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=**Introduction**=
 * WELCOME TO Chinese Culture Class**
 * Class 1 About CHINA**

China is a country both old and young.

She is old, because she is a big Oriental country with a civilization stretching back several thousand years. With diligence and wisdom. the Chinese nation created a splendid civilization and made significant coutributions to the progress of humanity.

She is young, because the People's Republic is just 60 years old, and the country began reform and opening-up only 30 years ago.

This is the map of china

中华人民共和国


中华人民共和国简称中国，位于欧亚大陆东部，太平洋西岸. 中国具有五千年的文明史，是世界四大文明古国之一. 陆地面积约960万平方公里，东部和南部大陆海岸线长18400多公里，内海和边海的水域面积约470多万平方公里. 海域分布有大小岛屿7600个，其中台湾岛最大，约为35989.76平方公里. 陆上国界线长达20000多公里，同14国接壤与6国海上相邻. 省级行政区划为4个直辖市、23个省、5个自治区、2个特别行政区，首都北京. The People's Republic of China, often simply called China, is found in the eastern part of the Eurasian supercontinent and western rim of the Pacific Ocean. Boasting a civilization of 5,000 years, China is one of the world's four ancient civilizations. With a land area of about 9.6 million square km, its coastline exceeds 18,400 km. It also has more than 4.7 million square km of inland seas and marginal seas. China has 7,600 islands, ranging in size from tiny specks to major chains, along its coast and within its territorial waters. The largest island is Taiwan Island, covering an area of about 35,989.76 square km. With a land border exceeding 20,000 km, China borders 14 countries, with an additional six separated by small seas. China is divided into four municipalities directly under the Central Government, 23 provinces, five autonomous regions and two special administrative regions. Beijing is China's capital.