Transport in the People's Republic of China comprises a vast network of transport nodes across its huge territory, although the nodes tend to concentrate in the more economically developed coastal areas and inland cities along major rivers. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Government of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article is about Communications in mainland China. ... Since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, the goal of health programs has been to provide care to every member of the population and to make maximum use of limited health-care personnel, equipment, and financial resources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Continuing to occupy more than half of Chinas population, Rural life in the Peoples Republic of China has a varied range in terms of standard of living and living style. ... Social issues in the Peoples Republic of China in the 21st century are varied. ... Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transportation network, encompassing both public and private transport. ... // Roads and Bridges Macau has 321 kilometers of public roads. ...

The physical state and comprehensiveness of transport infrastructure tend to vary widely by geography. While remote, rural areas still largely dependent on non-mechanised means of transportation, the world's first commercial Maglev train system was built in China to connect the city centre of Shanghai, the commercial and financial centre of mainland China, with its international airport. Transrapid Shanghai Maglev Train stopping at terminus Longyang Road station Transrapid Shanghai Maglev Train Inside the Shanghai Transrapid maglev Inside the Shanghai Transrapid maglev VIP section Magnetic levitation transport, or maglev, is a form of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles (especially trains) via electromagnetic force. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the seventh largest in the world. ... Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) (SSE: 600009) (Simplified Chinese上海浦东国际机场, Traditional Chinese 上海浦東國際機場, pinyin ShànghÇŽi PÇ”dōng Guójì JÄ«cháng) is an airport located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, China. ...

Much of contemporary China's transport systems have been built since the establishment of the PRC in 1949, and were remarkably improved throughout the 1990s. Prior to 1950, there were only 21,800 km of railway lines. The railway network has since been expanded to 78,000 km in 2007.

Rail travel remained the most popular form of transport, although air travel has also experienced significant growth since the late 1990s. The government-led effort to connect the country by roads via the National Trunk Highway System has expand the network to 45,400 km, making China's the second longest expressway network in the world. The National Trunk Highway System (NTHS) is a system of freeways currently under construction in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Transportation in the mainland is overseen by the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Railways, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and respective organizations in the special administrative regions. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chinese Ministry of Railways is a member of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Known by the acronym CAAC, with the official name of General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (中国民用航空总局, pinyin Zhongguo Renyong Hangkong Zongju). ... A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqū; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingke...

Avenue in Beijing

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Railways

Main article: Rail transport in the People's Republic of China, Passenger rail transport in China and High-speed rail in China
See also: List of railways in China This articles main focus is on the rail transport in China (including the Qing Dynasty (before 1912) and the Republic of China (1912 to 1949) eras, and in modern times under the Peoples Republic of China (1949 onwards)). See also rail transport in Hong Kong (1842 onwards) and... This article is about passenger transportation in Mainland China. ... Chinas sixth national speed-up on April 2007 took the country’s network of 200km/h capable lines to 6003 km. ... The following is a list of railways in the mainland of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Total: 76,000 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
Standard gauge: 76,000 km 1.435-m gauge (20,000 km electrified 2005 ; 23,841 km double track2004)
narrow gauge: 600 km 750 mm (2 ft 5¹⁄₂ in) gauge local industrial lines 2004.
Double track: 23,841 km (not included in total) 2004 As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8½ in (1. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A BNSF Railway intermodal train passes some maintenance of way equipment on the double track mainline in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Transrapid (a German maglev company, which has a test track in Emsland, Germany), constructed the first operational maglev railway in the world, from Shanghai to its airport. It was inaugurated in 2002. Transrapid at the Emsland test facility Transrapid is a German monorail system using magnetic levitation. ... Transrapid Shanghai Maglev Train stopping at terminus Longyang Road station Transrapid Shanghai Maglev Train Inside the Shanghai Transrapid maglev Inside the Shanghai Transrapid maglev VIP section Magnetic levitation transport, or maglev, is a form of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles (especially trains) via electromagnetic force. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the seventh largest in the world. ...

