CHINA

China is located in East Asia.

CAPITAL CAPITALThe capital is Beijing.

It's has a population of 1.339.724.852.

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.

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

Currency The currency is

renminbi ( yean ).

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.

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.

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.

Curiosities

Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are two famous Chinese actors.

China has a very different handwriting.