About China

Location

China is situated in eastern Asia, with the Pacific in the east and Europe in the west. It is the third largest country in the world and has the greatest human population.

China lies on an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, or one-fifteenth of the entire world's land mass.

China's mighty borders stretches over 22,000 kilometers on land and the coastline extends to well over 18,000 kilometers.

People

There is a total of 666 cities in china, 11 cities with population over 2 million. The number of Mayoress in china is 375 and the total urban population in China is 515.11 million.  China is culturally, historically and ethnically diverse. China has 55 ethnic groups and history that dates back to 2200 BC. From these statistics it is quite obvious that there are limitless possibilities for travel and tourism in China. Each city being entirely unique and each area being a different landscape.

The Legacy of Ancient China

A legacy is something handed down from a generation to another or from a person to another. A legacy can be anything from a life style, object or a philosophy. The Ancient Chinese lived many centuries ago, but their legacy lives on today. The Ancient Chinese were brilliant scientists, invetors and philosophes, with technology and ways of thinking far ahead of the rest of the world. The Ancient Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, printing, paper, silk, porcelain and tea drinking - legacies that have changed the world.