Chita City Introduction

Chita is the capital, economic and cultural center of post-Baikal Territory with a population of 349,000. There are tin, aluminum, gold, copper, molybdenum, fluorite, iron ore, coal and other mineral resources around Chita, which are rich in forest resources and hydraulic resources. Chita is one of the industrial centers in eastern Siberia. Its main enterprises include automobile assembly plant, machine factory, locomotive factory, wood processing plant and food factory. Chita is an important hub station of trans-Siberian railway, connecting Ulan-Ude in the west and Svobode in the east. From Chita to the southeast, there is a railway that passes through Houbaikal Lake, an important border town, and reaches Manzhouli, China.