China

By Vivian Mok

Location

• Southeastern part of Asia

• Second largest country in Asia

Size

• About 3,705,406 square miles

Capital

• Beijing• Northeastern part of

China• Second largest city in

China after Shanghai

• About 14,930,000 people

Flag

• Adopted in September 1949

• October 1, 1949- first raised in Tiananmen Square

• Red- revolution

• Large star- the Communist Party

• Smaller stars- people of China

National Anthem

• “March of the Volunteers”• Written in 1935• Adopted in 1949 when

the Communists started taking over

• People call it the “Zhongguo Guoge”

• Shows China’s resolution, courage, and unity

Holidays

• New Year’s Day- January 1

• Chinese New Year- in February

• National Day-October 1 and 2

• International Women’s Day- March 8

Monetary Unit

• Yuan (Y) instead of dollars• One yuan equals 10 jiao or 100 fen• Y1 is about $0.12

• $1 is about Y8.27

Languages

• Mostly speak Mandarin or “Putonghua”

• About 53% speak Mandarin

• Over 200 different languages• Many local dialects

• Also speak Cantonese, Chiu Chow, and many more

Climate

Culture