Tag: China

Suzhou is sometimes referred to as the "Venice of the East". It is one of the first cities in the world built on water. Instead of streets, there are canals across which ancient stone bridges are thrown, and the entire historical center with its ancient buildings and well-kept gardens was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the late 90s. In addition to beautiful river scenery, Suzhou still has handicraft traditions. Here you can buy handmade embroidery on silk, hand-crafted pearls and various souvenirs made of stone and bone. Note: according to allcitypopulation, the population of China is 1.412 billion (2021). History The city was founded in 514 BC and immediately acquired the status of a developed center of trade, it was here that the finest Chinese silk was made,…

Macau. It is a small special administrative region on the southern coast of China. It is located next to Guangdong province, 70 km southwest of Hong Kong, and 145 km from the city of Guangzhou. From the 20 of December of 1999, Macao is one of two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China. Until that date it had been under Portuguese administration for almost 450 years. As in Hong Kong, the Macao Basic Law guarantees the maintenance of the capitalist economic system and broad autonomy for at least 50 years. The judicial system established by Portugal, and Portuguese, although little is spoken, is held as an official language along with Chinese. According to eningbo.info, the chief executive is appointed by the central government of the People's Republic of China after selection by an electoral committee, whose members are…

According to ezinereligion, in 2007, China had an estimated population of over 1.3 billion people, composed of multiple ethnic groups including Han Chinese, Zhuang and Manchu. The official language was Standard Chinese but several other languages were also spoken. The economy was largely based on exports of textiles, electronics and toys. In terms of foreign relations, China had close ties with its neighbors India and North Korea and maintained diplomatic relations with several other countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia. Politically, China was a single-party state led by President Hu Jintao since 2003 until his term ended in 2013. Following his term Xi Jinping became President in 2013 and is still in power today. Yearbook 2007 China. The year was marked by complaints from other…