Category: China
What are nowadays known as the Chinese people orthe Han, afterthe name of one of the dynasties, are not a pure race but a mixture of various ethnic groups …
Chinese poetry has developed and refined over the centuries. The first collection of poems entitled “Book of Songs” dates from the Zhou Dynasty and the period ofthe Warring Kingdoms …
Area: 10,300sq.km/3977sq. miles. Population: 180,000 Turpan lies in north-west China, at 89°09’E and 42°55’N, in the centre ofthe Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, in the valley ofthe same name; the …
The Temple of the Source of Law (open: Thur.-Tues. 8.30-11.30am and 1.30-4.30pm), lies about 500m/550yd to the east of the mosque, and dates originally from the year 645. It …
Province: Shandong Area: 18,OOOsq.km/6950sq. miles Population: 356,000 (conurbation 780,000) Weifang lies in the east of Shandong province, on the railway line from Jinan to Qingdao, at 119°07’E and 36°42’N. …
Province: Zhejiang. Area: 1033sq.km/399sq. miles Population: 1,040,000 (conurbation 4,980,000) Ningbo is situated at 121°32’E and 29°51 ‘N, in the north-east ofthe province of Zhejiang, 25km from the East China …
Hong Kong is a British Crown Colony (since 1842), to which were annexed the Kowloon peninsula in 1860 and the New Territories in 1898 (a 99-year lease). Each of …
Teachings stress the return to an original state, to a natural order. Preserving the equilibrium of this order is one of the purposes of life. Man is just a …