First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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
Yak

Mongolian
ger (house)

K2 8,611 m (28,250 ft)

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l Bhutan

KATHMANDU

Lhasa

Potala
Palace

Ibex

Mount Everest 8,850 m
(29,035 ft)

Bhairabnath
Temple

Bactrian
Urumqi camel

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