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 Beijing:
Beijing is the most representative city and symbol of
China, not only the nation's political center, but also
its cultural, scientific and educational heart of China.
Beijing has served as a capital of the country for more
than 800 years, home of more than nine million citizens
and seat of government.
It has been in existence as a settlement for more than
3000 years, although the remains of "Peking Man"
show that human life existed in this part of China half
a million years ago.
Beijing has been a center of power under the Mongols
during the Ming dynasty and the Manchu during the Qing
dynasty.
Xian: Province was called Chang'an
in ancient times. It is situated in the central part
of Weihe Plain. Xi'an was the starting point of the
Ancient Silk Road that extended from Asia to Europe
and played an important role in cultural inter flow
between the East and West in ancient times. And it served
as the first capital of a unified China and capital
of 11 dynasties periodically from the 11th century B.C.
to the early 10th century A.D. More than 4,000 historical
sites and tombs have been excavated and over 120,000
historical relics remain unearthed. During Xian's 3,100
year development, 13 dynasties such as Western Zhou
(11th century BC - 771 BC), Qin (221 BC - 206 BC), Western
Han (206 BC - 24 AD) and Tang (618 - 907) placed their
capitals here. So far, Xian enjoys equal fame with Athens,
Cairo, and Rome as one of the four major ancient civilization
capitals.
 Shanghai:
Shanghai situated on the banks of the Yangtze River
Delta in East China, is the largest city of the P.R.C
and it contains the most striking blend of oriental
and western cultures and of the past and present in
China, and one of the most populous cities in the world.
Widely regarded as the citadel of China's modern economy,
the city also serves as one of the nation's most important
cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications
centers. Before the formation of Shanghai city, Shanghai
was part of Songjiang County, a fishing town. The importance
of Shanghai grew radically in the nineteenth century,
as the city's strategic position at the mouth of the
Yangtze River made it an ideal location for trade with
the West.
 Tibet:
Tibet is one of the most mysterious and the
purest places in the world. Every visitor to this vast
plateau will make his or her own discoveries. TIBET
is one of the world's most extraordinary destinations
and there is adventure indeed lurking around almost
each and every corner.
Lhasa The capital lies high in the arid wilderness of
the Tibetan mountains, its name the "Roof of the
World" is no idle statement. The valley bottoms
of Tibet are higher than the highest mountains elsewhere.
It's snow covered plateaus are the highest in the world
, and apart from the Everest , which Tibetans see from
'the other side', many mountains are over 15000 feet.
 Hangzhou:
The city of Hangzhou was founded about 2,200
years ago during the Qin Dynasty, it is listed as one
of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China and now it is
the capital of Zhejiang province. The prefecture-level
region of Hangzhou extends west to the border with the
hilly-country Anhui Province, and east to the flat-land
near Hangzhou Bay. The city center is built around the
eastern and northern sides of the West Lake, just north
of the Qiantang River. Over two thousand years ago there
was nothing there but a sandbar built up by the silt
carried downstream by the river. It collected between
two fingers of land that jutted into the estuary. The
inhabitants built a dike to reinforce the bar, and thereby
created what is present-day West Lake(Xi Hu), perhaps
the most famous lake in China.
 Yangtze
River: The Yangtze River, longest river of
China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising
in the Tibetan highlands, SW Qinghai province W China,
and flowing generally E through central China into the
East China Sea at Shanghai. The Chang and its tributaries
drain more than 750,000 sq mi (1,942,500 sq km). The
river passes through one of the world's most populated
regions and has long been used as a major trade and
transportation route.
 Guilin:
Guilin is one of China's most beautiful cities
it is currently home to 12 ethnic nationalities with
a total population of 1.34 million and 670,000 for urban
area, area with 27,809 km², situated in the northeast
of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the China
on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest
of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number
of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.
Guilin's reputation as one of the world's most beautiful
places has established over hundreds of years and ranks
second on China's list of the 10 best tourist destinations.
 Chongqing:
Chongqing stands on a magnificent site-a high promontory
overlooking the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing
rivers, is the largest and most populous of the People's
Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalities,
and the only one in the less densely populated western
half of China. Formerly until March 1997, Chongqing
was a provincial city within Sichuan Province; the municipality
of Chongqing has a registered population of 31,442,300,
with most of them living outside the urban area of Chongqing
proper, over hundreds of square kilometres of farmland.
The population of the urban area of Chongqing proper
was 4.1 million by 2005. The city is very hilly and
is the only major metropolitan area in China without
significant numbers of bicycles.
 Yunnan:
Yunnan is the most southwestern province in China, with
an area of 394,000 square km, 4.1% of the nation's total
and has a populations 43.33 million people. Yunnan Province
is divided into 3 districts, 8 autonomous prefectures,
5 prefecture-level cities, 10 county-level cities, 80
counties and 29 autonomous counties with a population
of 31.74 million, of which 12.5% live in urban areas
and the rest in rural areas. It is the province with
biggest number of ethnic minorities in China, including
the Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai, Miao, Lisu, Hui, Lahu,
Naxi, Yao, Tibetan, Jingpo, Blang, Nu, Pumi, Jino, Benlong,
Mongolian etc.
 Chengdu:
Sichuan is gifted with lush mountains and exquisite
waters, and abounds in historical and cultural resources.
Its main scenic spots and historical sites include Mount
Emei, Huangling Temple, Jiuzhaigou and Golden Buddha
Mountain. Among its chief famous traditional specialties
are Sichuan brocade and embroidery, bamboo wares, wines
and liquors such as Wuliangye, Jiannanchun and Luzhoulaojiao.
 Hainan:
Hainan is the smallest province of the China,
located off the southern coast of the country, at about
the same latitude with Hawaii, is China's second-largest
island after Taiwan. It consists of several islands,
the largest of which is also called Hainan Island (Hainan
Dao). In the official PRC territorial claim, Hainan
Province includes not just one island, but also some
two hundred South China Sea Islands. The containment
of the South China Sea Islands makes Hainan Province
have a very large water body, but disproportionally
small land area.
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