Category: China

Dalian lies at 121°40’E and 38°52’N, at the southernmost tip ofthe Liaodong peninsula. It is linked with Shenyang by rail and a motorway, with Shanghai by regular service ships, …

Hall of the Buddhist Wheel (Falun Dian) The Pavilion of the Four-tongued Stele stands in the centre of the next courtyard, it houses a stele dating back to the …

Province Area: 720,OOOsq.km/277,920sq. miles Population: 4,540,000. Capital: Xining Qinghai lies in the north-west of China between 89°35′ and 103°03’E and Situation 31°40′ and 39°19’N. The province was named after …

The Imperial Canal near Wuxi opening of the Grand Canal in the 7th c. Wuxi became a major centre for trade in rice and corn. In the early 20th …

Nearby can be seen theformer headquarters of the military government during the 1911 uprising. Mount Hongshan Mount Hongshan lies east of Yellow Crane Tower. Its temples, pagodas, caves and …

Capital of the autonomous region of Guangxi Altitude: 80-100m/260-330ft. Area: 68sq.km/26sq. miles Population: 525,000 (conurbation 866,000) Nanning lies at 108°16’E and 22°49’N in the south of the autonomous region …

Taipa These two islands lying just offshore from the Macau peninsula are a little world on their own. The southern end ofthe high curved bridge, known as the Ponte …