Missionary Atlas Project WorldMap（传教士Atlas项目WorldMap）.doc

Missionary Atlas Project ASIA China Basic Facts Name: Peoples Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo) Capital: Beijing. Official language: Northern Chinese (Mandarin, or putonghua ). Symbols of China: Chinas flag was adopted in 1949. The large star represents the leadership of the Communist Party. The four small stars stand for groups of workers. The state emblem shows the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing framed by grains of rice and wheat that stand for agriculture and a cogwheel that represents industry. National anthem: March of the Volunteers. Area: China occupies some 3,705,408 sq. mi. (9,596,961 sq. km) of land area. The greatest distances are: east-west, 3,000 mi. (4,828 km); north-south, 2,500 mi. (4,023 km). Coastline --4,019 mi. (6,468 km), including 458 mi. (737 km) for Hainan Island. China’s highest elevation is Mount Everest, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m) and its lowest, Turpan Depression, 505 ft. (154 m) below sea level. Land: The country covers more than a fifth of Asia. Only Russia and Canada have more territory. Chinas vast land area includes some of the worlds driest deserts and highest mountains, as well as some of the richest farmland. China lies in eastern Asia and borders the Pacific Ocean. Forests and fertile lowlands cover much of northeastern China. The Qin Ling Mountains rise across east-central China. Hills and tropical lowlands extend over much of the southeast. Dry, rocky plateaus divided by mountain ranges extend over western China. The Himalaya Mountains rise along Chinas southwest border. Other high western ranges include the Tian Shan, Altai Mountains, and Kunlun Mountains. Desert covers much of the northwest. Major Chinese Rivers include the Huang He, the Xi Jiang, and the Yangtze. Climate: China has a wide range of climates. Northern and western China experience long, bitterly cold winters, but central and southern China has mild to warm winters. Summers are hot and humid in eastern China and southern Manchuria and extre