CHINA
China (中国; Zhōngguó) is one of the world's oldest civilizations. Its long and rich history is present in people's thinking and values, and in the art, architecture, and feats of engineering that remain from dynasties past.
Main Destinations
Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Huangshan, Lhasa, Suzhou.
The Location
Southeast Asia
Located in Southeast Asia along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, China is the world's third-largest country, after Russia and Canada. With an area of 9.6 million square kilometers and a coastline of 18,000 kilometers, its shape on the map is like a rooster.
Capital City
Beijing, Wade-Giles romanization Pei-ching, conventional Peking, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People's Republic of China. Few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China
Main Airport
Located 25 km northeast of the center of Beijing, the capital of China, Beijing Capital International Airport (IATA: PEK; ICAO: ZBAA) is the busiest airport in China both domestically and internationally.
Language Spoken
The official dialect of China is Mandarin, also call “Putonghua”. More than 70% of the Chinese population speaks Mandarin, but there are also several other major dialects in use in China: Yue (Cantonese), Xiang (Hunanese), Min dialect, Gan dialect, Wu dialect, and Kejia or Hakka dialect.
Currency
Chinese money, however, comes by two names: the Yuan (CNY) and the people's renminbi (RMB). The distinction is subtle: while the renminbi is the official currency of China where it acts as a medium of exchange, the yuan is the unit of account of the country's economic and financial system
Emergency Calls
119 is recognized in China as the standard emergency telephone number for firefighters. the emergency telephone number for the police is 110, but ambulance service is available with the emergency telephone number 120 in China.
Peak Season
Generally speaking, the proper seasons for traveling in China are from April to October due to the weather, the holiday period, and other reasons.
Low Season
China's winter low travel season is from November to (early) March. In the low season, although the weather is colder, you can save money on hotels, flights, and entry tickets, and you can avoid the tourist crowds. Cities in north China like Beijing, Pingyao, and Harbin are gorgeous under a blanket of snow.
TEMPERATURE:
Winter in this area is very cold, since the average January temperature is below -10 °C (14 °F), and even below -20 °C (-4 °F) in the northern part. Cold records are around -40 °C (-40 °F).