China is located in the centre of Asia stretching 5,000 kilometres from east to west and 5,500 kilometres from north to south. With a population of over 1.3 billion, China has more people than any other country on Earth. About a third of the population lives in cities, and the rest of the people live in the countryside.
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Language:
Hello – Nî hâo (knee-how)
Goodbye – Zàijiàn (zy-jian)
Please – Qîng (ching)
Thank you – Xìexìe (sheer-sheer)
English? – Yīngyû (ing-gyu)
Pardon me – Duìbùqî (do-butch-chi)
Toilet? – cèsuô (ses-swar)
How do I go to …… – wô zênme qù …… (woah-zen-ma-chu)
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Sport:
Chinese athletes are well-known for their martial arts but this culture which has spent a long time enclosing themselves from the rest of the world have started embracing western sports from basketball all the way to snooker. Physical fitness is a great part of the Chinese culture which is why there are a lot of fitness clubs and commercial gyms. Popular amateur sports include table tennis, badminton, martial arts, and various forms of pool. China’s professional sports are in its developmental stages. They also may consist of hacky sack, or ping pong during their free time.
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Transport:
Public buses, taxis, bicycles are the most common vehicles for you to take. In some modern and developed Chinese cities, subway, light rail and even Maglev trains can all be considered as good ways for you to get around the city. In China, almost all major cities are equipped with a developed bus transport system.
Shopping:
Each city in China has its own specialty for shopping. From markets in Guangzhou to silk carpets in Shanghai. However, please be aware of fake items and piracy in China! Consequently, these are to be avoided given that they will cause difficulties with customs upon your return home.
Animals:
China is one of he countries with the greatest diversity of wildlife in the world. There are more than 100 wild animal species unique to China including such well-known rare animals as the giant panda, golden-haired monkey, South China tiger, brown-eared pheasant, red-crowned crane, red ibis, white-flag dolphin and Chinese alligator. China’ national is the Giant Panda. There are 3 million ha of giant panda habitat among 5 isolated mountain pitches in China.
Fun Facts:
- The Chinese New Year celebration lasts for 15 days.
- In China, every year is represented by one of 12 animals.
- At 6,300 kilometres long, the Yangtze is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world.
- The Forbidden City, a palace complex in Beijing, contains about 9,000 rooms!
- Put together, all of China’s railways lines could loop around earth twice!
- The mortar used to bind the Great Wall’s stones was made with sticky rice!
- Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world.
- Half of all pigs on earth live in China.
- It took around 37 years to make the Terracotta Army, a set of around 8,000 clay soldiers built in Xi’an to guard an Emperor’s tomb
- Chinese brides often wear red, a colour considered to be lucky.
- One-third of China’s land area is made up of mountains. The tallest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest, sits on the border between China and Nepal.
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