangjiakou urban area–Chongli County)
Liaoning: Anshan: More areas (Haicheng), Dalian: More areas (urban area, Wafangdian), G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (Dalian–Shenyang)

December 26, 2014Beijing

More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas (urban area, Nansha District, Panyu District, Huadu District), Shenzhen: More areas
Jiangsu: Nanjing: More areas
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas, Ningbo: More areas
Jilin: Changchun: More areas
Heilongjiang: Harbin: More areas
G1011 Harbin–Tongjiang Expressway (HarbinBin County, HeilongjiangFangzheng County)
China National Highway 221 (HarbinBin County, HeilongjiangJiamusiSuburb)
China National Highway 102 (HarbinShuangcheng DistrictKuancheng District)
China National Highway 202 (Nangang DistrictLongtan District)
China National Highway 301 (ShangzhiAimin District)
China National Highway 302 (Nong'an CountyChuanying District)
S26 Fusong–Changchun Expressway (Siping, JilinJingyu County)
G4W3 Lechang–Guangzhou Expressway (GuangzhouShaoguan)
S33 Hangzhou–Xinganjiang–Jingdezhen Expressway (HangzhouLongyou County)
G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (HangzhouLongyou County)
S33 Hangzhou–Xinganjiang–Jingdezhen Expressway (Hangzhou section)
G92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway(HangzhouNingbo)

24January 2, 2015Jiangsu

Yancheng, Huai'an
Fujian: Sanming, Nanping, Zhangzhou, Longyan
Shandong: Zibo, Zaozhuang
Anhui: Xuancheng, Chizhou, Anqing, Ma'anshan, Huangshan City
Jiangxi: Yichun, Jiangxi
Inner Mongolia: Chifeng
Hunan: Changde, Huaihua, Yiyang
Hubei: Xianning
Guangdong: Heyuan
Sichuan: Panzhihua, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Liaoning: Huludao

25January 9, 2015Jiangsu

Suqian, Changzhou
Anhui: Bengbu, Huaibei
Inner Mongolia: Tongliao
Henan: Pingdingshan, Hebi, Puyang, Nanyang, Henan, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhumadian
Sichuan: Meishan
Liaoning: Yingkou, Fuxin, Panjin

26January 15, 2015Anhui

Bozhou, Suzhou, Anhui, Lu'an, Huainan
Shanxi: Yangquan
Inner Mongolia: Ulanqab, Xilingol League
Hebei: Xingtai, Cangzhou, Hengshui
Henan: Anyang
Sichuan: Zigong, Yibin
Yunnan: Zhaotong
Tibet Autonomous Region: Ngari Prefecture
Shaanxi: Yulin, Shaanxi, Weinan
Ningxia: Shizuishan
Liaoning: Liaoyang

January 2015Chongqing

More areas (Jiangjin District)

27February 11, 2015Beijing

More areas (Shunyi District, Fangshan District)
Shanghai: More areas (urban area)
Tianjin: More areas (Jinnan District, Baodi District, Jinghai County, Ji County, Tianjin)
Guangdong: GuangzhouMore areas (Nansha District, Panyu District), ShenzhenMore areas, DongguanMore areas (towns in Dongguan)
Jiangsu: NanjingMore areas (urban area), WuxiMore areas (urban area)
Zhejiang: NingboMore areas (urban area), HangzhouMore areas (Xiacheng District, Shangcheng District)
Anhui: Chuzhou
Shandong: JinanMore areas (urban area), QingdaoMore areas (urban area), Dezhou, Liaocheng, Dongying, Heze
Jiangxi: Shangrao
Shanxi: Shuozhou, Lüliang, Linfen, Yuncheng
Inner Mongolia: Alxa League, Wuhai
Henan: ZhengzhouMore areas (urban area), Luohe, Zhoukou
Hubei: Jingmen
Sichuan: ChengduMore areas (urban area), Guang'an, Suining, Guangyuan, Neijiang
Guizhou: Zunyi
Gansu: Dingxi, Pingliang
Ningxia: Zhongwei, Wuzhong, Ningxia
Xinjiang: Altay Prefecture
Liaoning: Chaoyang, Liaoning
Jilin: Tonghua, Siping, Jilin, Liaoyuan, Baishan, Baicheng
Heilongjiang: China National Highway 301 (Harbin–Yabuli Ski Resort), Suihua, Heihe, Yichun, Heilongjiang, Hegang, Shuangyashan, Qitaihe, Jixi, Jiamusi

28May 8, 2015Anhui

Fuyang
Ningxia: Guyuan
Gansu: Jinchang
Hubei: Jingzhou
Sichuan: Luzhou, Nanchong
Fujian: Ningde
Jiangsu: Taizhou, Jiangsu
Yunnan: Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Guangdong: Zhanjiang

May 2015 G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway (ChongqingChengdu)
G15W3 Ningbo–Dongguan Expressway (Fuzhou-Xianyou)
S1551 Yuxi–Pingtan Expressway (Fuqing-Pingtan)
G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway (YixingJiangning District)
G1813 Weihai–Qingdao Expressway
29June 20, 2015Yunnan

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan: Dazhou
Shandong: Binzhou
Guangdong: Maoming
Xinjiang: Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Hunan: Yongzhou
Guizhou: Tongren
Jiangxi: Yingtan, Fuzhou, Jiangxi
Henan: Sanmenxia

30November 28, 2015Guangxia

Zhuang Autonomous Region
Qinzhou

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