Land 9,596,960 sq km Population 1.24 billion History 5,000 years Religions Mainly Taoism and Buddhism, Muslim 2%-3%, Christian 1% Regions 23 provinces, 5 autonomies and 4 State Cities Minorities Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1% Spoken Language Standard Chinese or Mandarin , Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages Written Language Officially one, Han Neighbors Russia, Korea, Japan, South Asia Weather Tropical in south to subarctic in north Inner Mongolia National Flower Mayflower National Animals Ancient: Dragon Modern: Panda

Ningbo
Ningbo, on the coast of the East China Sea in northern Zhejiang Province, is the finishing point of the Xiaoshan-Ningbo Railway. Only 140 nautical miles from Shanghai, 3 hours by car or bus, and facing the Zhoushan Islands across the sea, it is a center of land and water communications. With a population of 740,000, it is ranked as the province's second largest city and has remained one of China's major foreign trade ports since the Tang Dynasty.

Beilun
Located just 35 minutes from downtown Ningbo, Beilun is the easternmost district of Ningbo and is directly on the East China Sea.  Beilun is proud to boast that it is the second largest port in China as well as a major manufacturing hub.  Businesses are attracted to Beilun because it has been designated as one of the China's three free trade and development zones – giving businesses significant incentives for residing here.  Beilun is a quiet town surrounded by lush mountains.  Ferries to the beautiful Zhoushan Islands leave directly from Beilun daily.  Families living in Beilun appreciate the safety and solitude that can be found in Li Ren Garden – AIAN's community – which has some of the finest housing available in all of China.  We invite you to visit Beilun and experience it for yourself.