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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Gobi Desert

             Gobi Desert (戈壁, Гоби) is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast. It had a surface of 1,295,000 km2 (500,002 sq mi). 
             Gobi is a cold desert, with frost and occasionally snow occurring on its dunes. Besides being quite far north, it is also located on a plateau roughly 910–1,520 metres (2,990–4,990 ft) above sea level, which contributes to its low temperatures. Average winter minimums are a frigid −40 °C (−40 °F) while summertime temperatures are warm to hot, with highs that range up to 50 °C (122 °F).

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Victory Peak (Jengish Chokusu)

              Victory Peak (Jengish Chokusu, Жеңиш чокусу, Пик победы) is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft). It lies on the Kyrgyzstan–China border, in the Kakshaal Too (Какшаал Тоо), the highest part of the Tien Shan, southeast of lake Issyk Kul. 
               The Kyrgyzstan side of the mountain is in the Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Province, and the Chinese side, in Wensu County of the Aksu Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
               Jengish Chokusu has the most northerly 7,000-metre rock in the world, and by geologists is considered the most northerly 7,000-metre mountain.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Hong Kong

               Hong Kong (香港) is a city situated in China. It had a population of 7,061,200. Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War (1839–42). On 1 July 1997 the transfer of sovereignty from United Kingdom to the PRC occurred, officially ending 156 years of British colonial rule. 
               The main landmarks of Hong Kong are: Victoria Peak (太平山), Kowloon (九龍), Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum (李鄭屋古墓), Legislative Council Building (立法會大樓), Government House (香港禮賓府), Court of Final Appeal (香港終審法院), Cenotaph, 2 International Finance Centre (國際金融中心二期), Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre (九龍清真寺暨伊斯蘭中心), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (聖母無原罪主教座堂), St. John's Cathedral, University of Hong Kong (香港大學), Hong Kong Coliseum (香港體育館), Avenue of Stars (星光大道), Chi Lin Nunnery (志蓮淨苑), Jardine House (怡和大廈), International Commerce Centre (環球貿易廣場), Central Plaza (中環廣場), Bank of China Tower (中銀大廈), The Center (中環中心), Nina Towers (如心廣場), One Island East (港島東中心), 港島東中心 (長江集團中心), The Cullinan (天璽), The Masterpiece (名鑄), Sorrento (擎天半島), Langham Place, Highcliff (曉盧), The Harbourside (君臨天下), Manulife Plaza (宏利保險大廈), LOHAS Park (日出康城).

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Beijing

               Beijing ( 北京, Peking), is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world. The population as of 2010 was 19,612,368. 
               The main landmarks of Beijing are: Tiananmen (天安门, Gate of Heavenly Peace), Temple of Heaven (天坛, Altar of Heaven), National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院), Zhoukoudian (周口店), Tianning Temple (北京天宁寺), Forbidden City, Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing Botanical Garden (北京植物园), Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街), Wangfujing (王府井), Zhongguancun (中关村), St. Joseph's Church (大聖若瑟), Beijing Ancient Observatory (北京古观象台), Peking opera (京剧), Temple of Earth ( 地壇), Temple of the Sun (日坛), Temple of the Moon (月坛/月壇), Beijing Dongyue Temple (北京东岳庙), Tanzhe Temple ( 潭柘寺), Miaoying Temple (妙应寺), White Cloud Temple (白云观), Yonghe Temple (雍和宮), Fayuan Temple (法源寺), Wanshou Temple (万寿寺), Big Bell Temple ( 大钟寺), Beijing Temple of Confucius (北京孔庙/北京孔廟), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (圣母无染原罪堂, Xuanwumen church), Niujie Mosque (牛街礼拜寺), Qianmen (前门), Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂), National Museum of China (中国国家博物馆), Monument to the People's Heroes (人民英雄纪念碑), Mausoleum of Mao Zedong (毛主席纪念堂), Beijing Zoo (北京动物园), Ming Dynasty Tombs (明十三陵), Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清皇家陵寝), China Central Television Headquarters (中央电视台总部大楼), Beijing Railway Station (北京站), Tsinghua University (清华大学).

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Tianjin

              Tianjin (天津) is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. In terms of urban population, Tianjin is the fourth largest in China, after Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Tianjin is a dual-core city, with its main urban area (including the old city) located along the Hai River ( 海河), which connects to the Yellow (黄河) and Yangtze Rivers (长江) via the Grand Canal (大运河); and Binhai (滨海), a New Area urban core located east of the old city, on the coast of Bohai Sea. It had a population of 12,938,224. 
               The main landmarks of Tianjin are: Concessions era bank building, Jinwan Square, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (天津经济技术开发区), Guanyinhao Bank, Astor Hotel, Binjiang Avenue, Drum Tower, Five Main Avenues (五大道), Tianjin Italian Style Town (意式风情区), Hai River Park, Luzutang Boxer Rebellion Museum, Memorial Hall to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, Nanshi Cuisine Street, Tianjin St. Joseph Cathedral (Xikai (西开) Catholic Church), Temple of Confucius Wen Miao, Temple of Great Compassion (大悲院), Century Clock, Tianjin Ancient Culture Street (古文化街), Tianjin Eye (天津之眼), Tianjin Museum, Tianjin Radio and Television Tower, Tianjin Water Park (天津水上公园), Tianjin World Financial Center (津塔), Tianjin Railway Station (天津站), Tianjin West Railway Station (天津西站), Tianjin Museum, Tianjin University (天津大学), Tianjin Normal University (天津师范大学).

