Before visiting China we put together this information guide which should help you get a better idea about the country before visiting.

• Official name: People's Republic of China
• Land Area: 9,596,960 km²
• Population: 1.306 million inhabitants
• Capital: Beijing
• Form of Government: Socialist Republic
• Ethnicities: Han (91%) and 55 minorities (Mongolian, Mandchoue, Tibetan ...)
• Languages: Chinese (Official), Mandarin and 8 large groups of dialects
• Currency: Renminbi
• Religion: China is an officially atheist country, but Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam and Christian are all prevelant forms of religion.

Hong Kong is one of the most spectacular cities in China. It is part of those who called "special administrative regions", as called applying an administrative model "one country, two systems", ie maintaining a capitalist economic system but with a communist ideology. The region is made up of several islands and a peninsula. Until 1997 it was part of the United Kingdom.

The largest city in China offers many points of interest such as:

• Jin Mao Tower, or The East Pearl Tower, two of the tallest buildings in the country
• Jing'an Temple
• The Yuyuan Garden
• In 2002 Shanghai was selected to host the World Expo in 2010