Cities in China

In 2008, my whole family has moved to Hangzhou, the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province, in Eastern China. Hangzhou is a mix of Garden City and Modern City. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou was the capital city of Ancient China. The long, rich history and cultural connotation make Hang prominent, as well as a necessary terminus of the Grand Canal. Nowadays, Hangzhou keeps its rich historical elements, also developments with modernization construction. Back to my home description

My hometown Laizhou is a medium-sized city, locating in East China. It is a County-level city of Yantai. The city's total area of 1878 square kilometers, with a total population of 860 thousand and 200 people . The average annual precipitation is 809 millimeters, with an average annual temperature of 12.5 degrees centigrade . Laizhou traditionally boasts strong economy due to its abundant natural resources, such as gold, magnesium, granite, and salt. Laizhou produces about 15% of the gold production

University in China, High developed countries have aiming to build eco-city known as zero carbon city, while growing its economy constantly. In order to achieve that purpose, They have implementing projects which mainly concerns the usage of advanced technology. For example, China is a country which produces huge amount of carbon dioxide emissions and is listed as a first largest emitter country. However, The usage of carbon dioxide in China is reduced moderately year by year, because China has a project

RED LOBSTER MOVES to CHINA? HTM 540, International Tourism Development May 26, 2013 Review key points from Darden Restaurant’s most recent 10-K. Their stock symbol on the NYSE is DRI Darden Restaurants based on company sales, market and the amount of company owned and managed restaurants, is the world's largest casual dining restaurant company who has a variety of dining brands to choose from. Their mission is to be “The best, now and for generations... and a place where people can

What Do Motor Vehicles Do to the Air Quality in China Urban Cities? China is developing at an unprecedented fast pace in recent years, it is now the second largest economy in the worldwide with at least 7 percent annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP) (See Appendix A). Unfortunately, this rapid economic growth comes with a price, excessive use of fossil fuel leads to a very serious environmental issues to people’s habitats, and the air they breathe every day. The environmental pollution

throughout China. “An expansive new infrastructure grid-- which includes a 13,000 kilometer high-speed rail network, over 60,000 kilometers of new highways, and nearly a hundred new airports-- was spread over the country.” (Shepard) Unlike Kibera, China has rapid urban development. They are taking farmland, and turning it into cities. While more than 50% of the world’s population will be living in Chinese cities, the government has been working to make sure that the country’s cities are going to

released into the atmosphere by Chinese cities have increased dramatically in the last few decade. Currently half of China's cities cannot meet the air quality standards, and one-third of its land is affected by acid rain (Zhang, 2007). In order to protect its people and nature from dangerous environmental threats, sustainable development of China's growing cities must become a top priority, and a key resolution is making them low carbon cities. Low carbon cities can be defined as urban development that

In Leslie T. Chang’s book, Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China, we are introduced to the stories of young workers who immigrate from rural Chinese villages to factories in more urban regions of China. Chang became acquainted with dozens of young women who have ventured off to Dongguan, a new metropolis just north of Hong Kong. Dongguan is just one of the cities in the Guangdong province, the largest receiving province, which attracts rural migrant workers. Chang focuses on two

odds are— they were produced in china. That being said, it is safe to say that china is a global leader in manufacturing and international exports. But what does this mean for china and its residents? In recent years, its population has seen that it means increased pollution as well as health risks. As China has become more globalized, it’s major cities have shot up, and pollution has gone through the roof. Resulting from the industrial revolution, China and its cities have both grown and been destroyed

Distribution strategies of KFC China KFC, a fast food restaurant brand originated from USA has become the largest foreign fast food restaurant in China. According to the research, there are more than 4600 KFC restaurants in 500 different cities in China in the year 2014 which is much more than McDonald’s 1000 restaurants. (KFC China official) KFC China is held in a high repute and it has a positive impression by the Chinese customers and the main reason KFC China can become such successful is the