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<item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Sun,24 Jun 2007 02:07:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Beijing stands at the northern tip of the North China Plain. It lies at approximately the same latitude as Philadelphia in the U.S. and Madrid in Spain. Beijing faces the Bohai Sea, and the area is also called the Beijing Bay. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Introduction]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/beijing-introduction/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Sun,24 Jun 2007 02:07:40 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Beijing is the most representative city and symbol of China, it is the capital of People's Republic of China. Beijing, a world famous metropolis with a long history, ever served as a dynastic capital from the beginning of the fin in 1115 to the end of the Qing Dynasties in 1911. On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded and Beijing has been the capital and the political, economic, communication, scientific and cultural centre of new China. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:45:08 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Greater Beijing covers an area of 16,808 sq km...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:44:58 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It possesses a population of 17.50 million (2005), half of the people live on the outskirt of the city...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Ethnic minorities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-Ethnic-minorities/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:44:51 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The permanent residents of Beijing come from all of China's 56 ethnic groups. The Han nationality accounts for 96.5% of the total. The other 55 ethnic minorities claim a population of more than 300,000, most of them are from Hui, Manchu, and Mongolian nationalities. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:44:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Beijing is a city with four distinct seasons. Its best season is late spring and autumn. But autumn is taken as the golden tourist season of the year since there is sometimes in the spring of recent years, a yellow wind. The climate in Beijing is of the continental type, with cold and dry winters, due to the Siberian air masses that move southward across the Mongolian Plateau. The summers are hot owing to warm and humid monsoon winds from the southeast bringing Beijing most of its annual precipitation. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing City flower]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-City-flower/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:44:38 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In Beijing potted chrysanthemums may be seen year round. They flower in summer and fall naturally but can be forced to bloom any time of year. During the Qing dynasty, there were 400 rare strains of chrysanthemum. Beijing's flora-culturists now boast more than 1000 varieties...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/beijing-What-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:44:33 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The city has many places of historic interest and scenic beauty, including the Forbidden City--the largest and best-preserved ancient architectural complex in the world; the Temple of Heaven--where Ming and Qing emperors performed solemn rituals for bountiful harvests; the Summer Palace--the emperors' magnificent garden retreat; the Ming tombs--the stately and majestic mausoleums of 13 Ming Dynasty emperors; and the world-renowned and genuinely inspiring Badaling section of the Great Wall. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Beijing/Beijing-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:44:19 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Beijing is famous for its roasting duck. It is quite crisp. The way slice the duck is a kind of art. Beijing specialties are various, including Beijing Duck, Cloisonne, Preserved Fruit and so on...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:09:14 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tianjin's folk crafts such as hand-made carpets, Yangliuqing's New Year Pictures printed from an engraved wood plate, Zhang's painted clay figurines, kites etc. hold an important position in the China. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/tianjin-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:09:53 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tianjin is a famous historical city. The best known scenic spots and historical sites include the Panshan Scenery Area, the Park on the Water, the Garden of Tranquility, the Tianhou Palace (Palace of Heavenly Empress), the Dule Temple (Solitary Joy Temple), the Great Wall at the Huangya Pass, and so on...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Economy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Economy/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:10:12 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's the largest industrial city in North China and also the important commercial center and largest port city in northern China, which is rich in petroleum, natural gas and sea salt along the coastal area. As one of China's biggest industrial centers, Tianjin has built up an all-round industrial system with machinery, electronics, textiles, chemicals, metallurgy and?foodstuff, etc., as its mainstays...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:10:31 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ping opera, comic dialogue, allegretto, the drum like Meihuadagu and Jingyundagu (story-telling accompanied by percussion instruments include small drum and wooden and metal clappers), etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:10:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mahua (dough twists), Goubuli Bun (a kind of special steaming bread) and Ear-Hole Fried Cake are The Three Delicacies of Tianjin...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 01:31:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tianjin has a temperate continental monsoonal climate. The city areas have a mean annual temperature of 12.4 degree celsius, and a mean annual precipitation of 550 mm which occurs mostly in July and August...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 01:31:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is divided into 15 districts and 3 counties, with a population of 10.01 million by 2000...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 01:33:04 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Area covering an area of 11,305 square kilometers.
Area code 022..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tianjin Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Tianjin/Tianjin-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 01:33:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tianjin simply known as Jin is situated in the northeastern part of North China Great Plain, bordering the Bohai Sea in the east, leaning against the Yuanshan Mountain in the north, with its terrain traversing the Haihe River through north and south. It has become the hub of communications of North China and the gateway of the capital city.  ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hebei/Heibei-What-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hebei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:22:15 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hebei Province possesses rich tourist resources. The Imperial Summer Villa and Eight Outer Temples in Chengde, the summer resort of Qinhuangdao-Beidaihe, Mt. Cangyan, Zhangshi Crag and Yesanpo are all national major famous scenic areas. among which, the Imperial Summer Villa and Eight Outer Temples have been listed in the World Heritages. Besides, Mt. Taihang Mt. Langya, Mt. Wuling, the Eastern and Western Qing Tombs, etc, are also famous scenic spots and historic sites...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hebei/Hebei-Resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hebei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:22:36 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It abounds in mineral resources, such as petroleum, limestone, asbestos, phosphorus, vanadium, platinum and lead, the reserves of which are the most abundant in China. Hebei abounds in historical and cultural resources. The places of interest include the Shanhai Pass, the Chengde Mountain Resort, the Waiba Temple, Qinhuangdao, Beidaihe River, Yeshanpo Hillside and so on. The Zhaozhou Bridge was listed as World Cultural Heritage in 1991 and the Iron Lion in Cangzhou of Hebei Province was listed among China's World Best...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hebei/Hebei-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hebei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:22:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Artistic genres of Quyi such as Xihe big drum, Leting big drum, etc. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hebei/Hebei-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hebei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:23:11 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Baiyangdian preserved egg, Bohai prawn,and etc. The special local products include Zhangbei mushroom, Hebei pears, Xuanhua grapes, Shenzhou honey peaches, Tangshan pottery and Zhuzhou blankets.

