Category: China
Province Area: 153,300sq.km/59,173sq. miles Population: 85,700,000. Capital: Jinan The densely populated province of Shandong lies between 114°36- Situation 122°43’E and 34°25′-38°23’N on the Bohai and the Huanghai seas. The …
The importance attributed to the roof as opposed to the subordinate role ofthe surrounding walls underlines how even Chinese architecture respects the duality of Yin and Yang, in this …
Area: 1,650,OOOsq.km/637,OOOsq. miles Population: 15,550,000. Capital: Urumqi Xinjiang is the largest of China’s autonomous regions and provinces and covers one-sixth of the total area of the country. It lies …
Autonomous region of Xinjiang Altitude: 1289m/4229ft. Population: 100,000 (conurbation 300,000) The oasis town of Kashgar (also Kaxgar, Chin. Kashi) lies on the old Silk Road in the west of …
Chinese intellectual and spiritual history-the reason why this period is also known as that of the Hundred Schools. As well as the theoretical ethical philosophy of Confucius (see Famous …
Mount Wutaishan is one of the four mountains which are holy to Buddhists, theotherthree being Putuoshan in Zhejiang province, Jiuhuashan in Anhui province and Emeishan in Sichuan province. The …
The Temple of Heaven, dating back to 1420 (open: 8am-6.30pm) in the south of the city, incorporates a group of sacred buildings surrounded by lush vegetation. With its southern …
In the eyes ofthe Chinese, a new-born baby is already almost a year old as the months of pregnancy are included in the calculation of age. A birthday is …
What is the secret of this sudden and enormous growth in population and trading importance, of a barren rock? This must be among the first questions of a stranger. …
Lake Dongtinghu, linked by several canals with the Changjiang river, obtains 40% of its water from the latter and the rest from four other large rivers. In the dry …