Towering golden-leaved birch trees in Labagoumen. [File photo] Labagoumen, located in Huairou District, is the northernmost town in the municipality of Beijing. Bordering Hebei Province, it lies 150 km from the heart of the capital. The ...
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Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, differ in shape and taste from one place to another across China. There are mainly two tastesto zongzi: sweet and savory. Nowadays people even make zongzi with mixed swwet and savory fillings. Such a ...
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Strolling around the famous West Lake, can you smell the sweet fragrance of tea from the mountains behind? It is the Dragon Well Tea, world famous for its "four wonders" - emerald green color, aromatic flavor, sweet taste and beautiful ...
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The Blang ethnic minority is one of the oldest peoples in Yunnan Province, living mainly in the mountainous area of Meng Hai County of Dai autonomous prefecture in Xishuangbanna. Their earliest record can be traced back to the Han Dynasty ...
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II . Economy i. Overview of economic development in Shaanxi Province In recent years, the national economy of Shaanxi Province has increased in a sustained and fast way. In 2005, total output value of Shaanxi was RMB 367.475 billion ...
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Speech by the Governor Shaanxi is the important cradle of Chinese civilization. It was the seat of capitals of 13 ancient dynasties including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasty and also was China's political, economic and cultural center for ...
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Speech by the Governor In the history of the past, Shanxi had played a powerful role, in particular was well known for the" Jin Merchants" who are forerunners ruling the foreign trade and national financial industries. At present, Shanxi ...
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The paramos mountainous area in North Shiping County, Yunnan Province is a beautiful and magical place. Here lives the majority of a branch of Yi nationality named Huayao, of which the population is just over 30,000 in the whole world. In ...
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With a population of 191.624, the Tu people mostly live in the Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Minle and Datong counties in the east of Qinghai Province. The rest live scattered in Tongren, Dule and Menyuan. The typtcal dress at ...
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The Hengduan Mountains, with their cloud-capped peaks and deep ravines, force several torrential rivers, including Jinsha River, Nujiang River, Yalong River and Lanchang River all the way to the south. There is a Tibetan township named Hepo ...
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In the Lugu Lake region, Yunnan Province, the custom of visiting marriage has been practiced for centuries among the Mosuo People. The man and the woman involved in such a marriage practice spend their whole life with their respective ...
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Xingguo County, located in south Jiangxi Province, is governed by Ganzhou City. Over 95% of the population in Xingguo is the descendants of Hakkas that immigrated from the Central Plains. The unique geographical condition and immigration ...
In Dai ethnic group, it is the custom to marry men into women's family. Guys will be married off at a certain age, while a girl at certain age will bring a husband to her own family. The Dai people believe in Buddhism. Boys will be sent ...
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Gaopo County is located in a paramos mountainous area. The highest point is 1712.1m above the sea level. The place gets its name probably because the northern part is mainly high mountains and mesas with surface relief going from north down ...
Population and Distribution: The people of the Naxi ethnic minority mostly live in the Naxi Autonomous County in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, while the rest live in Sichuan and Tibet. Their population is 308,893 according to the 2000 census. ...
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