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Represents the most comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of Chinäs geography in English

Integrates physical, cultural, political, historical and economic geography of China in one volume

Contains 400 figures, including 100 figures in full color, online material as well as a glossary and exercise questions

Includes Tourism Geography of China, introducing famous tour regions and customs

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Jing'ai Wang is a Professor and doctoral supervisor at the Faculty of Geographical Science at Beijing Normal University (BNU) and the winner of the national laureate for teaching in China. She is the leader of the Regional Geographical Education Team of China, and presided over the National Excellent Course of "China Geography" and the National Excellent Sharing Course in China. For several decades, she has been actively engaged in research and teaching in the fields of Geographic Education, Regional Geography, Natural Areas Assessment, Resource Development and Reginal Natural Disaster. Prof. Wang was also a project leader of several national programs in China. Prof. Wang has published and edited more than 20 monographs and textbooks including China Geography, China Geographical Atlas and The Spatial-Temporal Patterns of Natural Disaster in China. She also published over 300 research papers. She is the winner of the First-level Award of the National Teaching Achievements, as well as the National Teaching Teacher Award and has been awarded Second-level Award of the National Science and Technology Progress in China. She was a recipient of the National High-level Talent Special Support Plan (Wanren Plan) in 2014.

Shunlin Liang received his Ph.D degree from Boston University in 1993. He is a Professor at University of Maryland in the United States, and an IEEE Fellow. His main research interests focus on the estimation of land surface variables from satellite observations, global satellite product generation, Earth's energy balance, and environmental changes. Prof. Liang has published more than 420 peer-reviewed journal papers and 43 book chapters. He authored and edited seven books, four of which are also published in Chinese. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the nine-volume books entitled "Comprehensive Remote Sensing" (Elsevier, 2017), an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. He is currently an Editor-in-Chief of Science of Remote Sensing. Prof. Liang taught over 15 different courses, including Geography of China.

Dr. Peijun Shi is a professor of geography, the president of Qinghai Normal University, the former executive vice president of Beijing Normal University. He is the deputy dean of the Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Emergency Management and Ministry of Education of China. Dr. Shi is an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences. He is the co-chair of the scientific committee of the Integrated Risk Governance Project, a core project of Future Earth and the International Human Dimensions Programme of Global Environmental Change. Dr. Shi also serves as the member of the UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group, the chairman of the Asia Scientific and Technical Advisory Group for DRR, the jury member of the Volvo Environment Prize, the vice chairman of The Expert Committee of National Disaster Reduction Commission of China, the vice chairman of the Insurance Society of China, and the member of the Expert Group of the State Emergency Management Office under The State Council of China. Dr. Shi's research focuses on the theory of natural disasters and risk management.