CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 

Where you find yourself on the planet and where we are in the solar system determines your fate

 

 

 

 

China is situated in the eastern part of Asia, on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is the third largest country in the world (after Canada and Russia). China has a total land area of 9.6 million squares kilometers. The distance from east to west measures over 5,200 kilometers, and from north to south, over 5,500 kilometers. When the sun shines brightly over the Wusuli River in the east, the Pamire Plateau in the west is in the very early morning. When blizzards wrap the north along the Helongjiang River in the winter, spring sowing is under way on Hainan Island in the south. Here is the World map .

 

China has a land border of 22,143.34 kilometers long and is bordered by twelve countries: Korea in the east; Russian in the northeast and the northwest; Mongolia in the north; India, Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal in part of the west and southwest; Burma, Laos and Vietnam in the south. Here is an Asian map.

 

Besides a vast land area, there are also extensive neighboring seas and numerous island. The coastline extends more than 14.500 kilometers. Across the East China Sea to the east, and South China Sea to the southeast, are Japan, the Philippians, Malaysia, and Indonesia. More than 5,000 islands are scattered over China's vast territorial seas, the largest being Taiwan and the second largest, Hainan. One territorial sea and three neighboring seas altogether constitute 4.73 million square kilometers.

 

 

 

 

Mountainous Topography

 

China is a mountainous country, with two-thirds of its total land area covered by mountains, hills and plateaus. Out of the world's twelve high peaks of more than 8,000 meters, seven are located in China. The Highest peak in the world, Mount Qomolangma (8,828m) stands on the border between China and Nepal.

 

There are five major mountain systems in China. These mountain systems, together with numerous intermontane plateaus, basins, and plains are interwoven into three macrolandform complexes in China. Therefore, the topography of China from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau eastward, is broadly arranged into four great steps descending step- by-step from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the coastal area in the east.

 

 

 

 

1. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the top of the staircase, covers 2.2 million square kilometers and averages 4,000 meters above sea level. It is the highest and largest plateau on earth and is popularly called "roof of the world".

 

2. From the eastern margin of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau eastward up to the Da Hinggan-Taihang-Wushan mountains line, composed mainly of plateau and basins with elevation from 2,000 to 1,000 kilometers.

 

3. From the above-mentioned line eastward up to the coast are the largest plains of China. The plains are also interspersed with hills generally below 500 kilometers in elevation.

 

4. The continental shelf, with an elevation that is generally less than 200 kilometers.

 

 

 

 

 

Rivers and Lakes

 

China has a great number of rivers. The inland river system accounts for 36 per cent of the total land area in China. more than 1,500 square kilometers of which have a catchment area exceeding 1,000 square kilometers. Among these, the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Heilongjiang River, Pearl River, and Huaihe River are the major ones.

 

The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world. it has a total length of 6,300 kilometer and a drainage area of more than 1,800,00 square kilometers. it is an arterial waterway connection such important cities as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Chongqing.

The yellow river is the second longest river in China. It has a total length of 5,464 kilometers. On its banks lie Lanzhou, Baotou, Zhengzhou, Jinan and other important cities. The yellow river Valley is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization.

 

China is also a country with numerous lakes. , approximately 2,800 natural lakes with total area more than 80,000 square kilometers. Five major lake regions can be identified:

 

1. The Northern lake Region

2. The Northwester Lake Region

3. The Qinghai-Xizang lake Region

4. The Eastern Lake Region

5. The Southwest Lake Region

 

Population

 

According to the third population census of 1982, the total population of China was 1,031,882,511 as of July 1, 1982, and by a recent estimate (July 1994) the population is 1,190,431,106. Its 22.6 per cent of the world's total population makes China the world's most populous country. the urban population is 206,588,582, 20.6 per cent of the total population. China's population is unevenly distributed, the inland areas more sparsely populated and coastal provinces densely populated. The Population of China won't start to decline for generations.

 

 

 

 

Administrative Divisions

 

Generally speaking, China can be divided into three natural realms: Eastern Monsoon China, Northwest Arid China, and Tibetan Frigid Plateau. The fist realm can further devided into five traditional divisions: Northereast China, North China, Central China, South China, and Southwest China. There are 30 first level administrative units (provinces, autonomous regions, and national municipalities) in China. There are three municipalities directly under the Central Government, namely Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai; 22 provinces and five autonomous regions for minority nationalities. (Schematic map of the provincial-level administrative units)

 

Beijing, the capital of China, is situated to the west of Bohai Sea and on the northeast fringe of the North China Plain. Covering an area of 16,800 square kilometers with a population of about ten million, it is the country's political, economics, scientific and cultural center. An ancient capital with a history of 800 years, it contains many scenic spots and places of historical interest. Tour in Beijing 

 

 

The national Flag

 

The national flag of the People's Republic of China is the five stars red flag. the face of the flag is red and its shape is rectangular. In the upper left hand corner there are five yellow stars one large star and four smaller stars in an arc. the tip of one corner of each of the small stars points directly towards the center of large star. Collectively towards the center of the large star. Collectively the five stars symbolize the great unity of the Chinese people. 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINESE NAVY 2013

 

China will stick to the path of peaceful development yet “in no way will the country abandon its legitimate rights and interests, nor will it give up its core national interests,” Xi said.