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Of course, there are a number of natural magnificent and beautiful places that can also be seen in Shanxi. The most famous of them include Wutai Mountain with the longest and most prestigious history in the four most well-known Buddhist holy lands of China, the whistling rage of the Yellow River's Kettle Spout waterfalls (Hukou Waterfalls) and one of the Five Sacred..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi  Natural Resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Natural-Resources/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:56:03 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanxi Province is mostly mountainous regions and plateaus covered by loess. Its mountainous region is wide and plains are few, so cultivated land is inadequate. Shanxi?s forest resource is also little and with low quality. Because of the great need of lumber, almost all of its lumber comes from other provinces. Anyhow, more than 120 types of minerals have been found in Shanxi, including coal, bauxite, pearlite, refractory clay, gallium, and zeolite which are the first in China. It is one of the country?s energy bases, but it lacks water resource...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:56:20 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanxi Bangzi (a kind of opera in Shanxi), Huagu (Flower Drum), and Yangge (popular rural folk dance), etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:56:42 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Daoxiao Mian (Knife-Pared Noodles), Shaomai (steamed dumplings with the dough gathered at the top), and Youmian (Naked Oats Noodles), etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:38:17 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanxi has a continental monsoonal climate with distinctive seasons. It has cold winters but mild summers, with a mean annual temperature of 6 to 14 degrees celsius. The greater part of the province has a mean annual precipitation of 400-650 mm, increasing gradually from northwest to southeast...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:38:36 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanxi has a population of 31.41 million, with natural population growth controlled within 0.9%. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:38:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is with forests constituting 20 percent, or about 3.44 million hectares...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Areas]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Areas/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 02:03:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers an area of 156,300 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanxi/Shanxi-Lcation/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 02:03:52 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanxi Province is situated in the middle of the Yellow River valley, lying between latitude 34.34 to 40.44 degrees north and longitude 110.15 to 114.32 degrees east. Its location west of the Taihang Mountains gives the province its name, Shanxi, meaning "west of the mountain." ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:50:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Xuanhua pear, honey peach, date, walnut, apple, Jingjing Lahua - the northern Yangge..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/What-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:50:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is the military presence that leaves the city with its most interesting features, a highly modern international hospital and a Martyr's Museum. The Bethune International Peace Hospital, which was first set up in 1937 in the Shanxi-Chahaer-Hebei military area, was moved to Shijiazhuang in 1948. Dr. Bethune himself was buried in the second feature, the Revolutionary Martyr's Museum, a park to the west of town. Of the interesting sights in the Shijiazhuang area, by far the best is the Zhaozhou Bridge, out in Zhaocheng County, which is both the oldest in China and also one of ancient China's most impressive pieces of engineering...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:51:04 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One style that is said to distinguish the Shijiazhuang cuisine, is the chefs adroit knife skills, shown in the many courses of the Hebei banquets, notably the cucumber banquet (Huanggua yanhui), and in the famous Chrysanthemum-shaped sleeve fish, which is as close as the area comes to producing its own dishes...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Industry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Industry/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:51:33 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are such industries in the city as textiles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, coal, pharmacy, and electrical power...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Nationality]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Nationality/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:51:56 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Han, Hui, Manchu, Korean and Mongolian..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:52:27 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The urban district is with smooth terrain; higher in the west and lower east; dotted with lakes...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:52:59 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Located in the temperate zone, enjoying the continental climate; four seasons clearly demarcated with cold winter and hot summer; with frost-free period of 200 days...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,11 May 2007 19:53:24 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang has a population of 8.75 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,03 Aug 2007 00:57:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Area Encompassing 15,653 square kilometers.  

City code: 0311 
Postal code: 050000..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Sun,05 Aug 2007 23:52:43 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is situated in the middle south of Hebei province; on the Huabei Plain; between 38.04 degrees north latitude and 114.29 degrees east longitude; with Beijing and Tianjin in the north and the Bohai Sea and Huabei oil field east; leaning against the Taihang Range and bordering on the Shanxi province in the west. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang Introduction]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shijiazhuang/Shijiazhuang-Introduction/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shijiazhuang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Sun,05 Aug 2007 23:52:49 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The capital of Hebei province; the provincial capital with the most wide radiation area of railway, highway and postal service and one of the important railway hub in China; served as the political, economic, tourist, cultural, scientific and technological center of Hebe..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/What-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:52:46 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are a variety of sites of cultural interest which form the main tourist attractions in the capital. One of these is Wutai Mountain, one of China's four major sacred Buddhist Mountains which features beautiful scenery and unspoiled natural surroundings. Other key attractions include the Chongshan and Jinci Temple, the provincial museum and the ancient town of Pingyao...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:53:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Knife-pared noodles (Daoxiao mian) are actually more an exotic art form than a local specialty. Shaomai is a traditional Shanxi specialty, although today you will find it in quite a number of cities throughout China. Taiyuan mutton soup (Taiyuan tounao) is a unique Taiyuan specialty that is had for breakfast. The soup is made with three pieces of fatty mutton, one piece of lotus root and another piece of yam...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Industry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Industry/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:53:17 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the fields of industry, there is metallurgy, machinery, coal and chemical industry. Copper and iron industry is the important industrial base in China. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:53:42 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Taiyuan abounds in coal and irons mine resources. There is manganese, copper, aluminum, plaster stone and sulphur, etc. It is one of the most important production centers in derrick equipment, mining machinery, steel rolling machinery, sulphuric acid, calcium superphosphate and careful chemical industry in china...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:54:13 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is the continental climate in Temperate Zone. The annual precipitation is 456mm and the black frost period can last 170 days. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:54:24 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are many mountains around here from east to west and in the north, there are rivers and plains in the middle part and northern part. Taiyuan's main topography is downloading; the plain only occupies five percent of the area. It is the continental climate in Temperate Zone. The annual precipitation is 456mm and the black frost period can last 170 days. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 02:54:34 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Taiyuan has a population of 3 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,03 Aug 2007 00:57:58 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Area Encompassing 6,959 square kilometers.

Area code: 0351
Postal code: 030000
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In the Ming and Qing dynasties particularly, Taiyuan was an important center of trade and industry...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiyuan Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Taiyuan/Taiyuan-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Taiyuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Sun,05 Aug 2007 23:54:56 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi, is situated at the geographic center of the province along the north-south course of the Fen River. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:18:35 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Liaoning has long been known as "the Home of Apple", among the great varieties, ¡ãGouguang¡ã apple is the most famous. Pear in west Liaoning, peach in Dalian, etc, are also famous fruits. The handicraft articles, such as jade carving in Xiuyan, shell carving in Dalian, black amber carving in Fushun, tussah silk in Dandong, etc, enjoy good fame in China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/liaoning-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:19:04 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In Shenyang, Liaoning's capital city, there is a Manchu version of the Forbidden City known as the Shenyang Imperial Palace. The emperors that built the Imperial Palace also built their burial sites in Shenyang: Fuling Tomb also called the East Tomb; and Zhaoling Tomb, also called the North Tomb. Emperor Nurhachi and his mistress are buried in Fuling Tomb. A third tomb, Yongling Tomb, completes the famous tomb group known as the 'three tombs outside of the Great Wall'. During a fight with the gods who were trying to stop her, the beautiful cloud embroidered leaves fell to earth at Shenyang and became green hills that the people named Qianlianshan (Thousand Lotuses Mountain). Within 45 square kilometers (17 square miles) of Benxi Water Cave National Park, there are six areas of particular interest: Mount Miaohou, Mount Tiecha, Mount Guanmen, the Spa Temple, Tanggou Valley, and the Water Cave...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:19:28 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Acrobatics and the "Grand Yang Ko" dance in the form of stilt, dragon lantern, lion dance, and land boat, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:20:11 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shenyang Laobian Jiaozi (a dumpling with minced pork and vegetable stuffing), smoked-pork cake, baked bear's paw (mostly not real bear's paw but substitute), hot-pot, smoked chicken, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 18:38:35 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Liaoning has a temperate continental monsoonal climate, with a hot, rainy summer; a long, cold winter with little snow; and a short, windy spring. It has a mean annual temperature of 6-11 degrees Celsius, and a mean annual precipitation of 400-1,000 mm...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 18:39:41 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The coastline of Liaoning Province is 2,178 kilometers long - nearly 12 percent of China's total. The hilly regions in east Liaoning are the main area for forest. Adjoining the long, narrow costal plains (usually called the Liaoxi Corridor) is the main road for Northeast China, linking with North China. Liaohe Plain in Central Liaoning, as a part of the Northeastern China Plain, has sedimentary deposits from the Liaohe River and other tributaries. The plain has abundant water and fertile soil, and is the main farming area and commodity grain base in Liaoning Province...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 03:06:18 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Total population: 42.1 million
