Tianjin Map
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 …
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Jiangsu Map
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% …
Tibet Map
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Beijing Travel Destinations
Leaving the Hall of Well-being and Longeviety and turning left, we soon reach a fenced-in courtyard where stands the Great Theatre. When it was built in 1891 it was …
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Heng and Ha are the two gods who guard the entrance to Buddhist heaven, According to legend these characters, who actually lived 1000 years before Christ, were granted special …
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At the first session of the People’s National Congress held in March, Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin was elected to the presidency. The state constitution was amended, the phrase …
China Baedeker Special Table Etiquette
The pleasure of a Chinese celebration meal lies not least in the accompanying rituals, the subtle interplay between the various courses, which may be served in a certain order …
Xi’an Map
Altitude: 412m/1352ft. Area: 861sq.km/332sq. miles Population: 2,280,000 (conurbation 3,010,000) Xi’an is situated in central China, between the Weihe river in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, …