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China
symbolises many things to many people. Kung fu. Ming vases. Silk. Tea. Classic
cuisine. Confucius. Chairman Mao. Paper. Pagodas. Pandas. Paintings. Porcelain. The Great
Wall - the only man-made structure that can be seen from the moon. China
represents all that – and much, much more. The third largest country in the world in
terms of sheer size and also the country with the
largest population in the world, China has for a very long time played a pivotal role in
the development of civilisation.
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Civilisation
may actually be said to have `dawned' (a grandiose term but singularly appropriate
here) in China. Gunpowder was invented here, as was paper money. Chinese
art, Chinese medicine, Chinese fabrics - are all admired the world over. Chinese tea,
silk, noodles, tai-chi, acupuncture, feng-shui have been exported to all corners of the
globe. And with its secrets finally beginning to open up to tourism, China itself is fast
becoming an attractive destination. |
F A C
T B O X |
| Country |
People’s
Republic of China |
| Area |
9596960
sq km (mainland) |
| Population |
1.2
billion (mainland) |
| People |
Han
Chinese (91.9%); Mongol, Manchu, Uygur, Zhuang Tibetans, Mongolians, Korean, Manchu |
| Capital |
Beijing |
| Language |
Putonghua
, Chinese or Mandarin |
Religion |
Officially
atheist; Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, & Christianity |
| Government |
Communist
Republic |
| Head of State |
President
Hu Jintao |
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