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  Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yanbian is south of Heilongjiang, east of Jilin's Baishan City, north of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province, and west of Russia.
Yanbian is designated as an autonomous prefecture due to the large number of ethnic Koreans living in the region.
Longjing City (龙井市 Lóngjǐng Shì): formerly county until 1987
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 yenben   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is south of Heilongjiang, east of Jilin's Baishan City, north of North Korea, and west of Russia.
The prefectural capital is Yanji, and the area is 42,700 km² (one quarter of Jilin Province, about the size of The Netherlands).
The above counties and cities are divided into 642 boundary-class villages (边境村).
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 Encyclopedia: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government.
The prefecture is subdivided into 8 county-level divisions: 6 county-level cities and 2 counties: Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times.
Jilin City (吉林市), a city that is located in Jilin Province in China, situated in hilly area near the Songhua River.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yanbian-Korean-Autonomous-Prefecture   (3000 words)

  
 List of administrative divisions of Jilin
Jilin, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of 9 prefecture-level divisions: 8 prefecture-level cities and 1 autonomous prefecture.
These are subdivided into 60 county-level divisions: 20 county-level cities, 18 counties, 3 autonomous counties and 19 districts.
Those are, in turn, divided into 1532 township-level divisions: 456 towns, 287 townships, 28 ethnic townships, and 240 subdistricts.
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 Hangzhou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
One of the seven Capitals of Ancient China, Hangzhou is an ancient cultural city and a major tourist city famous for the beautiful scenery on the West Lake.
Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China.
The Longjing Tea is distinctive for "green color, fragrant smell, pure and mild taste, and delicate shape".
www.spring-tour.com /web/cn_hangzhou.htm   (495 words)

  
 China introduction: areas open to foreign travellers
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 Hangzhou Scenic Spots
Three sides of the lake are surrouned by verdant mountains and one side of it properous city.
One of the "Ten New Sights of the West Lake", this place is frequently visited by those who come for a taste of the Longjing tea, known for its greenness, fragrance, mellow taste, and beauty of tea leaves.It is lying on Fenghuang Hill with a wide area of water and is rich in spring water.
A trip to the village of Longjing is a 30 minute cycle ride and most of the hotels in Hangzhou have bikes for hire.
www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-attractions/attractions-by-city/hangzhou/hangzhou-scenic-spots.shtml   (2563 words)

  
 Welcome to here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Today, the city produces a wide variety of silk products that sell well on both domestic and international markets; and the silk industry has greatly fueled the economic growth of the city.
Reputed to be the "Empress of Green Tea," Longjing tea is primarily planted in Longjing (Dragon Well), a small village 20 kilometers from downtown Hangzhou.
Over the past several years, the city has continued to improve the living environment of its citizens; and its endeavor in the reconstruction and protection of the ecological environment has borne fruits.
www.rmhb.com.cn /chpic/htdocs/English/content/200303/5-1.htm   (1714 words)

  
 Destinations - Hangzhou - Introduction
Distinctly known as a magnificent ancient city of culture and arts, Hangzhou is wrapped in countryside that radiates beauty.
However, as you venture toward the outskirts of the city, you will be spellbound by the virgin country that remains postcard perfect with lush green vegetation, blossoming flowers, and gentle pools of green/blue water.
From this demise from 1138 to 1279, the city of Hangzhou became the imperial capital.
www.emma-xd.com /lightofchina/destination/hangzhou/overview.htm   (867 words)

  
 Chinese Tea: Types of Chinese Tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea is most famous for its unique fragrance and flavor; flat, slender strips of tea leaves in bright green liquid.
Longjing tea is grown in the Longjing mountain area of Hangzhou, southwest of the West Lake.
Chinese Longjing tea has not only the value of tea when it is consumed, but it is also the symbol of cultural values of China.
travelchinaguide.com /intro/cuisine_drink/tea/dragon-well-tea.htm.htm   (666 words)

  
 View topic - Growing problem of top green tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
However, Longjing tea is facing a challenge because of the lack of professional tea farmers, said Wu Guowei, deputy head of Longwu Town in Xihu District in Hangzhou.
Longjing tea is produced in the mountain areas on the shores of West Lake in Hangzhou.
Longjing tea of this grade used to be offered solely to the imperial family.
www.teaforums.com /viewtopic.php?t=1064   (761 words)

