Country Advice China – CHN36009 – Uyghur Autonomous Region – Yili Kazak – Chockek () – Guangdong – Shaogun City – Jiefang Yidui 14 January 2010

1 Where are the following places in relation to each other? Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Chockek (Tacheng), Shaogun City Guangdong and Jiefang Yidui.

Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture A map of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region shows ‘Ili Khazakh Prefecture’, north-west of Urumqi near the border with :1

A Wikipedia article on the of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang similarly provides the following map of the region:2

1 ‘Map of Xinjiang’ 2005, Johomaps.com website http://www.johomaps.com/as/china/xinjiang/xinjiang1.html - Accessed 12 January 2010 – Attachment 1

Location of Tacheng Prefecture within Xinjiang (China)

Chockek (Tacheng) The map of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region above also highlights Tacheng (Qoqek), located in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, which could be an alternative spelling of Chockek.3

2 ‘Tacheng Prefecture’ 2009, Wikipedia, 28 December http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacheng_Prefecture - Accessed 13 January 2010 – Attachment 2 Wikipedia is a Web-based free-content encylopaedia which is compiled collaboratively by volunteers. Wikipedia articles can be useful introductory reading for a new topic, and the list of references in Wikipedia articles can provide useful leads to reliable sources. Many Wikipedia articles can be highly reliable, especially in regards to non-controversial historical or factual matters, and Wikipedia uses preventative measures against vandalism, bias and inaccuracy. However, the collaborative nature of Wikipedia makes it vulnerable to contributors with overt or covert agendas, and Wikipedia articles are thus prone to unacknowledged bias. 3 ‘Map of Xinjiang’ 2005, Johomaps.com website http://www.johomaps.com/as/china/xinjiang/xinjiang1.html - Accessed 12 January 2010 – Attachment 1

A search on Google Maps for ‘Tacheng’ also resulted in a listing for ‘Qoqek’ in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture:

A more detailed view of Qoqek on the same map reveals the location of Dorbiljin: 4

4 ‘Tacheng, China’ 2009, Google Maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl – Accessed 13 January 2010 – Attachment 3

Similarly, according to the Wikipedia articled cited above, Tacheng Prefecture is located within the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region:5

Location of Tacheng Prefecture within Ili Kazakh

Shaoguan City in Guangdong Directions and a map provided by Google Maps from Shaoguan City in Guangdong (’A’) to Ili Kazak in the XUAR (‘B’) show a distance of approximately 4800 kilometres between the two destinations.6

5 ‘Tacheng Prefecture’ 2009, Wikipedia, 28 December http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacheng_Prefecture - Accessed 13 January 2010 – Attachment 2 Wikipedia is a Web-based free-content encylopaedia which is compiled collaboratively by volunteers. Wikipedia articles can be useful introductory reading for a new topic, and the list of references in Wikipedia articles can provide useful leads to reliable sources. Many Wikipedia articles can be highly reliable, especially in regards to non-controversial historical or factual matters, and Wikipedia uses preventative measures against vandalism, bias and inaccuracy. However, the collaborative nature of Wikipedia makes it vulnerable to contributors with overt or covert agendas, and Wikipedia articles are thus prone to unacknowledged bias. 6 ‘Shaoguan, Guangdong, China to Ili Kazak, Xinjiang Uygur, China’ 2009, Google Maps website, http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=shaoguan&daddr=Ili+Kazak,+Xinjiang+Uygur,+Chin a&geocode=%3BFT4engIdQOjYBCkn7nwGqxp5ODFrWZay8dMlEw&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=34.813803,108.896 484&sspn=33.42694,55.634766&ie=UTF8&ll=37.09024,100.546875&spn=32.527387,88.945313&z=4&pw=2 – Accessed 12 January 2010 – Attachment 4

Jiefang Yidui No information was found relating to the location of Jiefang Yidui. The only reference found to Yidui is located in Jiangsu (‘B’)7, which is approximately 1200 kilometres north-east of Shaoguan (‘A’), according to Google Maps.8

7 ‘Yidui (Jiangsu, China)’ (undated), Nona.net website http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1407875/Yidui/ - Accessed 12 January 2010 – Attachment 5 8 ‘Shaoguan, Guangdong, China to Jiangsu, China’ 2009, Google Maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=shaoguan&daddr=Jiangsu,+China&hl=en&geocode= FVqWegEdc1vFBimLiylZvEccNDHkXlbEdk2eWw%3BFTk36QEdSSsUBylFwksx2gC3NTG1U4VstuqUjQ& mra=ls&sll=32.62087,114.060059&sspn=8.599905,13.908691&ie=UTF8&ll=28.478349,116.169434&spn=8.97 366,13.908691&z=6&pw=2 – Accessed 12 January 2010 – Attachment 6

