Turpan Depression China Map
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 …
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Jilin Map
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 …
Datong Map
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 …
History of China
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 …
Map of North-west China
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 …
Changsha
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 …
Shaanxi Map
Province Area: 195,OOOsq.km/75,270sq. miles Population: 33,630,000. Capital: Xi’an Shaanxi lies between 105°29′-111°15’E and 31°42′-39035’N in the north of China with the River Huang flowing through the province from west …
Food of China
The philosophy What has never failed to astonish Westerners are the strange ingre- of food dients that find their way on to the table in China: shark’s fin, birds’ …