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INTRODUCTION Capital : Beijing Official name: Peoples republic of China Currency: Yuan Languages: Chinese,Mandarin Other Languges: Cantonese,Hakka Religion: Confucianism,Taoism, and Buddhism Climate : Extremes - from North to South

 China is a very diverse land including deserts, mountains and fertile river basins.  Western China is mountains with the Himalaya, Tian and Pamir ranges.  Western China also has a large desert. Central China consists of mountainous regions. Rivers also play a major role in China, both for transportation and for irrigation

 Major crops include wheat and rice. Fishing is also a major industry along the coasts.  China has considerable natural resources including coal, lead, zinc, copper, tungsten and gold. China also has considerable oil reserves

ATTRACTIONS

1.The great wall- BeIjing BADALING Badaling Great Wall lies in Yanqing County in

Beijing and stands on the ridge of infinite steep mountains. There are two high peaks, generally called the south high peak and the north high peak. The highest point is about 1,000 meters above sea level. The base of the wall was made of granite and lump of soil and the top was paved with square bricks. The great wall averages 7.8 meters in height and is 6.5 meters wide at the base and 5.7 meters at the top. On both sides of the road there are dwarf

2. THE FORBIDDEN CITY There is a world famous architecture in the

center of Beijing. It has thousands of splendid rooms and magnificent towers. The largest, best-preserved, mass group of palaces in China is found here. Entering the Forbidden City through Wu Gate (Wumen), there is a square. This is the first square in the Forbidden City. A belt-shaped artificial river runs through the square from west to east. It is the Golden Water River.

3. THE BUND The Bund got its name from a desolate beach

outside the old Shanghai City. The east side of the Bund is right next to the Huangpu River.  To the west of the Bund, there are group of 52 buildings standing in various styles, Gothic, Baroque, Rome, Renaissance, Classic and the combination of Eastern and Western style. The Bund is like "an exhibition of buildings".

4.YELLOW MOUNTAIN It is also known as Mt. Huangshan. Yellow Mountain is well-known all over the

world for its four scenic spots - pine forrest, strange stone, cloud sea and hot spring. It is one of famous mountains in China. The scenic spots are :the Ciguang Pavilion between the thick forest and tall bamboo, and the Banshan Temple with quiet environment situated between the Laoren Peak and the Zhusha Peak.

5.POTALA PALACE The symbol of Tibet is located in Lhasa, on top

of the Red Mountain, at an altitude of 3700 meters. This was the main residence of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama. The whole complex is 13 stories high and contains about 1000 rooms. It contains a seminary, a printing workshop, living quarters, shrines, reliquary monuments, and an assembly hall for the monks.

6.LI RIVER The Li River is located in Guangxi Province. The scenery of Guilin is the best in the world,

and Yangshuo's scenery is the best in Guilin." On both sides of its bank are numerous wonderful sights, such as blue water circling the mountains, odd peaks reflected in the water, waterfalls flying down from the mountains. The Li River is a pearl among the beautiful landscapes in China.

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