China has an area of 9 597 thousand. square kilometers. They are third in terms of area country in the world ahead of them because only Russia and Canada. Chinese state made up of 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions and 3 separate cities. Beijing is the capital of the country and the largest city is Shanghai. The relief of China is extremely complex and varied. Uplands and mountains occupy large areas of China. Lowlands but represent only 12% of the country and are the areas with the highest concentration of population. Rivers in China, especially in the east form a dense network. Most of China lies in the temperate zone and tropical. In the eastern and south-east monsoon climate is. The plant world is very rich. Fauna is also very rich. Among the many plants and animals, some found only in China. China is the most populous country in the world. They are one of the oldest countries in the world, reaching the history of the third millennium BC The cradle of Chinese civilization and culture were the eastern provinces located mainly on the Plains of China. Here are the most important place of worship of Confucianism, Taoism and other faiths. Given the different physiographic and cultural extensive area of China can be divided tourism regions: East China, Central China, China North-East, South-East China, Inner Mongolia, Tibetan Plateau, Mountain and Upland Xinjiang, Taiwan, Hong Kong.