10 interesting facts about

China
 Information about China

Stretching 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) from east to west and 3,400

miles (5,500 kilometers) from north to south, China is a large country with

widely varying landscapes. Its territory includes mountains, high plateaus,

sandy deserts, and dense forests.

China has thousands of rivers. The Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers are the

most important. At 3,915 miles (6,300 kilometers) long, the Yangtze is the

world's third largest river.

One-third of China's land area is made up of mountains. The tallest

mountain on Earth, Mount Everest, sits on the border between China and

Nepal.
 Interesting facts

In China over 30 million

The Chinese have used

In China the dragon is a
In Chinese mythology, a

people live in caves.

chopsticks to eat with for
symbol of good luck, power,
monster called “Nian”

over 4,000 years. and strength. The dragon was

(“year”) comes out to eat

often the symbol of the

people on New Year’s

Emperor. Eve.
Chinese beauty culture
The color red is one of the
The Chinese use the Gregorian
At funerals, people dress in

prioritizes an oval face

protagonists during traditional
calendar white, chocolate coins are

shape, pointed, narrow

Chinese weddings, where men
distributed, candles are lit

chin, plump lips, well

and women wear this color in
and fruits are left on the

defined Cupid's bows,

typical costumes with multiple
grave, together with the

and obtuse jaw angle. applications. photo of the deceased.

During the Qingming festival most people

return to their place of origin to pray, clean

the graves and make new offerings. They

place willow branches on the doors to ward

off the evil spirits that roam the land.

The Chinese use wind instruments such as the bamboo

flute, sheng, suona and xiao.

Among the musical instruments that use the bow, the

banhu and matouqin stand out, not to mention the

stringed instruments represented by the guquin and

guzheng. Drums are also common in traditional

Chinese music, in addition to the well-known gong.

Over time, the music has evolved and allowed foreign

influences to arrive. Genres such as pop or rock are

listened to, although with certain restrictions by the

Chinese government.