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Information about country:China

Phone code: 86
Currency: CNY.
Languages: Chinese
Religion: Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism
Emergency telephone: 110, 119, 120, 122
 

The state is located in the Central and East Asia. The country coast is washed by the waters of the South Chinese, Yellow and East-Chinese seas.
The Southwest of the country is occupied by the plateau of Tibet, and ridges of the Himalayas where there is the highest mountain in the world, the Everest.
The political system of modern China is communistic republic. The head of state is a chairman of the Peoples Republic of China. Average temperature of January is +18 °С to +24 °С, in summer +24 °С … +28 °С.
The basic branches in industrial sphere are mechanical engineering, the agricultural, textile industry, and also extraction of seafood. China is considered the largest manufacturer and the exporter of natural silk in the world.
One of the longest artificial constructions of the world is a great Chinese wall. Other sights are «the Forbidden city», a representing complex of Gugun imperial palace, Buddhist temple Kunmao, the Mao Zedong mausoleum, Patala Palace which is the residence of the Dalai Lama. In Shanghai there is a garden of Purple Autumn Clouds, a garden of tangerine U.
China is known for the thermal springs and traditional medicine. Popular resorts are situated in the cities of Dalian, Tibet, Shanghai, Sian, Beijing, Loyang. There is a popular mounting skiing resort on the island Hainan.

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