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Revision as of 05:15, 8 September 2009

Map of China (source: Wikipedia)

Contents



Capital Beijing
Language Mandarin, Shanghainese (Wu), Cantonese (Yue), Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka.
Currency Renminbi (RMB)


China is part of East Asia and is situated between North Korea and Vietnam, and is the world's fourth-largest country in total area.
With a history stretching back over 4000 years, ancient momuments are many; From the Great Wall of China to The Grand Canal.


Provinces: Anhui Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunan, Zhejiang, Taiwan.

Autonomous Regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang), Xinjiang.

Municipalities: Beijing (Peking), Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin.

Special Administrative Regions (SAR): Hong Kong Macao


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