Information About China Land Area: 9,596,960 km² Population: 1.306 million inhabitants Capital: Beijing Ethnicities: Han (91%) and 55 minorities (Mongolian, Mandchoue, Tibetan ...) Languages: Chinese (Official), Mandarin and 8 large groups of dialects Religion: This is an officially atheist country, but Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam and Christian are all prevelant forms of religion Form of Government: Socialist Republic Chairman: Hu Jintao Prime Minister: Wen Jiabao
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of the most spectacular cities in China. It is part of those who called "special administrative regions", as called applying an administrative model "one country, two systems", ie maintaining a capitalist economic system but with a communist ideology. The region is made up of several islands and a peninsula. Until 1997 it was part of the United Kingdom.
Shanghai
The largest city in China offers many points of interest such as:
Jin Mao Tower, or The East Pearl Tower, two of the tallest buildings in the country
Jing'an Temple
The Yuyuan Garden
In 2002 Shanghai was selected to host the World Expo in 2010
