A reputable China tour operator & China travel agency from 1987
| Official Name | People's Republic of China |
| Capital City | Beijing |
| National Flag | Five-star red flag, length and width proportion: 3:2. |
| National Anthem | March of the Volunteers |
| National Day | October 1 |
| Head of State | President Hu Jintao |
| Head of the Government | Premier Wen Jiabao |
| Top Legislature | National people's Congress |
| Highest Court | Supreme People's Court |
| Armed Forces | Army, Navy, Air Force (Total number of military personnel 2,470,000 in 1999) |
| Administrative Divisions | 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions |
| Territory | 9.6 million square km |
| Location | In East Asia, by the west Pacific Ocean. |
| Time Zone | GMT+8.00 |
| Standard Time | Beijing Time |
| Population | 1.27bn (2001) |
| Average Life-span | 71-year-old (2000) |
| Ethnic Groups | Han, 91.59 of the population |
| Official Language | Standard Chinese, or Mandarin Chinese |
| Religion | Officially atheism |
| Largest City | Shanghai |
| Public Holidays | New Years Day (January 1), Spring Festival (from the end of January to the middle of February), International Labor Day (May 1) and National Day (October 1) |
| Currency & Unit | Renminbi (RMB) Yuan Monetary Unit 1 yuan, consisting of 10 jiao |
| Exchange Rate | 7.7 Yuan=US$1 |
| Weights & Measures | Metric System |
| GDP | US$1.2trn (2001) |
| GDP per head | US$910 |
| Inflation | -0.8% (2002) |
| Taxation | All enterprises pay a 33% tax on profits |
| Islands | 5, 400 islands |
| Mountains | Among 19 mountains over 7,000 meters high in the world, Mt. Everest with the height of 8,848 meters above the sea level is the highest peak on the earth. |
| Rivers | The Yangtze River (6,300 km), the third longest in the world; The Yellow River (5,464 km), the second longest in China. |
| Canyon | The Yalu Tsangpo River Canyon, the world's largest, 504.6 km in length and 6,009 meters in depth. |
| Lakes | The Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake; the Qinghai Lake, the country's largest salt lake. |
| Climate | The wide range of weather conditions from the subtropical in the south to the frigid in the north |
| Rare Animals | Giant Panda, Golden Monkey and White-flag Dolphin |
| Plants | A great variety of plants due to the wide range of climates and topography |
