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all about china for kids
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do you know what the most populated
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country in the world is
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you are right the population of china is
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billion people that is four times the
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population of the united states today we
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are going to learn more about this
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country and its history
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officially known as the people's
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republic of china china is located in
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asia which is the largest and most
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populated continent in the world it is
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the fourth largest country in geographic
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size behind the countries of russia
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canada and the united states it shares
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borders with the people's republic of
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mongolia russia kazakhstan and many
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others china has many different
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landscapes including mountains high
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sandy deserts and dense forests one
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third of china's land area is made up of
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mountains and the tallest mountain in
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the world mount everest sits on the
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border between china and nepal which
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means that part of the himalayan
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mountain range also borders china pretty
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china also has thousands of rivers the
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yang sea and the yellow rivers are the
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most well known and at 3
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miles in length the yang sea river is
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the third largest river in the world
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china divides its land into 33
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administrative units these units include
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22 provinces five self-governed regions
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four municipalities which are basically
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like big cities and two special
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administrative regions hong kong and
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macau though once under chinese control
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the island of taiwan has been under
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separate leadership since
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1949. china's government is vastly
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different from the democratic
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governments of other western countries
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it is an authoritarian communist state
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ruled by a powerful central government
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which means that there is only one
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and no elections because of this system
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people in china do not have the same
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level of personal freedom as people do
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beijing also known as peking is the
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capital of china it is the economic
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cultural and communication center of the
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the city of shanghai is the center of
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industry and the leading commercial
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center and port is located in the city
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the people's republic of china also has
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the second largest economy in the world
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and is the largest supplier of imports
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to the united states a huge workforce
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and lots of natural resources have
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driven economic change in the country
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and helped it to thrive did you know
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that china is home to one of the world's
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oldest civilizations it's true chinese
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history is divided into periods of time
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called dynasties the first empire was
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called the shah dynasty which began over
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4 000 years ago in 2070 bc
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another notable dynasty is the qin
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dynasty which began all the way back in
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the great wall of china was built during
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this time and advanced technology in
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mathematics and infrastructure were also
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developed the last emperor was
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and china became a republic this
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republic was then overthrown in 1949
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by the current communist government
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following a civil war for centuries
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china was way more advanced than most
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other countries in the areas of science
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technology astronomy and math the
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chinese were also the first to use
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wood and paper to create art important
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inventions that were developed in china
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over time include paper the magnet
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compass printing porcelain silk and
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gunpowder among many other things
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here's a fascinating fact
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many of china's modern philosophies and
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beliefs are based on the teachings of a
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government official who lived almost
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three thousand years ago named kuang zu
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you may know him as confucius confucius
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taught people about the value of things
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like morality kindness and education
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talk about a cool history
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today you can view and visit some of
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china's ancient places you can see
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landmarks like the great wall of china
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which still survives as the longest wall
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in the world or you can visit the site
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of the terracotta army a series of
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statues that represent chinese warriors
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which was buried underground for over 2
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the forbidden city is also a fascinating
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place the imperial palace was home to 24
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of china's emperors and still stands
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this palace was built during the ming
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dynasty around the year 1420
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it is called the forbidden city because
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ordinary people were not allowed to
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enter now that is an interesting fact
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you can share with your friends
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china is also home to the giant panda
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which is an endangered species
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only about 2 000 pandas are alive today
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also call china home we have just
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learned a lot of facts about china let's
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see what you remember
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true or false china is home to one of
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the world's most ancient civilizations
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what is the capital city of china
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fill in the blank the blank wall of
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china is the longest wall in the world
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true or false china is the largest
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country by area in the world
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false but it is the largest country by
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population in the world
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what animal is native to china and
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with it's a long history and large
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population there is plenty to learn
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about the people's republic of china
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the next time you work on a
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multiplication problem
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or hear the words of confucius
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you can remember this cool country and
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continue to learn even more
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