Location: China (中国), officially known as the People’s Republic of China, is situated in East Asia and borders Russia and Mongolia to the north, Indian to the southwest, and Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam to the south.
Area: 9,634,054 square kilometers, the world’s third largest nation.
Population: in 2013, the population is 1,360,720,000, taking up 19% of the world population
Nationalities: China is a unified multi-ethnic country with Han nationality as the nation, 56 nationalities in total.
National Symbol: Dragon
National Flower: peony
Culture: Chinese culture takes its source at Chinese civilization, which is regarded as the oldest civilization in the world together with Sumerian civilization, the civilization of ancient Babylon, ancient Egypt civilization and the Indus civilization.
China has a several-thousand culture of brilliance and glory on account of its profound and centuries-old history which could be traced back to 5,000 years ago. Chinese culture is rich in content and heritage. If calligraphy, Ci poetry of the Song Dynasty, Kun Opera, and Peking Opera are regarded as the beauties of Chinese culture, we can conclude that the broad and profound Chinese culture represents the root of the Chinese nation.
At the age of homo sapiens, sew knit clothing and funeral were discovered by archaeologist. In Ancient Neolithic period, farming knowledge was mastered. Then after B.C7,000, pottery and jade began to rise. During Yangshao period, more advanced building technology was disterment.
After many times of evolution and the change of dynasties, China was once powerful and prosperous in Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, when the economy, technology and science were consequential.
During Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, ancient culture entered into a period of great development. The existing earliest documents were handed down from Zhou Dynasty. In Han Dynasty, dance, acrobatics, musical instruments spread into China, meanwhile silk fabrics were best-seller abroad. From Wei-Jin Period to Tang Dynasty, the subsequent rise of Taoism and the introduction of Buddhism made up the important elements of Chinese culture. In Qing Dynasty, operas and fictions were even in rage in Europe.
The components of Chinese culture mentioned here are as follows: traditional festivals, arts, handcrafts, Chinese symbols, cuisines, literatures, architectures, Chinese medicines, etc.
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