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China Facts
- Updated:
- Sep 11, 2009;
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Chinese Pinyin: Zhōng Guó
Location: China is located eastern Asia.
National Day: 1st, October.
National Flag: Five-stars-red Flag
National Anthem: March of the Volunteers.
National Emblem: The national emblem of China comprises of Tiananmen Gatetower which is under five stars, encircled by ears of grain and with a gear wheel below.
National Treasure: Giant Panda.
Capital: Beijing.
The Largest City: Shanghai.
Area: China covers an area of 9.6 million square kilometers.
Terrain: West of China is higher than east of China. Mountain regions cover 33% of total area. Tableland Regions cover 26 of total area. Basin Regions cover 19% of total area. Plain Regions cover 12% of total area. Hill Regions cover 10% of total area.
Climate: Generally speaking, the north of China is much colder than the south. The west of China is much drier than the east.
Number of Population: 1.3 billion
Languages: Mandarin and seven main dialects including Beijing Dialect, Wu Dialect, Hakka Dialect, Min Dialect, Yue Dialect, Xiang Dialect and Jin Dialect. Lots of region dialects exist under the seven main dialects.
History of China: China is an old oriental country. About 5000 years ago, Chinese culture originated. For thousands of years, China was always one of the most advanced countries in the world. But when history entered Qing Dynasty China began to fall behind and at the end of Qing Dynasty western countries entered China by cannons. After a century’s resistance, People Republics of China was founded by Chinese Communist. Now, China is trying his best to return to the forests of strong countries.
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