Archive for the ‘Chinese cities’ Category
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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Ice might seem a tough sell in Harbin(哈尔滨), one of China's coldest cities, but it has pulled it off with a spectacular annual festival that for many is far more tempting than a warm beach holiday.
The Ice and Snow Festival, which features hundreds of massive sculptures carved out of ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Lanzhou(兰州), the capital of Gansu Province, used to be called the Golden City as a vital stop along the Silk Road and has a history of over 2,000 years. It has been important because of the Hexi Corridor, or "Corridor West of the Yellow River", where the early Chinese civilization ...
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