中华人民共和国地图集（英文版）

　　The Atlas of the People's Republic of China is the first English-language atlas of the country ever published in China since the founding of the People's Re- public in 1949. The maps are organized by administrative divisions and topogra- phy. In the first category， four regions of strategic importance and great economic value are mapped in addition to all the provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Govemment， which are the first level of administrative divisions under the state. The four geographical rather than ad- ministrative regions are the Shanghai- Nanjing-Hangzhou Region south of the last leg of the Yangtze River， the Pearl River Delta， the South China Sea Is- lands， and the Chengdu-Chongqing Re- gion， the central land of the Sichuan Basin on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Accompanying each map of an administrative division is a text covering the following topics： Populatioo Urban population Natiooalities Area Altitade Coastline Climatic features Average temperatore ABBUI average raiofall Physical features Mountains Plateaus Deserts Basins Rivers Lakes Products Specialties Administrative divisions Capital Neighbonog areas Neighboring couotries Major cities （towns） Tourist attractions （Continued on backflap） （Continued from frontflap） Also， the map of China's general topo- graphy with a brief description produces a clearer picture than the map does all by itself. For the convenience of the readers， the alphabetic order of the ad- ministrative divisions on the provincial level is available on the title page of the index. The atlas includes some la- test changes， such as the establishment of Hainan Province in early 1988. A comprehensive atlas of China， this volume will be of great value to univer- sities， libraries， and research institutes， as wcll as individuals.

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