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CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE GUANGDONG PROVINCE

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Guangdong(广东) Province is situated in the southern part of China mainland. It adjoins Jiangxi and Hunan provinces to the north, Fujian Province to the east, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the west and to the south across the Qiongzhou Strait is the island Province of Hainan. Guangdong province covers an ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE SHAOGUAN

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Population: 3,203,200 Area: 18,385 square kilometers (7,098 square miles) Nationalities: Han Administrative Division: 3 districts (Zhenjiang, Wujiang, Qujiang); 4 counties (Shixing, Renhua, Wengyuan, Xinfeng); 1 autonomous county (Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County); 2 county-level cities (Lechang, Nanxiong) Location: Shaoguan(韶关) is regarded as the north gate of Guangdong Province, neighboring Hunan in the north and ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE ZHAOQING

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

  Population: 3,930,000 Area: 15,056 square kilometers (5,813 square miles) Nationalities: Han Administrative Division: 2 districts (Duanzhou, Dinghu); 2 county-level cities (Gaoyao, Sihui); 4 counties (Guangning, Huaiji, Fengkai, Deqing) Location: Zhaoqing(肇庆) City is located in the west-central region of Guangdong Province, at ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE JIANGMEN

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Population: 3,960,000 Area: 9,541 square kilometers (3,684 square miles) Nationalities: Han Administrative Division: 3 districts (Jianghai, Pengjiang, Xinhui); 4 county-level cities (Enping, Taishan, Kaiping, Heshan) Location: Jiangmen(江门) City is located in south-central of Guangdong Province, west of the Pearl River Delta. ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE ZHUHAI

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Located at the southern tip of the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province, Zhuhai(珠海) is one of the five special economic zones in China. It faces Hong Kong in the east across the sea and joins Macau in the south. Also, it is close to many other cities in ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE HUIZHOU

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Population: 3,210,000 Area: 11,200 square kilometers (4,324 square miles) Administrative Division: 2 districts (Huicheng, Huiyang); 3 counties (Boluo, Huidong, Longmen) Location: Situated in the southeast of Guangdong Province, Huizhou(惠州) is off the Dayawan(大亚湾) Bay of the South China Sea and is neighbor to ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE HEYUAN

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Population: 3,341,300 Area: 15,478 square kilometers (5,976 square miles) Nationalities: Han Administrative Division: 1 district (Yuancheng); 5 counties (Zijin, Longchuan, Lianping, Heping, Dongyuan) Location: Heyuan(河源) stands in northeastern part of Guangdong Province, on the middle and upper reaches of the Dongjiang ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE ZHENGZHOU

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

The capital city of Henan(河南) Province, Zhengzhou(郑州) is located in the middle of China, about 760 km (about 472 miles) south of Beijing and 480 km (about 298 miles) east of Xian(西安). After the Longhai Railway (Lanzhou(兰州) to Lianyungang(连云港)) and Jingjiu Railway (Beijing to Kowloon) were completed, their intersection, ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE FOSHAN

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Foshan(佛山) is located in the northern part of the Pearl River, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Foshan is made up of five districts: Chancheng, Shunde, San-shui, Nanhai and Gaoming Districts. The government seat is located in Chancheng District. Foshan is a vital part of an active economic ...

CHINA TRAVEL GUIDE CHAOZHOU

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Area: 3,081 square kilometers (1,190 square miles) Location: Situated in the east part of Guangdong Province, Chaozhou(潮州) is bounded on the east by Fujian Province, and it neighbors Shantou in the south, adjacent to the South China Sea. It has a coastline of 136 kilometers (85 miles) ...