Natural growth rate: 1.07 per thousand in 2003...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 03:06:35 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It has a total area of more than 145,900 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liaoning Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Liaoning/Liaoning-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 03:07:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Liaoning Province, situated in the south of Northeast China, lies at 181.53 to 125.46 degree east longitude, and 38.43 to 43.26 degree north latitude. Liaoning is in a temperate zone and adjoins Jilin and Hebei provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and is bordered along the Yalu River by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jilin Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jilin-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,02 Jul 2007 03:03:17 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are many special local products in Jilin, in which, ginseng, pilose antler and marten fur are the most famous...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/jilin-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,02 Jul 2007 03:03:32 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Changbaishan (Tall White Mountain) includes several highlights that will delight any visitor. There is the mountain itself, which is a nature preserve that has tigers, deer, black bears, leopards, and sable among the more than 200 varieties of wildlife that live in its original, undisturbed forests. On the very top of the mountain is Tianchi (Heavenly Lake). Another nature preserve in Jilin is Xianghai in Tongyu County. Interesting historical landmarks are also available in Jilin Province. One of the most famous is the General's Tomb. In Fu Yu County there is a stele monument called Deshengtuo. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jinlin Natural Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jinlin-Natural-Resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,02 Jul 2007 03:03:45 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jilin Province is a significant center of forestry in China. The forest coverage rate of the whole province is as high as 42.5%. 89 mineral resources have been identified, among which 11 of them, such as oil shale, diatomite, tabular spar, cinder and so on have the largest reserve in China, and 41 of them including molybdenum, germanium and nickel rank the top ten in the country. One of the eight main pastoral areas in China, Jilin Province has a rich resource of grasslands. Widely and vastly distributed, the wetland in Jilin Province has varied types and enjoys a rich variety of bio-species. Jilin is situated in the upper and middle reaches of the main rivers in northeast China. The biological population in Jilin Province is healthy and diverse...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jinlin Ethnic Group]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jinlin-Ethnic-Group/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,02 Jul 2007 03:04:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are 49 ethnic groups in Jilin Province. Apart from Hans, the population of the 48 minorities of the province totals 2,453,400, accounting for 9.15% of the total population in the province. They mainly include Koreans, Mans, Mongols, Huis, and Xibos. With historically close ties and relationships, they have formed both ethnically based and inter-mixedpopulation centers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jilin Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jilin-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 18:50:42 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jilin has a northerly continental monsoon climate, with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Average January temperatures range from -20 to -14 degrees Celsius. Rainfall averages at 350 to 1000 mm...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jinlin Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jinlin-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 18:50:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It has a population of 27,090,000. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jilin Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jilin-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:56:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers a total area of 187,400 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jilin Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jilin-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:56:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jilin province is located in the central part of Northeast China, adjoining Heilongjiang Province in the north, Lianing Province in the south, and the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in the west. It lies in the hinterland of the northeastern Asia composed of Japan, Russia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, and the northeast part of China, adjacent to Russia in the east, and opposite to the DPRK in the southeast across the Tumen and Yalu rivers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jilin Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jilin/Jilin-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jilin]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,02 Jul 2007 03:04:16 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jilin Province has a varied landscape, generally sloping towards the northwest. With the Daheishan Mountain Range in the middle, the province is divided into two topographic regions: the mountainous area in the east and the plains of the midwest. The former is further divided into the Changbaishan Mountains and their foothills; and the latter can be divided into high plains in the middle, and grassy marshlands, lakes, ponds, and wet sandy soils in the west. The main mountain chains include the Daheishan Mountains, the Zhangguangcailing Range, the Jilinhadaling Range, the Laoling Range, and the Mudanling Range, etc. The main plains include the Songnen Plain and the Liaohe Plain, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:26:29 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Province is blessed with a variety of unique tourist attractions, including the Wudalian Pond, an internationally known natural volcanic park; the Jingbo Lake, China's largest alpine dammed lake; the vast Xingkai Lake stretching over China and Russia; the Manchurian Crane Sanctuary, well known inside and outside of China; a beautiful, scenic forest under a volcanic crater; and the Polar Village, where the mysterious aurora borealis can be observed. Harbin's annual Snow Festival adds charm to the beautiful northern landscape with the perfect harmony of its natural ice and snow scenery and the exquisite man-made ice sculptures...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Industry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Industry/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:26:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The main industries comprise machine building, coal, petroleum and timber processing, in addition to papermaking, beet-sugar refinery, petrochemicals, flax-textiles, power-generating equipment, industrial boilers, etc. Harbin, Qiqihaer, Jiamusi and Mudanjiang are its major industrial centers. Daqing is one of China's most important bases of petroleum industry...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Agriculture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Agriculture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:27:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With expanse of flatland and wide areas of fertile black soil, it is one of China's major commodity grain growers. Named after its largest river, its land area includes the country's largest oil reserve...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:27:29 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Heilongjiang dishes features venison, such as roasted dog meat, fork cooked wild pig meat, braised deer-tail, and Flying Dragon soup. The province is one of the important bases of grain production and ginseng, pilose antle ble, etc, are the famous special local products...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:27:59 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ice sculpture, Longjiang Opera, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:03:25 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Heilongjiang has a cold-temperate continental climate and a mean annual temperature of 3 to -2 degrees Celsius -- the lowest temperature can reach -52.3 degrees Celsius, and a mean annual precipitation of 300-700 mm. It has warm, rainy summers with long hours of sunshine, and freezingly cold and long winters...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:03:52 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The province's topography is higher in the northwest, north and the southeast, and lower in the northeast and southwest. In its northwestern part, there is the Greater Hinggan Mountains, and in the north, the Lesser Hinggan Mountains. In the southeastern part, there are the ridges of Zhangguangcai, Laoye and Taiping, in addition to the Wanda Mountain. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:04:14 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the total population stood at 38.20 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:46:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers an area of 454,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4.7% of the nation's total...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Heilongjiang/Heilongjiang-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Heilongjiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:46:16 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Heilongjiang Province is located in the northeast China, at the highest latitudes and the northernmost end of the country. It neighbors Russia across the Heilongjiang and Wusuli rivers running in its north and east respectively; in the west, it adjoins the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and to its south is Jilin Province...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:48:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Walk Along the Fu Xing Rd  to see the old buildings and enjoy the neatness of the road. Take an elevator to the top of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (the tallest TV tower in Asia with the height of 468 metres, and on a good day the sprawling views are spectacular!) Enter Shanghai Xintiandi, located at Lane 181, Taicang Road. A small pedestrianised area of the city featuring rebuilt traditional shikumen [stone gate] houses. Housing a cinema complex, mall, numerous bars, cafes and art galleries marketed towards foreign visitors and the more affluent locals. Close to where the communist party headquarters were located.Enter Shanghai International Convention Center Shanghai International Convention Center was opened for business in August 1999. The '99 Fortune Global Forum was held here. It is located in the southwest of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong. It covers an area of 45,000 square meters with a landscaped square of 30,000 square meters. It consists of several modernized halls in..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:50:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanghainese cuisine is one of the lesser-known types of Chinese food, generally characterized as sweet and oily. The name "Shanghai" means "above the sea", so unsurprisingly seafood predominates, the usual style of preparation being steaming. Some Shanghainese dishes to look out for: 
xiao long baozi (lit. buns from the little steaming cage, or little dragon buns), probably the most famous Shanghai dish: small steamed dumplings full of tasty (and boiling hot!) broth and a dab of meat. The connoisseur bites a little hole into them first, sips the broth, then dips them in rice vinegar (cu) to season the meat inside. 
dazha xie (hairy crabs), best eaten in the winter months (Oct-Dec) and paired with Shaoxing wine to balance out your yin and yang 
xiefen shizitou (crab powder lion heads), actually pork meatballs containing crab meat zui ji (drunken chicken), chicken steamed then marinated in rice wine, usually served cold "You Tiao" , one kind of breakfast that is very popular in Shang..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai People]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-People/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:51:31 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nearly all registered Shanghainese residents are descendants of immigrants from the two adjacent provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang who moved to Shanghai in the late 19th and the early 20th Century. These are regions that generally speak the same family of dialects as Shanghainese - Wu Chinese...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Language]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-Language/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:52:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The vernacular language is Shanghainese, a dialect of Wu Chinese; while the official language is Standard Mandarin. The local dialect is mutually unintelligible with Mandarin, and is an inseparable part of the Shanghainese identity. The Shanghainese dialect today is a mixture of standard Wu Chinese as spoken in Suzhou, with the dialects of Ningbo and other nearby regions whose peoples have migrated to Shanghai in large numbers since the 20th Century...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,12 Jul 2007 02:41:14 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shanghai occupies a part of the alluvial plain of the Changjiang Delta, It has a temperate and humid climate, with an annual mean temperature of 15.7 degrees Celsius and an annual precipitation of 1100 mm..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,12 Jul 2007 02:41:25 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It possesses a population of 9,830,000...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,12 Jul 2007 02:41:37 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Area: It covers an area of over 6000 km.

