Lesson 4 — Geography 地理Geography Business Chinese Information and Chinese vocabulary for doing business in China.

人口： 13 亿 (2005年)
Population: 1.3 billion (2005).

面积: ９６０万平方公里, 仅次于俄罗斯和加拿大，居世界第三位。

Area: 9600,000 square kilometers. The area is smaller only to that of Russian or Canada in the world.

地形：中国地势西高东低。

Terrain: High in the West and lower in the East.

青藏高原: 中国西部, 海拔多在４０００米以上. 珠穆朗玛峰海拔８８４８米为世界最高峰。

Tibet Plateau: In the West, height more than 4000 meters above the sea level. Himalayas – Everest is the World�s tallest mountain.

东部: 中国东部为平原和丘陵。

East: The East is mostly plains and hills.

江河: 长江、黄河、黑龙江、珠江。

Rivers: The Long River (Yangtze) , Yellow River, Black Dragon River (The Amur in Russian), and Pearl River.

长江流域: 长江为中国第一大河,世界第三大河. 流域面积约占中国总面积的五分之一. 主要城市有: 成都,　重庆,　长沙,　张家界,　荆州,　武汉,　九江,　南昌,　安庆,　铜陵,　芜湖,　合肥,　南京,　扬州,　镇江,　南通,　上海,　无锡,　苏州,　宜兴,　杭州.

The Long River Basin: The Long River is the longest river in China and the third longest river in the world. The basin�s area is approximately 1/5th the total area of China. Major cities are: Chengdu， Chongqing， Changsha， Zhangjiajie， Jingzhou， Wuhan， Jiujiang， Nanchang, Anqing, Tongling, Wuhu, Hefei, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Shanghai, Wuxi, Suzhou, Yixing, Hangzhou.

黄河流域: 黄河为中国第二长河, 世界第五长河。黄河水因高含沙量而成黄色。主要城市有: 银川, 西安, 郑州、开封、新乡、濮阳、荷泽、济南, 沧州.

The Yellow River Basin: The Yellow river is the second longest river in China and the fifth longest river in the world. The river is yellow because of high content of sand in the water. Major cities are: Yinchuan, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Puyang Heze Jinan Cangzhou.

珠江三角洲: 珠江三角洲是中国经济最发达地区之一. 主要城市有: 广州, 香港, 澳门, 深圳, 珠海, 佛山, 南海, 三水, 顺德, 中山, 东莞.

The Pearl Delta is one of the most developed area in China. Major cities are: Guangzhou， Xianggang (Hongkong) Aomen (Macau or Macao) Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Nanhai, Sanshui, Shunde, Zhongshan, Dongwan.

京津唐: 中国政治文化中心. 主要城市有: 北京、天津、唐山、保定、廊坊.

The Big Beijing area (Jing Jin Tang): The political and cultural center of China. Major cities are: Beijing, Tianjin, Tangshan, Baoding, Langfang.

港口: 大连、营口、锦州、秦皇岛、天津、烟台、青岛、日照、连云、南通、上海、宁波、温州、福州、厦门、深圳、汕头、湛江、北海、防城、泉州、广州、镇江、南京。

Port: Dalian, Yingkou, Jinzhou, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Yantai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Lianyun, Nantong, Shanghai, Zhubo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Shantou, Zhanjiang, Beihai, Fangcheng, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing.

国际机场: 北京首都, 广州白云, 上海浦东, 大连周水子, 重庆江北, 成都双流, 桂林两江, 深圳宝安, 福州长乐, 南京禄口, 济南, 杭州萧山, 郑州新郑, 香港赤腊角.

International airport: Beijing Capital, Guanzhou Baiyun, Shanghai Pudong, Dalian Zhoushuizi, Chongqing Jiangbei, Chengdu Shuangliu , Guilin Liangjiang, Zhenzhen Baoan, Fuzhou Changle, Nanjing Lukou, Jinan, Hongzhou Xiaoshan, Zhengzhou Xinzheng, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok.