CHINA

General information about China

CAPITAL : Beijing
AREA : 16,800 square kilometers
HEAD OF STATE : The President
NATIONAL LANGUAGE : Putonghua 

RELIGION :Multireligious -
Buddhism,Taoism,Islam,Catholicism and Protestantism

POPULATION : Total Population 1.328 billion (2008) 

MONETARY UNIT : Renminbi(RMB)(approx. Rs.7)

China on the world map
 Geography of China
• Borders:Mongolia,Russia,North
Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar,
Bhutan, Nepal,India ,Afghanistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
Kazakhstan,South Korea, Macao
• Coastline : 18000 km long
• Rivers : Yangtze River,
YellowRiver, Pearl River,
Heilongjiang River,
Brahmaputra,etc.
• Sea : Pacific ocean.
• Climate : Extremes-hot summers
and cold winters.
The Chinese Culture
•Food
•Moral values
:humility,respect,ideas in collective
sense, respecting and honoring the
opinion of others.
•Language , Religion
•The Lantern Festival :Falling on
the 15th day of the first month
of the Lunar Year, the Lantern
Festival takes place under a full
moon, and marks the end of
Chinese New Year festivities.
The Lantern Festival dates back
to shrouded legends of the Han
Dynasty over 2000 years ago.
FOOD
 History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centres along both the Yellow River and the 
Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese
Civilization. The written history of China can be found as early as the Shang Dynasty (c. 1700 –
c. 1046 BC).[1] Oracle bones with ancient Chinese writing from the Shang Dynasty have been 
radiocarbon dated to as early as 1500 BC. The origins of Chinese culture, literature and philosophy
 developed during the Zhou Dynasty
 (1045-256BC).
The Zhou Dynasty began to bow to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC. The
ability of the Zhou to control its regional lords lessened, and the kingdom eventually broke apart
into smaller states, beginning in the Spring and Autumn Period and reaching full expression in the 
Warring States period. In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang united the various warring kingdoms and created
the first Chinese empire. Successive dynasties in Chinese history developed bureaucratic systems
that enabled theEmperor of China to directly control vast territories.
The conventional view of Chinese history is that of alternating periods of political unity and
disunity, with China occasionally being dominated by Inner Asian peoples, most of whom were in
turn assimilated into the Han Chinese population. Cultural and political influences from many parts
of Asia, carried by successive waves of immigration, expansion, and cultural assimilation, are part
of the modern culture of China.
 Tourist attractions
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China, one of the
greatest wonders of the world, was listed
as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.
It is the only man made structure visible from
the moon!

The Forbidden City

The Forbidden city of China is located right in
the heart of Beijing and was the home of 24
emperors of the Qing and Ming Dynasties
The Forbidden City occupies 720,000 square
meters .
There are 9,999 rooms in this series of exquisite
palaces inside the City.
 ARTS IN CHINA
• Chinese paper cutting • Taoism
art

• Beijing Centre for

performing arts.
• China art
 BEIJING
• Capital City of China.
•Second largest City in China.
•Referred to as one of the “Four Great Ancient Capitals of China “.
•Major transportation hub of the country.
•Political, cultural and Educational nerve center of China.
•800 buildings make up the Forbidden City, Beijing’s hottest tourist spots.
•Beijing Opera is an important part of the local culture.
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• Beijing Bird nest stadium
 SHANGHAI
• The largest city of the People's Republic of China and the eighth largest city
in the world.
•One of the most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and
communications centres of China.
•One of the busiest ports in the world, the largest cargo port in the world in
2005.
•also known as the ‘Paris of the East’ and the ‘Queen of the Orient’.
•the largest base of industrial technology in the People's Republic of China
•The ice-free Huangpu River is the main waterway in Shanghai.
•The Chongming Island of Shanghai, spread over 1,041 sq km, is the third
largest island in China
•Located in eastern China, at the mouth of Yangtze river.