Area code 020..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Introduction]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shanghai/Shanghai-Introduction/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,12 Jul 2007 02:41:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A city of eastern China at the mouth of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) southeast of Nanjing. The largest city in the country, Shanghai was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Nanking (1842) and quickly prospered. France, Great Britain, and the United States all held large concessions in the city until the early 20th century. Shanghai is located in Jiangsu province but is administered as a separate governmental unit...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 19:57:17 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The special local products are Yixing pottery, Yangzhou lacquer ware, Wuxi clay figurine, Nanjing Yuhua Stone (rain flower pebbles), etc. The province is also famous for its traditional light industrial products and handicrafts, such as embroidery and straw woven articles in Suzhou,purple pottery in Yixing, clay figuure in Wuxi, lacquerware in Yangzhou, sandalwood fan and jasmine tea in Suzhou and so on...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What To See]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/jiangsu-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 19:57:51 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangsu has a long history of a relatively developed economy and culture. Rich in landscape gardens, scenic attractions and historical sites, it is noted for having the largest number of historical cities in the country. Such cities include Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changshu, Xuzhou and Huai'an. There are 20 scenic spots, 23 forest parks, 6 holiday resorts and 416 cultural heritage sites under the state and provincial-level protection. Classical gardens in Suzhou were put on the world cultural heritage site list by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Natural Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Natural-resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 19:58:31 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangsu boasts a network of rivers and lakes. The Yangtze River runs over 400 km through the province from west to east while the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs 690 km from north to south. There is the Qinhuai River in its southwest; Northern Jiangsu General Irrigation Canal, Xinmu River and Nantong-Yanzhou Canal in the northern part. The province also boasts more than 290 lakes including the Taihu Lake and Hongze Lake.
Jiangsu has a wide distribution of mineral resources with a rich variety. The mineral products discovered so far total 120. Major energy resources include coal, petroleum and natural gas. Non-metallic resources include sulphur, phosphorus, sodium salt, crystal, cyanite, sapphire, diamond, kaolin, limestone, quartz sand, marble and pottery clay. The metallic resources include copper, lead, zinc, silver, gold, strontium and manganese. The province is particularly rich in clay, building materials, chemical raw materials, metallurgic auxiliary materials, minerals for sp..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 19:58:56 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Suzhou Pingtan (a kind of opera), ditty, etc..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 19:59:23 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangsu specialties include West Lake fish, Nanjing Salted Duck, Lake Tai Whitebait and Beggar's Chicken (the chicken is baked in lotus leaves and clay)...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:12:35 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Situated in the climatic transition zone of warm-temperate and sub-tropical zones, Jiangsu has mild weather, moderate rainfall and clear-cut seasonal changes. The climate differs between north and south: The mean annual temperature is 13-16 degrees Celsius, increasing from north to south, while the mean annual precipitation is 800-1,200 mm. There are frequent "plum rains" between spring and summer, and typhoon rains between late summer and early autumn...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:12:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the resident population was 74.745 million. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:13:13 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The province is located in the fertile land of the Yangtze River delta. Most of its land is flat, dotted with the Taihu and Hongze Lake; two of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. On its southwestern and northern borders are hilly lands. Of the province's territory, the plains cover a total area of 70,600 square kilometers; water covers a total of 17,300 square kilometers; cultivated land amounts to some 5 million hectares...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangsu Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangsu/Jiangsu-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:13:25 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangsu Province is located on the east coast of China. The province is crossed by the Yangtze River from east to west and by the Grand Canal from north to south, while Lake Taihu and Lake Hongze, both located within Jiangsu's borders, are two of the largest lakes in China. In addition, the province is blessed with more than 900 kilometers of coastline...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,14 May 2007 19:38:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zhejiang is the home of tea, of which Longjing Tea and Huiming Tea are higly renowned. Besides, silk, bamboo woven articles and embroidery in Hangzhou, orange in Wenzhou,etc, are all well-known in China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/What-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Mon,14 May 2007 19:39:13 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It has 11 state-level scenic areas, including the West Lake, Fuchun River, Xin'an River, Thousand-islet Lake, Mount Yantang, Nanxi River, Mount Putuo, the Shengsi Islands, Mount Tiantai, Mount Mogan, Mount Xuedou, Twin-Dragon Cave and Mount Xiandu, in addition to its 35 province-level scenic spots. The Hangzhou River is a national holiday resort, and 10 other resorts, including Xianghu Lake in Xiaoshan, Oujiang River in Wenzhou and Mount Huiji in Shaoxing, are of provincial level. The Surging Qiantang Tides, a unique natural view, attracts numerous visitors from both home and abroad each year. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Natural-Resources/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:36:13 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Its reserves of stone coal, alunite, pyrophyllite, limestone for cement-making and limestone for construction rank the first in the country; fluorite occupies the second place in China and diatomite, the third. The reserves of silica, pearlite, granite, zeolite, silver, zinc, vanadium and cadmium all rank among the countries' top tens. Zhejiang has a total coastline (including island lines) of 6,486 km; with a total domestic sea area of 30,900 sq km. Zhejiang is famed as "a treasure house of plants in southeastern China." with a high forest-coverage rate. The continental shelf rich in petroleum and natural gas resources has very good prospect for exploitation...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:38:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kun opera (Kun Ju), Shao opera (Shaoju), Yue opera (Yueju), etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:38:26 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zhejiang Cuisine, one of the Eight Great Cuisines in China, is best represented by Hangzhou dishes, including Beggar's Chicken (which is especially delicious with a pleasant aroma of lotus leaves), Dongpo Pork, West Lake Vinegar Fish, Songsao Shredded Fish Soup, etc. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:39:11 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zhejiang has a sub-tropical monsoonal climate, warm, humid and rainy. It has a mean annual temperature of 16-19 degrees Celsius, and a mean annual precipitation of 1,100-1,900 mm. "Plum rains" occur between May and June and typhoons between summer and autumn...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:39:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the resident population was 47.196 million. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:39:51 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zhejiang covers a total area of 101,800 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:40:32 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[70.4 percent is mountainous or hilly. Plains and basins make up 23.2 percent, and rivers and lakes make up the other 6.4 percent. It also occupies a large sea area. Along the coast, there are 3,061 islands each having an area of more than 500 sq m. This brings the total coastline to 6,486 km, the longest in China. Areas under cultivation total 1.613 million ha. Land used by forestry covers 6.397 million ha. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhejiang Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Zhejiang/Zhejiang-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Zhejiang]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:41:29 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zhejiang Province, which is reputed as "the Land of Silk" and produces one third of China's raw silk, brocade and satin, lies on the southeastern coast. Situated 118.01-123.08 degrees east longitude and 27.01-31.10 degrees north latitude, it covers a coastline of 2,200 kilometers. Zhejiang boasts the largest number of isles in China, totaling more than 2,100...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:49:05 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The special local products include the Four Treasures of Study -- Xuan paper, Chinese paintbrushes, Hui ink, Xi inkstone, as well as some world-renowned tea products...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-What-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:49:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Anhui is famous for its picturesque mountains and rivers. Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, Tiazhu Mountain, and Qiyun Mountain are well-known mountains, and the region's premier tourist attractions, some of which have been inscribed in UNESCO's World Nature Heritage List. The snow scenery of Huangshan is absolutely fascinating so if you enjoy the snow, it's best to come during the winter. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:50:14 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are many delicious food in Anhui, like Anhui Cuisine, one of the Eight Most Famous Cuisines in China, features the local culinary arts of Huizhou. Most famous dishes include Stewed Soft Shell Turtle with Ham, Bamboo Shoots Cooked with Sausage and Dried Mushroom, and etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Economy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Economy/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:50:42 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It is one of the important agricultural provinces, with products ranging from rice, wheat, cotton, vegetable oil crops, cotton, tea, jute, silkworm cocoons, and roast tobacco, etc. Its main mineral deposits are coal, iron ore, and copper ore...