Name: The People’s Republic of China
Location : Far East
Time : IST (+) 2 1/2 hrs
Capital : Beijing
Language : Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and English
Area : 9,571,300 sq kms
Population : 1,255,100,830
National Day : 01 Oct
Currency : Renminbi Yuan (RMBY) 1= INR 7.2903
Climate : China has a great diversity of climates. The northeast experiences hot and dry summers and bitterly cold winters. The north and central region has almost continual rainfall, hot summers and cold winters. The southeast region has substantial rainfall, with semi-tropical summers and cool winters.
Holidays : January 01, 2009 New Year. 26-28 Jan Spring Festival, Chinese New Year*. 1-3 May Labour Day. 1-3 Oct National Day. *Tbc. Note In addition to the above, other holidays may be observed locally and certain groups have official Public Holidays on the following dates: 8 Mar International Women’s Day. 4 May National Youth Day. 23 May Tibet Liberation Day. 1 Jun International Children’s Day. 1 Aug Army Day.
Airline Name : Air China CA
International Airports : Capital Central (BJS) (Beijing), Baiyun (Canton), Hongqiao (Shanghai) (SHA), Gnangzhou
