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China Land and Mineral Resources |
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The composition and distribution of China's land resources have three major characteristics: (1) variety in type -- cultivated land, forests, grasslands, deserts and tideland; (2) more mountains and plateaus than flatlands and basins; (3) unbalanced... |
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China Fauna and Flora |
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China is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of wildlife in the world. There are more than 6,266 species of vertebrates, including 2,404 species of land vertebrates and 3,862 species of fishes -- more than 10% of the world's total. Ther... |
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China Surface Water |
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Surface water, also called land water, consists of rivers, glaciers, lakes and marshes. It is one of the key water sources for people's daily use and a major component of the world's water resources. China's rivers total 420,000 kilometers in length... |
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China Groundwater |
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Groundwater resources play a decisive role in the nation's water resources. China has an abundant reserve of groundwater with a vast distribution, good quality, free of pollutants, easily re-adjustable and in convenient supply. Cities in the north o... |
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China Ocean |
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China has an abundance of ocean resources: 18,000 kilometers of continental coastal line, over two million square kilometers of continental shelf, some 6,500 islands and about three million square kilometers of maritime space under its jurisdiction.... |
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China Aquatic Products |
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China has a vast water area and its aquatic products are of great variety, large quantity and high exploitative value. China's aquatic products can be divided into the following five categories: fish (most abundant), crustaceans, mollusks, algae and... |
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Distribution of Forests in China |
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The Greater Hinggan: The biggest and most important pine forest in China. The mountain is 1,400 kilometers long and 300 kilometers wide -- 62 percent of which is covered by forests with a total area of 15 million hectares. The Lesser Hinggan: locate... |
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China Anhui She Inkstone |
The history of inkstone goes back to over 5,000 years ago. There is a lot of archeological evidence that Chinese used inkstone for grinding ink. There was a stone inkstone found in a 5,000-year-old archeological site in Jiazhai of Shanxi Province. A... |
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China Anhui Xuan Paper |
Paper was invented by Cai Lun (7-121), according to historical records. Paper is of many kinds, but Xuan paper has been considered best throughout the ages for Chinese calligraphy. Xuan paper is produced in Jing County, Anhui Province. The county wa... |
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China Anxi Tieguanyin Tea |
Anxi in central Fujian Province is one of the best tea-planting areas with its warm temperature, plenty rainfall and fertile soil. Tieguanyin tea produced here is widely known for its good quality and sweet fragrance. Tieguanyin is not only a name f... |