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Mekong

              Mekong (แม่น้ำโขง, Sông Mê Kông, មេគង្គ) is a river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi). From the Tibetan Plateau this river runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. 
              The main tributaries are: Banghiang River, Hueang River, Ing River, Kok River, Kong River, Loei River, Loi River, Mun River, Nam Ngum, Nam Ou, Nam Theun, Ruak River, Songkhram River, Srepok River, Tha River, Tonlé Sap, Tonlé San. Mekong is crossing the following cities: Luang Prabang, Nong Khai, Nakhon, Savannakhet, Phnom Penh.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Amur river

             Amur (Heilong Jiang, Chinese: 黑龙江, Russian: рéка Аму́р) is the world's tenth longest river (2,824 km (1,755 mi)), forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China (Inner Manchuria). 
             The main tributaries are: Shilka (Ши́лка), Zeya (Зе́я), Bureya (Бурея), Amgun (Амгу́нь), Ergune (额尔古纳河), Huma, Songhua (松花江), Ussuri (乌苏里江). 
             Amur river is crossing the following cities: Blagoveschensk (Благовещенск), Heihe (黑河), Tongjiang (同江), Khabarovsk (Хабаровск), Amursk (Аму́рск), Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре), Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (Никола́евск-на-Аму́ре).

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Yangtze river

            Yangtze river (Chang Jiang, 长江, 扬子江) is the longest river in Asia, and the third longest in the world. It flows for 6,418 kilometres (3,988 mi) from the glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the biggest rivers by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its river basin is home to one-third of the PRC's population. 
            The main tributaries of Yangtze are: Yalong, Min, Tuo, Jialing, Han, Wu, Yuan, Zi, Xiang, Gan, Huangpu. It's flowing through: Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing, Wanzhou, Yichang, Jingzhou, Yueyang, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Anqing, Tongling, Wuhu, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Shanghai.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Lop Nur lake

            Lop Nur (Lop Nor, 罗布泊, Лоп Нуур) is a former salt lake, now largely dried-up, located between the Taklamakan and Kumtag deserts in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. The dried-up Lop Nur Basin is covered with a salt crust ranging from 30 cm to 1 m in thickness.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Baekdu Mountain

            Baekdu Mountain (Changbai Mountain, Baitou Mountain) is a volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and China. At 2,744 m (9,003 ft), it is the highest mountain of the Changbai mountain range to the north and Baekdudaegan mountain range to the south. It is also the highest mountain in the Korean peninsula and in Northeast China. A large crater lake, called Heaven Lake (Korean:천지, Chinese:天池), is in the caldera atop the mountain.
            The weather on the mountain can be very erratic, sometimes severe. The annual average temperature at the peak is −8.3 °C (17.1 °F). During summer, temperatures of about 18 °C (64 °F) or higher can be reached, and during winter temperatures can drop to −48 °C (−54 °F). Average temperature is about −24 °C (−11 °F) in January, and 10 °C (50 °F) in July, remaining below freezing for eight months of the year.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Taklamakan desert

                Taklamakan desert (Taklimakan, Teklimakan, 塔克拉玛干沙漠) is a desert in northwest China, in the southwest portion of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains (Хөндлөн Уулс) to the south, and the desert Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan (ancient Mount Imeon) to the west and north. The present population consists largely of Turkic Uyghur people.
               Taklamakan is a paradigmatic cold desert climate. Given its relative proximity with the cold to frigid air masses in Siberia, extreme lows are recorded in wintertime, sometimes well below −20 °C (−4 °F).

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Urumqi

            Ürümqi is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country. With a built up population of 2,744,280 as of 2010 census (5 urban districts plus Midong) and 2.3 in urban districts, Ürümqi, whose name means "beautiful pasture" in the Mongolian language of the Dzungar people, is the largest city in China's western interior.
            The cities main landmarks are the Bazzar, People's square and the Xinjiang University.

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Khanka lake

            Khanka Lake (Russian: о́зеро Ха́нка; simplified Chinese: 兴凯湖) is a transboundary freshwater body located on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China.              
            The area of the lake is 4,190 square kilometres (1,620 sq mi), of which 3,030 km2 (1,170 sq mi) (72 %) is located in Russia and 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) (28 %) in China.
            The area around the lake is an important wetland habitat and forms a National Nature Reserve on the Chinese side and the Khanka Lake Nature Reserve on the Russian side. It is a remarkable site for nature protection, eco-tourism as well as scientific research (concerning bird migrations). The rare Lesser White-fronted Goose makes its home upon this lake.

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