SHANXI – BAOTOU (SHANSI – PAOTOW) AREA

SHANSI –SHENSI

·         Region of china’s largest coal fields

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PAOTOW

·         First iron and steel centre outside Great Wall of China.

CITIES OF LOWER YANGTZE KIANG REGION

·         China’s oldest industrial regions.

SHANGHAI

·         The premier port of china on the Yangtze kiang river,   handles bulk of foreign trade.

·         World’s largest non-capital city.

NANKING

·         Centre of cotton textile mills (some of the largest in Asia).

·         Lies on the Yangtze kiang and is an important textile centre.

WUHAN

·         Lies on the central Yangtze kiang region.

·         Wuchang, hanyang, and hankou form the conurbation of Wuhan.

·         Centre of metallurgical and heavy industries.

SICHUAN (SZECHWAN REGION)

·         Located above the yangize kiang river.

CHANGTU

·         The largest settlement in the Szechuan basin, is a commercial and industrial city.

·         An important centre of iron – steel and textiles.

CHANGTU

·         Paper and pulp industry is located here.

CITIES OF SIKIANG DELTA REGION

GUANGZHOU (CANTON)

·         An important port lies at the mouth of Sikiang River.

·         Iron – steel, textiles, brewing, chemicals, handicrafts and food processing are important industries.

·         Proximity to the honking stimulated trade and industry.