Category: China
Letters sent surface mail cost 10 fen within the same city and 20 fen to destinations elsewhere. Airmail inside the country costs 30 fen. There is also an express …
Meeting The most important source of energy is undoubtedly coal which supenergy plies 73% of the nation’s requirements with oil the second largest requirements (17%). There are also major …
Nowadays rickshaws (sanlunche) are more strictly speaking “pedicabs” with passengers in covered seats pulled along by someone pedalling a bicycle rather than running between the shafts. If you’re not …
Harbin weather station (alt. 143m/420ft) The climate in Manchuria can be characterised as upland continental. Continental Annual fluctuations exceed 40°C/72°F and the shelter from the Pacific climate Ocean offered …
In 1956 Mao introduced the “Hundred Flower” movement, a reference to the Hundred Schools of the Warring Kingdoms period, with the aim of promoting education, science and culture. In …
In Mudu, 12km/7 miles from Suzhou, rises the 82m/269ft high Mountain of the Wonderful Rocks. It is known for its unusual and bizarre rock scenery. According to legend Fu …
Ji’nan is situated in the west of the province of Shandong, between the Huanghe in the north and the Taishan in the south, at 117°E and 36°41 N. The …
South of the Temple of Huacheng Si stands Zhantanlin Temple (late 18th c.). It contains statues of Sakyamuni, Guanyin and Dizang. The best-known temple on Mount Jiuhuashan is that …