1. 2000 02
(Subscription Access/ChinaSource Journal)

...  Chongqing: China’s “Mountain City” China’s Migrant Population Rural Urbanization in China More than a Concrete Jungle  ...

2. Sustainability on the Third Pole: Of Water and Carbon; Policies and People
(Articles/Politics)

... percent of the world’s population which lives downstream and depends on these rivers for basic livelihood.  The Tibetan plateau and its surrounding mountain zones, together with the North and South poles ...

3. Yinghuan
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

NAME OF CITY:  Yinghuan   Yinchuan is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and lies to the west of the Yellow River and to the east of Helan Mountain. The landform is divided into two main ...

4. Xining
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... It has an area of 3.5 thousand square kilometers and a population of 1.05 million.   Topography: Xining lies in the Huangshui River Valley with a lot of mountains and ravines. It has a temperate plateau ...

5. Xi’an
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... Xian covers an area of 9,983 square kilometers and has a population of 6,230,000.   Topography: The southern area of Xi’an is mountainous and includes Qingling Mountain and falls away to the Guanzhong ...

6. Wuhan
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... cultural city. There are many beautiful mountains, rivers and lakes to be explores. Its best-known sceneries include East Lake scenic area, Yellow Crane Tower and Shengxiang Pagoda.      ...

7. Urumqi
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... foot of the Tianshan Mountains. It lies in the lofty ice-capped Bogda Peak and vast Salt Lake in the east, in the rolling pine-covered Southern hill, a well-known scenic district, in the south, and in ...

8. Tianjin
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... Huangyaguan Great Wall, Dule Temple, Haihe River, Water Park, Panshan Mountain, Hotel Street and Food Street, Tianjin TV & Radio Tower and Zhonghuan Cailian. There is also much beautiful natural scenery ...

9. Taiyuan
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... important military town.   Topography: Taiyuan is a city bounded on three sides by mountains. Natural Resources: While the local emphasis is on heavy industry, certain aspects of natural development have ...

10. Shijazhuang
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... is the hilly country of Taihang Mountain. This part occupies 40 percent of the area. In the east is Hutuo River Plain, which occupies 60 percent of the region. Shijiazhuang has a monsoon climate and is ...

11. Nanning
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... Nanning is situated in Nanning basin. The southeast area of the region has both hills and plains. The rest of the region is mountainous. Nanning has a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual average ...

12. Nanjing
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... 5.1 million.   Topography: Nanjing’s topography is complex as it is comprised of an intricate mixture of lowlands, downlands, mountains and wide plateaux. The Yangtse River flows from the Northwest to ...

13. Nanchang
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... a vast plain. The northeast boasts beautiful lakes and in the southwest are mountains and hills. The Gan River passes through Nanchang. The city has a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual average ...

14. Lhasa
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... Central part of the region, on the North bank of the Kyichu River (Lhasa River), in a mountain-fringed valley. This ancient sprawling city, founded 1,300 years ago, covers 30,000 square kilometers (11,583 ...

15. Lanzhou
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

NAME OF CITY:   Lanzhou   With mountains in the south and north of the city and the Yellow River flowing from the east to the west, Lanzhou is a beautiful modern city with both the grand beauty of northern ...

16. Jinan
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... of commodity grain. The roses and e jiao in Ping Yin are very famous as well.   Tourism: Jinan is a famous ancient city in Chinese history. The city has many places of interest, such as the Qianfuo Mountain, ...

17. Hohhot
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... Hohhot lies on the Tumochuan plain in Inner Mongolia.  Most of the city is flat with one-forth of the region being very mountainous.  It has a temperate climate with an annual average temperature of 6.8 ...

18. Hangzhou
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... the most frequently visited attractions. The "Ten West Lake Prospects" have been specially selected to give visitors outstanding views of the lake, mountains and monuments. A number of national museums ...

19. Guiyang
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

NAME OF CITY:   Guiyang   Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, has an area of 2,406 square km and a population of 1.56 million.   Topography: Lying in the central part of the Miaoling mountain range, ...

20. Fuzhou
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... political, cultural and transportation of Fujian Province, was so named after a mountain situated in the north called named Mt. Fu. Additionally, many banyans were planted in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), ...