DaLian “The Marine Gateway of China”

Dalian was transformed during the same period from a minor fishing port into a modern commercial port and was given the Russian name Dalny (Distant), from the Dalianwan Gulf (Talienwan in historical literature). Dalian, given the Japanese name Dairen (as the Kanji characters are pronounced), was enlarged and modernized. It became the capital of Kwangtung in 1937 and developed rapidly in the 1930s and early 1940s as the main port and logistical center for Japanese-controlled Manchuria. On the east coast of Eurasia and the southern tip of Liaodong peninsular in northeast China, Dalian stretches from 120°58′ to 123°31′ east longitude and 38°43′ to 40°10′ north latitude, with the Yellow Sea on the east, Bohai Sea on the west, facing the Shandong peninsular across the sea on the south and backed up by the vast Northeast Plain on the north. Dalian is the marine gateway of northeast China, North China.

Chengdu Sichuan “Storehouse of Heaven”

Chengdu has been a governmental and cultural center since at least 400 B.C.E., undergoing numerous name changes during the course of its long history. During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-C.E. 220), it was known as the “City of Brocade,” becoming so prosperous that it gained the nickname “Storehouse of Heaven.” Under the Five Dynasties (C.E. 907-960), the local warlord planted so much hibiscus on the city walls (since destroyed) that it was known as the “City of Hibiscus.”

ChangChun JiLin Tour

Changchun, a garden-like city in northeast China, honored as the “Spring City” and “Forest City” with a long history; the capital of Jilin province and the political, economic and cultural center of the province; one of the key cities in China. It is a beautiful modern city, located to the heart of Songliao Plain in northeast of Beijing, in the heart of the Northeast China Plain. Lying in the temperate zone, Changchun is neither too hot nor too cold, with four distinct seasons and an annual average temperature of 5.2°C

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Chongqing Adventure

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ChongQing, known as “The Mountain City” for its steep hills, this small city had grown in size and was renamed Chongqing, meaning “Double happiness” in Chinese. Situated in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River – at the confluence of Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, in Southwest China, Chongqing is a port city with the largest area and population in China. It has an area of 82,400 square kilometers (31, 800 square miles) and share borders with the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Shaanxi .

Exploring Changsha, China

Explore Changsha, one of China’s ancient, mysterious and beautiful land. Changsha is located at 111°53′–114°5′ east longitude and 27°51′–28°40′ north latitude, situated in the east central Hunan. Its terrain is high in the west and low in the east. There are many mountainous areas in the west and in the north. The Xiangjiang River flows south to northwest; 296 m high Mt. Yuelushan is in the west; and Liuyanghe River (Liuyang River) and Laodaohe River (Laodao River) east. Changsha has a monsoon climate within the sub-tropical zone, with annual average temperature being 16.8°C–17.2°C, 4.6°C in January and 28.6°C in July. Average annual precipitation is 1422 mm., and the yearly frost-free period is 275 days.