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The Ministry of Natural Resources is an executive-department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for natural resources in the country. It is the 14th-ranking department of the State Council.
China's Ministry of Natural Resources released the new “standard” national map on Monday, part of what it has called an ongoing effort to eliminate “problem maps.” In it, China clearly ...
Geography of China; Continent: Asia: Region: East/Southeast Asia: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Ranked 3/4: • Total: 9,596,960 [1] km 2 (3,705,410 sq mi): • Land: 97.2 [1] %: • Water: 2.8 [1] %: Coastline: 14,500 [1] km (9,000 mi): Borders: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam: Highest point: Mount ...
This is a list of the nationally designated protected areas of China. There are many forms of protected areas in China. Based on their relative importance, each type of protected area can be further graded into two to three levels (national, provincial and prefectural/county level).
The Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China was a ministry under the jurisdiction of the State Council of China. It was responsible for the regulation, management, preservation and exploitation of natural resources , such as land, mines and oceans.
China's iron ore is mainly found in northeast and southwest of mainland China. [2] China's largest gold mining region is in the northeast of the country. In 2014 China mined more gold than any other country, however, its projected reserves places it between 6th and 10th in the world. [46] [49] There are extensive coal fields throughout China.
In 2012, the China Geological Survey launched a nationwide project to map the distribution of shale gas resources in China, which led to the discovery of new reserves of this important energy resource. In 2014, the China Geological Survey discovered a new major gold deposit in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region that has the potential to ...
The Yu Ji Tu, or Map of the Tracks of Yu Gong, carved into stone in 1137, [1] located in the Stele Forest of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. This 3 ft (0.91 m) squared map features a graduated scale of 100 li for each rectangular grid. China's coastline and river systems are clearly defined and precisely pinpointed on the map.