Altitude:& 52m/170ft. Area: 16,807 sq km/6487 sq.miles
Population: 13,000,000 approx.

Beijing lies in the north-west of the North China plain, not far from the Western slopes of the mountains of Yanshan, and about 150km/93 miles from the Bohai Sea. A dense network of roads, railways and airways connects Beijing with China’s other major cities.

Beijing, an autonomous city with the status of a province, is not only the political centre of the country, it also plays an outstanding part in the nation’s cultural, economic, scientific and academic life. Many trading and industrial firms are situated here. Read the rest of this entry »

Officially   falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound, the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan, a minister during the Warring States Period

Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin

At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several centuries, several other states, originally feudal domains, tried to carve out their own kingdoms. The state of Qin would eventually emerge the victor and unify all of China under one rule for the first time in history. Read the rest of this entry »

ZONGZI - HOW MANY HAVE YOU HAD???

01 Jacob
02 Michael
03 Joshua
04 Emily
05 Ethan
06 Matthew
07 Daniel
08 Christopher
09 Andrew
10 Anthony
11 Emma
12 William
13 Madison
14 Joseph
15 Isabella
16 Alexander
17 David
18 Ryan
19 Ava
20 Noah Read the rest of this entry »