China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign

state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 billion, it is the world's
most populous country.The state is governed by the Communist Party of
China, and it capital is Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five
autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (is the highest level
of classification for cities used by the People's Republic of China.) (Beijing,
Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special
administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty over
Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power
and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a
potential superpower. (A potential superpower is a state or a political and
economic entity that is speculated to be, or is in the process of becoming, a
superpower at some point during the 21st century.)

Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture, which includes

cuisines originating from the diverse regions of China, as well as from
Chinese people in other parts of the world. Because of Chinese diaspora,
Chinese cuisine has influenced many other cuisines in Asia, and evolved into
a new Chinese/American cuisine separate from that of China and the rest of
Asia.

The preference for seasoning and cooking techniques of Chinese provinces

depend on differences in historical background and ethnic groups.
Geographic features including mountains, rivers, forests and deserts also
have a strong effect on the local available ingredients, considering climate of
China varies from tropical in the south to subarctic in the northeast. Imperial,
royal and noble preference also plays a role in the change of Chinese
cuisines. Because of imperial expansion and trading, ingredients and cooking
techniques from other cultures are integrated into Chinese cuisines over
time.
The most praised "Four Major Cuisines" are Chuan, Lu, Yue and Huaiyang,
represents West, North, South and East China cuisine correspondingly.
Modern "Eight Cuisines" of China are Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan,
Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, and Zhejiang cuisines.
 The color, smell and taste are the three traditional aspects to describe
Chinese food, also the meaning, shape and nutrition. While, cooking should
be appraised from ingredients, cuttings, cooking time and seasoning.It is
considered inappropriate to use knives on dining table. Chopsticks are the
main eating utensils for Chinese food, which can be used to cut and pick up
food.
One of the main tourists attraction about China is the great wall of china
which was built by Qin Shui Hong, the fist emperor of china.
Other tourists attraction such as Forbidden city, Victoria Harbour, Potala
Palace and many more.