1. China

2. This is China This is China

3. General Information China boasts a total land area of 9.6 million square kilometers, across four time zones. It has one of the world's oldest and continuous civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and is the source of many inventions, such as what the British scholar and biochemist Joseph Needham called the "four great inventions of and biochemist Joseph Needham called the "four great inventions offour great inventions offour great inventions of Ancient ChinaAncient China": paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing. Ancient China Historically, China's cultural sphere has extended across East Asia as a whole, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing systems being adopted to varying degrees by neighbors such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

4. People & Society China is a unified, multi-national country, comprising 56 ethnic groups. The Han people make up 91.02 percent of the total population, leaving 8.98 percent for the other 55 ethnic minorities. China is a unified, multi-national country, comprising 56 ethnic groups. The Han people make up 91.02 percent of the total population, leaving 8.98 percent for the other 55 ethnic minorities. Total Population: 1.29533 billion (about 22% of total population in the world) Forbidden City, BeijingBeijing (during a long holiday week in May of 2007) Xinhua Photo

5. 56 ethnic groups in China

6. Something unique Something unique Mandarin & Chinese characters Mandarin & Chinese characters Mandarin & Chinese characters Mandarin & Chinese characters Chinese food Chinese food Chinese food Chinese food Scenes Scenes Scenes People People People

7. In the Chinese writing system, the characters are morph syllabic, each usually corresponding to a spoken syllable with a basic meaning. However, although Chinese words may be formed by characters with basic meanings, a majority of words in Mandarin Chinese require two or more characters to write (thus are poly- syllabic) but have meaning that is distinct from the characters they are made from. In the Chinese writing system, the characters are morph syllabic, each usually corresponding to a spoken syllable with a basic meaning. However, although Chinese words may be formed by characters with basic meanings, a majority of words in Mandarin Chinese require two or more characters to write (thus are poly- syllabic) but have meaning that is distinct from the characters they are made from.

8. Traditionally there are eight main regional cuisines, or Eight Great Traditions : Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. Traditionally there are eight main regional cuisines, or Eight Great Traditions : Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang.

9. How to use chopsticks http://www.gomestic.com/Cooking/How-to-Use-Chopsticks-in-Seven-Easy-Steps.39217

10. The Great Wall Gui Lin Forbidden City The Summer Palace

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12. The school I used to work at.

14. Shanghai, home sweet home Shanghai is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 13 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River.largest cityChinalargest metropolitan areasYangtze River

15. Resources and references http://en.wikipedia.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/ www.shangdejy.com.cn www.shangdejy.com.cn www.shangdejy.com.cn www.ilovechina.com.cn www.ilovechina.com.cn www.ilovechina.com.cn www.chinadaily.com.cn www.chinadaily.com.cn www.chinadaily.com.cn www.shanghaitoday.com.cn www.shanghaitoday.com.cn www.shanghaitoday.com.cn

16. Some links The Best of China : http://www.friendlyplanet.com/best-of- china.html The Best of China : http://www.friendlyplanet.com/best-of- china.html http://www.friendlyplanet.com/best-of- china.html http://www.friendlyplanet.com/best-of- china.html China Window: http://www.china- window.com/ China Window: http://www.china- window.com/http://www.china- window.com/http://www.china- window.com/ China Today: http://www.chinatoday.com/ China Today: http://www.chinatoday.com/http://www.chinatoday.com/ Shang De School: http://www.shangdejy.com.cn Shang De School: http://www.shangdejy.com.cn http://www.shangdejy.com.cn