China Flight Guide

With a population of 1.3 billion, The Peoples Republic of China as it is officially known is the most populous nation on earth. It is also the largest country in East Asia and third largest in the world. It borders 14 nations. Chinese Mandarin is the official spoken language while simplified Chinese is the official written language. The largest city in China is Shanghai while the capital city is Beijing. Other major cities in China include; Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Wuhan, Shenyang, Nanjing, Chongqing and Tianjing. Hong Kong and Macau are autonomous special administrative regions. China has numerous attractions, a few of these include; the great wall, The Palace Museum, The Temple of Heaven, The Summer Palace, Badaling Great Wall, Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, Panshan Scenic Area, Shanhaiguan Scenic Area, Lake Baiyandian, The Imperial Summer Resort and the Surrounding Temples, Yungang Grottoes, Mount Wutai , Shenyang Botanical Garden, Dalian Tiger Beach Ocean Park, Puppet Manchukuo's Royal Palace Museum, Mount Changbai Scenic Area, Harbin Sun Island Park, The Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Wildlife Park and Zhongshan Hill Scenic Area.

The weather in China is very divers due to the vast geographical area and a large variety of landscapes.

China has a number of major airports the busiest of which is Beijing Capital (IATA: PEK). Other major international airports include; Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG), Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (IATA: SHA), Hefei Luogang International Airport (IATA:HFE), Huangshan Tunxi International Airport (IATA:TXN), Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport(IATA: CKG), Fuzhou Changle International Airport (IATA:FOC), Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (IATA:XMN), Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA:CAN), Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (IATA:SZX), Zhuhai International Airport (IATA:ZUH), KWL Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (IATA:KWL), Nanning Wuxu International Airport (IATA:NNG), Haikou Meilan International Airport (IATA:HAK), Sanya Phoenix International Airport(IATA:SYX), Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport (IATA:SJW), Harbin Taiping International Airport(IATA:HRB) and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport(IATA:CGO). There are no direct flights to China from Australia. However, Qantas and Singapore Airlines operate indirect flights to Beijing Capital from the main departure airports of Sydney Kingsford Smith, Perth, Melbourne Tullamarine, Brisbane, Roma, Adelaide and Canberra. The average direct flight time from Sydney or Melbourne to China in a commercial airliner is 11 hours to Beijing and 10 hours to Shanghai. Indirect flights will vary depending on the connecting hub.

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