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General Information
China, a land of beauty and fascination, tempts adventurous travelers all over the world. She is a massive country, covering 6,000,000 square miles and spanning 60 longitudinal degrees. She has so infinite variety of people, enchanting natural landscape, brilliant history and culture and fascinating destinations that a visitor tends to be as bewildered as bewitched.
Full Country Name: The People's Republic of
China Area: 9,600,000 sq km
Population: 1.24 billion Capital
City: Beijing (pop 12 million)
People: Han Chinese (93%), plus Mongolian, Zhuang, Manchu and Uighur minorities
Language: Putonghua (Beijing dialect mandarin)
Religion: Officially atheist; Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no states available); Muslim (14 million), Christian (7 million)
Government: The National People's Congress Head of State: Jiang Zemin
Visa for China
All visitors to China must have a visa. Generally three types: a group visa, an individual tourist visa and an individual business visa. Tourist visas may be obtained either through a travel agent or directly from the Chinese Embassy or consulate. Visitors intending to go to China for business purposes should be in possession of an invitation from a host organization and should apply for visas directly to the Chinese Embassy. Passports must be valid for at least six months before your travel to china.
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