There were 6003km tracks of high speed rail (>200km/h) by 2007, most of which were achieved by updating conventional rails. More high speed rails are in plan or under constructions. TGV Réseau class, Marseille St-Charles station This page is about high speed rail in general. ...

Currently, mainland China is being served by about twenty principal domestic railway routes; China is actively constructing new railways, such as the Qinghai-Tibet railway.

Qinghai-Tibet Railway

A 1,080-km (670-mile) section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been completed from Golmud to Lhasa. It includes the 3,345-meter Yangbajain No. 1 tunnel, which is 4,264 meters above sea level and located 80 km NW of the regional capital Lhasa. The 815-km section from Xining to Golmud in Qinghai opened to traffic in 1984. The Qinghai-Tibet railway, or Qingzang Railway (青藏铁路), is a railway that will connect Xining, Qinghai Province to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Lhasa (Tibetan: ལྷ་ས་; Wylie: lha sa; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), sometimes spelled Llasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Location of Xining Xining (Simplified Chinese : 西宁, Traditional Chinese : 西寧, Tibetan : Ziling) is the capital of Qinghai Province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Qinghai (Chinese: 青海; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-hai; Postal System Pinyin: Tsinghai; Tibetan: མཚོ་སྔོན་ mtsho-sngon; Mongolian: Köke Naγur; Manchu: Huhu Noor) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, named after the enormous Qinghai Lake. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

The railway's highest point, the Tanggula Mountain Pass, is 5,072 meters above sea level. More than 960 kilometers, or over four-fifths of the railway, is at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, and over half of it was laid on frozen earth. Because of the high altitudes, carriages are supplied with supplemental oxygen. The Tanggula Mountain Pass in Tibet is a mountain pass which rises as high as 5,072 m (16,640 ft) above sea level. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...

Thirty railway stations were built, among them the Tanggula Mountain station, which at 4,500 m is one of the highest-altitude railway stations in the world (after Cóndor station, at 4,786 m, on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line, Bolivia, and La Galera at 4,781 m in Peru). Tanggula Mountains (also called Dangla Mountains) are a mountain range in southwestern China in an area known as the Tibet Autonomous Region. ...

Rail-laying in Tibet was launched in both directions, towards the Tanggula Mountains and Lhasa, at Anduo Railway Station on 22 June 2004. Since completion it is now possible to travel from Lhasa to Beijing in 48 hours. The railway will later be extended to Xigaze (to the west) and Linzhi (Nyingchi, to the east). Tibet (see Name section below for other spellings) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ... Tanggula Mountains (also called Dangla Mountains) are a mountain range in southwestern China in an area known as the Tibet Autonomous Region. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

The railway network of China, minus the new Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (showing areas under effective control of the People's Republic of China (including Tibet, Hong Kong and Macau) and Republic of China combined)

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1744x1315, 528 KB) The railway network of China (drawn by Alan Mak) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in the Peoples Republic of China List of railways in China Rail transport in mainland China ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1744x1315, 528 KB) The railway network of China (drawn by Alan Mak) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in the Peoples Republic of China List of railways in China Rail transport in mainland China ... The Qinghai-Tibet railway, or Qingzang Railway (青藏铁路), is a railway that will connect Xining, Qinghai Province to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tibet (see Name section below for other spellings) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ... Anthem National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital (and largest city) Taipei1 Official languages Standard Mandarin (GuóyÇ”), Taiwanese, Aborigine Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Chang Chun-hsiung Establishment Xinhai Revolution   -  Independence declared October 10, 1911   -  Republic established January 1, 1912...

Lhasa to Xigaze Railway

Linking Lhasa to Xigaze cities in Tibet, the construction of a 254-km extension line of the Qinghai- Tibet railway will start in 2007 with completion expected by 2010. This railway, the first feeder line for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, will cost 11 billion yuan (1.42 billion U.S. dollars), said Dotub, a Tibetan legislator at a press conference held on the sidelines of the country's parliamentary session in Beijing.

