China

China (Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC; Chinese: 中华人民共和国; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people. China spans five geographical time zones and borders 14 countries, the second most of any country in the world after Russia. Covering an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third or fourth largest country. The country consists of 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai.
== Links to Peel ==
In the 60's, Peel did play some songs from China that were found in the BBC Archives, but in the 70's, rarely played much material from the country, due to its ever increasing isolation in the international community. 
After visiting Hong Kong, which at that time was part of British rule, in 1986, Peel obtained records of Cantonese language covers of pop songs from artists such as Sally Yeh. A year later in 1987, his friend and colleague, Andy Kershaw, gave him a copy of an album from Yao Su Rong, who was born in Taiwan, an island that the People's Republic Of China claims territory off, which Peel played a track from on his 29 July 1987 show. 
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During the 90's, a listener sent Peel a copy of Cui Jian's album, an artist that is considered to be 'the father of Chinese Rock', which he played a track from on his 29 July 1998 programme. After Peel played the track, he said he'll may play a song from Cui Jian again, but it didn't seem according to available tracklistings that he did. 
In 2002, a compilation album called, 'Asian Takeaways', was given some airplay on Peel's shows and many of the songs played were from ethnic Chinese singers such as Yao Su Rong and Chang Siao Ying.
== Sessions ==
* None
== Compilations ==
* None, but a compilation album released in 2002 called 'Asian Takeaways' covered artists from China, Taiwan and Korea, which Peel played some tracks from.
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
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