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As the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, is one of a 1300 history ancient city. Lhasa at the north bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River tributaries, longitude 91 ° 06 'E, 29 ° 36', elevation over 3,650 meters. 

Lhasa City have seven counties and one district (Chengguan District). The city's total area of nearly 30,000 square kilometers, the urban area of 59 square kilometers. The city's total population of nearly 55 million, of which the urban population of nearly 270,000, Tibetan, Han, Hui, and other 31 ethnic groups, the Tibetan population accounts for 87 percent. 

"Lhasa" in the Tibetan language with the "Holy Land" or "Buddha" means, for a long time that Tibet's political, economic, cultural, religious centers, gilded, majestic and magnificent Potala Palace, the supremacy of politics and religion is the regime symbol. As early as the seventh century AD,SONGTSAN GAMBO annexation of neighboring tribes, unified Tibet, from Ya Long capital relocation logic Pose (that is today's Lhasa), the establishment of Tubo Dynasty. 

On May 23, 1951, the peaceful liberation of Tibet, Lhasa City entered a new era. In 1960, the State Council officially approved Lhasa cities at prefectural level, 1982 will be the first batch of its announcement of 24 countries of the historical and cultural city. 

    Lhasa previously called "Anger Savimbi," Tibetan "goat" said "Anger" and "territories" that "Savimbi" Legend has it that in the seventh century Tang Princess married into Tubo, the grassland here is a beach, for the construction after the Jokhang Temple and Ramogia Monastery soil filled with goat back sleeper Tong, the temple completed, the monks to preach to people worshiping Buddha and more people around the Jokhang Temple built around it has a lot of hotels and residential housing, formed with the Jokhang Temple as the center of the old city to take shape. At the same time SONGTSAN GAMBO Also at the Hongshan expansion palace (that is the Potala Palace today), therefore, Lhasa valley plains gradually built palaces, prominent Chinese and foreign cities from the plateau formed. "Anger Savimbi" gradually turned into people's hearts in the "Holy Land", as the then Tibetan religious, political, economic, and cultural center. In most people's minds, Lhasa is the Potala Palace, the Eight Corner Street, and the Jokhang Monastery, Sera, Drepung monastery in Lhasa River and consisting of, but Tibetans believe that the strict sense "Lhasa" is referring to the Jokhang Temple and around the Jokhang Temple and the street was built up, only to the Jokhang Temple and the street was, to be a real Lhasa. Now the Lhasa area east of the city still maintains the essence of the ancient city of Lhasa. 

The Potala Palace and the street was the center of Lhasa Metro North to the Sera Temple, west Doilungdeqen county. Look at the Lhasa City, post and telecommunications building, the news building, the Lhasa Hotel, Tibet guesthouses and colored buildings spread all over each other and the Senate wrong, continuous series, a new-hui. On top of overlooking the Potala Palace in Lhasa City, the urban area of Lhasa everywhere throughout the film is a tree dragon palace in the new building, but the street was a streamer were flying in the area, the ripple of mulberry smoke. Here, at the very ethnic style of the houses and streets, gathering people from all over the Tibetan Area, many of them are still wearing the traditional costumes of this nation, it seems never-hand turn from the tube and rosary clearly shows that Buddhism in fact has become a way of life. 

Lhasa River Valley alluvial plain is located in the urban areas, is the world's highest-altitude cities. Tilt the terrain from east to west, the climate is semi-arid plateau temperate monsoon climate zones. The Sunshine hours 3000 hours more, therefore, "Sunlight City" reputation. The annual precipitation is 200-510 mm, concentrated in 6-9 months, and more night rain, as the rainy season. Maximum temperature 28 ° C, the minimum temperature of minus 14 ° C. Thin air, the temperature low, the temperature, dry winter and spring, and more windy. The frost-free period 100 to 120 days.

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Shenyang,the largest city in Northeast China, is the political, economic, and cultural center of Liaoning Province. It is also an important industrial base and a famous historical city. As the host city of the 2006 International Horticultural Exposition and venue for the football (soccer) matches of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Shenyang will soon be the focus of world-wide attention.

Shenyang is located in the central part of Liaoning Province. Its climate is relatively dry most of the year with spikes in precipitation during the summer months due to the influence of monsoons. Temperatures vary as much as 10 degrees Celsius from daytime to night, and in winter they can drop below 0 degrees Celsius, so the smart traveler will plan to dress in layers.

Shenyang is a celebrated old city with more than 2,000 years of history which can be traced back to Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC). It is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and has many cultural relics which symbolize the prosperity and subsequent decline of China's last feudal dynasty... The most famous of these is the Shenyang Imperial Palace , which is of great historic and artistic significance and second only to the Forbidden City in Beijing in the extent of its preservation Fuling Tomb and Zhaoling Tomb are two other famous imperial structures of the Qing Dynasty.

Among the natural wonders of Shenyang the most impressive and unusual is Strange Slope (Guaipo), an 'anti-gravity'slope more than eighty meters (about 87.5 yards) long. Cars and bikes must accelerate to go down the hill but easily roll upward toward the top. Walkers experience a similar reversal in energy required to walk up and down.

