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Five thousand years of checkered past has bestowed China with unimaginable social wealth. Coupled with this, vastness of the country, which affords it to offer unmatched diversity, makes it one of the most attractive travel destinations of the world. It has shoreline on the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea and South China Sea; and shares borders with as many as 14 countries. China is the most populous country of the world, and its population presents as much cultural diversity as its land offers geographical diversity. China has a huge sea surface constellated with more than 5000 islands, of which Taiwan and Hainan are the most prominent. Historically, China has been an advanced country in the field of arts, science...

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