  
 Attractions in Hangzhou: 9 Creeks & 18 Gullies Bai Causeway Huagang Fish Pool Jade Spring Lake under the Autumn ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nowadays the city is bustling with tour groups and travelers, while it continues to proclaim its name as one of China's paradises on earth.
The city is rapidly changing into a high-rise metropolis, but the sights in the southwest of the city and on the outskirts are all a million imaginary miles from this modernization.
A little out from the city center is also the Longjing Tea Plantation, the birth place producing arguably the most well-known tea in China, and a place covered in hundreds of teabushes.
www.991cn.com /english/distination/east/zhejiang/hangzhou.asp   (930 words)

  
 Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The prefecture is subdivided into 8 county-level divisions : 6 county-level cities (县级市) and 2 counties (县):
Longjing City (龙井市 Lóngjǐng Shì): formerly until 1987
The above counties and cities are divided 642 villages (边境村).
www.freeglossary.com /Yenben   (740 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has become the traditional homeland of most Koreans in China around the end of the Manchu Dynasty (late 19th centuries.) The population of Yanbian also includes Han Chinese and other minorities.
Officially part of the Jilin Province, Yanbian is south of Heilongjiang, east of Jilin's Baishan City, north of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province, and west of Russia.
The prefecture is subdivided into 8 county-level divisions: 6 county-level cities (县级市) and 2 counties (县):
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yanbian-Korean-Autonomous-Region   (882 words)

  
 Week In Brief
Farmers of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province, prepare fresh-cut Longjing Tea in woks.
To curb fake Longjing Tea that made its ways into shops around the country, tea farmers in Longjing Village have joined in cutting, preparing and selling the authentic tea under a unified trademark to designated tea dealers.
The city began collecting environmentally unfriendly food containers in early April, and in the first month some 3 million were retrieved by the sanitation bureau.
app1.chinadaily.com.cn /star/2001/0607/cn7-1.html   (1502 words)

  
 Spring Tea Scent Fills City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Green tea - especially Longjing tea from Hang-zhou, Zhejiang Province, Biluochun tea from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, and Maofeng tea from the Yellow Mountain in Anhui Province - is now the product most in demand, they said.
It's a way to assure consumers that the Longjing tea they buy is of top quality and was produced in a 168-square-kilometer area of the Westlake District that's the original cultivation area of Longjing tea, according to the tea association.
The association's statistics show that the city's gross annual tea consumption has surpassed 10,000 tons and the average per capita annual consumption is 800 grams.
www.china.com.cn /english/TR-e/11137.htm   (415 words)

  
 Zhejiang China Quiz Contest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Yiwu, located 200 kilometres south of Hangzhou, is a city with a population of 600,000.
Longjing Tea is most famous for its unique fragrance and flavor; flat, slender strips of tea leaves in bright green liquid.
Longjing tea is grown in Longjing village in Hangzhou, home of one of China's most famous bodies of water, West Lake.
www.chinaradionet.net /zhejiang/report06.htm   (1475 words)

  
 Jilin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1949, Jilin province was smaller, encompassing only the environs of Changchun and Jilin City, and the capital was at Jilin City, while Changchun was a municipality independent fromthe province.
Herding of sheep is an important activity in thewestern parts, such as Baicheng prefecture-level city.
These prefectures are subdivided into 20 county-level cities, 18 counties, 3 autonomous counties and 19 urban districts.
www.therfcc.org /jilin-29010.html   (794 words)

  
 Hangzhou travel & tour / hangzhou shopping / Bamboo Chopsticks / Hangzhou Silk Umbrella
Longjing Tea is one of China's best teas and is one reason for Hangzhou's international fame.
The tea is grown in the Longjing mountain area of Hangzhou, southwest of the West Lake.
Longjing Tea can be bought throughout Hangzhou, but the best place to buy Longjing Tea is the Longjing ("Dragon Well") area of Hangzhou.
www.chinatravelhub.com /REGIONS/hangzhou02.htm   (907 words)

  
 HangZhou
There is no LongJing taste in the dish, shrimp not fresh, corn flour on the shrimp, and there is a free hair.
It was named LongJing because there is a well at the Lion Peak which ancient emperors (dragons) like to get water from when they brew LongJing.
Let's not talk about meeting world-wide demand, LongJing produced from the small area around the 5 peaks is not enough to even go around friends and relatives of the tea farmers.
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 Hangzhou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hangzhou, a beautiful and prosperous lake-side city, is the capital of Zhejiang Province and its political, economic and cultural centre.
Hangzhou is the home of Longjing Tea - one of the most celebrated teas in China.
Originally is a shallow bay connected with Qiangtang River, it gradually became an inland lake with the silting-up of the outlet.
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 Details of: Holiday Inn Hangzhou (China Zhejiang Hangzhou)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hangzhou is the capital city of East China's Zhejiang Province.
The city is only 180 kilometres from Shanghai and famous for its natural beauty, historical and cultural heritage.Hangzhou is the southern terminus of the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and one of the seven famous ancient capitals in Chinese history.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo praised it as the most beautiful heavenly city in the world.The West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou and ranks as one of the ten most famous scenic places in China.
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 Hupao Spring
Longjing Tea, which consists of flat, slender strips of tealeaves in bright green liquid, is most famous for its unique fragrance and flavor.
Furthermore, Longjing tea is good for your health regardless of age.
This region prevents the cold currents from the north and holds back the warm currents from the south, thus the cultivation area of Longjing tea can be coated by cloud and mist for long periods of time.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2004-08/31/content_59632_2.htm   (348 words)

