Welcome to China!
The Land of the Future by Max Tafolla.
Need-to-know basic facts of China.
- Current Population (est. 2016.) : 1,381,488,797 people.
- Nations Capital : Beijing, China.
- Nations Prime Leader : President Xi Jinping.
- Nations Government Type : Communistic.
- Nations First and Official Language : Standard Mandarin Chinese.
National Flag of China.
Map of China.
Sports of China.
- Football (Soccer.)
- American Football.
- Table Tennis.
- Badminton.
- Basketball.
- Volleyball.
- Ping Pong.
- Weiqi.
- All forms of martial arts.
Basketball Star, Yoa Ming.
National Chinese Games.
Tennis Star, Li Na.
Chinese Entertainment.
Traditional entertainment is also in China and is still produced to this very day. Traditional Chinese acrobats and circuses perform for thousands of people at a time. There is also many games played at hubs and casinos in China, with the most prominent ones being billiards, snooker, and pool. Martial Arts is another form of entertainment. It is a sport, but is passionately followed by many fans in China and around the globe. Thousands of people will show up to tournaments or matches and is widely practiced as entertainment throughout China.
A very famous Chinese entertainer is Huang Xiao Ming. Huang is a Chinese actor and "heartthrob". He earned 79 million yuan last year, which is equivalent to 12.74 million U.S dollars. Him and his girlfriend, Angela Baby are followed by entertainment media in China.
Famous actor, Huang Xiao Ming.
Chinese Wuqiao Acrobatics.
Casino Lisboa, Macau, China.
China's Powerful Economy.
However, just because there overall economy is good, doesn't mean every citizen is wealthy. China is ranked 72 in nominal GDP by a per capita income basis. The nation is also ranked 84 in GDP by PPP, according to the International Monetary Fund. Eastern coastlines tend to averagely be more industrialized, leaving a majority of the rest of the nation in the dust.
Chinese money is referred to as the "Yuan". One U.S dollar is equivalent to 6.53171 Yuan's. China is very large in exporting goods to other nations in the world, Prominently the U.S. A list of the major exports to other nations from China are listed below.
- Computers.
- Broadcasting equipment.
- telephones.
- Office machine parts.
- Small technology equipment.
- Soybeans.
- Refined petroleum.
- LCD's.
- Refined copper.
- Vehicle parts.
- Petroleum gas.
- Copper ore.
Final Citations and Bibliography.
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Anonymous. Flag of China. Digital image. Wikepedia. 0 Jan. 0000. Web.
Anonymous. Li Na. Digital image. Wikepedia. 0 Jan. 0000. Web.
Anonymous. Wuqiao: Home of Chinese Acrobatics. Digital image.Kaleidoscope. 27 Nov. 2007. Web.
Ming, Joa Lee. Maps of China, DITU. Digital image. Ditu.com. Web.
Mitanis, Marcus. CTBUH Marks Shanghai Tower Completion. Digital image. Skyrisecities. 8 Jan. 2016. Web.
Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats to Kick Off Concert Series. Digital image.Oklahoma State University. 6 Oct. 2009. Web.
Sy, Jennifer. Macau Behind The Glitz. Digital image. Exquise. Web.
Xiao Ming, Huang. F Yeah! Huang Xiaoming. Digital image. Tumblr. 3 Dec. 2013. Web.