Railway links with adjoining countries

• Afghanistan - no - no railways
• Bhutan - no - no railways yet
• Myanmar - no - break of gauge 1435mm/1000mm
• India - no - break of gauge 1435mm/1676mm - Himalaya Mountains
• Kazakhstan - yes - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
• Kyrgyzstan - no
• Laos - no
• Mongolia - yes - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
• Nepal - no - no railways
• North Korea - yes - same gauge 1435mm
• Pakistan - no - break of gauge 1435mm/1676mm - Himalaya Mountains
• Russia - yes - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
• Tajikistan - no - break of gauge 1435mm/1524mm
• Vietnam - yes - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1000mm

some variable gauge axle trains in use to overcome break of gauge. With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... There are two variable gauge axle systems, That of the Talgo Company, see [1] and click on Variable Gauge Axles (on the left). ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ...

Links adjourning the special administrative regions A Special administrative region (SAR) is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

• Hong Kong - yes
• Macau - no

Hong Kongs rail network comprises of public transport trains operated by two companies, namely the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRC) and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). ...

Maps

• Rail Map

Metros

Shanghai Metro platform, line 2

There are a growing number of cities that have an underground or light rail system. A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 267 KB) Summary A platform on the Shanghai Metro. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 267 KB) Summary A platform on the Shanghai Metro. ...

• Beijing Subway originally designed and built in the 1960s
• Changchun Light Railway
• Chongqing Metro - currently only one monorail line
• Guangzhou Metro
• MTR of Hong Kong
• Nanjing Metro ( Subway construction official site )
• Shanghai Metro designed and built in the 1990s
• Shenzhen Metro
• Tianjin Metro currently suspended for construction of additional lines
• Wuhan Metro

Metro systems under construction: The logo of Beijing Subway The Beijing Subway (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a rapid transit system that serves downtown Beijing and its various outlying suburbs. ... Chongqing Metro, currently only contains one operating line: the Line 2. ... The Guangzhou Metro (廣州地鐵 Guǎngzhōu dìtiě) is a metro system in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Shanghai Metro (上海轨道交通) is an urban rapid transit system that serves the city of Shanghai by transporting around 1. ... The Shenzhen Metro (SZM, Chinese: 深圳地铁) is the underground railway in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. ... Tianjin Metro is the second metro to be built in China. ... The Wuhan Metro is an elevated metro system in the city of Wuhan, China. ...

• Chengdu Metro
• Harbin Metro
• Shenyang Metro
• Xi'an Metro

Chengdu Metro (Chinese: 成都地铁) is a metro system in Chengdu currently under construction. ... Shenyang Metro is a metro system currently under construction in the city of Shenyang, Liaoning province in China. ...

Roads and expressways

G205, part of the NTHS. This section of G205 (Jingshen Expressway) connects the northern Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenyang.

Roads:
Total: 1.92 million km
Paved: 1.55 million km (with 42,000 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 362,147 km Jingshen Expressway. ... Jingshen Expressway. ... The National Trunk Highway System (NTHS) is a system of freeways currently under construction in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jingshen Expressway (Beijing segment, taken in July of 2004) Jingshen Expressway (Tianjin segment, taken in July of 2004) The Jingshen Expressway (Hanyu Pinyin: Jingshen Gaosu Gonglu) is an expressway in China which links Beijing to Shenyang. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... This article is about a city. ... Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, California: a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway, also known as a highway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, autostrada, dual carriageway, expressway, Autosnelweg or motorway, depending on the country of discussion, is a type of road designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles...

Mainland China is linked by an evolving web of roads (China National Highways) and expressways. China National Highways stretch to all four corners of mainland China (Xinjiang, Tibet, Heilongjiang and the south and southeastern Chinese coast). Expressways reach the same destinations as China National Highways, except for the rugged terrain of Tibet. An expressway link is already on the drawing board. The China National Highways are a series of trunk roads throughout all of China. ... Chinese expressway, complete with signage. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... Tibet (see Name section below for other spellings) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ... Heilongjiang (Simplified Chinese: 黑龙江省; Traditional Chinese: 黑龍江省; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Postal System Pinyin: Heilungkiang) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. ...

