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Shanghai Photo by Andrew MandemakerDestination: CHINA

China, formally known as the People's Republic of China is a country in Eastern Asia about the same size as the United States of America.

With coasts on the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, it borders Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam to the South; Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to the West; Russia and Mongolia to the North and North Korea to the East.

DESTINATION CHINA: Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai,





Destination: Beijing, China Destination: Beijing, China Destination: BEIJING, CHINA

Beijing is the capital of the most populous country in the world, the People's Republic of China. It was also the seat of the Qing dynasty emperor until the formation of a republic in 1911, so it has rich historical sites, and important government institutions. The city is well known for its flatness and regular construction. There is only one hill to be found in the city limits (in Jingshan Park to the north of the famous Forbidden City). Like the configuration of the

Forbidden City, Beijing has concentric "ring roads", which are actually rectangular, that go around the metropolis. The International Olympic Committee has decided that Beijing will serve as the host city for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, the Summer Olympic Games of 2008.

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Destination: Chengdu, China Destination: Chengdu, China Destination: CHENGDU, CHINA

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province in south-west China. Chengdu is located in the fertile plains of western Sichuan province. Due to its agricultural wealth Chengdu is sometimes called Land of Milk and Honey. The greater city area is divided into five districts and 12 counties, altogether home to 9.2 million people.

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Destination: Shanghai, China Destination: Shanghai, China Destination: SHANGHAI, CHINA

Shanghai, with a population of more than 16 million (of which nearly 4 million are non-residents), is one of the most populous and most developed cities in the People's Republic of China.

Shanghai was the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East during the 1930s, and remained the most developed city in Communist China. In the 1990s Shanghai again became an attractive spot for tourists worldwide

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