CHINA –‘HOME OF ONE-FIFTH OF MANKIND’

Area:  93, 96, 960 sq.km.(third largest country after Russia and Canada.)

Latitude: 18˚ 30’ -55˚N

Longitude: 70˚-113˚E

Population: most populous country in the world.

Capital: peeking

Situation:

The most populous and the third largest country of the world lies in the east oa Asia. It shares border with Russia and Mongolia ain the north,. India in the west and south, and with Laos and Vietnam in the south.

Minerals: china is relatively rich in minerals and is the world’s leading producer of tungsten, chiefly from Kiangsi, and of antimony from Hunan (Honan). 

CITIES OF TIANIN-BEIJING (TIENTSIN – PEKING AREA)

PEKING

·         Capital of china.

·         An important centre of shipbuilding and textile industry.

SHANSI, HOPEL

·         Coal fields contributed to the rise of the metallurgical industries.

DAKANG (TAKANG)

·         Located near Beijing, has potentially large oil fields.

IMPORTANT CITIES OF MUKDEN TRIANGLE IN MANCHURIAN PLAIN.

·         Region of well-developed iron and steel industry.

ANSHAN

·         Steel capital of china.

SHENYANG

·         Pittsburgh of china.

FUSHUN

·         Part of Mukden triangle.