China, an ancient, mysterious and beautiful land, is always appealing to adventurous foreign visitors.

Stretching from its southern borders in the Himalayas to the deserts of Mongolia in the north, and from the East China Sea through the Yangzi River Valley plains, to the Tibetan Plateau in the western mainland, China covers an area of 9,596,960 square kilometers.

A wide variety of terrain and climate shape its numerous natural attractions. Abundant in a variety of resources, plants, animals, and minerals, the land has nurtured countless generations of Chinese people.

China is a multiracial country with 56 ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1% One of China’s greatest treasures is her long, rich history. As early as 1.7 million years ago, the earliest humans evolved on this land. The first dynasty, the Xia Dynasty, dates to about the 21st century BC. For 4,000 years, feudalism was the dominant economic and cultural model. Then, in 1911, the revolution led by Sun Yat-sen brought the monarchy to an end. On October 1st, 1949, modern China was founded as the ‘People’s Republic of China’. Since then, China has developed independently and vigorously. Most recently, reform and opening-up policy has energized life in China.

The six Olympic Cities

Beijing
Hong Kong
Qinhuangdao
Shanghai
Shenyang
Tianjin

Appreciated places by tourists and visitors:

Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin,

Kunming, Lhasa, Nanjing, Chengdu, Sanya, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xian,

Dali, Datong, Dunhuang, Huangshan, Lijiang, Pingyao, Suzhou

Other locations of importance:

Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hailar, Hefei, Hetian, Hohhot,

Jinan, Kashi, Lanzhou, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenzhen,

Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Xiamen, Xichang, Yantai, Zhengzhou

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