China Introduction
	China, a land of beauty and fascination, tempts adventurous travelers all over the world. She is a massive country, covering 9,600,000 square kilo-miles and spanning 60 longitudinal degrees. She has such an infinite variety of people, enchanting natural landscape, brilliant history, a culture that is among the most ancient countries in the world. It is a fascinating destination that a visitor can be almost as bewildered as he is bewitched.     Name of the Country: The People's Republic of China     Population: 1.294 billion     Capital City: Beijing (population- 12 million)     People: Han Chinese (93%), plus Mongolian, Zhuang, Manchu and Uighur ethnic groups     Language: Putonghua (Beijing dialect mandarin)     Religion: Officially atheist; Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Muslim (14 million),     Christian (7 million)     Head of State: Mr. Hu Jintao