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
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