Capital City: Bĕijīng (lit. “capital of the North”)
Language: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Mongol, Uygur, Zang, Zhuang and some various others languages
Official language: Mandarin Chinese
The literal translation of the name "China" 中国 [Zhōngguó] is “Kingdom that was believed to be at the center of the world”.
La traducción literal del nombre "China" 中国 [Zhōngguó] es “Reino que se creía que estaba en el centro del mundo”.
Continent: Asia
Currency: Renminbi (RMB) 元
Government: Socialist people's republic
National Day: 1st October
Famous Chinese: Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Mencius, Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Han, Qin Shi Huang, Jack Ma MaYun (马云), Puyi, Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Yao Ming.
Climate: Four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter). The Chinese climate varies from region to region since the country is massive! In the northeast the summers are hot and dry and the winters are freezing cold. The north and central regions have frequent bouts of rain coupled with hot summers and cold winters. In the southeast there is plenty of rainfall, semi-tropical summers and cool winters.
