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China (i/ˈtʃaɪnə/; Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó; see also Names of China), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is the world's most-populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, the East Asian state is the world's second-largest country by land area, and the third- or fourth-largest in total area, depending on the definition of total area.
The People's Republic of China is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four directly controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). Its capital city is Beijing. The PRC also claims Taiwan—which is controlled by the Republic of China (ROC), a separate political entity—as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War. The PRC government denies the legitimacy of the ROC.
A guide book is a book for tourists or travelers that provides details about a geographic location, tourist destination, or itinerary. It is the written equivalent of a tour guide. Many travel guides now take the form of travel websites rather than printed books.
It will usually include details such as phone numbers, addresses, prices and reviews of hotels and other lodgings, restaurants, and activities. Maps of varying detail are often included. Sometimes historical and cultural information is also provided. Different guide books may focus on different aspects of travel, from adventure travel to relaxation, or be aimed at travelers with larger or smaller travel budgets, or focus on the particular interests and concerns of certain groups such as sexual orientation or dietary restrictions. Guide books are generally intended to be used in conjunction with actual travel, although simply enjoying a guide book with little or no intention of visiting may be referred to as "armchair tourism".
The periplus was an itinerary from landmark to landmark of the ports along a coast, a forerunner of the guide. A periplus such as the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea was a manuscript document that listed, in order, the ports and coastal landmarks, with approximate intervening distances, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore. It served the same purpose as the later Roman itinerarium of road stops.
China, China (French) - Nana Mouskouri
B. Kaczmarek/C. Busse/P. DelanoÃ'/C. Lemesle
China China un milliard de vivants
China China tu t'éveilles à présent
Comme un nouveau-né
Tu as faim de tout
Tu as besoin de plaire
Tu as bien changé maintenant tu rends les coups
Mais tu n'as plus envie de guerre
China China tu te changes la vie
China China de défaites en défis
Sans tes uniformes, ta foule a les couleurs
D'un arc en ciel vivant
Un espoir énorme a envahi les cœurs
Des enfants de l'orient
Longues caravanes
Des enfants des femmes
Appelant le soleil
Un milliard de chances
Et tant d'espérances
C'est la Chine qui s'eveille
Tout ce qu'il te reste
Des empereurs célestes
S'envole avec le vent
Pour finir la nuit
Des palais interdits
Le soleil se lève au levant
China China ta jeunesse revit
China China en musique et sans bruit
Sur le Yang-Tsé-Kiang
Les jonques qui descendent
Ont lu le bateau ivre
Et les cerfs-volants
Que lancent les enfants
Chantent au ciel ton envie de vivre
China China un milliard de vivants
China China tu t'éveilles a présent
China China tu te changes la vie
China China de défaites en défis
China, China un milliard de vivants
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China, China (German) - Nana Mouskouri
B. Kaczmarek/ C. Buss
China China...
Hab Dich lächeln gesehn
China China...
Großes Land stolz und schön
Millionen Träume alt
Hinterm Bambuswald
Gras wächst auf dem Thron
Verlornes Paradies
Ein gelber Fluss er fließt durch Dein Herz
Seit ew'gen Zeiten schon
China China...
Mond auf Feldern von Reis
China China...
Deine Sonne brennt heiß
Sagenreiches Land
Fern und unbekannt
Weiß nicht viel von Dir
Feuerdrachentraum
Große Mauer weist uns den Weg
Seit ew'gen Zeiten hier
Ich seh Karawanen
Mit dem Westwind in die Sonne ziehn
Tausend Mann
Und mehr auf der Seidenstraße nach Tientsin
Vielleicht morgen schon
Keine Illusion
Vielleicht eine Chance
Sieh das Morgenrot
Drachen steigen hoch mit dem Wind
Ein neuer Tag beginnt
China China...
Schon so alt und wieder jung
China China...
Zukunft und Erinnerung
Geheimnisvolles Land
Fern und unbekannt
Weise mit der Zeit
Ich trinke auf uns zwei
Gestern ist vorbei denn ein Traum
Wird manchmal Wirklichkeit
China China...
Öffne Dein großes Tor
China China...
Tritt aus dem Nebel hervor
China China...
Zukunft und Erinnerung
China China...
Schon so alt und wieder jung
China China...
Hab Dich lächeln gesehn...