China

China

Country Profile

Capital City: Beijing (pop 7,362,426)
Beijing Municipal Government.

Other major Cities: Shanghai (pop 8,214,384)
Information Office of Shanghai Municipality.
Tianjin (pop 5,855,044), Shenyang (pop 4,669,737), Wuhan (pop 4,040,113), Guangzhou (Canton, pop 3,935,193), Chongqing (pop 3,127,178), Harbin (Ha'erbin, pop 2,990,921), Chengdu (pop 2,954,872).

Local Time: UTC +8h
(China extends across five times zones, but the country uses a single time zone.)

Government:
Type: Communist party-led state
Constitution: 4 December 1982.
Head of state: President Hu Jintao
Independence: Unification under the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty 221 BC; Qing (Ch'ing or Manchu) Dynasty replaced by a republic on 12 February 1912;
People's Republic established 1 October 1949.

Geography:
Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Total area: 9.6 million sq. km. (about 3.7 million sq. mi.), third largest country in the world, slightly smaller than the US and almost as large as the combined nations of Europe.
Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west.
Border countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam

Climate: From tropical in south to subarctic in north.

People:
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Chinese (singular and plural).
Population: 1 300 100 000.
GNI per capita PPP: $ 6193 (year) Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.6%; beside the Han population China recognizes fifty-five minority nationalities which comprise 8.4 percent of China's total population among them are: Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Korean and other nationalities.
Religions: Officially atheist; Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity.
Language: PuTongHua (Mandarin), Wu (spoken in Shanghai), Yue (Cantonese) plus other dialects like Min, Hakka (Kejia), Gan and Xiang.
Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language in the world.
Literacy: 81%

Business

Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)

Natural resources: Coal, iron ore, crude oil, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, world's largest hydropower potential.

Agriculture products: Rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish.

Industries: Iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical fertilizers, footwear, toys, food processing, automobiles, consumer electronics, telecommunications.

Exports partners: USA 21.1%, Hong Kong 17.4%, Japan 13.6%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany 4% (2003)

Imports partners: Japan 18%, Taiwan 11.9%, South Korea 10.4%, USA 8.2%, Germany 5.9% (2003)

Internet Links

Official Sites of China
General Office, National Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Official site of the General Office of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. (in Chinese)

Government Online Project
(in Chinese)

China National Space Administration
China's long way to space.

China Internet Information Center
The Official site of the China Information Center.


Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

Diplomatic Missions
Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom
Embassy of China in the UK.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the USA
Washington D.C.
China Visa
A guide to apply a visa to China (USA) for other countries see:
China's Missions Overseas
Diplomatic Missions of China Abroad.

Statistics
China Statistical Information Network
Mainland China in Figures.
Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong
Hong Kong statistics.


Weather
China Meteorological Bureau
Weather in China.


Maps
Maps of China
China Country and City Maps
Maps of Yangtze
Maps of Yangtze river regions and cities.
Map of Asia
Political map of Asia.

Radio/TV
China Central Television
CCTV is the one of the most important TV stations in China.
China Radio International
CRI Online provides News and Information from and about China.

International News on China
Yahoo! Full Coverage China

Arts & Culture
Chinese Archery
Information about archery traditions from Asian Traditional Archery Research Network (ATARN)
China Art Network
A large-scale of professional Chinese art.
China Avant Garde
Chinese contemporary art.
China the Beautiful
A guide to Chinese Art and Literature.
Chinese Propaganda Poster
A site dedicated to the Chinese propaganda poster as they have been produced from 1949 till today.
Lei Feng
Page about the in China well known Cultural Revolution hero and soldier-model Lei Feng.
New Chinese Art
Portal to contemporary Chinese art.
Red Gate Gallery
More contemporary Chinese art.
Zhong Guo Guo Jia Tu Shu Guan
The National Library of China holds the largest collection of Chinese books in the world.

Bank of China
Established in 1912, Bank of China is the oldest bank in China.
 

HKEx
Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Shanghai Stock Exchange
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) was founded on Nov. 26th,1990 and in operation on Dec.19th the same year.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), established on December 1st 1990, is one of the two stock exchanges in mainland China.

Chambers of Commerce in China
Links to several Chambers.

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
The largest institution for the promotion of foreign trade in China.

China National Arts & Crafts Import & Export Group
The most important importer and exporter of arts and crafts in china.

Made-in-China.com
Information of China Products.

 
Transportation
Major Airlines in China
Air China
Flagship airline of the Chinese Republic.
China Eastern Airlines
Shanghai based Airline; offers online booking and route plan.
China Northern Airlines
Shenyang based airline.
China Southern Airlines
China's largest airline, provides flight information, cargo and services.

Major Airports in China
Beijing Capital International Airport
Flight Info, Passengers Guides and more.
Shanghai International Airport
Official website of Shanghai Airport Authority for Pudong Airport and Hongqiao Airport.