  
 Yanji City Dafa Practitioners Suffer Extreme Anguish at Hands of Police | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
From 2001 to 2002, many Dafa practitioners in Yanji City, Jilin Province were secretly and illegally sentenced to long prison terms.
In July 2002, without informing the practitioners' family members, the authorities secretly and illegally sentenced a Dafa practitioner surnamed Jin to 9 years, Hao Yunqiang to 8 years, Guo Peijun to 7 years, and Xin Yuanjun to 7 years, and they were deprived of political rights for the next 3 years.
When he was imprisoned at the Yanji City Detention Centre, he was tortured to the point that even those who knew him very well were not able to recognise him.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200301/9493.html   (751 words)

  
 Chinaology - Hangzhou
Contrastly, when you venture toward the outskirts of the city, you will find that Hangzhou is enveloped with lush countryside, quiet canals, rolling tea fields and lovely lakes.
The Chinese believe that Longjing tea has medicinal qualities and preventative properties They believe it eliminates cavities, deters food poisoning, fights off viruses, keeps blood pressure levels down, helps to lower blood sugar levels, lowers risk of cancer, and gives a feeling of well-being.
The city enjoyed great economic boom, and although other cities were in ruin, the residents of Hangzhou enjoyed plenty of food and commerce.
www.chinaology.com /culture/culturalsites/hangzhou.html   (584 words)

  
 Hangzhou travel planning, Hangzhou tours designing and booking, Hangzhou hotels and tickets booking made easy on line! ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If you happen to visit Longjing Cun in late March or early April, the tea-leaf picking season, you will see farmers dressed in bright blue or pink bending over the dark-green bushes to pick tea leaves.
On one side it skirts the city so that your barge commands a distant view of all its grandeur and loveliness¡­On the lake itself is an endless procession of barges thronged with pleasure seekers." Image yourself cruising on the lake where three pagodas are floating and twelve moons are shimmering on the surface.
Located 9 km away from the city west of West Lake, Lingyin Temple is one of the largest and most significant Chan (Zen) temples in China.
www.chinaonyourmind.com /chinatravel/chinacity/hangzhou.html   (2074 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
In June and July, the Longjing City Politics and Security Section illegally arrested over 20 practitioners in the area of its jurisdiction.
After detaining them in the Longjing City Detention Center for two months, 12 practitioners were illegally sent to a forced labor camp.
Among that group, 6 male practitioners were sent to the Longjing City Detention Center.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2002/2/8/18495.html   (1154 words)

  
 Jilin - Gurupedia
In 1949, Jilin province was smaller, encompassing only the environs of Changchun and Jilin City, and the capital was at Jilin City, while Changchun was a municipality independent from the province.
Herding of sheep is an important activity in the western parts, such as Baicheng prefecture-level city.
Jilin is made up of 8 prefecture-level cities and 1 autonomous prefecture.
www.gurupedia.com /j/ji/jilin.htm   (739 words)

  
 CNKR
On May 2, 1997, I left my wife and children at Hamhung city in Hamnam, and three days later arrived at Hoiryeong city in Hambuk, a city located at the northeastern part of Korea.
On June 27th, I crossed the border waterway between China and North Korea in the vicinity of Shinhak-po, Hoiryeong city.
They were being transferred day and night to the local stations of the Social Security Office (police) or the local NDA offices in their hometowns, and newcomers filled in.
www.chosunjournal.com /cnkr5.html   (1825 words)

  
 Chinese Longjing Tea
Longjing or Dragon Well tea is mainly grown in the beautiful Chinese province of Zhejiang.
I visited Zhejiang in 2002 and was more than impressed with the beauty of the area.
The most important city and really the home of this fine brew is Hangzhou.
www.green-teas-guide.com /longjing.html   (261 words)

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