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There's more to Beijing than meets the eye at street-level. Under bustling sidewalks is a subterranean city with its own classrooms, movie theater and restaurants. See more »

Why is there an underground city beneath Beijing?

Why is there an underground city beneath Beijing?

There's more to Beijing than meets the eye at street-level. Under bustling sidewalks is a subterranean city with its own classrooms, movie theater and restaurants.

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Geography of Beijing

Geography of Beijing

Beijing, or Peking, China, the nation's capital and second largest city. It lies on the edge of the North China Plain in the northeastern part of the country, about 90 miles (145 km) inland from the Bo Hai, an arm of the Yellow Sea.

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Geography of China

Geography of China

China, or the People's Republic of China, a country in eastern Asia. It is sometimes called Communist China or Mainland China to distinguish it from the Republic of China, or Nationalist China, situated on the offshore island of Taiwan.

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Geography of Shanghai

Geography of Shanghai

Shanghai, China, the nation's largest city and principal seaport, and one of the most populous cities in the world.

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Geography of Anshan

Anshan, China, a city in Liaoning province, about 360 miles (580 km) northeast of Beijing.

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Geography of Changchun

Changchun, China, the capital of Jilin province in Manchuria. It lies on the fertile Manchurian Plain in northeastern China.

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Geography of Chengdu

Chengdu, or Chengtu, China, one of the nation's largest cities and the capital of Sichuan province.

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Geography of Chongqing

Chongqing, or Ch'ung-ch'ing, both Chungking, China. It is one of China's major cities and an independent municipality, or shih, under the central government.

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Geography of Datong

Datong, also Tatung or Ta-t'ung, China, a city in the northern part of Shanxi Province.

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Geography of Fushun

Fushun,China, a city in Liaoning province. It is on the Hun River, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Shenyang.

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Geography of Fuzhou

Fuzhou, also Fu-chow, both, and Foochow, China, the capital of Fujian province. The city is on the Min River, 25 miles (40 km) inland from Taiwan Strait.

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Geography of Guangzhou

Guangzhou or Kuangchou, both, also Canton, one of China's largest cities, a major deepwater port, and the capital of Guangdong Province.

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Geography of Hangzhou

Hangzhou, or Hang-chou, also Hangchow, China, the capital of Zhejiang province. Hangzhou is situated at the head of Hangzhou Wan, an arm of the East China Sea, about 110 miles (175 km) southeast of Shanghai.

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Geography of Harbin

Harbin, or Haerhpin, China, the capital of Heilongjiang province. It lies along the Songhua River on the rich Manchurian Plain, about 650 miles (1,050 km) northeast of Beijing.

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Geography of Jinan

Jinan, also Tsinan or Chi-nan, China, the capitol of Shandong province. It lies near the Huang He, about 230 miles (370 km) south of Beijing.

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Geography of Kaifeng

Kaifeng, China, a city in Henan province, in east-central China. It is near the Huang He in a region subject to floods.

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Geography of Kunming

Kunming, China, the capital of Yunnan province. It is in southern China on the Yunnan Plateau near Dian Chi lake; also nearby are the Vietnamese, Laotian, and Burmese borders.

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Geography of Lanzhou

Lanzhou, or Lanchou, China, the capital of Gansu province. It is on the Huang River, near the Great Wall, about 720 miles (1,160 km) southwest of Beijing, the national capital.

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Geography of Lhasa

Lhasa, Tibet, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies on the Lhasa River in a mountain-rimmed valley 12,000 feet (3,660 m) above sea level and is about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) southwest of Beijing.

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Geography of Luda

Lüda, China, a municipality on the southern coast of the Liaodong peninsula in Liaoning province, Manchuria.

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