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Imagine a land so big it touches many countries and has more people than you can count!

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Giant Buddha, China
Claude Begle, Chairman, Swiss Post - How might the world economy evolve in the next 6 to 12 months - at the 2008 Horasis Global China Business Meeting
Typhoon Usagi approaching China
Haze over eastern China
Sanya, Hainan, China
Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank, at the Horasis Global China Business Meeting 2007
Example Of A Coiffure On A Tartar Or Manchu Female, Frontview, Peking, Pechili Province, China [1869] John Thomson [RESTORED]
North Korea - China friendship
Google Maps directions: Japan to China
Lop Nur, Xinjiang, China

Key Facts

Location
East Asia.
Population
Over 1.4 billion people.
Area
About 9.6 million square kilometers.
Capital
Beijing.
Languages
Mandarin Chinese is the main language.
Fun Fact
China is so big it borders fourteen different countries!
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Where is China?

China is a super-duper big country in a part of the world called East Asia. It's like a giant puzzle piece touching fourteen other countries! It has mountains, deserts, and long rivers. The weather can be hot and sunny in some places and cold and snowy in others. It's a land of amazing variety, from tall peaks to wide plains.

A Land of Many People!

China is home to more people than almost anywhere else on Earth! If you counted everyone, it would be over 1.4 billion people. That's like having more than 100 kids in every classroom in your whole country! Most people live in cities, but there are also lots of farms and villages.

Long, Long Ago in China

People have lived in China for thousands and thousands of years. Long ago, emperors ruled the land, and they built amazing things like the Great Wall to protect their country. They also invented important things like paper and gunpowder, which changed the world!

What Do They Do in China?

China is famous for making lots of things that people all over the world buy, like toys and clothes. They also have delicious food, like noodles and dumplings! People work in factories, on farms, and in big cities. Beijing is the capital city, and Shanghai is a huge, busy place.

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