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China country profile

China country profile

Published:
Updated: June 24, 2010, 7:20 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Bin Chen
(Source: Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook) (Source: Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook)
  1. General Overview
  2. China's Human Development Index for 2004
  3. Water in China
    1. Three Gorges Dam
    2. Water scarcity
  4. Energy in China
    1. Energy profile of South China Sea
  5. Air pollution in China
  6. Land use in China
    1. Eco-industrial parks
  7. Climate Change
    1. Greenhouse gas control policies
    2. Local and regional control of greenhouse gas emissions
    3. Taxes, pollution, and emissions
    4. Lifestyle, technology, and emissions
  8. Industry in China
    1. Melamine in food products manufactured in China
  9. Phosphorus use in China
  10. Human Development Index
    1. Hong Kong's Human Development Index
  11. Parks and Preserves
    1. Huanglong National Scenic Area
    2. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    3. Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha
    4. Mount Huangshan Scenic Beauty and Historic Interest Site
    5. Mount Taishan Scenic Beauty and Historic Interest Zone
    6. Mount Wuyi
    7. The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
    8. Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
    9. Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
  12. Biodiversity
    1. A section of the Great Wall of China. (Source: CIA World Factbook) A section of the Great Wall of China. (Source: CIA World Factbook)
      Mountains of Southwest China
  13. Ecoregions
    1. Central China loess plateau mixed forests
    2. Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
    3. South China Sea Islands
    4. South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
  14. Marine Ecosystems
    1. East China Sea large marine ecosystem
    2. South China Sea large marine ecosystem


Citation

Jessica Yanefski (Lead Author);Bin Chen (Topic Editor) "China country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 24, 2010; Last revised Date June 24, 2010; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/China_country_profile>

The Author

Jessica Yanefski Jessica is an intern with the Encyclopedia of Earth and a student at Pace University's School of Law.  In 2008, after graduating from Drew University (Madison, NJ) with a B.A. in Chinese Studies, she spent a year at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY.  Her independent research focused on the socioeconomic effects of aquatic species contamination on the fishing industry along China's Yangtze River.  As a la ... (Full Bio)

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