China
Situated in East Asia, with a territory of about 9.6 million square kilometers and a written history of 4000 years of civilization, China boasts one of the most significant cultures in the world. As one of the largest countries by land mass and the most populous nation on earth, China has overtaken the UK and France as the fourth largest economy in the world after USA, Japan and Germany, the foreign exchange reserves have surpassed 120 billion US dollars. Rapid and substantial progress has been made in the areas of transportation, communications, banking, postal service and energy resources. China has also made notable achievements in the fields of technology, education, culture, health and sport. China's comprehensive national strength has been greatly enhanced.
China is home to 1.2 billion people of 56 ethnic groups. China, also ranks first in agricultural population. In spite of shortages of water, China has to feed a quarter of the world's population from just 7 percent of the world's arable land. Chinese agriculture is the basis of its domestic economy. Given these circumstances, China must vigorously accelerate the development of agriculture. We are developing a large number of international collaborations to improve the world's agriculture and are convinced that our efforts will have a substantial impact on the future food security of China and other developing nations.

Beijing
Beijing is the capital of China, situated in the northern part of the country. With a population of about 16 million, Beijing is the country's political, scientific, cultural and educational center.Beijing is a world famous historical and cultural city with 3000 years of civilization and a written history of 800 years. In 1057 A.D, the Yan Kingdom established Beijing as its capital. From then on it was used as a capital during the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. Many world famous historical sites can be found in and around the city.
Beijing is also a modern, world-class metropolitan city. It is a colorful mixture of old and modern civilization. Beside hutongs, there are high-rise office blocks and multi-storeyed five-star hotel buildings. Above many hidden temples of different religions, there are modern expressways. Beijing offers convenient international access, inexpensive and extensive public transportation, advanced convention facilities, affordable and comfortable accommodations and immaculate service and professionalism. While rapidly advancing toward the status of a modern international metropolis, Beijing enjoys a stable social climate. Statistics show that Beijing is one of the safest capital cities in the world, with the lowest crime and traffic death rates and the least occurrence of fires.
Beijing also has a rich atmosphere of learning. There are over 100 universities in the city and its surrounding area, as well as many research institutions, such as China Agricultural University, Peking University,The Institute of Microbiology at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Plant Protection Institute at Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Most young people can speak varying degrees of English. Participants can most likely get language assistance from them.
Beijing is linked to over 60 cities in the world. There are close to 3,000 international flights in and out of Beijing every week, as well as international railway connections to Europe and other Asian countries. In addition, China has opened around 1,000 domestic airlines that cover 140 cities with Beijing in the center. Within the city, transportation is made very convenient with the subway, light rail, public buses and taxis, forming a network which reaches every part of the city.
Beijing has a wealth of experience in hosting large-scale international activities. Hundreds of international meetings have selected Beijing as their venue. Now Beijing has attracted increasing international attention because it will play host to the Olympic Games in 2008. Modern Beijing has gained an unquestionable reputation as an international convention destination.