In addition, the distance between Ili Kazak (‘A’) and Jiangsu (‘B’) is 4286 kilometres, according to Google Maps.9

However, a search for ‘Jiefang’ on Google Maps found reference to ‘Jiefang, Jiaozuo, Henan, China’ (‘B’), which is 3,691 kilometres east of Ili Kazak (‘A’).10

9 ‘Ili Kazak, Xinjiang Uygur, China to Jiangsu, China’ 2009, Google maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=ili+kazak&daddr=Jiangsu,+China&geocode=%3BFT k36QEdSSsUBylFwksx2gC3NTG1U4VstuqUjQ&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=28.478349,116.169434&sspn=8.97366,1 3.908691&ie=UTF8&z=4&pw=2 – Accessed 12 January 2010 – Attachment 7

List of Sources Consulted United Nations United Nations Cartographic Section http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm Topic Specific Links World Gazetteer http://www.world-gazetteer.com/ World Sites Atlas http://www.sitesatlas.com/ National Geographic Maps http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps Guang.net http://www.guang.net/map.htm Nona.net http://nona.net/ Johomaps.com http://www.johomaps.com/ Google Maps http://maps.google.com.au/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/ Search Engines Google http://www.google.com.au/

List of Attachments 1. ‘Map of Xinjiang’ 2005, Johomaps.com website http://www.johomaps.com/as/china/xinjiang/xinjiang1.html - Accessed 12 January 2010. 2. ‘Tacheng Prefecture’ 2009, Wikipedia, 28 December http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacheng_Prefecture - Accessed 13 January 2010. 3. ‘Tacheng, China’ 2009, Google Maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl – Accessed 13 January 2010.

10 ‘Ili Kazak, Xinjiang Uygur, China to Jiefang, Jiaozuo, Henan, China’ 2009, Google Maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=ili+kazak&daddr=jiefang&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls &sll=35.245619,105.556641&sspn=16.726594,27.817383&ie=UTF8&z=4&pw=2 – Accessed 13 January 2010 – Attachment 8 4. ‘Shaoguan, Guangdong, China to Ili Kazak, Xinjiang Uygur, China’ 2009, Google Maps website, http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=shaoguan&daddr=Ili+Kazak,+ Xinjiang+Uygur,+China&geocode=%3BFT4engIdQOjYBCkn7nwGqxp5ODFrWZay8d MlEw&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=34.813803,108.896484&sspn=33.42694,55.634766&ie=UTF 8&ll=37.09024,100.546875&spn=32.527387,88.945313&z=4&pw=2 – Accessed 12 January 2010. 5. ‘Yidui (Jiangsu, China)’ (undated), Nona.net website http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1407875/Yidui/ - Accessed 12 January 2010. 6. ‘Shaoguan, Guangdong, China to Jiangsu, China’ 2009, Google Maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=shaoguan&daddr=Jiangsu,+Ch ina&hl=en&geocode=FVqWegEdc1vFBimLiylZvEccNDHkXlbEdk2eWw%3BFTk36QE dSSsUBylFwksx2gC3NTG1U4VstuqUjQ&mra=ls&sll=32.62087,114.060059&sspn=8.5 99905,13.908691&ie=UTF8&ll=28.478349,116.169434&spn=8.97366,13.908691&z=6& pw=2 – Accessed 12 January 2010. 7. ‘Ili Kazak, Xinjiang Uygur, China to Jiangsu, China’ 2009, Google maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=ili+kazak&daddr=Jiangsu,+Ch ina&geocode=%3BFTk36QEdSSsUBylFwksx2gC3NTG1U4VstuqUjQ&hl=en&mra=ls& sll=28.478349,116.169434&sspn=8.97366,13.908691&ie=UTF8&z=4&pw=2 – Accessed 12 January 2010. 8. ‘Ili Kazak, Xinjiang Uygur, China to Jiefang, Jiaozuo, Henan, China’ 2009, Google Maps website http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=ili+kazak&daddr=jiefang&hl= en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=35.245619,105.556641&sspn=16.726594,27.817383&ie=UT F8&z=4&pw=2 – Accessed 13 January 2010.