Category: China
Province: Jiangsu. Altitude: 604m/1982ft. Area: 148km/57sq. miles Population: 410,000 (conurbation 6,980,000) Yangzhou lies in the central region of Jiangsu province, between the Changjiang river and the Grand Canal, at …
The Park ofthe Beautiful View lies just a short distance north ofthe Imperial Palace. The hill in the centre of the park was named “coal hill” (Meisham), because under …
Between the foothills of the Tianshan, 154m/500ft below sea-level to the north-east of the Tarim Basin, lies the Turpan Depression (Turpan Pendi). The Dsungarian Basin (Junggar Pendi) at an …
Jilin lies in north-east China, on the border with Russia and North Korea, between 121°38′-131°17’E and 40°52′-46°18’N. The province is called “Jilinwula” in Manchurian, which means “along the Song-hua …
Province: Shanxi Altitude: 1216m/3990ft Population: 605,000 (conurbation 896,000) Situation The industrial town of Datong lies at 113°12’E and 40°07’N, in the north of Shanxi province on a plain which …
Excavations have unearthed evidence of prehistoric settlement in China over a million years ago. Traces of settlements have been found throughout “Inner China” as well as in the north …
Urumqi weather station (alt. 913m/2995ft) Dry climate The north-west of China consists of huge cold desert and steppe basin landscapes (Tarim Basin, Dsungaria, Mongolian Basin), surrounded by snow-capped mountain …
Capital of Hunan Province Altitude: 44m/145ft. Area: 117sq.km/45sq. miles Population: 859,000 (conurbation 1,070,000) Changsha lies on the banks of the Xiangjiang, a large tributary of the Changjiang, in a …