More Information About China

Background:

China (Zhōngguó) is a cultural region and multinational entity in East Asia. It's one of the world's oldest civilization. with the world's longest continuously used written language system. China is also best known for its invention of paper, the compass,gunpowder,and printing.

Climate:

Extremely diverse weather; it is often tropical in south and subarctic in the north

Currency:

Yuan (CNY) - also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)

Ethnic Groups:

Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%

Government Type:

Communist state

Holidays:

International Women Day Mar. 8th

Labor Day May 1st

Chinese Youths' Day May 4th

Int'l Children's Day Jun. 1st

Birthday of the CCP Jul. 1st

National Day Oct. 1st

Languages:

Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages

National Capital:

Beijing

National Holidays:

Anniversary for Founding of the People's Republic of China 1 Oct. 1949

Population:

1,313,973,713 (July 2006 est.)

Provinces:

China is divided into 23 provinces which include: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan , Yunnan, Zhejiang (Taiwan still under KMT government)

Religions:

Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%

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