Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Some information about China
There are some of the major cities in china:
Beijing
Changchun
Changsha
Chengdu
Chongqing
Dalian
Fuzhou
Guangzhou
Guiyang
Haikou
Hangzhou
Harbin
Hefei
Hohhot
Jinan
Kunming
Lanzhou
Nanchang
Nanjing
Nanning
Ningbo
Qingdao
Shanghai
Shenyang
Shenzhen
Shijiazhuang
Taiyuan
Tianjin
Urumqi
Wuhan
Xi'an
Xiamen
Xining
Yinchuan
Zhengzhou
OFFICIAL NAME:
People's Republic of China
Geography
Total area: 9,596,960 sq. km. (about 3.7 million sq. mi.).
Cities: Capital--Beijing. Other major cities--Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, Chengdu.
Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west.
Climate: Tropical in south to subarctic in north.
There are different ethnic groups in china but the largest is the Han Chinese population. The rest of them are groups like the Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao and many others. There are seven major dialects in China and mandrin is the dialect that is spoken by most of the population. The population of china is just over 1.3 billion and still rising constantly. Therefore, China is very concerned about its population growth and has attempted to implement a strict birth limitation policy that permits 1 child per family in most conditions. Religion in china plays a very important role in the life of many Chinese and buddhism is the most widely practices.
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