The Great Wall of China is an ancient Chinese fortification built and rebuilt

between the V century. C. and the XVI century (Modern Age) to protect the
northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the successive imperial
dynasties from attacks by the Xiongnu nomads of Mongolia and Manchuria.
Counting its ramifications and secondary buildings, it is estimated to have 21
196 kilometers long, from the Korean border, at the edge of the Yalu River to
the Gobi Desert, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of
Inner Mongolia , although today only 30% of it.3 On average, measured 6-7
meters high and 4-5 meters wide is preserved. At its peak, during the Ming
Dynasty, it was guarded by more than one million guerreros.
The wall was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. Much of the
Great Wall is reputed to be the largest cemetery in the world. Approximately 10
million workers were killed during the construccin.5 is not buried in the wall
itself, but in its vicinity.
On January 26, 2007 he became is known that the Chinese wall was chosen as
a winner in the list of New Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
The Great Wall is twinned with the Roman wall of Lugo, Galicia, Spain also
designated a World Heritage Site

POPULATION
The PRC (simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhnghu Rnmn
Gnghgu), or simply China (, Zhnggu), is a sovereign state located in
East Asia. Is the world's most populous country, with more than 1300 million

and the world's leading economic power by GDP power parity terms
adquisitivo. The People's Republic of China is a one-party state ruled by the
Communist Party and has the seat of government in the capital, Pekn. It is
divided into twenty-two provinces, five autonomous regions, four
municipalities under the central government-Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai
and the Chongqing and two special administrative regions-Hong Kong
and Macao-19 also China claims which considers Taiwan Province,
which is controlled by the Republic of China with a political status of
the island controvertido.

AREA
With an approximate area of 9.6 million square kilometers, China, which has
borders with fourteen sovereign states. China has 14 500 km of coastline along
the Pacific Ocean and is bordered by the Yellow Sea, Bohai, East China and
South China.

WEATHER
China's climate is largely dominated by the dry season and the monsoon,
causing a sharp temperature difference between winter and summer. In winter,
northern winds coming from higher latitudes are dry and cold; in summer,
southerly winds that come from coastal areas are hot and humid. The climate
varies from region to region because of the complex topography of the country,
but can be differentiated into three main areas. The monsoon this area, where
there is a humid climate; the northwest dry zone, where the climate is dry; and
south in the Tibetan Plateau, the weather is cold.

LANGUAGE
The languages spoken in the country belong to the family of Sino-Tibetan
languages, often subsumed under the name "Chinese". This macrolanguage
consists of several dialects; the most widely spoken of these are: the Mandarinspoken by 70% of the population, the wu-including the shanghains-, the yueincluding Cantonese and toisans-, the min-including Hokkien and teochew-,
the xiang, the Gan and Hakka.
PRESIDENTS

Mao Zedong:1st President (27 September 1954 - 27 April 1959)

Liu Shaoqi
2nd President
(27 April 1959 - 31 October 1968)

Dong Biwu
Acting President
(24 February 1972 - 17 January 1975)

Song Qingling
Honorary President
(16 May 1981 28 May 1981)

Li Xiannian
3rd President
(18 June 1983 8 April 1988)

Yang Shangkun
4th President
(8 April 1988 - 27 March 1993)

Jiang Zemin
5th President
(27 March 1993 - 15 March 2003)

Hu Jintao
6th President
(15 March 2003 - 14 March 2013)

Xi Jinping
7th President
(since 14 March 2013)