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China covers 9,571,300 sq. km, sharing frontiers with
Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and
Laos. |
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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
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(22) Shan Xi
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Population: 1.3 billion people 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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(A) Central Bank People's Bank of China Address: 32 Cheng Fang Lu, Xicheng Qu, Beijing. (B) Commercial Banks Top 11 Chinese Banks: World ranking, Tier One Capital and Assets. (July 2008) |
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World Ranking | Bank Name | T.1 Capital (USD million) | Assets (USD million) |
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Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | 66,271 | 1,188,800 |
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Bank of China | 56,210 | 820,198 |
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China Construction Bank Corporation | 52,300 | 903,291 |
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54 |
Bank of Communications | 16,451 | 288,920 |
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Agriculture Bank of China | 12,133 | 828,263 |
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China Merchants Bank | 8,655 | 179,415 |
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131 |
China Min-sheng Banking Corporation | 5,850 | 125,920 |
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138 |
China CITIC Bank | 5,344 | 138,438 |
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147 |
Industrial Bank | 5,069 | 116,548 |
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176 |
Shanghai Pu-dong Development Bank | 3,781 | 125,261 |
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178 |
Bank of Beijing | 3,711 | 48,493 |
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(C) Foreign Banks In 1998 - more than 51 foreign banks have been set up in China. |
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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. 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). 3) From any branches of China Travel Service in Hong Kong. (CTS) 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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Tickets for trains, air-planes, hovercrafts and other transport to China - contact Chinese Travel Service in Hong Kong. Yuan is the currency, divided into 100 fen. Exchange rate stands at a level between 8 and 9 Yuan to one US Dollar. |
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