China is located in Asia and has over 1.3 billion people. It has a long history and was the origin of many important inventions like paper, printing, and gunpowder. Some key facts about China include that it has the largest population in the world, the Great Wall of China is over 5,500 miles long, and Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays celebrated in the country with traditions like giving red envelopes. China also has a diverse landscape and is home to iconic animals like giant pandas and the endangered South China tiger.

1. China Today
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2. Introduction
China is in Asia, which is the largest continent in the
world. . China is the fourth largest country in the
world! 19.1% of the worlds population lives in China.
Panda picture
by:
cliff1066
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3. Where is China? China is located South of Mongolia, West of
South Korea, North of Thailand and East of Afghanistan. Picture from: Wikipedia
Wikipedia.org The parts of the map that are colored in white are all part of China.
That's
China!

4. Animals and nature in China
● The oldest tree in the world is the Chinese Gingko tree.
● China is the only place where the Giant panda is found.
● Two of the greatest rivers are in China: The Yellow (Huang
He) and the Yangtze (Chang Jiang).
● More than 100 South Chinese Tigers have been born up to
now.
The Chang
Jiang River
This is the Gingko Tree
Picture by: digital cat Picture by: Ray_from_LA
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5. People In China
A Chinese girl in
traditional
clothing.
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● Over 3 billion people live in China.
● China has 150% more soldiers than the U.S.
● In 2009, the average life for men was 70 and for women it
was 75.
● In China there are 634 million cellphone users.
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6. Inventions
● China has over 400,000 factories.
● Chinese workers made and sold 18,000,000
cars in 2011.
● The first reed instrument was invented by a
chinese man named Ling-Lun.

7. Throw your tooth on the roof!
For us, if a kid looses a tooth we put it under the
pillow and wait for the tooth fairy to come. That's
not what they do in China… In China if a kid
looses a bottom tooth, they will plant it in the
ground in belief that will make it grow in straight.
If it's a top tooth, they will throw it on the roof so
that it will grow in upwards.

8. The Great Wall Of China
The great wall of China is around 5,500 miles
long.
It's in the range of 15-30 feet wide.
41.8 million people went to visit the great wall of
China, in 2004.
The great wall of China is the longest man made
structure.
Photo by Shirley
Rinaldi.

9. RED
Red is considered a lucky color in china.
It represents beauty, happiness, and good fortune.
During the Chinese New Year, RED envelopes
are given out with money in them.
People wear red in weddings in China.
On the Chinese flag, red represents
revolution.

10. Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the most important holiday
in the Chinese culture.
It is about being with family and respecting
ancestors.
In 2013, Chinese New Year will be on Sunday,
February 12th.
One of the big things that the Chinese do for the
holiday is to celebrate with a huge dragon that
goes through the streets of china.

11. FUN FACTS
● The first vending machine to sell live crabs was in a
subway, in China.
● Chinese researchers wear panda suits to fool the
cubs. They do this to help the cubs live in the wild.
● More birds live in China than anywhere else in the
world.
● China is the fourth largest country in the world.
● The fastest train in the world is in China which is
called the bullet train. The bullet train can go up to
361 MPH.

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