C O U N T R I E S   -  C H I N A

China, (People's Republic of China), is situated in eastern Asia, bounded by the Pacific in the east. The third largest country in the world, next to Canada and Russia, it has an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, or one-fifteenth of the world's land mass.

One of the four oldest civilizations in the world, has a written history of 4,000 years and boasts rich cultural relics and historical sites.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai, 11583

The Bund, Shanghai, 4466

 

 

Taoist Monk, Xian Monastery, 11551

Statues, Antique market, Shanghai, 4495

 

 

Tianzi Mountains, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, 4499

 

 

Men playing draughts, 8245
Barber, Zhozhuang, nr Shanghai, 4472

 

 

Naxi group, 8237
Soldiers on bicycles, Beijing, 11557
Lijang, Yunnan Province, 5010
Monk, Xian Monastery, 11553
Koi carp, 8064
Tai Chi, Shanghai, 4451
Cormorant Fisherman, 8124
Monks, Suzhou nr Shanghai, 11547
Yunnan, 8143
Mao badges, Antique market, Shanghai, 4494