Destination China - Travel and Tour Guides Discover China Mainland:
Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Tibet (Xizang), Yunnan, Zhejiang, Ljiang River, Mekong, Yangtze. Accommodation, attractions, festivals, events, cruises and tours.

China National Tourism Administration
The Official China Tourism Website.

China National Tourist Office New York
China travel information USA provides travel and tourism information on China and offers city guides to various Chinese cities.
China National Tourist Office, Toronto, Canada
China travel information Canada.


Local Tourism Administrations

Local Tourism Administration Offices
Addresses of local Chinese Tourism Administration Offices.

Guangdong Tourism Bureau
Official website for all Peoples traveling to Guangdong.

Guangxi Travel online
Guangxi Travel online travel and tourism guide to Guangxi province by Guangxi Tourism Administration.

Tourism Jiangsu
Jiangsu travel and tourism information by the Jiangsu Tourism Bureau.

Tibet Tourism Bureau
Online travel and tourism guide to Tibet.

Yunnan and Greater Mekong Region
Travel guide to Yunnan province and the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Zhejiang Online
Official information site for Zhejiang.


China ABC - Brief Introduction to China
The Xinhua News Agency provides very comprehensive information about China.
China Today
Information on the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.).
China Travel Service
Information about the People's Republic of China.
China Travel on the Net!
A beautiful travel guide to China's attractions, culture and more.
TravelChinaGuide.com
Site with comprehensive travel and tourism information for mainland China and Hong Kong.
Discover Yangtze
Yangtze river cruises.


City Guides

Beijing
Beijing Municipal Government
Beijing's official site.
eBeijing International
A guide to living in Beijing for non residents, the website
provides information in news, investment, employment, tourism, and regulations.
Beijing Tourism Information
The official Beijing travel and tourism site maintained by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism.
The Beijing Page
A guide to China and Beijing by Yang Zhang.

Shanghai
Shanghai
The official City of Shanghai site.
Shanghai Tour
The official Shanghai tourism guide.
Shanghai
A guide to Shanghai.

Yantai
Yantai
The City of Yantai.

Tour Guides
Muztagh Travel
China Tours and China Travel Packages.

Education
Beijing University
Peking University sometimes called Bei Da, is the National key university, the former "Metropolitan University" of the Qing Dynasty, opened in December 1898.
China Education and Research Network
Very comprehensive site by Ministry of Education about Education in China.
Nan Kai University
The former Nankai School changed 1919 to Private Nankai University, Tianjin.
Northeastern University (NEU)
Located in Shenyang of Liaoning Province, founded in 1923.
Southeast University
National Central University, founded 1902.
Tianjin University
First university in the history of modern Chinese education, founded 1895.
Tsinghua University
State key university, established 1911 as "Tsinghua Xue Tang", Beijing.
Xiamen University
Founded in 1921.

Falun Gong
Falun Dafa Information Center
Information about the meditation group Falun Gong, this formally declared ''illegal organisation''.
The Official Chinese View
Xinhua Commentary calls for long-term fight against Falun Gong cult
A Xinhua commentary called for a fight until the end against the Falun Gong cult in order to ensure the prosperity and stability of the nation as well as the safe and comfortable lives of the public.

History
Chinese History
Chronology of Chinese History.
History of China
Extensive documentation on China's history.
Oral History In China
China's spoken memories.
World History Archives: History of China

Language
Chinese character dictionary
Chinese dictionary with various search functions includes a useful English/Chinese dictionary, output in images and unicode.
ChineseComputing.com
This site answers your questions about viewing and using Chinese on computers, and has related explanations, links, and sample programs.
Learning Chinese Online
Essential list to sites needed to learn Chinese, provided by Tianwei Xie.
Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks
Site with annotated links to over six hundred China, Chinese language and linguistics-related websites.
On-line Chinese Tools
Mandarintools is a comprehensive site assisting people in learning and using Chinese language.

Pinyin
pin=spell yin=sound. In 1979, the Chinese Government officially adopted the pinyin romanization scheme for spelling Chinese names and places in Roman letters, it replaces formerly used spellings like the Wade-Giles romanization system.

Pinyin.info
A guide to the writing of Mandarin Chinese in romanization.
Pinyin
Chinese Culture: Mandarin - A short course on the pinyin romanization system by Qi Journal.

Olympics
Olympic Games Beijing 2008
Official site of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee.

Search
Baidu
Sophisticated Chinese language search engine.
China.com Webguide
Webguide to China pages.
chinasite.com
Comprehensive China and Asia index.
CEI Infonavi Beijing
China index mostly in Chinese.
sina.com.cn
Chinese search engine.
Sohu.com
Powerful Chinese-based search engine.

Newsgroup of China
soc.culture.china
soc.culture.hongkong
soc.rights.human
talk.politics.china  

 

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