China is one of the biggest countries in the world. It has an area of about 9.6 million square kilometers which comprises about 6.5 per cent of the world total land area. About China en admin@mychinatravel.net <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.3</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/index.shtml Tue, 27 Dec 2004 19:24:00 GMT China is one of the biggest countries in the world. It has an area of about 9.6 million square kilometers which comprises about 6.5 per cent of the world total land area, and its population of 1.24 billion accounts for more than twenty per cent of the world's population. Sat, 24 Dec 2004 19:25:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/china-quick-facts.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/china-quick-facts.shtml At present,China has 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government, and two special administrative regions. The Capital of the People's Republic of China is Beijing. Sat, 24 Dec 2004 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/administration-unit.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/administration-unit.shtml China is the third largest country in the world in terms of area. It is situated in eastern Asia on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean, with an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. Tue, 27 Dec 2004 14:45:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/location.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/location.shtml China has one of the world's earliest civilizations, and the history of China dates back 5,000 years. As early as 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, people in the Yellow River valley had already started farming and raising livestock.Then China went through slave society and centralized autocracy step by step. Wed, 09 Nov 2004 13:39:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/history.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/history.shtml China has 1,284,303,705(not including the population in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) people at July 2002, which is more than 20 percent of the world's total, so China is the most populous country in the world. Wed, 26 Oct 2004 21:52:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/population.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/population.shtml China is characterized by a continental climate, and the climate differ from region to region because of the country's extensive territory and complex topography. Wed, 26 Oct 2004 23:46:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/climate.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/climate.shtml China is a multi-racial country with 56 ethnic groups. In the long course of its development, all the nationalities have joined in the effort to create the great culture that China represents. Wed, 09 Nov 2004 13:52:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/ethnic-groups.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/ethnic-groups.shtml China is a multi-religious country, where Confucianism,Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity is practiced. Freedom of belief is a government policy, and normal religious activities are protected by the constitution. Wed, 09 Nov 2004 13:42:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/china-religion.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/china-religion.shtml Chinese has seven major language groups Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min(Taiwanese), Wu(Shanghainese), Xiang and Yue(Cantonese),of which the Mandarin language group forms the largest group. The language spoken in Beijing is often referred to as Mandarin or Putonghua,which is commonly used(by more than 70 percent of the population)in the modern China as the country's predominant language. Tue, 27 Dec 2004 14:31:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/language.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/language.shtml Chinese traditional festivals include Spring Festival,Qing Ming Festival,Dragon Boat Festival,Mid-Autumn Festival,and others like National Day, International Labor Day etc.The most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, known as the Chinese New Year. Wed, 09 Nov 2004 13:50:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/festival.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/festival.shtml Since the founding of the PRC in 1949, China has formed a comprehensive transportation system comprehending railways, highways, civil aviation and water transport, and a posts and telecommunications network accessible from all directions. Tue, 27 Dec 2004 19:24:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/china-population.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/china-population.shtml There are more than 700 family names in China, of which 20 are common:(王) Wang ,(陈) Chen,(李) Li ,(张) Zhang ,(刘) Liu ,(杨) Yang ,(黄) Huang ,(吴) Wu ,(林) Lin ,(周) Zhou ,(叶) Ye ,(赵) Zhao ,(吕) Lu ,(徐) Xu ,(孙) Sun ,(朱) Zhu ,(高) Gao ,(马) Ma ,(梁) Liang ,(郭) Guo. Wed, 09 Nov 2004 14:06:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/family-names.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/family-names.shtml The Chinese lunar calendar is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2637 B.C. when the first cycle of the zodiac was introduced. One complete cycle takes 60 years and is made up of five simple cycles of 12 years each. Tue, 27 Dec 2004 14:54:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/the-chinese-lunar-calenda.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/the-chinese-lunar-calenda.shtml There are twelve signs in terms of twelve animals indicating time of one day in China. Sat, 24 Dec 2004 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/the-twelve-signs-and-thei.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/the-twelve-signs-and-thei.shtml This circle is used to symbolize the origin of life. Yang signifies birth or the day, Yin death or night. Because the two portions of the T'ai Chi balance each other perfectly, the symbol is also referred to as the "Ultimate Principle of all matter". Tue, 27 Dec 2004 13:57:00 GMT http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/the-yin-and-yang.shtml http://www.mychinatravel.net/china-travel-guides/china-travel-handbook/about-china/the-yin-and-yang.shtml