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China,[i]officially the People's Republic of China(PRC),[j]is a country in East Asia. With a populationexceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most populous countryafter India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land.
Featured pictures of China (1 C, 25 F) I. Images of Hong Kong (4 C, 4 F) P. ... Media in category "Images of China" This category contains only the following file.
Media in category "Featured pictures of China" The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. Alluvial fan, Taklimakan Desert, XinJiang Province, China, NASA, ASTER.jpg 3,774 × 4,086; 3.48 MB
The National Emblem of China includes the Tiananmen Gate, where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China, in a red circle. Above the Gate are five stars; the largest represents the CCP, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes. The emblem's outer border contains sheaves of wheat and rice, representing ...
Beijing. Beijing, [a] previously romanized as Peking, [b] is the capital of China. With more than 22 million residents, [11] it is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai. [12] It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the ...
Flag of Communist Youth League of China [ 10 ] Red flag with encircled yellow five-pointed star. 1950s–present. Flag of the Customs of the People's Republic of China [ 11 ] The caduceus crossed with a golden key is added to flag of the People's Republic of China. 2018–present.
The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.
The culture of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is a rich and varied blend of traditional Chinese culture with communist and other international modern and post-modern influences. During the Cultural Revolution, an enormous number of cultural treasures of inestimable value were seriously damaged or destroyed, and the practice of many arts ...