| China, a nation in East Asia, is home to | | | | country also holds four sacred mountains |
| world's oldest continuous civilizations. | | | | associated with Buddhism and three main |
| With Beijing as its capital, China holds | | | | sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism |
| a total geographical area of 9,596,960 | | | | including Mount Emei, Mount Jiuhua, |
| sq. km. Its climate is tropical in south | | | | Mount Putuo, Mount Wutai, Mount Kailash, |
| to sub-arctic in north. | | | | Kawa Karpo and Amnye Machen. |
| Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan, | | | | Beijing, literally means Northern |
| Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin and Chengdu | | | | Capital, is the capital city of China - |
| are some of the major places of | | | | the most populous county in the world. |
| attraction. Han Chinese is the largest | | | | Untill the fomation of the Republic of |
| ethnic group in China who comprise | | | | China in 1911, Beijing was the seat of |
| around 91% of the total population. | | | | Ming and Quing dynasties. It holds |
| Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, | | | | several places of historical importance |
| Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi and Korean are | | | | ans government institutions. Famous for |
| some of the other ethnic groups which | | | | its uniformity and standard |
| dominates the area. | | | | construction, Beijing has only one hill |
| The Republic of China was formed on 1st | | | | in the city limits. Beijing has |
| January 1912 which leads to the end of | | | | concentric rectangular ring roads which |
| Quing Dynasty. Sun Yat-sen, belongs to | | | | run around the metropolis. |
| National Party, was declared as the | | | | There are many tourist places which |
| president of the new republic. | | | | attracts lot of people around the world. |
| China is almost same size as the United | | | | The Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, |
| States of America and the eastern part | | | | Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, |
| of china is surrounded by the East China | | | | Hutongs, Beijing Zoo, Beijing Botanical |
| Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South | | | | Gardens, Beihai Park, Yonghegong, |
| China Sea. China shares its border with | | | | Fragrant Hills, Hutongs and Military |
| India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, | | | | Museum of the Chinese People's |
| Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam | | | | Revolution are some of the major places |
| to the South; Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and | | | | of attaction in Beijing. |
| Kyrgyzstan to the West; Mongolia and | | | | Also known as the Palace Museum, |
| Russia to the North and North Korea to | | | | Forbidden City is really the spot to |
| the East. | | | | value the strength and splendor of the |
| China is home to several world famous | | | | Imperial Chinese court during the height |
| tourist attractions including Great Wall | | | | of its power in the Ming and Qing |
| of China, Tibet, Silk Road, Hainan | | | | dynasties. Built by Mao, Tiananmen |
| island and tropical paradise. It also | | | | Square is the largest square in the |
| holds dozens of UNESCO World Heritage | | | | world. The square is surrounded by |
| sites. Most of the places in China have | | | | Soviet-style monuments and government |
| famous Buddhist arts. Yungang Grottoes, | | | | buildings. It still remains as an |
| around 1500 year old, in Sichuan | | | | amazing place and a place to stay behind |
| province has more than 51,000 Buddhist | | | | and see visitors from all over the |
| carvings. | | | | world. |
| You can see art and manuscripts dating | | | | Temple of Heaven, situated to the |
| back to the 4th century in the Mogao | | | | south-east of Qianmen and the Tiananmen |
| Caves situated near Dunhuang in Gansu | | | | Square, is a marvelous sight for |
| province. Dazu Rock near Chongqing and | | | | tourists. The temple was the place where |
| Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang hold | | | | the king prayed every year for superior |
| carvings which date from 5th to 13th | | | | harvests and good weather. Summer Palace |
| century. | | | | houses widespread gardens and the ruins |
| China has several sacred mountains which | | | | of palaces constructed by the Qing |
| attract tourists in large number. Mount | | | | emperors in the ancient era. Beijing Zoo |
| Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, Mount Heng | | | | has an aquarium which is one of the |
| and Mount Song are the five great | | | | biggest in the world, and extremely |
| mountains associated with Taoism: The | | | | remarkable. |