5. Coat of arms
The coat of arms consists on a red circle and five stars.
The red circle represents a Tiananmen Gate and the
five stars found on the national flag.
6. LANGUAGES
The official language is Modern Standard Mandarin.
The official written language is chinese.
The President is Xi Jinping, the Premier is Li
Keqiang, the Congress Chairman is Zhang Dejiang
and the Conference Chairman is Yu Zhengsheng.
GOVERNMENT
8. Food
The Eight Culinary Cuisines of China are Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian,
Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Szechuan and Zhejiang cuisines. Some
Chinese foods are:
•Anhui: known for the use of wild herbs, both land and sea, and
simple methods of preparation.
Jiangsu: Consists in a dried duck.
Sichuan: famed for bold flavors: peanuts, sesame paste and ginger.
9. Sports
China has participated at the
OlympiccGames since 1932.
The greatest tennis player in
China is Li Na.
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo
were a very famous figure
skating pair.
Yao Ming helped to
popularize basketballtin
China.
Lin Dan was a good
badminton player.
10. Religion
The constitution guarantees freedom of
religion but religious organizations without
formal approval may be subject to
prosecution by the state.
The Temple of Heaven is a complex of
Taoist buildings built in 1420 south of
Beijing. It has been declared a World
Heritage Site by Unesco.
11. Curiosities
Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are two
famous Chinese actors.
China has a very different handwriting.