Air

Airports

Shanghai Pudong International Airport, interior

In 2005 China has an estimated 506 airports.^{[citation needed]} Of China's large airports, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has the greatest flow of passengers annually, surpassing Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) in 2005. Shanghai has the highest amount of air traffic through its two airports, Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), with international traffic served surpassing that in Beijing^{[citation needed]}. Other major airports include Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport,Guangzhou's New Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. Download high resolution version (480x640, 78 KB)Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Interior) taken by Si Chun LAM 20040918 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 78 KB)Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Interior) taken by Si Chun LAM 20040918 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Beijing Capital International Airport (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (IATA: PEK, ICAO: ZBAA) is the main international airport that serves the capital city of Beijing, Peoples Republic of China. ... Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) (Chinese: 香港國際機場; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is the principal airport in Hong Kong. ... Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) (SSE: 600009) (Simplified Chinese上海浦东国际机场, Traditional Chinese 上海浦東國際機場, pinyin ShànghÇŽi PÇ”dōng Guójì JÄ«cháng) is an airport located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, China. ... Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (IATA: SHA, ICAO: ZSSS) (Simplified Chinese: 上海虹桥国际机场, Traditional Chinese: 上海虹橋國際機場, Pinyin: ShànghÇŽi Hóngqiáo Guójì JÄ«cháng, Translation: Rainbow Bridge International Airport) is one of the two airports in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ... Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: (CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the major airport in Chengdu, China. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, Peoples Republic of China. ... Qingdao International Airport is located in Qingdao, China. ... Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (Simplified Chinese: 重庆江北国际机场, Traditional Chinese: 重慶江北國際機場, Pinyin: Chóngqìng JiāngbÄ›i Guójì JÄ«chÇŽng) (IATA: CKG, ICAO: ZUCK) is an airport located in Chongqing, Peoples Republic of China. ... Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (Simplified Chinese: 大连周水子国际机场, Traditional Chinese: 大連周水子國際機場, Pinyin: Dàlián Zhōushuǐzǐ Guójì JÄ«chÇŽng) (IATA: DLC, ICAO: ZYTL) is an airport in Ganjingzi District, Dalian, China. ...

Air traffic within mainland China is often connected through Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou. They are, respectively, the main hubs for Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines. Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the seventh largest in the world. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (Simplified Chinese: ) (SSE: 600115 SEHK: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. ... China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Passenger flights to Taiwan and other places under administration of the Republic of China (ROC) must follow special rules. Anthem National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital (and largest city) Taipei1 Official languages Standard Mandarin (GuóyÇ”), Taiwanese, Aborigine Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Chang Chun-hsiung Establishment Xinhai Revolution   -  Independence declared October 10, 1911   -  Republic established January 1, 1912... The Three Links or Three Linkages (Chinese: 三通; pinyin: sān tōng) are direct postal (通郵 tōng yóu), transportation (especially airline) (通航 tōng háng), and trade (通商 tōng shāng) links between Mainland China and Taiwan. ...

Airports - with paved runways

Total: 389
Over 3,047 m: 54
2,438 to 3,047 m: 120
1,524 to 2,437 m: 139
914 to 1,523 m: 23
Under 914 m: 53 (2005 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

Total: 117
Over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 29
Under 914 m: 36 (2005 est.)

Airlines

The largest airlines in China are China Southern Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and Cathay Pacific. Air China owns 17.5% of Cathay Pacific (second largest shareholder) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), an administrative agency of the State Council, owns majority and controlling stakes in China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Air China . Other major airlines include Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and Shanghai Airlines. This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (Simplified Chinese: ) (SSE: 600115 SEHK: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. ... Cathay Pacific Airways (Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; abbreviation: 國泰) (SEHK: 0293) is an airline based in Hong Kong, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 104 destinations world-wide. ... Known by the acronym CAAC, with the official name of General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (中国民用航空总局, pinyin Zhongguo Renyong Hangkong Zongju). ... The State Council (国务院, pinyin: Guówùyuàn), which is largely synonymous with the Central Peoples Government (中央人民政府), is the chief administrative authority of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hainan Airlines (Chinese: 海南航空公司; Pinyin: HÇŽinán Hángkōng GōngsÄ«) is an airline based in Haikou, Hainan, Peoples Republic of China. ... Shenzhen Airlines is a domestic budget airline based in Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples Republic of China. ... Boeing 767-300 in Macau Shanghai Airlines is an airline based in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ...