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 19:54:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The part of Anhui north of the Huaihe River has a warm-temperate, semi-humid monsoonal climate while the part south of the river has a sub-tropical, humid monsoonal climate. The mean annual temperature is above 14 to 16 degrees Celsius  from north to south -- the hottest month, July, averaging 27-28 degrees Celsius and the coldest month, January, -3-3 degrees Celsius -- and the mean annual precipitation is 750-2,000 mm...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 02:55:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is with a population of over 59 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 02:56:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Covering an area of 130,000 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhui Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Anhui/Anhui-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Anhui]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 02:56:39 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Anhui Province in southeastern China is situated 29.25 to 34.39 degrees north latitude and 114.43 to 119.38 degrees east longitude. Lying in the middle and lower valleys of the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, it borders Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. It is an inland province in China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:55:55 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fujian cuisine, with an emphasis on seafood, is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine. It is composed of traditions from various regions, including Fuzhou cuisine and Min Nan cuisine. Many famous teas originate from Fujian, including oolong, Wuyi Yancha, and Fuzhou jasmine tea. Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware, a famous type of lacquerware, is noted for using a body of clay and/or plaster to form its shape...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:56:29 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Mount Wuyi (Wu Yi Shan) may enlighten you with its wonderland tour. Its beautiful mountains, vigorous rocks and limpid waters are legendary. Nanputuo Temple, among the four well-known Buddhist shrines in the nation, has the longest and most prestigious history. Earth Towers of the Hakkas in Yongding area are the much fabled mountain residences in this world of make believe. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:56:56 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Because of its mountainous nature and the numerous waves of migration from central China in the course of history, Fujian is one of the most linguistically diverse places in all Han Chinese areas of China. Local dialects can become unintelligible within 10 km. This is reflected in the expression that "if you drive five miles in Fujian the culture changes, and if you drive ten miles, the language does".As is true of other provinces, the official language in Fujian is Standard Mandarin, which is used for communication between people of different localities...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Demographics]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Demographics/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:57:23 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Han Chinese make up most of the population. Hakka, a Han Chinese people with its own distinct identity, live in the southwestern parts of the province. The She, scattered over mountainous regions in the north, is the largest minority ethnic group of the province. Genetic studies have suggested that a significant proportion of Han Chinese ancestry in Fujian descend (predominantly matrilineally) from pre-Sinicization aborigines...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Economy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Economy/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 00:57:50 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fujian is hilly and farmland is sparse. Rice is the main crop, supplemented by sweet potatoes and wheat. Fujian is one of the wealthier provinces of China. Xiamen was one of the first cities in China to be classified as a Special Economic Zone...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:14:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fujian has a subtropical climate, with warm winters. In January the coastal regions average around 7-10 degrees Celsius while the hills average 6-8 degrees Celsius. In summer temperatures are high, and province is threatened by typhoons coming in from the Pacific. Average annual precipitation is 1400-2000 mm...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:15:20 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The province is mostly mountainous, and is traditionally described to be "Eight parts mountain, one part water, and one part farmland" .The northwest is higher in altitude, with the Wuyi Mountains forming the border between Fujian and Jiangxi. The highest point of Fujian is Huanggang Peak in the Wuyi Mountains, with an altitude of 2157 m...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian History]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-History/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:15:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Recent archaeological discoveries demonstrate that Fujian (especially the northern coastal region around Fuzhou) had entered the Neolithic Age by the middle of the 8th millennium BP (6th millennium BC). From the Keqiutou site (7450-5590 BP), an early Neolithic site in Pingtan Island located about 70 km southeast of Fuzhou, numerous tools made of stones, shells, bones, jades, and ceramics (including wheel-made-ceramics) have been unearthed, together with spinning wheels, a definitive evidence of weaving...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fujian Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Fujian/Fujian-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:16:24 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fujian is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China. Fujian borders Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait. The name Fujian comes from the combination of Fuzhou and Jian'ou, two cities in Fujian. The name was coined during Tang Dynasty. It covers an area of over 120000 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Speciality]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Speciality/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:06:24 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The highlight of Jiangxi travel should be Jingdezhen, which is known as the 'Capital of Porcelain' in China. Ceramics were produced here as early as 1,800 years ago in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Today, Jingdezhen remains a national center for porcelain production. While in this ancient town, tourists can visit many pottery factories and ancient kiln sites. In addition, Jiangxi is one of the ancient tea-producing areas in China. The Black Tea produced in Ningzhou City and the Green Tea produced in Wuyuan City are well-known throughout China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:07:46 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Poyang Lake, which is not only the biggest fresh water lake in China, but also the largest winter habitat for white cranes. Mt. Lushan, a wonderful summer resort with its lush mountains, enveloping clouds and mists, rapid streams and numerous deep pools and waterfalls. Another mountain - Jinggangshan enjoys a dual reputation. It is more widely known as the cradle of the Chinese revolution rather than for its natural beauty, which is, in fact, comparable to the more famous Lu Shan...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Natural Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Natural-Resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:08:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangxi has abundant mineral resources. Of the 150 known minerals, more than 140 have been found in Jiangxi. 59% of Jiangxi's territory is covered with forest. Its timber reserve amounts to 250 million cubic meters, in addition to 1 billion plants of bamboo, both figures taking leading positions in the country. The province boasts more than 4,000 species of seed plants, some 470 types of pteridophyte and over 100 types of bryophyte. The good ecological environment characterized with rich water resource, changing topographies and wide coverage of vegetation ensures Jiangxi's abundance in wildlife. Fish and birds, large in number of species, have great economic value and therefore have the priority for protection. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:08:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Geography of Jiangxi is dominated by mountainous and hilly land, with mountains covering 36% of the province's total territory, hills, 42%. The remaining 22% is composed of plains and waters. Most of its mountains lie on the provincial borders. Mount Huaiyu in the northeast has the province's largest copper reserve; Wuyi Mountain, a World Cultural Heritage site, lies in the eastern part; the Dageng Ridge and Jiulian Mountain in the south are known as the "capital of tungsten"; in the west there is the Luoxiao Mountain; and in the northwest lie the mountains of Mufu and Jiuling...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:22:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangxi has a warm and humid climate with cold springs and winters, hot summers and dry autumns thus accounting for its four distinct seasons. Annual rainfall averages 1400-1800 millimeters and the average temperature of the province is 3 to 9 degrees Celsius in January and 27 to 31 degrees Celsius in July...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:23:02 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the total population stood at 43.112 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:54:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers a total area of 166,900 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Jiangxi/Jiangxi-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:55:05 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jiangxi, also called "Gan" for short, is one of China's inland provinces. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, between 24.29 and 30.04 degrees north latitude and 113.34 and 118.28 degrees east longitude. It borders Zhejiang and Fujian in the east, Guangdong in the south, Hunan in the west and Hubei and Anhui in the north. