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This is China

General InformationGeneral InformationChina boasts a total land area of 9.6 million square kilometers, across China boasts a total land area of 9.6 million square kilometers, across

fourfourtime zones. It has one of the world's oldest and continuous civilizations, time zones. It has one of the world's oldest and continuous civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and is the source of many inventions, such as what the British scholarand is the source of many inventions, such as what the British scholar and biochemist Joseph Needham called the "and biochemist Joseph Needham called the "four great inventions of Ancient China": paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing. ": paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing. Historically, China's cultural sphere has extended across East Asia as Historically, China's cultural sphere has extended across East Asia as a whole, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing systems being a whole, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing systems being adopted to varying degrees by neighbors such as Japan, Korea and adopted to varying degrees by neighbors such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Vietnam.

People & SocietyPeople & Society China is a unified, multi-national country, China is a unified, multi-national country,

comprising 56 ethnic groups . The Han people comprising 56 ethnic groups . The Han people make up 91.02 percent of the total population, make up 91.02 percent of the total population, leaving 8.98 percent for the other 55 ethnic leaving 8.98 percent for the other 55 ethnic minorities. minorities.

Total Population: 1.29533 billion (about 22% of total population in the world)

Forbidden City, Beijing

(during a  long holiday week in May of 2007)

Xinhua Photo 

56 ethnic groups in China

Something unique

Mandarin & Chinese characters

Chinese food

Scenes

People

In the Chinese writing system, the characters In the Chinese writing system, the characters are are morph syllabic,morph syllabic, each usually corresponding each usually corresponding to a spoken syllable with a basic meaning. to a spoken syllable with a basic meaning. However, although Chinese words may be However, although Chinese words may be formed by characters with basic meanings, a formed by characters with basic meanings, a majority of words in Mandarin Chinese require majority of words in Mandarin Chinese require two or more characters to write (thus are poly-two or more characters to write (thus are poly-syllabic) but have meaning that is distinct from syllabic) but have meaning that is distinct from the characters they are made from. the characters they are made from.

Traditionally there are eight main Traditionally there are eight main regional cuisines, or Eight Great regional cuisines, or Eight Great Traditions : Anhui, Cantonese, Traditions : Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. Sichuan and Zhejiang.

How to use chopsticksHow to use chopsticks

http://www.gomestic.com/Cooking/How-to-Use-Chopsticks-in-Seven-Easy-Steps.39217

The Great The Great WallWall

Gui LinGui Lin

Forbidden Forbidden CityCity

The Summer The Summer PalacePalace

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The school I used to work The school I used to work at.at.

Shanghai, home sweet Shanghai, home sweet homehome

Shanghai is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 13 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Resources and referencesResources and references

http://en.wikipedia.org/ www.shangdejy.com.cn www.ilovechina.com.cnwww.ilovechina.com.cn www.chinadaily.com.cnwww.chinadaily.com.cn www.shanghaitoday.com.cnwww.shanghaitoday.com.cn

Some linksSome links

The Best of China : The Best of China : http://www.friendlyplanet.com/best-http://www.friendlyplanet.com/best-of-china.htmlof-china.html

China Window: http://www.china-China Window: http://www.china-window.com/window.com/

China Today: China Today: http://www.chinatoday.com/http://www.chinatoday.com/

Shang De School: Shang De School: http://www.shangdejy.com.cnhttp://www.shangdejy.com.cn