Tibet Map
Autonomous Region Area: 1,221,OOOsq.km/471,538sq. miles Population: 2,260,000. Capital: Lhasa Tibet lies in south-west China, between longitudes 78° 25′ and 99° 06’E and latitudes 26° 44′ and 36° 32’N. Tibet, …
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Xigaze Map
Region of Xizang (Tibet) Altitude: 3836m/12,590ft. Population: 50,000 Xigaze lies in southern Tibet, 345km/214 miles west of Lhasa, the region’s capital, and some 500km/310 miles north-east of Katmandu, at …
China travel guide train map
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 …
Travel guide for Chinese tourists
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 …
Tanggangzi Map
Tanggangzi thermal baths (Tanggangzi Wenquan) The Temple ofthe Spring of Dragons (Longquan Si), named after the spring which bubbles forth here, was – according to tradition – built in …
Travel to Turpan
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 …
Chinese travel tips for visiting america
Places of Interest in the Surroundings 80km/50 miles north-west of Xi’an, nearthetown of Qianxian, will be found the tombs of nineteen Tang emperors. The Qianling Tomb dates from the …
Lu Xun Bowuguan Museum
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 …