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1. Introduction
2. Lecture structure
3. West China physical geography
4. The tectonic influence on China
5. The three east-west "stair-steps" of China
6. China's topography
7. China's physical features
8. High elevation grasslands in Qinghai
9. Xinjiang mountains
10. Kazak herder at Tian mountains
11. The "great" Taklamakan desert in Xinjiang
12. Oasis near Turfan, Xinjiang
13. The most famous trade route through Xinjiang
14. Sandstone features in Gobi desert
15. Taklamakan desert - service road to oil field
16. Northern inner Mongolia autonomous region
17. Loess plateau in Shaanxi south of Gobi desert
18. Zhongyang county, northern Shanxi province
19. Terrace construction in northern Shaanxi
20. Field-leveling and terrace building project
21. Daxing'an mountains, northern Heilongjiang (1)
22. Daxing'an mountains, northern Heilongjiang (2)
23. China's annual precipitation
24. China's major rivers
25. The dividing line in central China
26. Great "loop" of the yellow river in Shaanxi
27. Rice growing in narrow valley near Jiange county
28. River valley homestead, Jiange county
29. Rice w/in river valley in northern Jiangxi province
30. Eastern China access to water
31. Chinese dominion in central Asia and trade
32. Silk road routes map
33. The great wall protects the vital western routes
34. The glory of the Han Dynasty
35. The "golden" Tang
36. The Tang Dynasty
37. The Song Dynasty (1)
38. The Song Dynasty (2)
39. Past glory unforgotten
40. West China - no place is perfect
41. Population distribution in China
42. China's railway network: 2009
43. Rural per capita income by province for China
44. Migration patterns circa 2005
45. There is gold in those hills
46. Fuels, powers, minerals and metals map
47. The "develop the west" initiative
48. China's regions and provinces
49. Modern Urumqi is an "oil boom" refinery town
50. New Eurasian pipeline is proceeding
51. Pipeline agreement
52. Asia high speed rail
53. A comparison of China's four macro-regions (1)
54. A comparison of China's four macro-regions (2)
55. A comparison of China's four macro-regions (3)
56. A comparison of China's four macro-regions (4)
57. Change in rural income for China
58. National integration
59. Thank you very much for your attention

Topics Covered

• Chinese economy
• Uneven landscape
• East-West stairs
• China's topography
• Physical features
• Annual precipitation
• China's rivers
• Chinese dominion in Central Asia and trade
• Western trade routes
• Trade in its historical context
• Value of West China
• Population distribution
• Railways
• Rural per capita income
• Migration patterns
• Fuels, power, minerals, metals
• Develop the west initiative
• Eurasian pipeline
• High-speed rail
• Comparison of China's regions
• Rural per capita change
• National integration

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• Doing Business in China I

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• Global Business Management

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• Published on March 19, 2013