China's Cities And Places

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the capital of east China's Anhui Province. The city, divided into north
and south sectors by the Yangtze River, boasts 600,000 people and is a
developing industrial and education center. Xiamen is nicknamed the "Sea-
Floating Garden." The harbor city of southeast China's Fujian Province is
mainly comprised of an island off the East China Sea coast. Lovely scenery,
a subtropical marine climate, and Xiamen's liberalized trade zone annually
attract over three million tourists to the city. Situated near China's
geographic center, Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu Province. Much of
Gansu's land (13.7 million hectares) is devoted to livestock grazing and
grain farming. Yet, growing along the Yellow River in Lanzhou are honeydew
melons, peaches, and vegetables. Also, In Qufu, the Confucian Temple marks
the birthplace of the great philosopher who lived from 551-479 B.C. His
original simple dwelling has been surrounded in subsequent centuries with a
complex of temples, gateways, pine ...

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