Quick Facts
- Chinese is the longest used written language system
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Gunpowder originated from China
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Paper was a Chinese invention
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Full name is "The People's Republic of China"
The meaning of the word "China" is "middle kingdom"
Expert summary
The word China signifies a large nation, a cultural region, a very ancient civilization, and now a very advanced economy. The country has one of the oldest civilizations, more than six thousand years old. China™s culture, religion, customs and writing systems have been adopted fully or partly by neighboring countries like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Archeological evidence suggests that there were humans in China 2.5 million years ago. Remains of a fully modern human 67000 years old have been found at Guangxi in China. There had been a large number of dynasties in China. The Republic of China was established on 1 January 1912. Under the Communist Party of China, The People™s Republic of China was established on 1 October 1949.
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