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 metres (29,000ft).
Did you know that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object that could be seen with the human eye from outer space. Gunpowder was first invented by the Chinese for fire crackers which was also first invented by the Chinese. For the past 4,000 years China has been the oldest continuous civilization on earth.
In the north, the climate is temperate with summer temperatures around 25 C and very cold winters. In the south, it is subtropical with very hot summers and mild winters. In the summer, monsoons blow huge rain showers in from the east, while in the winter, dry and cold winds come whispering from the northwest.
China is the world's longest continuous civilization, with some historians marking 6000 B.C. as the dawn of Chinese civilization. The oldest form of the Chinese written language was found in the Oracle Bone inscriptions carved on tortoise shells and mammal bones during the Shang dynasty (c 1600-1100 BC).
The Great Wall of China. Easily one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, The Great Wall is certainly a national symbol of China and a big source of pride. ...
How it started. Table tennis, also known as ping pong, has been considered as the national sport of the People's Republic of China. Since table tennis became an official Olympic medal sport at Seoul 1988, Chinese athletes have dominated the sport winning 28 of a possible 32 gold medals up to Rio 2016.
The most well known cuisines are Szechwan and Cantonese. The Szechwan cuisine has the spiciest dishes. They use a lot of chili paste, red pepper, and hot oil in their food. The most famous Szechwan dishes are hot chili eggplant, twice-cooked pork, Szechwan beef, Ma Po Tofu, and Kung Pau Chicken.
The Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, Imperial Palace, The Terracotta Army, The Summer Palace, Li River, Guilin, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Yangtze River and the Three Gorges and many more.
Five is also associated with the five elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and Metal) in Chinese philosophy, and in turn was historically associated with the Emperor of China. For example, the Tiananmen gate, being the main thoroughfare to the Forbidden City, has five arches.
