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China
is a country in East Asia. It is one of the world’s
oldest civilizations, composed of states and cultures
dating back more than six millennia. As a consequence
of the last Chinese civil war, two political entities
use the name China: the People’s Republic of China
(PRC), with the administration of mainland China, Hong
Kong and Macao, and Republic of China (ROC), the administration
of Taiwan and its surrounding island. The most important
thing about China is that it is the oldest continuous
civilization in the world. It has the worlds longest continuously
used written language, and the source of some of the world’s
great inventions, including the four great inventions
of ancient China: paper, compass, gunpowder and printing.
China is more commonly known as "Zhongguo"
in Mandarin Chinese. The first character 'zhong "'central
'or' average 'while 'guo 'means" country "or"
state ". Missionaries first brought the term"
Middle Kingdom ". In time Elders, the name referred
to Central States along the Yellow River valley and has
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to a single political entity. The nomenclature began gradually
to the average land under Article direct imperial. It can be said
about China that politically it is divided into circuits and provinces.
Below, there have been prefectures, sub-prefectures, departments,
command posts, districts and countries. Recent division also includes
prefecture level cities, the level of countries, cities, towns
and townships. The climate of the country varies considerably.
The northern zone, containing Beijing, has the day temperature
over 30 degrees Celsius and winters in the Arctic gravity. The
central zone, containing Shanghai, has a temperate continental
climate with hot summers and cold winters while the climate of
the south-east area subtropical type with very hot summers and
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