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Figure 11-21
Mongolian herders live in gers. Gers, like yurts,
have a collapsible wood frame and are covered
with felt and canvas. A cooking and heating fire
occupies the center and there is a hole in the
roof for the smoke to escape. Many gers now
have a battery-run light bulb of 20 or 40 watts.
Photograph courtesy of B. A. Weightman.

policy . This involves remaining on good terms with its
giant neighbors but also reaching out to countries such
as America and Japan.
Now that Mongolia is out from under Russian con-
trol, China is exerting its authority . For example, China
has loudly protested visits of the Dalai Lama to Mongolia

and has discouraged connections with the Mongols of
Nei Mongol. For decades, Mongolia has served as a
buffer state between China and the Soviet Union with its
strongest links to the U.S.S.R. T Today, , Mongolia is a buffer
state between China and Russia with increasing ties—
wanted and unwanted—to China.

Recommended Web Sites

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/maps.htm
Site designed by Dr. Ronald Knapp, Professor of Geography at
State University of New Y ork (SUNY). Interactive maps, pho-
tos, and information on all aspects of geography of China.
Excellent site.
www .asiatradehub.com/china/ports.asp
List of China' s ports. Click on port name for details on infra-
structure, industry , energy , etc.
www .chinabusinessreview .com /
Magazine of the U.S.-China Business Council.
www .chinadaily .com.cn/english /
The China Daily newspaper in English.
www .china.org.cn
China—questions and answers from the People' s Republic.
www .chinapage.com/map.html#satellite
Extensive collection of maps of China and surrounding countries.
www .cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/
mg.html
Information on geography , people, government, and economy
of Mongolia.
www .economywatch.com/world_economy/china
Economic profiles, structure, industry , finance, imports/exports
by country .

http://factsandetails.com/china.php?itemid=394&catid=10&s
ubcatid=66
Information and photos about environmental problems in
China.
www .fao.org/sd/LTdirect/LTanoo31.htm
Good account of the household responsibility system from the
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
www .freetibet.org /
Information about Tibet from Tibetan exiles.
www .historyforkids.org/learn/china /
V ariety of topics and photos. Excellent site for teachers.
www .internationalrivers.org/en/node/4335
China' s dam-building projects.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/
PRC news agency .
www .panda.org/about_our_earth/about_freshwater/rivers/
World Wildlife Fund site on natural environments, biomes,
habitats, animals, rivers, etc.
www .time.com/time/asia
Time Magazine Asia site.
www .yearbook.gov .hk/2006/en
Information on the history , government, and economy of
Hong Kong.