Longyan is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is situated in the upper reaches of the Jiulong River. Longyan borders on Sanming City to the north, Quanzhou City to the east, Zhangzhou City to the southeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong to the west and south respectively.

Longyan serves as a strategic centre for the distribution of goods to Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. It also acts as a gateway for trade with Guangdong and Jiangxi province.

Longyan is has rich natural resources, important mineral deposits and forest zones.


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Ruijin is a renowned revolutionary base. It was the location of the government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and the point of departure for the Red Army's Long March. Many cultural relics have been preserved in this historic city, making Ruijin an appealing tourist destination.


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Jinggangshan is located in the southwest of Jiangxi province. It has a population of 149.7 thousand and covers an area of 1291.5 square kilometers. The city is an old revolutionary base.

　　Jinggangshan is known as "the cradle of China's revolution." In August 1927, Mao Zedong, along with other revolutionaries, founded the first rural revolutionary base here, beginning a new era in Chinese history.

　　Besides being a famous revolutionary base, Jinggangshan is also well-known for its natural beauty.

　　

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There had been several aboriginal housing estates in Nanchang as early as more than 6,000 years ago. Dating back to 1000 B.C, an ancient Nanchangnese community had formed from Qing Yunpu to Aixi Lake.

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Wenzhou, located in the southeast of Zhejiang province, borders Fujian to the south and faces the East Sea to the east. It covers a land area of 11,784 square kilometers and territorial waters of 11,000 square kilometers.

Population:

Wenzhou is the most populous city in Zhejiang with 7.57 million people (according to 2006 statistics).

Climate

Wehnzhou has a sub-tropical monsoon climate with moderate temperatures, distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. Its average annual temperature is around 17.3-19.4 degrees Celsius.

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Shaoxing local operas have played a key role in the history of Chinese opera history. Excellent playwrights and performing artists have come from Shaoxin's long opera tradition, contributing in great ways to Shaoxin culture.


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    Amazing sunset at West Lake in Hangzhou (Photo credit: China Foto Press)


Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang Province and its political, economic, scientific and cultural center. A key scenic and tourist city known, Hangzhou is known nationally for its historical and cultural traditions. It lies on the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, making it an important transportation hub in southeast China.

Administrative jurisdictions

Hangzhou comprises eight administrative regions: Shangcheng, Xiacheng, Jianggan, Gongshu, Xihu (West Lake), Gaoxin (Bin Jiang), Xiaoshan, and Yuhang; three county-level cities: Jiande, Fuyang and Lin'an; and two counties: Tonglu and Chun'an. With a total area of 16,596 square kilometers, the city's urban area amounts to 3,068 square kilometers.

Population

Hangzhou's population is roughly 6.7 million, including 4.4 million urban residents (according to 2006 statistics). Population density is 401 people per square kilometer, with 1,350 people per kilometer in the urban area. A sample survey of over 5 percent of its population in 2006 showed that the city had 7.73 million inhabitants, an increase of 852,300 from the 2000 census.


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Ningbo is on the eastern tip of Zhejiang Province, peering at Shanghai over the Hangzhou gulf. It has a total area of 9,365 sq. km.

The subtropical monsoon climate of the city is mild and humid with an average annual temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius.

The total population of Ninbo is about 5.6 million, 2.16 million of which live downtown.


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Jiaxing has seven national 4A-level scenic spots and six national-level cultural relics, among other beautiful sights. They attract over 10 million tourist each year.

House of Mists and Rains (Yanyulou)

First built over 1,000 years ago on the bank of the South Lake, the House of Mists and Rains was moved to an island on the lake in 1549, and then rebuilt in 1918. It features writing and paintings of many famous Chinese poets, calligraphers and artists, including Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty.

Wuzhen

An ancient town of waterways 17 kilometers away from downtown Jiaxing, Wuzhen has a history dating back 1,300 years. Canals replace roads in many parts of the town, and canoes and bridges are used to move between houses and buildings.

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(NINGBO, May 20) -- The Ningbo leg of the Olympic Torch Relay will resume on Thursday, keeping the original program, except for a slight modification to the route and a reduction in duration by 30 minutes, organizers announced on Tuesday.

The relay will involve 118 torchbearers and start from the Beilun Phase IV Pier of Ningbo Port as originally planned. Within the Ningbo urban zone, the number of torchbearers will be reduced to 42 and the distance will be shortened to 4.2km from 6.5km.

Meanwhile, the relay segment at Hangzhou Bay Trans-Oceanic Bridge will see an increase in runners and distance. There will be 56 torchbearers rather than the planned 33, and the distance will extend to 5.6km from 3.3km. The first runner in this section will be torchbearer No. 63 rather than No. 86 as the original program had intended. The Olympic flame will be handed over to Jiaxing City at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

The torchbearers will take turns running in the original sequence along the 12.8km-route, but vehicles used in the relay will operate a distance of 159.7km, 2.3km shorter than planned. The relay will last six hours and 15 minutes, which is 30 minutes shorter than the original course, according to Lao Jinlong, deputy director of the Ningbo Municipal Sports Bureau.

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) decided last Sunday to suspend the Olympic Torch Relay from Monday to Wednesday to honor victims of the May 12 earthquake, which has caused a large number of casualties in Sichuan Province in southwestern China.


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Jiaxing has seven national 4A-level scenic spots and six national-level cultural relics, among other beautiful sights. They attract over 10 million tourist each year.

House of Mists and Rains (Yanyulou)

First built over 1,000 years ago on the bank of the South Lake, the House of Mists and Rains was moved to an island on the lake in 1549, and then rebuilt in 1918. It features writing and paintings of many famous Chinese poets, calligraphers and artists, including Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty.

Wuzhen

An ancient town of waterways 17 kilometers away from downtown Jiaxing, Wuzhen has a history dating back 1,300 years. Canals replace roads in many parts of the town, and canoes and bridges are used to move between houses and buildings.


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The Torch realy continues................

Hope the sacred flame can bring happiness to the people in Sichuan.