First Children Encyclopedia

What is the world’s second tallest mountain?

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Over 1 billion people live in China

• that’s one-fifth of the world’s

people. Next door, Mongolia has

the fewest people for its size.

Chinese opera

Chinese opera has lots of singing,

acting, and acrobatics. Make-up is

used to show the type of character

being played.

Terracotta Army

This army of statues in

Xi’an was made more than

2,000 years ago to guard the

tomb of Qin Shi Huang,

China’s first emperor.

The statues were

rediscovered in 1974.

China’s hottest place? Turpan

has recorded temperatures of up

to 47°C (117°F).

The world’s tallest

mountain? Mount Everest is

8,850 metres (29,035 ft) tall.

The world’s most crowded

place? Hong Kong has 6,000

people per square kilometre

(16,500 per square mile).

China and neighbours

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Kashi

Yining

Turpan Hami

Altay

Tibet

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KATHMANDU

Lhasa

Potala

Palace

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Mount Everest 8,850 m

(29,035 ft)

Bhairabnath

Temple

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