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China : Wiki, Area, Biography, Location, Currency, Festivals & More

February 16, 2018 by Study Mentor Leave a Comment

China is the most populated Country in the world. China stood first in Population.

CountryChina
ContinentAsia
Location35.86170 N, 104.19540 E
Map of China Map of China
Area9,596,960 km²
Coastline9,000 miles
FlagChina Flag
Neighboring Countries
  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Macau
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Vietnam
Time ZoneUTC +8
Population1.381 billion (2016)
Symbol symbol of china
China National DayOctober 1st
President of ChinaXi Jinping

president of China

Vice President of ChinaLi Yuanchao

Vice President of China

National Anthem“March of Volunteers”
National AnimalGiant Panda

national animal of china

National BirdRed-Crowned Crane

national bird of china

National FlowerPeony

national flower of China

National TreeGinkgo

national tree of china

National FruitFuzzy Kiwifruit

national fruit of China

National GameTable Tennis

national game of china

National ColorRed
National LanguageMandarin Chinese, Standard Mandarin
SeasonsSpring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Prestigious Awards
  • Military Award– The Order of the Heroic Exemplar
  • Gallantry Awards– The Hero’s Medal
  • Literature Award– Newman Prize
  • Cinema Awards – Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, Huabiao Awards, Golden Phoenix, Huading Awards, Chunyan Awards, Shanghai Film Critics Awards 
Religion
  • Chinese folk religion/unaffiliated (73.56%)
  • Buddhism (15.87%)
  • Other Religious (7.6%)
  • Christianity (2.53%)
  • Islam (0.45%)
Average Marriage age29 years for men and 26 years for women
CapitalBeijing (390 55’N 1160 23’E)
Number of Provinces22 Provinces

  • Qinghai
  • Sichuan
  • Heilongjiang
  • Gansu
  • Yunnan
  • Hunan
  • Shaanxi
  • Hebei
  • Jilin
  • Hubei
  • Guangdong Province
  • Guizhou
  • Henan
  • Jiangxi
  • Shandong
  • Shanxi
  • Liaoning
  • Fujian
  • Jiangsu
  • Zhejiang
  • Taiwan
  • Hainan
 Largest Province Qinghai
 Smallest Province Hainan
 Largest City Shanghai
 Smallest City Tongling city
 Literacy rate
  • 98.2% (males)
  • 94.5% (females)
 Type of Government Unitary State, Communist State, Socialist State, One-party State, People’s democratic dictatorship
 GDP
  • PPP – $23.2 trillion (2017)
  • Nominal – $11.8 trillion (2017)
 GDP per capita $16,676 (2017)
 Total number of Political parties 9 political parties
 Currency Renminbi (CNY)
 Calling Code  +86
 Regional Languages
  •  Mongolian
  • Tibetan
  • Uyghur
  • Zhuang
 Internet TLD .cn
 ISO 3166 code CN
 Festivals of ChinaChinese New Year

Dragon Boat Festival

Lantern Festival

Qingming Festival

Double Seventh Day

The 24 solar terms

Winter Solstice

The Double Ninth Festival

Hungry Ghost Festival

Mid-autumn Festival

Chongyang Festival

Laba Festival

 MonumentsForbidden City

Monuments of China

The Great Wall of China

Monuments of China

Songyue Pagoda

Monument of China

Temple of heaven

Monument of China

Summer Palace

Monument of China

Ming Tombs

Monument of China

Jade Buddha Temple

Monument of China

Terracotta Warriors

Monument of China

 Wildlife Sanctuaries
  •  2,349 nature reserves
  • 225 National parks
Longest Railway platformFutian Station
Longest RiverYangtze river
Largest LakeQinghai Lake
Highest MountainMount Everest
Biggest waterfallHuangguoshu Waterfall
Biggest AirportBeijing Capital International Airport
Biggest damThe Three Gorges Dam
Tallest buildingShanghai Tower
Richest person of ChinaJack Ma

Richest person of China

Best place to visit
  • Beijing
  • Hong Kong
  • Great Wall of China
  • Shanghai
  • Xi’an
  • Lhasa
  • Yangshuo
  • Hangzhou
  • Jiuzhaigou
  • Kunming
Official Websiteenglish.gov.cn

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