Name of the country: The People’s Republic of China

Capital city: Beijing

Government: Communist system

Population: Over 1.6 billion

Area: Chinese is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada.

Land Area : Over 9.5 million sq km including Hong Kong, Macao, and Tibet

Climate: China is subject to the worst extreme in weather, from the bitterly cold to the unbearable hot.

North: Winter falls between December and March. In Heilongjiang, temperature drops to -40 0C

Central: Summers are long and hot between April to October. But winters are short and cold.

South: Around Guangzhou, the hot, humid periods last from around April to September and temperature can rise to 38 0C - 100 0F. Short winter from January to March. Autumn and spring can be a good time with day temperatures in the 20 0C to 25 0C (68 0F to 75 0F)

Geography: China is bounded to the north by deserts, to the west by the Tibet-Qinghai plateau. China borders with 14 countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Kazakhstan, Russia, North Korea . . .

Security: Safe and stable

Religion: Three main religions are Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.

About 6% of the nation’s population believe in Muslim, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

Language: Mandarin is the main language

Most popular foreign language on business communication is English

Characteristics: Chinese people are hard-working and commercial

Culture: Locally rich cultures in terms of food, architecture, arts, music, handicrafts, ceramics, literature, bronze vessels, Chinese cuisine, etc

Holiday: National Day : 1 st October - The Lunar New Year’s Day: 1 st January - May Day:1 st May

Entertainment: concerts, circus, theatre, cinema, comedy, night-clubs, tea houses

Economy: Based on agriculture, Chinese traditional medicine, foodstuff, fishery, garments, sea oil exploitation industry, manufacturing of electronics, auto, motorcycles, machinery and equipment

Electricity: Mostly 220 V at 50Hz, you’ll still find 110V (also at 50Hz)

Shopping: Clothes, silk, trinkets, wood and stone handicrafts, pottery, lacquer ware, etc.

Telecommunication: telephone, mobile phone, internet access are affordable and effective

Email and Internet Access: You can get access to the internet almost in all cities, and many small towns. You can get online in numerous hotels, universities, and libraries.

Radio and TV: Radio: CPBS, CRI (Broadcast 40 languages), VOA, and BBC. TV: CCTV, CCTV4, CCTV5, CCTV9, BTV, ESPN, STAR TV, and CNN is also available in certain areas.

Tourist highlights: World heritage sites: the National Museum (the Royal Forbidden City), the Summer palace, Jiuzhaigou park, the Army of Terracotta, Huang Shan, Great Wall, Lijiang old Town, Su He Old Town, etc.

Money Currency: Yuan (Y)

Bank notes: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Yuan

Bank coins: 1 Yuan, 5 Yuan, 1 Jiao, 5 Fen.

Tips: almost no one asks for tips, tipping is not expected

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