in large part; the greater part; the majority[cedict]
中国
guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ
China; Middle Kingdom[cedict]
地区
dì qūㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ
region; area; prefecture (main subdivision of most PRC provinces)[cedict]
也
yěㄧㄝˇ
also; too; (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula[cedict]
在
zàiㄗㄞˋ
(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)[cedict]
人类
rén lèiㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄟˋ
humanity; human race; mankind[cedict]
历史
lì shǐㄌㄧˋ ㄕˇ
history[cedict]
上
shàngㄕㄤˋ
on; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week etc); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up; to attend (class or university); third tone of putonghua[cedict]