2. Where is China?
China is in Asia it is the first largest country there, it is the fourth
largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada, and the U.S.).
WE ARE HERE !!!
3. One in every five people in the world is Chinese,
you wouldn’t think that, would you?
China’s population is estimated to reach a whopping
1,338,612,968.
Ahem did I read that right.
Wow now that’s a lot of people!!
4. The two most widely used
Approx. number
language are Cantonese Language of speakers in the
and Mandarin. world
Cantonese is used mainly 1. Chinese 1,213,000,000
in the south of China. (Mandarin)
2. Spanish 329,000,000
Mandarin Chinese is at the
3. English 328,000,000
top of the list for the most
popular world wide language, 4. Arabic 221,000,000
with over a billion speakers.
5. Hindi 182,000,000
5. Hu Jintao is Chinas President, he rules over
more people (1.3 billion ) than any single person
has ever done in the history of the world.
7. Qin Shi Huang was the first
Emperor that united China
over 2000 years ago. He was in
power for 15 years until he
died.
He was called Ying Zheng
before he was an Emperor.
8. China is the third most
popular tourist
destination in the world.
The wall was built by the
first Emperor Qin Shi
Huang.
The wall was built to
stop the Mongolians
and other tribes from
coming in.
9. The Qin Tomb and Terracotta The Forbidden City
Warrior and Horses
The Forbidden City is in Beijing.
The terracotta Army is It was built between 1407 and
another one of the top 1420 by the command of
attractions in China, this Emperor Yongle.
was so that Emperor Qin The Palace was known as the
Shi Huang could show off Forbidden City so that ordinary
his glory to the world . people would not go near the
gate.
10. Jackie Chan & Jet Li
They are known world wide for their acting and martial
art skills yet two different personality, I personally find
Jackie Chan as a funny person whilst Jet Li as a serious
person.
11. Mah-jong
Dominoes Chinese Chess
Chinese solitaire
Chinese chess is a cousin
Dominoes was
This is a popular of international chess.
first invented in
game played in the They use different pieces
china around the
UK. This game is such as cannons, guards
12th century and
elephants, and the usual
ancient which dates slowly made its
pieces that we have.
back to 800 AD way into Europe.
12. Hope you enjoyed the presentation
Researched by
Maryam
Edited By
(Abdullah Khan)