CHINA

Location

China comprises the main centre of the continent of Asia,  with a coastline on the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea. North Korea has a border in the north-east, Mongolia is to the north, Commonwealth of Independent States (former U.S.S.R)  is to the north and west, and to the south are Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma)

Capital

Beijing

Language

Chinese,
Mandarin, also local dialects.

Monetary Unit

Yuan

Largest Cities

Shanghai,
Beijing (Peking),
Tianjin (Tientsin),
Canton,
Wuhan,
Shenyang (Mukden),
Nanjing(Nanking),
Chongqing (chungking),
Harbin,
Chengdu,
Xian,
Dalian (Darian),
Jinan,
Changchun,
Qingdao (Tsingtao),
Shenzen,
Taiyan,
Zengzhou,
Kunming.

Principal rivers

Yangtze (Chang Jiang),
Huang He (Yellow River),
Xijiang (Sinkiang or Pearl River),
Heilong jiang (Amur)

Places to Visit

Beijing,
Shanghai,
HongKong Islands,
Dalian,
Xian,
Great Wall,
Hong Kong

Air Ports

Dalian Airport,
Beijing International Airport,
Nanking International Airport,
Fuzhou Airport