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People's Republic of China.

Provinces in China: Anhui [ East China ], Fujian [ Southeast China ], Gansu [ Northwest China ], Guangdong [ South China ], Guangxi Zhuang [ South China ], Giuzhou [ South China ], Hainan [South China ], Hebei [North China ], Heilongjiang [ Norhteast China ], Henan [ Central China ], Hubei [ Central China ], Hunan [ Southeast China ].

China considers Taiwan with the capital Taipeh as the disobedient 23rd province.

Administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macao.

Cities in China : Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Emei, Foshan, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin [ winter holidays ], Hefei, Jinan, Jiujiang, Kunming, Lu Shan, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yangzhou, Yichang, Yueyang, Zhengzhou, Zhongshan, Zhuhai

Capital City of China : Beijing


hostels, hotels, tour operators, travel guides, transportation / traveling to china

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Car Rental China

 Avis Car Rental  -  Beijing, Guangzhou, Macao, Shanghai, Shenzen, Suzhou
 Herz

Hostels China

 Hostelbookers.com - Great Hostels, Free booking, Fast & Easy to use
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Hotels in China

 Booking - Hotels in China 
Hotels in cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Xi'an, Hefei, Wuhan, Xinzhuang, Shekou and Xiamen; Hotels in regions China: Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei and Shaanxi; Airport Hotels Vhina: Capital (PEK), Baiyun (CAN), Hongqiao Intl (SHA), Baoan (SZX), Pudong International Airport (PUG) and Xianyang (XIY)

More Hotels? See the Page Hotels

Tour Operators / Travel Agents

 Chinaspree.com 
Chinaspree.com is China travel portal offering All Inclusive China Tour and Custom China Tour packages to Americans and Canadians, as well as China land packages to travelers around the world. Chinaspree.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tour Beyond, Inc. Based in Blaine, Washington, Chinaspree.com, Inc. is licensed Seller of Travel both in the State of Washington and in the State of California.



 Wild Giant Panda [ China ]  - see Ecotours
Ecotours in Wild Giant Panda reserves in Qinling Mountains. Tours include hiking in zones of nature reserves, with panda watching, birds and wild animals watching, beautiful natural scenes. Wild giant pandas watching is the highlight of the tour.

Travel Guides China / Related books

 Amazon.com

Lonely Planet China
by Damian Harper (Author), Andrew Burke (Author), Julie Grundvig (Author)
Walk the watchtowers at Badaling, where President Nixon once said, 'this is a great wall,' p. 163; Knock back a shot of Confucius baijiu firewater in Qufu, hometown of the sage, p. 218; Find out how a local farmer first uncovered the Army of Terracotta Warriors, p. 428; Perfect your Monkey Offers Peach strike at Wudang Shan, birthplace of taichi, p. 481.
12 authors and 483 days of in-country research; special coverage of pristine Ming and Qing dynasty villages for the first time in English.
Paperback: 1028 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 10 edition (May 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1740599152; ISBN-13: 978-1740599153
The Rough Guide to China
by David Leffman (Author), Simon Lewis (Author), Jeremy Atiyah (Author), Simon Foster (Author)
With over 1300 pages and 150 maps, the Rough Guide to China is the essential handbook to this vast and extraordinary country. In-depth coverage of the entire country, from buzzing Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai to the ethnic minority regions of the southwest and Tibet. The authors give expert practical advice for every budget on where to stay, where to find the best local cuisine and getting round by public transport. There are also invaluable translations into Chinese script of place names, accomodation and restaurants. The guide also gives a detailed background on China''s history, politics, cultures and peoples. "Best guidebook" Sunday Times "Historical and cultural erudition combined with down-to-earth practical advice puts this guide streets ahead of the competition" Watersone''s Books Quarterly.
Paperback: 1272 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 4 edition (November 21, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1843534797; ISBN-13: 978-1843534792 
Insider's Guide to Beijing by Adam Pillsbury; Editor (Author)
Paperback: 752 pages; Publisher: True Run Media; 3rd Edition edition (October 31, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0977333418; ISBN-13: 978-0977333417
 Silk Route by Rail, by Dominic Stratfield-Jones, Trailblazer Publications
Describes the route from Beijing to Moscow via Urumqui and Almaty.
 Trans-Siberian Handbook, by Bryan Thomas, Trailblazer Publications