As a significant city in Northeast China with abundant resources, Shenyang has made great efforts to provide good lodging, dining, transportation and recreation for tourists from all over the world. Altogether there are five five-star hotels in Shenyang, and the service and facilities of the other star-rated hotels in the city are all good enough to make you feel at home. In addition, you can find less expensive accommodations at local universities and hostels.

Famous traditional dishes and snacks in Shenyang will definitely make your mouth water. And there are plenty of pubs, KTVs (karaoke bars), cafes, and tea houses available to meet your food and entertainment needs A visit to Shenyang can be both entertaining and relaxing.

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Hangzhou was settled as early as 4,700 years ago, thus giving birth to the auroral Liangzhu Civilization. One of the seven ancient capitals and the key scenic tourism and historical culture cities in China, Hangzhou once was applauded as"the most splendid and luxurious city in the world" by Marco Polo, the Italian traveler in the 13th centur

  Under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou are 8 districts, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties, with a total area of 16,596 square kilometers and a total population of 6.4278 million. As a central city on the Southern wing of Yangtze Delta, Hangzhou's city proper covers an area of 3,068 square kilometers with a population of 3.932 million.

  Under the sound leadership of the Central Government, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Party committee and Provincial Government, Hangzhou has witnessed great development in economy and all social causes with the hardwork and devotion of its citizens since the drive of Reform and Opening-up. The GDP of Hangzhou in 2003 was RMB 209.977 billion, an increase of 15.2% over the previous year. It has maintained an annual growth rate of more than 10% for successive 13 years. Its total economic strength ranked No. 8 among all the big and medium-sized cities in China, No. 2 among all provincial capitals and No. 3 among all sub-provincial cities. Its GDP per capita reached RMB 32,700, or USD 3,950 as converted by the same year's foreign exchange rate. Its total financial revenues reached RMB 32.871 billion, an increase of 28.2% over the previous year. The fixed assets investments in all social sectors were RMB 100.618 billion, an increase of 30.7% over the previous year. The proportions among the three industries were 6.1 : 51.6 : 42.3. The non state-owned economy accounted for 50.5% of the GDP. The total financial revenues from the first 8 months this year have reached RMB 26.799 billion, an increase of 19.6% over the same period last year.

  With the agricultural structure adjustment deepened and agricultural industrialization accelerated, the efficiency agriculture of Hangzhou is witnessing rapid development. Hangzhou attaches much importance to the construction of "Silicon Valley in Paradise"and the development of high and new technology industries, among which the"the Information Port and New Pharmacy Port", Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hangzhou High-New Technological Industries Development Zone, and High Education Park are the backbones. The four major pillar industries of food processing, machinery, electronic communications, and textile with considerable scale and advantages have formed. In 2003, above-scale industrial enterprises in Hangzhou accomplished the total output value of RMB 319.851 billion and taxes RMB 34.776 billion. The export-oriented economy has been developing quickly with more opened areas and increased opening extent. By the end of 2003, Hangzhou had successively approved 6,120 foreign funded projects from 60 industries throughout the world. The investors were from 76 countries and regions all over the world. 42 out of the Top 500 world enterprises had settled down in Hangzhou. In 2003, the total foreign trade export value reached USD 10.95 billion (an increase of 29.2% over the previous year), USD 6.47 billion of which were from municipal-level foreign trade exports. Its products were exported to 180 countries and regions all over the globe. The total import value of Hangzhou was USD 7.28 billion, an increase of 57.5%. Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport has been developing new international lines, accelerating its contact with overseas airports, and promoting its reputation.

  Sciences and educations in Hangzhou are advanced, and there are 35 colleges, numerous polytechnic schools, and more than 80 natural science research institutes here. The total number of college students is 269,800. In addition, Hangzhou also boasts its rapidly developing culture and sanitation causes, increasingly improved housing situation and community environment. It has altogether 12 national honors including National Hygienic City and National Environment Protection Model City, etc. In October 2001, Hangzhou won UN Human Habitat Award in October 2002, and the honor of International Garden City. Since 2000, Hangzhou has successfully held the annual West Lake Expo four times, and made known its city brand name by launching four gold name cards (traveling, living, learning, and careering in Hangzhou), a channel for the world to know Hangzhou and for Hangzhou to head for the world.

  City Flower——Sweet Osmanthus

  Hangzhou is the hometown of sweet osmanthus, the West Lake is one of the five biggest sweet osmanthus watch places in China. First class flower; sweet osmanthus is one of the ten biggest precious flowers in China. In the golden autumn, the pavilion bund cassia-bark-tree with its flowers blooming ten thousandes yellow spots. The cassia bud falls from the moon, the fragrance flutters out of clouds. The light yellowish sweet osmanthus, has exaggerated Hangzhou with the deep inside story of two big cultures, Wu and Yue, and has exaggerated the happiness of Hangzhou’s person.

  City Tree ---- Camphor tree

  Hangzhou, elusive rusticity and optimal moisture, is rich of scented camphor trees. The ancient camphor trees are elegant in groups; thousands of leaf layers, falling their shade everywhere. At the cusp of spring and summer，the green small flowers split the full branches. The light breeze delivers the fragrance and gladdens the heart. That tranquilness, that warmth and that smooth have sublimated this gentle cultural old city. That intensity, that fearless and that share thrive have revealed this fast moving cultural old city as well.

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