The total number of planes of all mainland Chinese carriers combined will be near 1,580 by 2010, up from 863 in 2006. By 2025, the figure is estimated to be 4,000.^[1]

The twenty seven airlines in the Chinese mainland handled 138 million passengers, and 22.17 million tons of cargo in 2005.^[1]

Other

Waterways

110,000 km navigable (1999)

Navigable waterways include: Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), Grand Canal of China, Huangpu river, Lijiang River, Xi Jiang The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབ; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ... Grand Canal of China The Grand Canal of China (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is the longest ancient canal or artificial river in the world. ... Huangpu river (黃浦江) is a 97km long river in China flowing through Shanghai. ... Lijiang near Guilin in Guangxi The Li River 20 Yuan note and its inspiration Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lijiang River The Li River (Chinese: 漓江, pinyin: Lí Jiāng) is a river in Guangxi Province, China. ... Xi River (西江, pinyin: Xī Jiāng, Postal System Pinyin: Si Kiang, lit. ...

Pipelines

Crude oil 9,070 km; petroleum products 560 km; natural gas 9,383 km (1998)

The major pipeline is the West-East Gas Pipeline from Xinjiang to eastern China. The government hopes that the use of natural gas will assist to reduce the use of coal which is responsible for much air pollution. The West-East Gas Pipeline is a 4,000-kilometers long pipeline, which runs from Lunnan in Xinjiang to Shanghai. ...

Ports and harbours

Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shantou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang Dalian (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Japanese: Dairen; Russian: Далянь, Dalian or Дальний, Dalny) is the governing sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Province of Northeast China. ...   (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chou; BUC: Hók-ciÅ­; EFEO: Fou-Tcheou; also seen as Foochow or Fuchow) is the capital and the largest prefecture-level city of Fujian (福建) province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Haikou (Chinese: 海口; pinyin: ), situated at the north of Hainan island, is the capital of Hainan Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Huangpu can refer to two unrelated places in China: Huangpu District, a district of Shanghai municipality Huangpu Town, a town and port of Guangdong province This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lianyungang (Simplified: 连云港; Traditional: 連雲港; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, Peoples Republic of China. ... “Nanking” redirects here. ... Nantong (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; former names: Nan-tung, Nantung, Tungzhou, or Tungchow) is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Ningbo (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ning-po; literally Tranquil Waves) is a seaport sub-provincial city with a population of 1,219,900 in northeastern Zhejiang province, Peoples Republic of China. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao), well-known to the West by its Postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Categories: China geography stubs | Cities in China ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the seventh largest in the world. ... Suzhou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; ancient name: 吳) is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. ... Geographic coordinates: 116º14 - 117º19 E, 23º02 - 23º38 N Area: 234 km² Shantou (also known as Swatow or Suátao) is a city of 1. ... Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with Hong Kong. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: TiānjÄ«n; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A view of the Xiamen University campus Xiamen (Simplified Chinese: 厦门; Traditional Chinese: 廈門; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Xingang is the name of several places in China. ... Yantai (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Location of Zhanjiang Zhanjiang (湛江) is a city in Guangdong province, in southeast China. ...

Merchant marine

Total: 1,746 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,637,023 GRT/24,552,567 DWT
Ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 325, cargo 840, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk 11, combination ore/oil 1, container 125, liquified gas 20, multi-functional large load carrier 5, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 46, petroleum tanker 251, refrigerated cargo 24, roll-on/roll-off 21, short-sea passenger 43, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1 (1999 est.)

See also

• Hangzhou Bay Bridge
• License plates of the People's Republic of China

Computer rendering of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge Location of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge The Hangzhou Bay Bridge (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction across Hangzhou Bay off the eastern coast of China. ... Blue PRC licence plates of the 1992 standard (August 2004 image). ...

External links

1. ^ ^{a b} http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/06/content_4513609.htm

• railway map of China
• railway lines in China
• Tips on taking the train in China.