China Edition

Minecraft China is a localized edition of for mainland China, developed by Mojang Studios and NetEase. Minecraft China has over 300 million players as of November 2019.

Features

 * Free to download and play
 * Cloud storage
 * Friends system, with text chat support
 * Multiple in-game player names are allowed
 * Server rental and management in launcher
 * An alternative to the Realms service
 * The server owner does not have permission to upload or download server maps‌‌
 * The server can be backed up, restored or reset with allocated storage (6GB, 6000MB in total)
 * Maximum file size for server maps that can be backed up is 1GB, 1000MB
 * The server will be shut down after the storage space is full
 * Can install mods in rental mod service (Bukkit core)
 * Online game server
 * Different from rental server,the owner has full permission
 * Usually adopt third-party server application
 * Have in-server shop in UI
 * Visible when checking online game servers
 * Use Emerald or Diamond as currency, see below
 * VIP Membership Center
 * 20 CNY per month (≈2.8 USD per month)
 * 12 CNY per month (≈1.7 USD per month) after 40% off discount
 * VIP members can purchase seasonal merchandise at a discount of 40% rather than the original price. All purchased benefits and merchandise will be temporarily unavailable if the membership expired
 * Patch system
 * An alternative to the Marketplace service, normally only available in the Bedrock Edition of the game
 * Including API, resource packs, skins and mods, all contributed by community creators or officially reproduced from Marketplace
 * Some patches are free
 * Use Emerald or Diamond as currency instead of "Minecraft Coins"
 * Will not conflict or affect in-game items
 * One-click patching
 * No achievements on Bedrock Edition
 * Virtual joystick support (with eight directions)‌‌
 * New UI and pause menu
 * Different custom skin system
 * "Chaos/Apocalyptic Game mode" with new features of which includes a new "Apocalyptic realm" with exclusive achievements, items, biomes, mobs and 4 new bosses to fight.
 * NPC
 * The operator holds Worldbuilder permissions by default, which means that its interface can be edited when the education option is turned off
 * Some functionality is limited:
 * Advanced settings (invalid after reboot)
 * Command
 * Proprietary interface for developing advanced component features
 * Load custom items using item ID 456 (Portfolio in Education Edition)
 * Use special values to distinguish between different custom items
 * If custom item not register to mod will have these feature
 * In the hotbar will look like an apple item
 * Named
 * Put in item frame will show these textures

PC platform

 * Wonderful World (Simplified Chinese: 精彩世界 Pinyin: Jīngcǎi shìjiè): Game recommendation page including news, recommended resources, special topic, best videos, etc.
 * Game Center (Simplified Chinese: 游戏中心 Pinyin: Yóuxì zhōngxīn): Online gaming server.
 * Patch Center (Simplified Chinese: 组件中心 Pinyin: Zǔjiàn zhōngxīn): Patch resource area including functional patches, visual patches, map patches and gameplay patches.
 * Game Forum (Simplified Chinese: 游戏论坛 Pinyin: Yóuxì lùntán): Game discussion area including tips for tutorials, Q&A, video live, etc.
 * Game Live (Simplified Chinese: 游戏直播 Pinyin: Yóuxì zhíbō): Streamer Live area.
 * Novelties (Simplified Chinese: 新鲜事 Pinyin: Xīnxiān shì): Official account/player game updates publishing area.

Mobile platform

 * Game (Simplified Chinese: 游戏 Pinyin: Yóuxì): The page to launch the game, including Singleplayer, Rental Server Games, Multiplayer Lobby, Online Games, etc.
 * Friends (Simplified Chinese: 好友 Pinyin: Hǎoyǒu): Friend system including adding friends, chatting with friends or playing with multiplayer game, etc.
 * Community (Simplified Chinese: 社区 Pinyin: Shèqū): Including Novelties, News and Community, which are official account/player game dynamics publishing area, game news publishing area and in-game forum.
 * Resource Center (Simplified Chinese: 资源中心 Pinyin: Zīyuán zhōngxīn): Similar to Marketplace, it allows players to buy and download game maps, add-ons, texture packs and skins.

Comparison

 * Differences between Java Edition and Minecraft China


 * Differences between Bedrock Edition and Minecraft China

System requirements
From the official website.

Trivia

 * Five eighths of all Minecraft players are playing on Minecraft China (300 millions out of 480 millions players).