Category Archives: China Information

Beijing’s First Ring Road

The results of Danwei’s 4th anniversary competition. Here are some possible explanations of Beijing’s First Ring Road (一环路).

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172 million Internet users in China

Up and up and up At the Seventh China Hi-Tech Trade Fair, held recently in Shenzhen, Ministry of Information Vice-Minister Lou Qinjian announced that, as of September 2007, China had 172 million Internet users. This figure represents a 10 million … Continue reading

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Maps, Territory, and Place Names in China

A discussion of a new scheme for China’s administrative divisions (中国地图), street names in the Cultural Revοlution, and territorial integrity.

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Baidu (BIDU) Guide: Baidu IPO, Baidu MP3 Search and more

Baidu: Introduction Baidu ( 百度 ) (NASDAQ: BIDU) is a Chinese search engine. Its design resembles that of Google. Baidu features the capability to search news and images, among other functionality. Approximately 45% of all internet searches in China are … Continue reading

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Beijing

Beijing, has been the capital city of China almost continuously since Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis, established Mongolian rule over China in 1279, founding the Yuan Dynasty which lasted until 1368. Beijing Municipality borders Hebei province to the north, west, … Continue reading

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Chinese Astrology – Chinese Zodiac Symbols

Chinese Astrology: An Introduction Chinese astrology is related to the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animals (aka Chinese Zodiac), and the fortune-telling aspects according to movement of heavenly bodies across the Chinese constellations in the sky. Origins of … Continue reading

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Chinese New year and Chinese Spring Festival

Chinese New Year, also known as the Chinese Lunar New Year or the Chinese Spring Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese holidays. Celebrated internationally in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered to be … Continue reading

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Learn Chinese Language

Chinese Language: Introduction The Chinese language is a tonal language and often regarded as a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Although Chinese is often mistaken as a single language, the regional variation of Spoken Chinese can be different … Continue reading

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Travel in China

Introduction: Travelling in China China, formally the People’s Republic of is a country in Eastern Asia that is slightly larger than the United States of America. With coasts on the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China … Continue reading

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China currency: Trade, Revaluation, Exchange Rate

The official currency of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is Renminbi (meaning in Chinese: "people’s currency"). The People’s Bank of China, the PRC’s monetary authority, issues the Chinese currency. The official ISO 4217 abbreviation of China’s currency is CNY, … Continue reading

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