Transport / How do I travel to China

 Hong Kong Airport  -  Hong Kong International Airport
 Bejing Airport  -  eijing Capital International Airport
 Shanghai Airport
Local Hongqiao Airport und Pudong International Airport, located 50-55kms from the City ]
 Macau Airport  -  Macau International Airport

 Emirates US  -  Flight tickets Beijing / Flight tickets Shanghai / Flight tickets Guangzhou

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights China / price comparison possible

Trans Siberian Railways

 Maglav-Connection Shanghai - Pudong Airport
Based on magnetic levitation [430 kilometers per hour].
 Trans Manchurian Railway  -  Moscow-Beijing via Irkutsk + Zabaikalsk v.v.
Runs from Moscow [ Russia ] to Beijing through Manchuria
 Trans Mongolia Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Ulan Bator v.v.
This line leaves the Trans Siberia Railways at Ulan Ude [ Mongolia ], and heads south through Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi to Beijing in China

 Map of China [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Bibliothek  -  Map Collection ]
 Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.


Links 

 Travel Insurance 

 CNTO - China National Tourist Office USA

 China Internet Information Center  -  China's Official Gateway to News & Information
 China Government Online [ Chinese characters ]

 Tibet Tourism Bureau Shanghai Office
Tibet Geography, Tibetan History, People in Tibet, Climate, Highlights, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Custom, Main Folk Festival, Tibetan Food. Iinfo over o.a. Kathmanu, Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse, Monastrties, Everest Region, Yamdro Lake

 Beijing  -  Capital City of China

 Central South China
Wuhan and Yueyang
 North China
Provinces: Hebei, Shangdong, Henan
 Northeast China
Provinces in Northeast China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning
 East China
Provinces in East China: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui
 Shaanxi & the Silk Road
Xi'an
 Shanghai & the East
Hangzhou, Pudong, Shanghai and Suzhou
 South China
Provinces in South China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, und Hainan
 Southcoast of China
Fuzhou, Guilin, Hainan, Kanton and Xiamen
 Southwest China - Southwest China
Provinces in Southwest China: Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou
Cities in Southwest China: Chongqing City, Chengdu, Dali, Guiyang, Kunming,

 Hong Kong
 Macau  -  Government Macao - Macau Tourism  -  a heritage of two cultures
Fishermen from Fujian and farmers from Guangdong were the first known settlers in Macau, when it was known as Ou Mun, or 'trading gate', because of its location at the mouth of the Pearl River downstream from Guangzhou (Canton). During ancient times port city was part of the Silk Road with ships loading here with silk for Rome.
In the early 1550s the Portuguese reached Ou Mun, which the locals also called A Ma Gao, 'place of A Ma', in honour of the Goddess of Seafarers, whose temple stood at the entrance to the sheltered Inner Harbour. The Portuguese adopted the name, which gradually change into the name Macau, and with the permission of Guangdong's mandarins, established a city that within a short time had become a major entrepot for trade between China, Japan, India and Europe. It also became the perfect crossroad for the meeting of East and West cultures.
 Shanghai  -  official Portal
Basic facts, history, economy, scenes around the city, hotels, restaurants, events, bars & cafes, maps etc.
Silk Route by Rail, by Dominic Stratfield-Jones, Trailblazer Publications
Describes the route from Beijing to Moscow via Urumqui and Almaty.
 Suzhou
Suzhou was the capital of the Wu State during the Spring and Autumn Period. In 514 BC, by the command of King He Lu of Wu, his senior minister Wu Zixu built the Great City of He Lu, and its wall measured 23.5 kilometres in circumsference with 8 pairs of land - and - water gates. The city began to take the name of Suzhou and Gusu City during the Sui Dynasty. Numerous changes have taken place in Suzhou through its vast history. Yet, in spite of repeated devastation, the city is still seated exactly on the original site as it was 2500 years ago.
 Wuhan  -  Capital City of the Province Hubei  -  Wuhan Government
Wuhan liegt am Zusammenfluss des Jangtsekiang und des Han-Flusses. Wuhan im Sommer eine der heißesten und feuchtesten Städte Chinas [ feuchtes Subtropenklima ].

