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China Overview
China has become an important tourism destination in Asia, and the fifth large tourism country in the world. China has a big step improvement in tourism in last 20 years. At present, China is fast on its way to becoming a country with developed tourism, and constantly improving tourism facilities and services.  Friendly Chinese people welcome tourists from all the world and try to make all the visitors feel like at home.
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Official Name: People's Republic of China


Total Area: 9,572,900 square kilometers


Administrative Divisions: 22 Provinces, 5 Autonomous Regions, and 4 Municipalities


Head of State: President Hu Jintao elected March 15, 2003.


Head of Government: Premier Wen Jiabao


Capital: Beijing


National flag: Red flag with five stars


National emblem: Tiananmen Gatetower under five stars, encircled by ears of grain and with a gear wheel below.


Language: Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua), Cantonese


Religion: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity


Currency: Renminbi (Yuan)


Population: 1.3 billion (UN Estimate, 2006)


National Day: Chinese celebrate October 1 as National Day in honor of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.


Other national holidays:
New Year's Day (January 1) - 1 day off
Chinese New Year (Late January and Early February) - 3 days off
International Labor Day (May 1-3) - 3 days off
Major holidays in China are occasions for family reunions and traveling.


Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in the south to subarctic in the north.


Geography: Mountains, high plateaus, and deserts in the west; plains, deltas, and hills in the east. The highest mountain in China is the highest mountain in the world: Mount Qomolangma. The mountain towers above all others at 8,848 m or 29,035 feet.


International Dialing Code: +86


Time: GMT/UTC+8


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