China's administrative units are currently based on a
three-level system dividing the nation into provinces,
counties, and townships...(more)
Located in the eastern Asia on the
western coast of the Pacific Ocean, China has a land
area of about 9.6 million square kilometers, the third
largest country in the world (after Canada and Russia)
in terms of area. Its population of more than one
billion accounts for 23 per cent of the world's
population. China is the world's oldest continuous
civilization...(more)
China has 1,284,303,705(not including the population in
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) people at July 2002, which
is more than 20 percent of the world's total, so China
is the most populous country in the world...(more)
China has one of the world's earliest civilizations, and the history of China dates back 5,000 years. As early as 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, people in the Yellow River valley had already started farming and raising livestock....(more)
China is a multi-religious
country, where Confucianism,Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and
Christianity is practiced. Freedom of belief is a
government policy, and normal religious activities are
protected by the constitution...(more)
Since the founding of the PRC in
1949, China has formed a comprehensive transportation
system comprehending railWays, highWays, civil aviation
and water transport, and a posts and telecommunications
network accessible from all directions. ...(more)
China is characterized by a
continental climate, and the climate differ from region
to region because of the country's extensive territory
and complex topography(The latitudes span nearly 50
degrees)...(more)
• Chinese New
Year
The Chinese New Year is the most
important and longest holiday in China. The Chinese New
Year is on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar,
so it is also called the Lunar New Year. And it is also
referred to as the Spring Festival since it marks the
beginning of the Spring term, which is the first term of
the 24 terms on the lunar calendar. Chinese will begin
celebrating on the New Year's Eve and the celebrations
will last for 15 days...(more)
Chinese cuisine includes a variety
of different flavors due to China's vast geography and
diverse nationalities. Local dishes with their own
distinctiveness can be roughly divided into eight
regional cuisines...(more)
Spring Festival
The most important holiday in
China is Spring Festival, known as the Chinese New Year.
It is on the first day of the first month on the Chinese
Lunar Calendar, so the time of the holiday varies from
late January to early February...(more)
Chinese has seven major language
groups Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min
(Taiwanese), Wu (Shanghainese), Xiang and Yue
(Cantonese), of which the Mandarin language group forms
the largest group. The language spoken in Beijing is
often referred to as Mandarin or Putonghua...(more)
China is a multi-racial country
with 56 ethnic groups. In the long course of its
development, all the nationalities have joined in the
effort to create the great culture that China
represents...(more)
Chinese family
names/clan name/surname came into being some 5,000 years
ago.There are more than 700 family names in China, of
which 20 are common.
In China, the family name precedes
the given name, which is occasionally followed by the
secon name or the western equivalent of a first name.
For example, Huang Hua would be called Mr. Huang, and
Hua would be his given name. However, some Chinese will
switch the order of their names when they are dealing
with foreigners. Further, many Chinse adopt given names,
many of which are Western names. Married women rarely
take their husband's family name...(more)
The Chinese lunar calendar is the
longest chronological record in history, dating from
2637 B.C. when the first cycle of the zodiac was
introduced. One complete cycle takes 60 years and is
made up of five simple cycles of 12 years each...(more)
The yin and yang represent all the
opposite principles one finds in the universe. Under
yang are the principles of maleness, the sun, creation,
heat, light, Heaven, dominance, and so on, and under yin
are the principles of femaleness, the moon, completion,
cold, darkness, material forms, submission, and so
on...(more)
There are twelve signs in terms of
twelve animals indicating time of one day in China...(more)
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