 China Travel System  -  with 'destination guide'
Accommodations, transport and attrations in e.g. Beijing: Beidaihe | Chengde | Datong | Tianjin | Baoding, Shanghai: Hangzhou | Ningbo | Suzhou | Zhouzhuang | Nanjing, Guangzhou: Shenzhen | Shantou | Zhuhai, Silk Road: Xi'an | Lanzhou | Yinchuan | Jiayuguan | Dunhuang | Urumqi | Zhangye, Southwest: Kunming | Guiyang | Chengdu
Fantastic Tibet: Lhasa, Yangtze Cruise: Chongqing | Wuhan, Northeast: Dalian | Harbin
Fujian: Fuzhou | Xiamen | Quanzhou | Wuyishan | Zhangzhou, Shandong: Jinan | Qingdao | Qufu
Guilin & Li River: Guilin | Nanning, Along Yellow River: Kaifeng | Luoyang | Zhengzhou | Taiyuan
Inner Mongolia: Hohhot, HongKong | Macau | Taiwan
Jiangxi: Nanchang | Lushan | Jinggangshan | Jingdezhen
 Chinatown Online
Books, Business, Chinese New Year, Culture, History, Education, Food, Fun, Lifestyle [ Feng Shui, Martial Arts, Colours, Chinese Gardens], Horoscopes, Chinatown Guides, Travel
Chinatown Online is a non-political, non-religious and non-partisan site which provides information about China, the Chinese community in the UK, Chinese businesses and business involved in trade/commerce with China.
 Great Wall Marathon
Probably one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever. A little tougher than a usual course - but no extraordinary experience is obtained ordinarily.
 Herbert Groot Jebbink's website
 Macau Grand Prix
 Ocean Park Hongkong
 Olympc Games 2008 in Bejing
 Trans-siberian.co.uk  -  variety of resources on the Trans Siberian Railroad
 University Macao  -  University of Macau / Universidade de Macau
 University Beijing  -  Peking University
 Newspaper  -  Macao Daily

Cuisine -  Chinese Foods / Recipes

 China-on-site  -  Chinese culture  -  see cooking
Cuisine [ Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan ], Cooking technique [ cold dish, deep-frying, hotpot boiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, stewing, stir-frying ].
 Chinese Cuisine by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080

History of China

Independence: 221 BC [ unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC; Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912; People's Republic established 1 October 1949 ]

