CHINA

The People's Republic of China's capital


September 27, 1949, the First Plenary Session of the CPPCC unanimously adopted by the States, The People's Republic of China is scheduled to Peking, Peking renamed Beijing with immediate effect. ""



Land and Resources


China is located in the eastern part of the Asian continent, the Pacific West Bank, land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers. Chinese territory north of Heilongjiang middle of the river north of Mohe (latitude 53 ° 30 '), James Shoal south to the southern tip of the Nansha Islands (latitude 4 °), cross-over latitude 49 degrees; the east of Heilongjiang and the Ussuri River confluence of the (longitude 135 ° 05 '), west to the Pamirs (longitude 73 ° 40'), across more than 60 degrees longitude. From south to north, from east to west, the distance is 5,000 km. China's land borders up to 22.8 thousand kilometers, the mainland coastline of about 1.8 million km, a sea area of 4.73 million square kilometers. ""



China's population


China is the world's most populous developing countries. According to the State Statistics Bureau, the end of 2008 China's total population of 1.32802 billion people. China is also the world's one of the countries with high population density per square kilometer, the average population density of 134 persons; but the distribution is quite balanced. Family planning is one of China's basic national policies. ""



Ethnic Minorities in China


China is a united multi-ethnic country, to date, by identifying people by the central government has confirmed 56. China's various ethnic groups varied widely among the population, of which the largest population in the Han and other 55 ethnic groups is relatively small, customarily referred to as "minority." According to the fifth national census in 2000, 55 ethnic minority population of 104.49 million, accounting for 8.41% of the total population. ""



Religion in China


China is a multi-religious country. The main Chinese religious believers believe in Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Citizens of China may freely choose and express their beliefs and clear their religious affiliations. ""



Chinese Festival


China's official holidays are: New Year, Spring Festival, International Women's Day, Arbor Day, International Labor Day, the Chinese Youth Day, International Nurses Day, Children's Day, the anniversary of the birth of the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese People's Liberation Army Day, Teacher's Day, National Day Festival and the press section. China's major traditional festivals are Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Ching Ming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and so on. In addition, minorities have also retained their traditional festivals. ""