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The "Open Door" policy was first introduced by
Mr. DENG Xia-Ping (China Chairman) in 1978, where several numbers economic
Trade Zones have been established,
namely Shen Zhen, Zhu Hai, Shan Tou, Xia Men and Hai Nan.
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Language: |
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Pu Tong Hua (Mandarin) is
the national language for communication and is also recognized as one of
the international languages by the United Nations.
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(a) 4 Municipalities (above map (a1) to (a4)) (1) Beijing (2) Tian Jin (3) Shang Hai (4) Chong Qing (b) 5 Autonomous Regions (above map (b1 to (b5)) (1) Guang Xi (2) Tibet (3) Xin Jiang (4) Ning Xia (5) Nei Mong Gol (c) 22 Provinces (above map (1) to (22)) |
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(1) Hai Nan
(2) Guang Dong (3) Fu Jian (4) Zhe Jiang (5) Jiang Xi (6) Hu Nan (7) Gui Zhou (8) Yun Nan (9) Jiang Su (10) An Hui (11) Hu Bei |
(12) Si Chun
(13) Shan Dong (14) He Nan (15) Shan Xi (16) Gan Su (17) Qing Hai (18) Hei Long Jiang (19) Ji Lin (20) Liao Ning (21) He Bei (22) Shan Xi |
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 Population and Nationalities
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Population: 1.3 billion people
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Nationalities:
56 different
nationalities within the area, with 92% of Han Chinese.
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(1) Han
(2) Mong Gou (3) Hui (4) Zang (5) Wei Wu Er (6) Miao (7) Yi (8) Zhuang (9) Bu Yi (10) Chao Xian (11) Man (12) Dong (13) Yao (14) Bai (15) Tu Jian (16) Ha Ni (17) Ha Sa Ke (18) Dai (19) Li |
(20) Li Su
(21) Wa (22) She (23) Gao Shan (24) La Hu (25) Shui (26) Dong Xiang (27) Na Xi (28) Jing Po (29) Ke Er Ke Zi (30) Tu (31) Da Wo Er (32) Mu Lao (33) Qiang (34) Bu Lang (35) Sa La (36) Mao Nan (37) Ge Lao (38) Xi Bo |
(39) A Chang
(40) Pu Mi (41) Ta Ji Ke (42) Nu (43) Wu Zi Bie Ke (44) E Luo Si (45) W Wen Ke (46) De Ang (47) Bao An (48) Yu Gu (49) Jing (50) Ta Ta Er (51) Du Long (52) E Lun Xhun (53) He Zhe (54) Men Ba (55) Luo Ba (56) Ji Nuo |
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Banking
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Central Bank |
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People's Bank of China Address: 32 Cheng Fang Lu, Xicheng Qu, Beijing. |
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Commercial Banks
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Top 10 Chinese Banks: World ranking, Tier One Capital
and Assets. (July 2009) |
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World Ranking
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T.1 Capital
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Assets
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| 8 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | 74,701 | 1,427,685 | |
| 11 | Bank of China | 64,961 | 1,017,718 | |
| 12 | China Construction Bank Corporation | 6,3110 | 1,105,471 | |
| 24 | Agriculture Bank of China | 3,9998 | 1,026,300 | |
| 49 | Bank of Communications | 1,9336 | 391,867 | |
| 67 | China CITIC Bank | 1,3467 | 173,798 | |
| 87 | China Merchants Bank | 1,0457 | 229,976 | |
| 107 | China Min-sheng Banking Corporation | 7,507 | 154,267 | |
| 117 | Industrial Bank | 6,777 | 149,372 | |
| 137 | Shanghai Pu-dong Development Bank | 5,537 | 191,588 | |
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Additional
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Visa
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1)
Visa can be obtained from Chinese Embassies or
Consulates in most countries. 2) From Hong Kong Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC. |
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Address: 5th floor, Lower Block, 26 Harbour Rd., China Resources Building, Wanchai. Hong Kong. Opening hours: Monday to Friday (from 9:00am to 12:30pm and from 2:00pm to 5:00pm). Saturday (from 9am to 12:30pm). |
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From any branches of China Travel Service in Hong Kong. (CTS)
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Address: a) 2nd Floor, China Travel Building, 77 Queen's Rd. Central, Hong Kong. b) 1st Floor, Alpha House, 27-33 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. c) Ground Floor, Southern Centre, 138 Hennessy Rd., Wanchai, Hong Kong. d) CTS Enquiry: Tel: 28533715 |
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Accommodation
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Book through Chinese Travel Service in Hong Kong to obtain a better hotel rate. |
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Transportation | |
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Tickets for trains, air-planes, hovercrafts and other
transport to China - contact Chinese Travel Service in Hong Kong.
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Currency
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Yuan is the currency, divided into 100 fen.
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