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LET´S LEARN ABOUT:
THE COUNTRY
Name:
Officially the People's Republic of China (PRC)
Population:
the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion
Territorial expansion:
Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq km).
Government:
Communist Party of China
Geographical division:
22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities.
LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE
China's climate is mainly dominated by dry seasons and wet monsoons, which
lead to pronounced temperature differences between winter and summer. In
the winter, northern winds coming from high-latitude areas are cold and dry;
in summer, southern winds from coastal areas at lower latitudes are warm and
moist. The climate in China differs from region to region because of the
country's highly complex topography.
Landscape and climate

Economy
China had the largest economy in the world for most of the past two thousand years, during which it has
seen cycles of prosperity and decline. As of 2014, China has the world's second-largest economy in terms
of nominal GDP, totalling approximately US$10.380 trillion according to the International Monetary
Fund.
Science and technology

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
China was once a world leader in science and technology up until the Ming dynasty. Ancient Chinese
discoveries and inventions, such as papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder (the Four
Great Inventions), became widespread across East Asia, the Middle East and later to Europe.
Chinese mathematicians were the first to use negative numbers.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Over 1 billion users by February 2012.
over 688 million internet users as of 2016.
China accounts for 24% of the world's
internet-connected devices.
Since 2011 China is the nation with the
most installed telecommunication
bandwidth in the world.
China is developing its own satellite
navigation system.
TRANSPOR
T
EDUCATION
EDUCATIO
N
Primary and junior secondary school, which
together last for nine years.
The Gaokao, China's national university
entrance exam, is a prerequisite for
entrance into most higher education
institutions.
As of 2010, 94% of the population over age
15 are literate.
n 2009, Chinese students from Shanghai
achieved the world's best results in
mathematics, science and literacy.
ETHNIC
TheGROUPS
Han Chinese, who constitute about 91.51% of the total population.
Tibet and Xinjiang are ethnic minorities that account for about 8.49% of the
population of China, according to the 2010 census.
LANGUAGES
There are as many as 292 living languages in China.
The most common spoken languages are:
Mandarin (spoken by 70% of the population)
Yue (including Cantonese and Taishanese)
Wu (including Shanghainese and Suzhounese)
Min (including Fuzhounese, Hokkien and Teochew)
Others:
Xiang, Gan, Hakka Tibeto-Burman branch Tibetan.
CULTUR
E
Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by Confucianism and conservative philosophies.
Chinese culture has long emphasized a sense of deep history and a largely inward-looking national
perspective.
With the rise of Chinese nationalism and the end of the Cultural Revolution, various forms of traditional
Chinese art, literature, music, film, fashion and architecture have seen a vigorous revival.
LITERATU
Chinese literature isRE
based on the literature of the Zhou dynasty. Concepts
covered within the Chinese classic texts present a wide range of thoughts and
subjects including calendar, military, astrology, herbology, geography and
many others.
IMPORTANT BOOKS IMPORTANT WRITERS
SPORTS
Basketball is currently the most popular spectator sport in China.
Archery (shèjiàn)
Swordplay (jiànshù)
Physical fitness
Martial arts
table tennis
Badminton
Swimming
Snooker
Board games
Chess
CONFUCIOUS
• Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor,
politician, and philosopher of
the Spring and Autumn
period of Chinese history.
• The philosophy of Confucius, also
known as Confucianism, emphasized
personal and governmental morality,
correctness of social relationships,
justice and sincerity.
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