Category: China
I drink, time flies. I do not notice it. The falling blossoms collect on my cloak. I stagger about by the stream in the moonlight. The birds fly home, …
One of Hong Kong’s oldest buildings is the luxurious Hotel Mandarin, located next to the Prince’s Building, which is famous for its ceramic relief decorations and excellent range of …
In 1993 China’s population was reckoned to be 1,178,400,000, which made it the most heavily populated country in the world with a fifth of the world’s population. The same …
Caves of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) Dunhuang lies at 94°38’E and40°09’N in the west of Gansu province, on the famous Silk Road. There are air flights from nearby …
Mount Beigushan, 48m/157ft high and a natural fortress in a strategically favourable location, stands on the south bank of the Changjiang. It was frequently mentioned in the annals of …
Special Self-governing Municipality Altitude: 4m/13ft. Area: 4276sq.km/1651sq. miles Population: 9,280,000 Tianjin lies in the north of China, 137km/85 miles south-east of Beijing, at 117°13’E and 39°09’N. It can be …
Area: 102,600sq.km/39,600sq. miles Population: 68,440,000. Capital: Nanjing Jiangsu extends along the east coast of China, around the lower course of the Changjiang. It lies between 116°21′-121°54’E and 30°46′-35°08’N. 17% …
Tibetan The Tibetan Plateau, Central Asia’s great massif is subject to continuing movements from the Alpine-Himalayan mountain formation phases in the south. Positioned at an altitude of between 4000 …
Religious The possibility of salvation brought Buddhism many followers. In the persecution gth c. the movement grew to be a very strong economic force. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) which …
The Mongols, used to the bleak steppes and deserts of the north, were attracted by the populous regions of China. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the nomadic warriors …