Table of Contents

Land and Resources
Land Area
Mountain Ranges
Plateaus
Plains
Basins
Rivers
Lakes
Climate
Land
Mineral Resources
Plants and Animals
History
Ancient Civilization
Unification and Dissemination of Civilization
Post-17th-century Changes
The Path of History
Administrative Divisions and Cities
Administrative Divisions
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Macao Special Administrative Region
Taiwan
Urbanization Process
Population and Ethnicity
Population
Population Increment
Addressing Population Aging
Ethnic Groups
Spoken and Written Languages
Traditional Festivals
Political System and State Structure
The Constitution
Political System
National People's Congress
Presidency
State Council
Central Military Commission
Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments
People's Courts
People's Procuratorates
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Political Parties and Other Organizations
People's Army
Foreign Relations
Foreign Policy
Relations with Neighboring Countries
Cooperation with Developing Countries
Cooperation with Major Countries
Actively Participating in Multilateral Affairs
Economy
Economic Development
Economic System
Economic Structure
From Opening Up Coastal Areas to All-around Opening Up
Coordinated Development of All Regions and Comprehensive Reform
Agriculture
Industry
Service Industries
Environmental Protection
Laws and Systems for Environmental Protection
New Changes in Environmental Protection
Addressing Climate Change
Air Pollution Control
Water Pollution Control
Protection of Forest Resources
Nature Reserves
Protecting Endangered Animals and Plants
ENGOs
International Cooperation
Education and Science
Education System
Education Planning
International Exchanges
Science and Technology
Innovations in Science and Technology
International Cooperation
Social Sciences
Life and Culture
Social Life
Sports and Physical Fitness
Culture and Arts
Mass Media
Appendix I Completion of the 11th Five-year Plan 2006-2010
Appendix II Some Commonly Used Websites