China sent ships from its new integrated Coast Guard to islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea last month, as Vietnam said a Chinese vessel chased two fishing boats near the Paracel Islands on July 7, the third reported clash between the two countries this year. China’s neighbors have voiced concern about maritime tensions and the country’s role in the region more broadly, with the Philippines boosting military ties with the U.S. and Japan and seeking United Nations arbitration on its territorial dispute with China.
Common Interests

China wants to focus on common interests with other nations in the South China Sea to prevent disputes turning into conflicts, according to Jian Zhang, a senior lecturer in the International and Political Studies Program at the University of New South Wales in Canberra. Holding a Politburo meeting on maritime issues shows its importance to China’s economic and strategic development, Zhang said by phone.

“They will definitely take a more assertive approach to territorial disputes but on the other hand, they also want to find a way to minimize the disruptive impact on China’s overall relationship with other countries,” he said.

The South China Sea holds undiscovered natural gas and is an important sea lane for imports of oil from the Persian Gulf that pass through the Strait of Malacca. China bought more than 50 percent of its oil from the Middle East last year, customs data show.

China will follow the principle of putting aside disputes and engaging in joint exploration on the precondition that “sovereignty belongs to China,” Xi said at the session, using a phrase uttered by former leader Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s, according to Xinhua. China will also pursue “converging interests” with other countries in oceanic development, Xi said. 

 

 

 

 

PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY NAVY

 

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or PLA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. The navy can trace its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese Civil War and was established during the September of 1950. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s the Soviet Union provided assistance to the PLAN in the form of naval advisers and export of equipment and technology. Until the late 1980s, the PLAN was largely a riverine and littoral force (Brown-water navy), however by the 1990s, following the fall of the Soviet Union and a shift towards more out-looking attitudes, leaders were freed from worrying over land border disputes, and instead turned its attention towards the seas. This led to the development of the People's Liberation Army Navy into the Green-water navy it is today. Before the 1990s the PLAN had traditionally played a subordinate role to the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.

In 2008, General Qian Lihua confirmed that China plans to operate a small fleet of aircraft carriers in the near future. However, for the purpose of regional defence as opposed to "global reach"[4] As of 2013 PLA officials have also outlined plans to operate in the First and Second island chains. Chinese strategists term the development of the PLAN from a Green-water navy into a Blue-water navy "a regional [blue-water] defensive and offensive navy."

The People's Liberation Army Navy is composed of five branches; the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force, the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force, the People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force. With a personnel strength of 290,000 service men and women, including 12,000 PLA Marine Corps and 35,000 PLA Naval Air Force personnel, it is the second largest navy in the world, only behind the United States Navy. PLAN assets include one aircraft carrier, three amphibious transport docks, 26 destroyers, 45 frigates 62 submarines (of which 11 are nuclear-powered), eight corvettes, 122 missile boats, 231 patrol vessels, 107 mine countermeasures vessels, five replenishment oilers and a large fleet of smaller auxiliary vessels.

 

 

 

 

Reference resources:

 

  • Sunsite This sources is provided by Tokyo University. It contains a great deal of information about China.

  • China Home-page. This is the link of the People's Republic of China.

  • Tour in China. In this site, you can get to know about principle provinces and cities.

  • Chinese Calendar Home Page.

  • Chinese New year .

  • Chinese Classics. All kinds of chinese cultural information is available through this link, such as, Chinese chess, board of game of Go, literature, buddhist studies, I-ching and etc.

 

 

China  - Youtube

 

The Great Wall - Youtube

 

 

 

LINKS:

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-01/xi china navy boost

 

 

AI HUI QU  -  SHENZEN:  TRANS-CHINA CANNONBALL ZEV RUN STOPS* 50mph

 

START

AI HUI QU

HEILONGJIANG

KMS

MILES

HOURS*

1st STOP

Bei'an, Heihe, 

Heilongjiang

265

165

3.30

2nd STOP

Suihua

Heilongjiang

468

291

5.82

3rd STOP

Harbin

Heilongjiang

569

353

7.06

4th STOP

Dehui

Jilin

746

463

9.26

5th STOP

Changchun

Jilin

844

524

10.48

6th STOP

Siping

Jilin

948

589

11.78

7th STOP

Shenyang

Liaoning

1,121

696

13.92

8th STOP

Huludao, 

Liaoning

1,386

861

17.22

9th STOP

Qinhuangdao

Hebei

1,521

945

18.90

10th STOP

Tianjin

Tianjin

1,786

1,109

22.18

11th STOP

Chu'anzhen, Cangzhou

Hebei

1,919

1,192

23.84

12th STOP

Hengshui

Hebei

2,034

1,263

25.26

13th STOP

Puyang

Henan

2,288

1,421

28.42

14th STOP

Zhoukou

Henan

2,536

1,575

31.50

15th STOP

Xinyang

Henan

2,723

1,691

33.82

16th STOP

Huangshi

Hubei

2,949

1,831

36.62

17th STOP

Xiushui, Jiujiang

Jiangxi

3,113

1,934

38.68

18th STOP

Xinyu

Jiangxi

3,265

2,028

40.65

19th STOP

Ganzhou

Jiangxi

3,512

2,182

43.64

20th STOP

Dingnan

Jiangxi

3,630

2,255

45.10

21st STOP

Heyuan

Guangdong

3,754

2,332

46.64

22nd STOP

Huizhou

Guangdong

3,835

2,383

47.66

FINISH

SHENZEN

GUANGDONG

3,925

2,438

49.00

 

 

Trans-China Cannonball ZEV run - official route for the Bluebird Cup

 

A new World series of ZEV events: The Cannonball International series for serious eco warriors only. Entry to these events are free, provided that the Rules are followed (for you own safety). The objective is to demonstrate that transport can be pollution free. The Trans-China route is extremely demanding, hence is suggested only for the most experienced cross country drivers.

 

 

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