China located to the east of Asia, surrounded by the seas of the Oriental China, the Bay of Korea, the Yellow Sea and the sea of the south of China, between North Korea and Vietnam. China is the fourth biggest country after Russia, Canada, and the USA.
China's geography is highly diverse, with hills, plains, and river deltas in the east and deserts, high plateaus, and mountains in the west. History and politics aside, China is a land of superlatives, encompassing the Yangtze River, the Silk Road, the bamboo forests of the giant panda and misty peaks immortalised in traditional ink paintings.
China is the cultural treasure-house of East Asia with 5,000 years of tumultuous history place. The Great Wall, X'ian's Terracotta Army, the Forbidden Palace and Tiananmen Square, etc. they with history and legend. Flexibility and patience are still required to travel around China but, in return, China rewards visitors with treasure memories for a lifetime.
Climate is equally varied, ranging from tropical in the south (Hainan) to sub arctic in north eastern China (Manchuria). The geography of China causes an unequal demographic distribution; 94 per cent of the population is located in the part east of the country. Shandong the province, with its soft coastal climate, has 91 million persons, but Tibet, with its harsh climate of plateau of mountain, has only 2.6 millions.
China has 33 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Chinese food ranks among the world's great cuisines. From acrobatics to martial arts, calligraphy to Chinese opera, the vibrant, distinctive culture of this great land is everywhere to be seen. Spectacular Tibet (Xihang) has been open to tourists since 1980.
China has one of the world's oldest people and continuous civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. Historically China's cultural sphere has been very influential in East Asia as a whole, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing system being adapted, to varying degrees, by its neighbours Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
China is the world’s third largest net importer of oil behind the United States and Japan, an important factor in world oil markets. With near 1.3 billions of people, the 20 percent of the Earth population, China is the world’s most populous country and has in recent year’s undergone economic growth at constantly high levels.
It has had a dramatic impact on the reduction of poverty, and is contributing significantly towards the attainment of global MDG targets. At the same time, however, it has led to considerable income and regional disparities, has resulted in a high degree of environmental degradation, and has created vulnerable groups of the population.
Yuyuan Garden is located in Anren Jie in the center of Shanghai's Old City, not far from the Bund and adjacent to the Old Town God Temple. It is a classical southern style Chinese garden. The garden covers an important space and includes a few halls, and other buildings of interest; cultural vestiges including century-old […]
This place is known like 'The First Scenery under Heaven'; The Yellow Crane Tower is one of the most famous towers to the south of the Rio Yangtze. It is situated on Snake Hill in Wuhan in the province of Hubei. The tower is based on an original design realized during the Qing Dynasty. The […]
The West Lake is located in the historic center of Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province of eastern China, undoubtedly the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for the scenic beauty that blends naturally with many famous historical and cultural sites. The West Lake Scenic Area Covers an area of 60 square kilometers, out of which the […]
Tiger Hill Pagoda or the Yunyan Pagoda is a Chinese pagoda situated outside Changmen, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The millennium old Tiger Hill Pagoda, also known as the Leaning Tower, stands on top of the Tiger Hill and is regarded as the symbol of Suzhou. Also it is called with its other names including Huqiu […]
Lingering Garden is the best garden in Suzhou, it covers an area of 23,310 square meters. It is recognised for its artistic way of dealing with the spaces between various kinds of architectural form. The whole garden possesses 42 rooms and halls , a 670-meter-long roofed walkway, 200 lattice-windows of different kinds, 44 parallel stone […]
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most important archaeological excavations of the 20th century located lies 35 kilometres east of Xi'an, at the base of Lishan Mountain. Life size figures of terracotta warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the star features at the museum. The museum covers an area of 16,300 square […]
Red Hill, also known as Tiger Head Hill or Tiger Head Peak, is considered a symbol of Urumqi, owing to its uniqueness; it is located at the heart of the city and the mountain peak stands 1391 meters above sea level. When the sunlight hits the hills of Hongshan, the rocks of the mountain reflected […]
This ancient architectural complex is considered a model of Tibetan architecture. Located on the Red Hill in Lhasa, Tibet, it is 3,700 meters above sea level and covers an area of over 360,000 square meters, measuring 360 meters from east to west and 270 meters from south to north. The present Potala Palace is 119 […]
Located at the east bank of Li River, the park is 1.5 kilometers from the downtown area of Guilin. The park is named after from its seven peaks resemble the pattern of the Big Dipper constellation. It is the largest park, consists of some of the most spectacular sights in the city. Some of the […]
Elephant Trunk Hill is located in the city center, on the western bank of Li River Scenery. The Elephant Hill sits in the point where Guilin Peach River joining to the Li River. Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin. Originally named "Li Hill", "Yi Hill" and "Chenshui Hill". The hill is […]
The Hanging Monastery or Temple is an architectural wonder. It was built on a cliff near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. The city is adjacent to Datong, 65 kilometers northwest. It is located at the foot of Heng Shan (Heng Mountain), 50 meters above the ground. The monks who built this temple had […]
The Flaming Mountain is located in north Turphan Basin of Xinjiang Province. The Flame Mountain starts from Langan Quicksand River of Shanshan County and ends at the Peach Channel in the Turpan Basin. It lies 10 km east of Turpan city, covering about 100 km from east to west with a width of 9 km. […]
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing does not exist now but it was located on the south bank of the Yangtze. It means the “Temple of Gratitude”, also known as Bao’ensi, it was constructed as a Buddhist pagoda, that’s the reason for it’s also known as Porcelain Pagoda, but around 19th century it was mostly destroyed […]
The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings; the Temple of Heaven is situated in the southern part of Beijing about 6 Km away from the centre of the city. It is three times the area of the Forbidden City and smaller than the Summer Palace with an […]
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties. The steps that form the Great Wall of China are very steep […]
The Forbidden City is known also as the Palace Museum, the Gugong (in Chinese) Museum or the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and best preserved imperial palace in China. This awesome palace is located in Beijing city to the north of Tiananmen Square (the ceremonial center of current Republic of China) and it […]
The Yungang Grottoes are an ancient Buddhist temple; it is located in Datong city in the Chinese province of Shanxi, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues; represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China of the 5th and 6th centuries. The site is exactly located about 16 km south-west of the city, […]
The Stone Forest (Shilin) is situated in the Lunan Yu Autonomous County, 126 kilometers southeast of Kunming Qujing Prefecture in Yunnan Province, with an elevation ranging from 1,625 to 1,900 meters above sea level; it is known as the "First Wonder of the World ". The Stone Forest is connected with Kunming both by highway […]