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The people’s republic of China in brief |
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China is one of the four oldest civilizations with its history dating back 5000 years ago. In the history of china, lots of dynasties created the brilliant Chinese culture together. The compass, gunpowder, the art of paper-making and block printing invented by the ancient Chinese have contributed immensely to the progress of mankind. The Great Wall, Grand Canal and other projects built by the Chinese people are regarded as cultural and historical treasures in the world. |
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Geology and climate |
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With a land boundary of some 22,800 km, China is bordered by Korea to the east; Mongolia to the north; Russia to the northeast; Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the northwest; Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan to the west and southwest; and Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam to the south. Across the seas to the east and southeast are the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. |
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Most of China lies in the North Temperate Zone, characterized by a warm climate and distinctive seasons, a climate well suited for habitation. Most of China has a continental monsoon climate. From September to April the following year, the dry and cold winter monsoons blow from Siberia and the Mongolian Plateau, resulting in cold and dry winters and great differences between the temperatures of north and south China. From April to September, warm and humid summer monsoons blow from the seas in the east and south, resulting in overall high temperatures and plentiful rainfall, and little temperature difference between north and south China. In terms of temperature, the nation can be sectored from south to north into equatorial, tropical, subtropical, warm-temperate, temperate, and cold-temperate zones. |
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Population, Ethnic Groups and language |
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China is the most populous country in the world, with 1.30756 billion people by the end of 2005, about one fifth of the world's total. (This figure does not include the Chinese living in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and TaiwanProvince.) China is a united multi-ethnic nation of 56 ethnic groups. As the Han people make up 92% of the country's population, the other ethnic groups are usually referred to as minority groups. |
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In china, people have own languages. Mandarin Chinese (or Putonghua), is the official language spoken by over 70% of the population. Besides mandarin Chinese,There are seven major Chinese dialects and many subdialects used by some people. Meanwhile, Non-Chinese languages spoken widely by ethnic minorities include Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur and other Turkic languages (in Xinjiang), and Korean (in the northeast). |
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Currency |
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The currency in circulation in China is the Chinese Yuan, or Renminbi Yuan in Chinese, whose basic unit is Yuan. The denominations of the Chinese Yuan in bank notes are 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Yuan. One Yuan consists of 10 Jiao (dimes) or 100 fens (cents). The bank notes of 1 Jiao, 5 Jiao and 1 Yuan are being substituted for with coins of corresponding denominations. No foreign currency is allowed to circulate in China. |
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All in all, we can assure you that there are many things worth to be seen in China.
The following websites will help you get more information about China and about the tour.
China Travel Service http://www.chinats.com/index.php
China Town online http://www.chinatown.com.au/eng/article.asp?masterid=110&articleid=575 |
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