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China General InformationSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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China is situated in eastern Asia, bounded by the Pacific in the east. The third largest country in the world, next to Canada and Russia, it has an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, or one-fifteenth of the world's landmass. It begins from the confluence of the Heilong and Wusuli Rivers (135&d...
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Chinese HistorySource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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China, has a recorded history of nearly 4,000 years.
Anthropologists have uncovered the remains of China's earliest discovered hominid, "Yuanmou Man," who lived approximately 1.7 million years ago. "Peking Man," who lived to the southwest of modern Beijing 400,000 to 500,000 y...
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Chinese Ethnic GroupsSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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As a large united multi-national state, China is composed of 56 ethnic groups. Among them Han Chinese account for 91.59% of the overall Chinese population and the other 55 make up the remaining 8.41% according to the Fifth National Population Census of 2000. As the combined population ...
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Chinese festivalsSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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Traditional Chinese festivals are colorful and rich in content. This is an important part of Chinese culture.
Traditional Festivals of China - most of the traditional festivals in China are based on the Chinese lunar calendar.
There are also three key national holiday periods in China, when a l...
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Chinese ZodiacSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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The twelve animals in the cycle derive from a legend about Buddha who invited all the animals to join him for New Year's Day. Only twelve animals went to see Buddha. As a reward he promised to name a year for each one in order of their arrival, these were the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, h...
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Religions and BeliefsSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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China is a nation where numerous religions are practiced. These beliefs include Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Chinese citizens can freely choose and express their own beliefs, and make clear their religious affiliations. According to incomplete statistics, China no...
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Chinese Kung FuSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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Chinese Kung Fu, also known as Wushu or martial arts in China, is traditional Chinese sport and one of the most familiar examples of Chinese traditional culture. It is characterized by a variety of armed combat techniques. Chinese Kung Fu is very rich in form and content, including Taijiquan, Qigo...
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Traditional Chinese MedicineSource: www.e-pilot.cn 2010-07-31
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With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western medicine. In TCM, the understanding of the human body is based on the holistic understanding of the uni...
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