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Introduction of my own country

China, officially the People's Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo), country in East Asia, the world's largest country by population and one of the largest by area, measuring about the same size as the United States. We call our country Zhongguo, which means "Central Country" or "Middle Kingdom." The name China was given to it by foreigners and is probably based on a corruption of Qin , a dynasty that ruled during the 3rd century bc.
China proper centers on the agricultural regions drained by three major rivers: the Huang He (Yellow River) in the north, the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) in central China, and the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River) in the south. Our country's varied terrain includes vast deserts, towering mountains, high plateaus, and broad plains. Beijing, located in the north, is our capital, and and also is cultural, economic, and communications center. Shanghai, located near the Yangtze, is the most populous urban center, the largest industrial and commercial city, and mainland China's leading port.
More than one-fifth of the world's population(1.3 billion people)alive in our country. More than 90 percent of our people are ethnic Han Chinese, but we also recognizes 55 national minorities, including Tibetans, Mongols, Uighurs, Zhuang, Miao, Yi, and many smaller groups. Even among the ethnic Han, there are regional linguistic differences. Although a common language called Putonghua is taught in schools and used by the most of our media, local spoken languages are often mutually incomprehensible.

China's Flag

However, the logographic writing system, which uses characters that represent words rather than pronunciation, makes it possible for all our dialects to be written in the same way; this greatly aids communication acrossour great country.

For many centuries ... We had the world's most advanced civilization.
In ancient times, China was East Asia's dominant civilization. Other societies-anotably the Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, and Vietnamese-were strongly influenced by China, adopting features of Chinese art, food, material culture, philosophy, government, technology, and written language. For many centuries, especially from the 7th through the 14th century ad, we had the world's most advanced civilization. Inventions such as paper, printing, gunpowder, porcelain, silk, and the compass originated in China and then spread to other parts of the world.
In 1949 the Communist Party leaded most people won the civil war and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) on the mainland. The Kuomintang fled to the island province of Taiwan, where it reestablished the Nationalist government. The Nationalist government controlled only Taiwan and a few outlying islands but initially retained wide international recognition as the rightful government of all of China. Today, most countries recognize the PRC on the mainland as the official government of China. However, Taiwan and mainland China remain separated by different administrations and economies.
After coming to power in 1949, the Communist government began placing agriculture and industry under state control. Beginning in the late 1970s, however, the government implemented economic reforms that reversed some of the earlier policies and encouraged foreign investment. Although China remains a poor country by world standards, our economy has grown dramatically as a result of the reforms of the 1980s, 1990s, and especially 2000s.

 
 
Notabilities in China

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View from the Great Wall The walls comprising the Great Wall of China follow the mountainous contours of China's northern frontier, stretching from the gulf of Bo Hai in the east to Gansu Province in the west. In some stretches, the walls' builders placed watchtowers between which alarm signals could be passed in case of attack. Along the top of the walls, the builders created space for soldiers to march.

click here to see the China's antiquated tower.

click here to see Chia's first class protected animal, panda.

click here to see Gebi Desert.

click here to see antiquated basilica.

click here to see famous tomb figures.

click here to see Hong Kong city.

click here to see Shang Hai city.