Infoplease has everything you need to know about China. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about China's geography, history, government, economy, population,…
See this list of Chinese Dynasties.Liu Pang, founder of the Han dynasty (206–195 B.C.)Wu-ti, posthumous temple name of the fifth emperor (140–87 B.C.) of the Han dynastyWang Mang, Chinese Han…
Continent: East AsiaClimate: Varies dramatically, from cold and dry in the north to steamy in the south School: Most schools in China run from about 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including a two-hour…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-China Relations PEOPLEThe largest ethnic group is the Han…
WHY WERE EXAMS IMPORTANT IN CHINA? HOW DID BEIJING BECOME CHINA’S CAPITAL? WHO LIVED IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY? PORCELAINFIND OUT MOREFor more than 2,000 years, from 221 BC until AD 1912, China was…
WHO CONTROLLED CHINA AFTER THE REVOLUTION? WHO WON THE STRUGGLE? WHAT WAS “NEW CHINA”? CULTURAL REVOLUTIONFIND OUT MOREBy the late 19th century, the Chinese Empire was growing weak, and foreign…
HOW DID THE FIRST EMPEROR UNITE CHINA? HOW DID CHINA FEED ITS PEOPLE? WHAT WAS CHINA’S BEST–KEPT SECRET? TERRACOTTA WARRIORSFIND OUT MOREChina was a collection of kingdoms ruled by rival dynasties…