 China's History 
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization, and became a large united country with an advanced culture at a very early stage, outpacing most of the world in areas such as art and science.
Since around 1000 BC China consisted of many small kingdoms. All of these were unified under one emperor in 221 BC by the Qin state, ushering in the Qin Dynasty. Over the course of centuries, China underwent periods of unity and disunity, order and disorder.
In the 18th century, China achieved a decisive technological advantage over the peoples of Central Asia, while simultaneously falling behind Europe technologically. This set the stage for the 19th century, in which China adopted a defensive posture against European imperialism while simultaneously extending control into Central Asia.
In the early 20th century, the institution of the Emperor of China disappeared ....... See WikipediA for more
 The Cambridge Illustrated History of China - Liu Kwang-Ching (Foreword), Patricia Buckley Ebrey
More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its development from the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism, and the great imperial dynasties to the Mongol, Manchu , and Western intrusions and the modern communist state. Her scope is phenomenal--embracing Chinese arts, culture, economics, society and its treatment of women, foreign policy, emigration, and politics, including the key uprisings of 1919 and 1989 in Tiananmen Square. Both a comprehensive introduction to an extraordinary civilization, and an expert exploration of the continuities and disjunctures of Chinese history, Professor Ebrey's book has become an indispensable guide to China past and present. Patricia Ebrey is Professor of East Asian Studies and History and the author of Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook (1993).
Paperback 352 pages (May 13, 1999); Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Language: English
ISBN: 052166991X
 Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Ancient China 
Ann Paludan
Spanning over 2000 years, from the great First Emperor, buried with his terracotta army in the 3rd Century BC , to the last emperor, enthroned in the Forbidden City in 1911, this book details the lives and personalities of all 157 Chinese emperors. Weathering centuries of violent change, the Chinese emperor remained at the centre of the largest political unit in the world, the Middle Kingdom. This extraordinary group of men - and one woman , Wu Zetian - had virtues and failings that were magnified by their exalted position. Some were villainous debauchees, or simply weak, leaving the control of the empire to their eunuchs, concubines or dowager empresses. Others were great warriors, literary scholars and painters. The book includes: biographical accounts of all 157 emperors of China, from Qin Shihuangdi, the great "First Emperor", to Puyi, the four-year -old last emperor; timeliness throughout with at-a-glance visual guides to the length and important events of each emperor's reign; datafiles for every emperor listing key information, such as name at birth and in Chinese calligraphic script, wives and concubines, manner of death and location of tomb; extensive quotations from contemporary sources; numerous sidebars and special features ranging from the Great Wall of China to the opium wars; and illustrations including portraits of the emperors, art treasures from imperial tombs and maps, detailing, for example, the Silk Roads and the maritime expeditions of the Ming Dynasty.
Hardcover 224 pages (November 1, 1998); Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd; Language: English; ISBN: 0500050902

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

The Chinese created numerous musical instruments, such as the zheng, xiao, and erhu, that have spread around East and Southeast Asia, especially to its dependencies. The sheng became the mother of several Western free-reed instruments.

Chinese literature has the longest continuous history and had been more prolific than other cultures' for centuries because of the Chinese invention of printmaking. Prior to that, manuscripts of the Classics and religious texts (mainly Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist) were manually written by ink brushes and distributed.

 Mandarin (Lonely Planet Phrasebook S.) 
Synopsis : Containing essential words and phrases for effective communication with local people, this title is organized to help travellers find the right words at the right time with ease.
Hardcover 256 pages (September 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
 Chinese Have a Word for It: The Complete Guide to Chinese Thought and Culture 
Boye Lafayette De Mente
This is an ideal introduction to the Chinese language and culture for business people, students, and travelers. It sheds light on the character and personality of the Chinese by examining the meaning, historical significance , and use of more than 300 Chinese expressions. This practical guide will help readers anticipate Chinese behavior and avoid cultural faux pas.
Paperback 506 pages (January 1, 2000); Publisher: Contemporary Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0658010786
 China-on-site  -  Chinese culture  -  see painting & literature
 Feng Shui
In Chinese means Wind (Feng) and Water (Shui), however it has deep symbolic meaning to the Chinese. In fact Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science, which for most Chinese people has prescribed the way they live in a state of harmony and balance with their environment in order to enjoy good fortune for over 3000 years
 Feng Shui  -  Louisa's fen Shui-site
 Films  -  Chinese Cinema  -  many links
 Tai-Chi
Tai Chi is a form of martial art, however this employs softness rather than strength. This art has been used in daily forms of exercise to help you control your body's yin and yang.

Web Portals / Search Engine / Directory

 Chinese Embassy in the UK
 China Today
 Great China Web Directory 
 DMOZ  -  Open Directory Project  -  China

 Yahoo China

 China City Net  -  Chinese GB only
China's city port site containing information such as metropolitan government, industry, travel, map, mayors, and etc


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Autonomous urab regions: in East China [Beijing/Peking, Shanghai, Tianjin] and at the joint of the rivers Yangzi and Jialing (= Blue River) the city Chongqung.