Interesting Facts About China By Fiona K.

Hi, I am Fiona. 

I am going to tell you some interesting facts about China .

• Name: People's Republic of China (PRC).

• The Population in China is more than 1.4 billion people (2021). 

• The Capital is Beijing with 21 million residents. 

• The biggest city is Shanghai.

• The Languages are Mandarin or Standard Chinese (official language), while Cantonese (Yue) and Shanghainese (Wu) are among other most spoken languages.

• There are no main religion in China, as religious memberships are not supported by the government. Main religions are Buddhist (18%), Christian 5%, Muslim 1.8%, Taoist, Hindu and Folk Religions (22%).

• The Currency is called Renmimbi (Yuan).
• The Flag colors are red with five golden stars.

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• The National day is on 1 October  - in 1949 the People's Republic of China was formed.

• The National symbols are dragon and giant panda.                                                     
• National anthem: 'March of the Volunteers'.

• The location. China is located in the eastern parts of Asia and is the largest country that is entirely situated in Asia. 

• China borders 14 countries. The countries bordering China are: Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar (formerly called Burma), Laos, Vietnam and North Korea.

• China has 23 provinces including the island of Taiwan. Taiwan which has its own currency and government and is officially also called "Republic of China" is seen as a rebel province by China and is not recognized as a sovereign state by the UN. There are also two SARs, which are Special Administrative Regions, that have some autonomy: Hong Kong and Macau in southern China.

• China is the fourth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and the USA. 

• Although China is so large, there is only one time zone.

• Most people in China live in the eastern parts of the country, the western parts are only sparsely populated. Most of the western parts of the country lie on the Tibetan mountainous plateau. In fact, mountains make up the majority of the landscape, dominating over 70% of the landmass.

• The Pacific Ocean forms the natural border in the east and southeast and southwest of the country. In the west, there are the Himalayas, which is the highest mountain range in the world.                                              

• China is the most populous country in the world as it is home to almost one fifth of the world population.

• The highest mountain on the border with China is the Mount Everest, the world's highest mountains, with 8,848 m (29,000ft). 

• The longest river in China is the Yangtze River with over 6,300km (3,914miles) in length. This is also Asia's longest river.
  
  
  

• China has the world's longest sea-crossing bridge. The Hongkong to Zhuhai-Macao bridge was opened to traffic in October 2018. 
  
  
  

• The Gobi Desert which stretches over China and  Mongolia is the largest desert in Asia.
  
  
  

• Great Wall of China: Walk along parts of the over 8,850 km/ 5,500 miles long Great Wall which once was the border of the old Chinese empire. The wall stretches across China from the Korean border into the Gobi desert. This is the longest wall in the world and newer archeological findings report that the entire defense works including the Great Wall and all its branches stretches over 21,000 km/ 13,000 miles! Did you know, that the name in ancient Chinese actually meant 'The 10,000-Mile Long Wall' or 'Incredibly Long Wall'?

• Terracotta Warriors: See the over 5000 sculptures of life-size soldiers, made from terracotta, in Xian. The sculptures which are on one of the world's most famous archeological sites, are older than 2,000 years.

• Forbidden City in Beijing: The Forbidden City houses the Palace museum with the Chinese Imperial Palace and the Summer Palace, that were still used until 1911. 
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• Almost one in five people on our earth live in China, while the country is smaller than the USA. The Chinese government lifted the one-child policy in 2016, now Chinese parents are allowed to have two children. But recently in 2021 The Chinese government allowed parents to have three children.

• Animals in China. There are many endangered animal species living in China. Among them are the Giant Panda, the South Chinese Tiger and the Chinese Alligator.
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• Chinese language
  The Chinese writing is done from top to bottom in little symbols or signs, called 'characters' of which an adult usually knows about 8,000 different characters. With 13 years most Chinese children can read and write 3,000 characters.

  Some Chinese words good to know:
  

  Ni hao! means Hello!

  Xie Xie means Thank You

  Zai Jian means Goodbye

  Thank you for reading my blog, Zai Jian!

  
  
  

Source:https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/