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:41:28 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The main local products include clocks and watches in Yantai, Pottery and porceliain in Zibo, Kites in Weifang, etc. Besides, Laiyang pear, Yantai apple, Leling date and Jimo grape are all famous in China, and Qingdao beer, however, is world-famous. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/shandong-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:41:57 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The major historical sites in the Shandong Province are: The inscriptions on clay pots unearthed at Dawenkou and Dinggongcun are believed to bear the earliest Chinese written language. The ruins of ancient Longshan City which is considered the earliest city in China. Portions of the Great Wall built during the Qi State period which is believed to be the most ancient great wall in the country. The Confucius Temple, Confucius Mansion and Confucius Cemetery in Qufu.Shandong is also blessed with beautiful landscapes. The most famous scenic spots are Mount Taishan, Mt. Laoshan and the seaside of the Jiaodong peninsula. In 1987 and 1994, Mount Taishan, the Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Confucius Mansion in Qufu were inscribed on the China World Cultural and Natural Heritage List by UNESCO. Jinan, Shandong's provincial capital is one of China's most famous historical and cultural cities. It has numerous natural springs, hence its name 'Spring City'. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:42:52 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lu Opera, Shandong Kuaishu (singing and reciting, an art genre of Chinese Quyi)..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:43:11 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lu Cuisine (Shandong Cuisine) is one of the Eight Great Cuisines in China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Natural Resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Natural-Resources/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 20:43:55 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mainly relying on rainfall, the province's water resource is in scarcity, with only 520 cubic meters of water available for each of its residents, accounting for 18.8% of the national average of 2,770 cubic meters per head. A total of 128 varieties of minerals, 78% of that found in China, have been discovered in the province, of which 33 have their surveyed deposits listed among the top tens of the nation: gold, natural sulphur and gypsum rank 
the first; petroleum, diamond, magnesite, cobalt, hafnium, and granite are the second; and kali salt, graphite, talc, bentonite, and limestone are the third. 
There are more than 3,100 varieties of plant, including 645 of wide cash, growing in the province. One of China's major agricultural production bases, 

Shandong is known as "a warehouse of grains, cotton, and oil, and the land of fruits and aquatic products." The province is one of China's important energy bases, with Shengli Oilfield being the second largest of its kind in the countr..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:37:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shandong has a warm-temperate monsoonal climate, with hot, rainy summers and dry, sunny winters. It has a mean annual temperature of 10.5 to 13.5 degrees Celsius -- the hottest month, July, averaging 24 to 27 degrees Celsius and the coldest month, January, -4 to 1 degrees Celsius -- and a mean annual precipitation of 550-950 mm. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 03:11:03 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the total population stood at 91.8 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 03:11:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers an area of 156,700 sqare kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Shandong/Shandong-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 03:11:34 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It Situated in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, on China's eastern coast line, the province's territory consists of the Shandong Peninsular and adjacent inland. Protruding into the conjunction area of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, the peninsula faces the Liaodong Peninsular of Liaoning Province over the sea. Its inland adjoins the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu. The province stretches 420 km from south to north and 700 km from east to west. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:31:15 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The traditional specialties are Henan embroidery in Kaifeng, Maojian Tea in Xinyang and Dukang Wine in Luoyang...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:31:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The places of interest include Songshan Mountain, Jigong Mountain, the Imperial Mausoleum of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256BC), the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, the Longmen Grotto, the Chancellor Temple in Kaifeng, the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, the Zhongyue Temple and so on...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Agriculture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Agriculture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:32:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Henan has highly developed agriculture and industries. Its agricultural products of wheat, cotton, tobacco, sesame and peanut are among the most important in the whole country. Its output of coal and petroleum holds an important position in China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Natural resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Natural-resources/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:32:35 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In 2005, Henan had water reserves of 40.6 billion cubic meters, about 410 cubic meters per capita. Of the more than 150 kinds of minerals found on earth, 126 are available in Henan, of which, the reserves of 74 kinds have been made clear; 61 kinds have been mined and utilized. With considerable reserves of petroleum and natural gas, Henan possesses Zhongyuan Oil Fields and Henan Oil Fields. Henan has 197 families and 3,830 species of higher plants, and 418 kinds of animals...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:32:53 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Liyu Beimian (Carp Covered with Baked Noodles in Sweet and Sour Sauce), Luoyang Shuixi (Feast Characterized by Its Soup in Luoyang Style), Songgong Miangao (Pastry Originating From the Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty), etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:33:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yuju (Henan Opera) is the most important opera genre; other operas include Quju, Yue Diao, and Henan Zhuizi, etc. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:52:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Henan has a continental climate of the North Temperate Zone, with hot, rainy summers, dry, inclement winters and windy springs. It has a mean temperature of 13 to 15 degrees Celsius, increasing from north to south, an annual frost-free period of 6-8 months, and a mean annual precipitation of 600-900 mm., also increasing from north to south.

..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:53:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the total population stood at 97.68 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 20:53:26 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Henan covers an area of 167,000 sqare kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:47:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Henan Province is located between 102. 21 and 116. 39 degrees east longitude and 31.23 and 36.24 degrees north latitude. It is in temperate-subtropical zone and humid--semi-humid zone, and has a monsoon climate. It neighbors on Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Shaanxi and Shanxi. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henan Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Henan/Henan-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Henan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:47:31 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Henan Province is located in eastern central China, on the plain between the Yellow and Huaihe rivers. As most part of the province lies to the south of the Yellow River, which runs for over 700 km through its territory, it was given the name Henan (River South). Neighboring Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Anhui and Shandong provinces, ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Speciality]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Speciality/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:43:08 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The specialities in Hubei are bamboo ware, Yichang black tea, Enshi green tea, Zigui orange, Xiaogan sesame seed candy, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:44:25 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hubei is the home of the ancient kingdom of Chu. Archeologists have discovered over 400 ruins and sites of historical value in the province.Beautiful tourist spots in Hubei include Jingzhou Ancient City, Chibi of Puqi, the Shennongjia National Park, Birthplace of Zhaojun, Wudang Mountain- the holy place of Daoism,Longzhong, Huang He Pavilionand the Three Gorges.

Hubei also boasts impressive natural scenery. The Three Gorges offers an unmatched painting of water and mountains. The World Famous Yangtze Three Gorges Dam Project is located in Hubei Province, just outside of Yichang City. It is not only the largest water conservation project in China, but also the largest water conservation project in the world...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:45:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Han Opera, Chu Opera, Huangmeixi (opera-style), acrobatics, and the art of singing and storytelling such as Pingshu, Dagu, etc. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:45:27 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An important feature of Hubei food is its blending of fish with other ingredients, including Steamed Blunt-Snout Bream, Dried Sheets of Bean Curd, and Boiled Dumpling, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:45:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The province is rich in mineral resources.  Deposits of phosphate, salt, silica, garnet and marlstone are among the highest in China.  Hubei also has rich deposits of metal minerals such as rutile, iron and copper...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:23:12 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hubei has a sub-tropical monsoonal climate, with a mean annual temperature of 15 to 17 degrees Celsius -- the hottest month, July, averaging 27 to 30 degrees Celsius and the coldest month, January, 1 to 5 degrees Celsius -- and a mean annual precipitation of 800-1600 mm...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:23:27 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year2005, the total population stood at 60.16 million.

