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
Some Key Figures in Chinese History
Some Key Events in Chinese History After the 17th Century
Administrative Divisions and Cities
Administrative Divisions
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Macao Special Administrative Region
Taiwan
Urbanization Process
Population and Ethnicity
Population
Population Increment
Ethnic Groups
Spoken and Written Languages
Traditional Festivals
Religion
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
China and the World
Foreign Policy
Relations with Neighboring Countries
Relations with Developing Countries
Relations with Major Countries
China and SCO
China and APEC
China and UN
Economy
Development
Economic System
Scientific Outlook on Development
Opening up to the Outside World
Diverse Economic Elements
1 lth Five-Year Plan
Agriculture
Industry
Transportation
Finance and Insurance
Tourism
Environmental Protection
Laws and Systems for Environmental Protection
New Changes in Environmental Protection
Air Pollution Control
Water Pollution Control
Control of Desertification
Protection of Forest Resources
Nature Reserves
Protecting Endangered Animals and Plants
International Cooperation
Education and Science
Education System
Education Development
Education Planning
International Exchanges in Education
Science and Technology
Innovations in Science and Technology
International Cooperation
Social Sciences
Top 10 Sci-tech Advances in 2008
Life and Culture
Social Life
Sports and Physical Fitness
Culture and Arts
Mass Media
Events in 2008
Events in 2008
Years of the People's Republic
60 Years of the People's Republic
Appendix Some Commonly Used Websites