Beijing is the capital（首都Shǒudū） of the People's Republic of China（中国Zhōngguó）. It is the political and cultural center, and also one of the international communication hubs of the country. Located at 39°56' N and 116°20' E, on the northwest edge of the North China Plain, Beijing adjoins Tianjin to its east and Hebei to its north, west and south. The Bohai Sea lies about 150 km to its southeast. Beijing has 16 districts and two counties under its jurisdiction, covering an area of 16,807.8 sq km, including 87.1 sq km of urban area.
Category: Chinese Culture
Lijiang River
Lí Jiāng – 漓江 Where's Lí Jiāng? The Lijiang River (Chinese: 漓江; pinyin: Lí Jiāng) or Li River is a river near Guilin city in Guangxi, south of China.
Huangshan Mountain
Huángshān Huangshan (Chinese: 黄山; pinyin: Huángshān; literally "Yellow Mountain"), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The range composed of material that was uplifted from an ancient sea during the Mesozoic era, 100 million years ago. The mountains themselves were carved by glaciers during the Quaternary. Vegetation on the range is thickest below 1,100 meters (3,600 ft), with trees growing up to the treeline at 1,800 meters (5,900 ft).
Jiuzhaigou Valley
Jiǔ zhài gōu Jiuzhaigou Valley (Chinese: 九寨沟; pinyin: Jiǔzhàigōu; literally "Valley of Nine Villages") is a nature reserve and national park located in northern Sichuan Province of southwestern China.
What’s gaokao?
Gāo kǎo What's Gāo kǎo The National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or commonly known as Gāo kǎo, is an academic examination held annually in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. This examination is a prerequisite for entrance into almost all higher education institutions at the undergraduate level. It is usually taken by students in their last year of high school, although there has been no age restriction since 2001.
[Funny Picture] Restaurant
The Chinese characters on the sign means restaurant. But the translation….Obviously they don't know any English…
Jackie Chan 成龙
成龙，1954年4月生于香港太平山，是华人社会具有影响力的著名演员和导演，也是国际功夫电影巨星，在世界电影界有很高的声望与影响。
How To: Set Up an Online Bank Account in China
Opening up a regular bank account in China can be a daunting prospect, much less venturing into the world of online banking. Most foreigners in China sadly do not take advantage of the online banking services that their banks offer, mostly because of language difficulties and the lack of a bilingual interface for most banks. However, even those who are not adept in Chinese should find that getting started with online banking is not as difficult as it seems.
赵本山 Zhao Benshan
北京前门，刘老根大舞台，坐在记者面前的赵本山滔滔不绝，表情丰富，两脚不时搭在一起。如今的他已是拥有9家剧场、企业年演出收入过亿元的民营文化企业家。除了“小品王”的称谓外，他还多了一个响当当的名头——“本山传媒董事长”。
Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses
当你踏进秦俑博物馆高大的圆拱顶展厅，面对着坑中成千上万的灰黑色士兵和马匹时，时间似乎开始凝固，然后迅速回移，带你返回到两千多年前的世界。在 面积最大的1号坑里，6000多个陶俑整装肃立，另外还有由4匹马拖驾的木质战车模型。陶俑排列得极为规整，前面是横排三列计210名持弩战士，后面是分 成38路纵队的步兵和战车兵，左右两侧和最后一排，各有一列面朝外的持弩战士。在2号坑中，排列着战车89乘，驾车陶马356匹，各类兵士900余人，骑 兵用鞍马116匹。
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