..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:23:39 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The terrain of Hubei Province is high in the west and low in the east and wide open to the south, the Jianghan Plain. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:23:50 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It covers an area of 186,000 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubei Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hubei/Hubei-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hubei]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,20 Dec 2007 18:07:25 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hubei is situated in central China, extending across two major river systems   the Yangtze and Hanjiang. Hubei adjoins Henan Province on the north, Anhui Province on the east, Jiangxi Province on the southeast, Hunan Province on the south, Chongqing Municipality on the west and Shaanxi Province on the northwest. Lying between 29.05 and 33.20 degrees north latitude and 108.21 and 116.07 degree east longitude...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hunan/Hunan-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hunan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:48:49 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The traditional local specialties include Changsha Xiang Embroidery, Liuyang Fireworks and Firecrackers, Yueyang Fan, Changsha Xiang Lotus, and Yueyang Whitebait (salangid), etc. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hunan/Hunan-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hunan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:49:19 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zhangjaijie National Forest Park was established in a particular scenic area in northwest Hunan. The high and steep Mt. Hengshan is frequently snow-capped in the winter, contrasting with the subtropical fields that one sees below it. The region along the Yuanjiang River is especially well known for its serene beauty. It takes its name, the Peach Blossom Fountainhead, from a work of Chinese literature from the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Historic Changsha, one of China's famous cultural centers, is the capital of Hunan Province. It is also a tourism center, offering its visitors many historical sites and other places of interest...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hunan/Hunan-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hunan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:49:39 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Xiang Opera, Huagu (Flower Drum), Shadow Plays, and Flower Lamp, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hunan/Hunan-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hunan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:49:57 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Xiang Cuisine (Hunan Cuisine) is one of the Eight Great Cuisines in China. Famous dishes include Dong'an Chicken, Peppery and Hot Chicken (Hot and Spicy Chicken), Orange Beef, Sweet and Sour Chicken, and Crispy Duck, etc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hunan/Hunan-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hunan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:33:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hunan in the sub-tropical area has a warm climate, with cold, short winters and hot, long summers. It has four clearly contrasted seasons, abundant rainfall, and a mean annual precipitation of 1,300-1,700 mm. Its mean annual temperature is 16 to 18.5 degrees Celsius -- the hottest month, July, averaging 26 to 30 degrees Celsius and the coldest month, January, 4 to 7 degrees Celsius. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hunan/Hunan-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hunan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Fri,22 Feb 2008 02:59:09 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It possesses the Population of 67 million.
Geography  Much of the terrain is mountainous; Mount Heng, one of China's sacred mountains, is located there. 
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It lies south of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and is bordered by Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Guangdong provinces, Chongqing municipality, and Guangxi autonomous region., and its capital is Changsha. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:05:52 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangdong is the hometown of tropical and subtropical fruits and teas, such as banana Dongguan, orange in Chaozhou,lychee in Zengcheng and black tea in Yingde,etc.The handicraft articles, for example, embroidery, drawnwork, artistic porcelain, ivory carving, etc, are famous in China. Besides, Guangdong cuisine is also well-known both at home and abroad...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/guangdong-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:06:16 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangdong boasts many charming sceneries. Xinghu Lake in Zhaoqing, and Mt. Danxia in Renhua are the national major famous scenic areas.Mt. Dinghu in Zhaoqing, Yuexiu Hill, Qinghui Garden in Shunde,Keyuan Garden in Dongguan,Liangyuan Garden in Foshan, the newly built miniature landscape "Splendid China" and "China Folk Culture Villages" in Shenzhen,etc,are all attractive places. Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou, the former residences of the celebrities in modern times, important sites and cemeteries are also well-known tourist spots. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:06:38 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year 2005, the total population stood at 91.94 million...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:07:00 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yueju (Guangdong Opera), Chaoju (Chaozhou Opera), and Nanyin (a kind of local music)..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Food]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Food/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:07:17 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangdong cuisine, one of the Eight Great Cuisines, emphasizes seafood, and unique, mixed flavorings. It is divided into three branches: Guangdong food is traditional Guangdong cuisine; Chaozhou food is similar to Fujian cuisine because Chaozhou neighbors Fujian Province; and Dongjiang food, which is represented by Huizhou food, emphasizes domestic animals and poultry. The dietetic culture of Guangdong has retained many eating habits and customs of the ancient people, such as eating snakes. In short, to the people of Guangdong, everything that walks, crawls, flies, or swims is edible...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:44:28 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Crossed by the Tropic of Cancer in the central part of its continental portion, tropical and sub-tropical Guangdong has a climate marked by high temperature and plentiful rainfall. It has the highest mean temperature of 28 degrees Celsius in July (the hottest month in a year) and 13 degrees Celsius in January (the coldest month in a year). The greater part of the province has a mean annual precipitation of about 1,500-2,000 mm. and 140-160 rainy days. The coastal regions are frequently visited by typhoons between July and August...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:44:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[it has an area of more than 180,000 square kilometers...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:44:52 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It adjoins Wuling Mountains to the north and the South China Sea to the south, with a landscape sloping from north to south. It's mountainous in north, and in the south there are coastal plains, hills and tablelands. The deltas of the Pearl River and Han River are its chief plains. The West River, the North River and the East River, known as "the Peal River System", as well as Han River are Guangdong's main waterways. Its coastal line is long and zigzag with numerous offshore islands...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangdong Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangdong/Guangdong-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangdong]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:45:03 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangdong Province, located in southeast China, occupies a land area of 178,000 sq km. Its islands add a further 1,600 sq km. To the south it meets the warm waters of the South China Sea along a coastline of 3,368 km. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the center of this low latitude province where the Pearl River, 2,122 km long, meets the sea. The fertile Pearl River Delta is rich in fish and rice...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi Specialities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-Specialities/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:09:24 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[the output of anise, cinnamon bark and mangosteen rank the first in China. Pineapple in Nanning, Shatian pomelo in Rongxian, etc, are also famous. The well-known handicraft articles include brocade in Jingxi and Binyang, shell carving in Beihai, stone carving and ink stone in Liuzhou, etc..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi History]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-History/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:09:43 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangxi has history dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC ~ 221BC). From the Qing Dynasty (1644 ~ 1911), the region was named "Guangxi". In 1958, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was established, and it is now one of the five Minority Autonomous Regions in China...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/guangxi-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:10:13 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guilin, a popular tourist venue in China, is famous for its beautiful landscape. The picturesque Karst scenery along the Li River down from Guilin to Yangshuo has meant the city has become well known to foreigners. Yangshuo, the end of the Li River cruise, is a small but peaceful town with stunning country scenery. Longsheng and Sanjiang are known for their Dong and Zhuang minority villages. Nanning, the green bright pearl in China, is the capital of Guangxi Province...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi Ethnic Minority Groups]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-Ethnic-Minority-Groups/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:10:34 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Besides the Han nationality, there are ethnic groups of Zhuang, Yao, Miao, Tong, Maonan, Yi, Shui and others. Various cultures are one of the important characteristics of China; therefore, face-to-face communication with various cultures will bring you unexpectedly pleasant surprises...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:52:12 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangxi lies in a subtropical region: rainy, warm and wet. It is fit for traveling all year round. July is the warmest and average temperature is 23 to 29 degrees Celsius; the coldest is in January, and average temperature is about 6 to 16 degrees Celsius. In Guangxi, 80 percent of the rain occurs from April to September. Annual average rainfall is 1250 to 1750 millimeters (49.2 to 68.9 inches) in the most areas...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,11 Jul 2007 23:52:23 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers an area of about 230,000 square kilometers (88,780 square miles)...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:41:57 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangxi has a mountainous terrain and its northwestern part is higher than the southeastern part, with widely spread limestone...