Category: China
Altitude: 52m/170ft. Area: 16,807sq.km/6487sq. miles Population: 7,450,000 (conurbation 10,940,000) Beijing lies at 116°20’E and 39°56’N, in the north-west of the North China Plain, not far from the western slopes …
A steep path of 306 steps leads up to the top ofthe Mount of Unique Beauty in the town centre. It is 152m/500ft high, and from the top there …
After the first three years at middle, school, students can progress into vocational colleges where technical, teacher-training and agricultural courses are offered. Compared with a general education, thistype of …
In the industrial sector food, steel and chemicals are of importance. Major minerals include coal, iron-ore, copper and wolfram. In addition to the capital Fuzhou, Xiamen and Quanzhou (see …
Yueyang is situated in the north of Hunan province, on the north-east bank of Lake Dongtinghu, at 113°08’E and 29°22’N. Trains travel to Yueyang from Wuhan (220km/137 miles south), …
Altitude: 2275m/7467ft. Area: 350sq.km/135sq. miles Population: 577,000 (conurbation 910,000) Xining lies in the north-east of Qinghai province, on the Huangshui river, at 101°42’E and 36°35’N. There are train, bus …
Capital of Heilongjiang Province Altitude: 143m/469ft. Area: 156sq.km/60sq. miles Population: 2,590,000 (conurbation 4,520,000) Harbin lies on a fertile plain on the banks of the Songhuajiang river, in the south …
The legal currency of Taiwan is the New Taiwan Dollar (NT$; Kuai) and, since 1992, the Renminbi Yuan (RMB ¥), the “people’s currency” of the Chinese People’s Republic. The …