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guangxi Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Guangxi/Guangxi-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Guangxi]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:42:06 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guangxi, called "Gui" for short, is situated in the southern part of China and is adjacent to the provinces of Yunnan to the west, Guizhou to the north, Hunan to the northeast and Guangdong to the southeast. Bordering Vietnam, Guangxi is convenient for tourists crossing overland into Vietnam or vice-versa...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:16:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The province is the main tropical crop production base of China and is abundant in rubber, cocoa, coconut, tropical fruits. The handicraft articles, such as coconut carving, etc, are all famous...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/hainan-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:16:40 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sanya is famous for its tropical beach landscapes. Tianya Haijiao and Dadonghai are two well known beaches. Just imagine that you are lying on the soft beach under beautiful sunshine or that you are walking through the coconut plantation under the blue sky. How wonderful everything is! Historical heritages such as Hairui Tomb (Hairui (1514 - 1587) who was a compassionate and popular officer during the Ming Dynasty) and Wugong Temple (Fiver Officials' Temple) in Haikou are also worth a visit...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Natural Resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Natural-Resources/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:17:01 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hainan is a tropical island and has a vast stretch of tropical primeval forests, mountain range, rivers and beaches. There are over 560 species of animals and 4200 types of plants on the island. It has great mineral reserves and is rich in oil and natural gas. Among the minerals of proved deposits, iron-ore and arenaceous quartz deposits rank the 1st in China, natural gas, zirconium, nitrogenous fertilizer rock and gems the 2nd, titanium the 3rd, and oil-shale the 4th. Tourism becomes a leading industry in Hainan...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Natural Resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Natural-Resources/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:17:01 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hainan is a tropical island and has a vast stretch of tropical primeval forests, mountain range, rivers and beaches. There are over 560 species of animals and 4200 types of plants on the island. It has great mineral reserves and is rich in oil and natural gas. Among the minerals of proved deposits, iron-ore and arenaceous quartz deposits rank the 1st in China, natural gas, zirconium, nitrogenous fertilizer rock and gems the 2nd, titanium the 3rd, and oil-shale the 4th. Tourism becomes a leading industry in Hainan...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Ethnic Minority Groups]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/hainan-Ethnic-Minority-Groups/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:17:36 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hainan is a multinational region, and there the ethnic villages of Li and Miao are very typical. The hospitable villagers will treat you to traditional food as well as wonderful singing and dancing performances. So the Li and Miao Villages are well worth a visit in Hainan...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan population]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-population/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 01:17:56 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It has a total population of 6,150,800 and a population density of 181 people per square kilometre (1987 figures)...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:44:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hainan is an ideal place for you to be away from the cold winter. In January and February, the average temperature is 16  to 24 degrees Celsius, and 25  to 29 degrees Celsius is in July and August. The rainy seasons are from May to October...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:44:38 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It covers an area of 3.5 square kilometers..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan Geography]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Geography/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:45:02 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hainan Province is situated at the southern end of China between 3.58 and 20.10 degrees north, 108.37 and 117.50 degrees east, being in the tropical and subtropical zone. Administrative areas of Hainan include Hainandao Island, Nansha, Xisha, Zhongsha Archipelagos and their sea areas. It faces Leizhou Peninsula across Qiongzhou Channel to the north, Vietnam across the North Bay to the west, and Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the south, and is closely joined by the South China Sea and islands. Hainan is China's second largest island, but the smallest province...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hainan  Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Hainan/Hainan-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Hainan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:45:13 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hainan Province, called "Qiong" for short, is situated in the southernmost of China. Its administrative regions are Hainan Island, Xisha archipelago, Zhongsha archipelago and Nansha archipelago. Its neighboring countries are Philippines towards the east, Malaysia and Brunei towards the south, Indonesia (Natuna Islands) towards the southwest, and Vietnam towards the west. The surrounding sea area totals 2,000,000 square kilometers (772,000 square miles)...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chongqing Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Chongqing/Chongqing-Specialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Chongqing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Wed,25 Apr 2007 02:06:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hot pickled mustard greens, pomelo in Liangping and bamboo woven articles in Dazu, etc, are all famous specialities in Chongqing. 

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Moreover, Baiheliang Stone Fish Inscriptions in Fuling, "The Capital of Hell",Dazu Stone Inscriptions,Taibai Crag in Wanzhou, the Lesser Three Gorges of the Daning River, etc, are all well-known scenic sites...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chongqing Resource]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Chongqing/Chongqing-Resource/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Chongqing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,12 Jul 2007 02:56:54 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chongqing, with its rich natural resources both on the ground and underground. There are rich plant resources in the territory of Chongqing, with a forest coverage of 20.49 percent. More than 6,000 kinds of various plants can be found in this area, including rare species of trees, such as the spinulose tree fern, the metasequoia, the bald Chinese fir, the cathaya argyrop-hylla, and the dove tree, known as ''living fossils''. With its extremely plentiful medicinal herbs, Chongqing is a major producer of Chinese medicine in the country. There are over 560 kinds of cultivated plants in Chongqing, mainly in four categories: rice, corn, wheat and sweat potatoes. Of the major cities in China, Chongqing is the richest in mineralresources...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chongqing Climate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Chongqing/Chongqing-Climate/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Chongqing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:39:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The average annual temperature of the city is around 18 degrees Celsius, with the lowest winter temperature averaging between 6 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius and summer temperature averaging between 27 and 29 degrees Celsius. It has a total annual sunshine time of 1000 to 1200 hours. It has mild winter, hot summers, long frost-free periods and ample rain, warm and wet, with rain and heat occurring in the same season. It has an annual rainfall of 1000 to 1400 mm. It often rains at night in late spring and early summer, and thus the city is famous for its ''night rain in the Ba mountains''. The area under Chongqing's jurisdiction is 470 kilometers from east to west, and 450 kilometers from north to south...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chongqing Area]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Chongqing/Chongqing-Area/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Chongqing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:39:40 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chongqing covers an area of about 82400 sq km...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chongqing Location]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Chongqing/Chongqing-Location/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Chongqing]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,09 Aug 2007 01:39:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chongqing, The famous historic city with three thousand years of Ba-Yu culture and the economic center on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is also the hub of communications and famous tourist destination of that area.It is situated at the junction of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River and Jialing River in the southeastern part of Sichuan Basin, The city borders on Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Shaanxi Provinces. It is China's youngest municipality directly under the central government. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sichuan Specialty]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Sichuan/Sichuan-pecialty/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:00:20 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Embroidery in Chengdu, bamboo woven articles, pottery and porcelain, tea, traditional Chinese medicine and famous wines are all well-received...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to see]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Sichuan/Sichuan-what-to-see/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:00:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Emeishan is one of the four most sacred Buddhist Mountains in China. Qingcheng Mountain is located just southwest of Dujiangyan. Mt. Qingcheng is also known as Green City Mountain because the towering peaks covered with a dense forest of ancient trees are thought to resemble city battlements. Jiuzhaigou is a deep valley of stunning natural beauty, approximately 620 square kilometers (240 square miles) and is located in north Sichuan. Huang Long Valley has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. The Dujiangyan Irrigation Project was completed around 250 BC during the Warring States Period. Leshan Giant Buddha is an enormous statue carved into the side of Lingyun Mountain. ..]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sichuan Culture]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.chinamaps.info/Sichuan/Sichuan-Culture/index.htm]]></link><category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category><author><![CDATA[ChinaMaps.Info]]></author><pubDate>Thu,03 May 2007 21:01:10 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chuanju (Sichuan Opera), Xieju (comic