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Dongfang
Danzhou
Xuwen
Suixi
Litang
Baoshan
Rizhao
Fengcheng
Huailai
Renqiu
Langfang
Quanzhou
Jinghong
Lichuan
Hongyuan
Luhuo
Zhongdian
Yuxi
Guanling
Tongzi
Wanyuan
Yan’an
Fu’an
Lipu
Nanfeng
Shouzhou
Hongjiang
Xingxi
Wenshan
Dushan
Qinzhou
Najin
Yuci
Botou
Beihai
Chenzhou
Dali
Xichang
Ya’an
Dezhou
Zhoatong
Sanming
Hexian
Quzhou
Bose
Cho ̆ngju
Gejiu
Neijiang
Guangyuan
Anshun
Zunyi
Baoji
Wanzhou
Tongchuan
Huaihua
Yulin
Guilin
Zhanjiang
Haikou
Maoming
Loudi
Sanmenxia
Yichang
Zhaoqing
Nanyang
Xiangtan
Jiangmen
Changzhi
Pingdingshan
Shaoguan
Xinyang
Ganzhou
Huangshi
Jiujiang
Cangzhou
Anqing
Longyan
Yong’an
Zhangzhou
Chengde
Nanping
Wuhu
Quanzhou
Yangzhou
Qinhuangdao
Chaoyang
Jiayi
Yantai
Jilong
Wônsan
Chuncheon
Kimch’aek
Ulsan
Ch’o ̆ngjin
Lianyungang
Binzhou
Hanzhong
Macao
Hamhu ̆ng
Panzhihua
Kaiyuan
Sinûiju
Kanggye Hyesan
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Jeonju
Jinju
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Hualien
Chaozhou
Weifang
Jining
Suzhou
Xiangfang
Jingzhou
Changde
Kaili
Duyun
Xianyang
Nanchong
Haeju
Yongzhou
Kunming
Leshan
Chengdu
Mianyang
Zigong
Chongqing
Guiyang
Nanning
Xi’an
Liuzhou
Luoyang
Hengyang
Taiyuan
Changsha
Yueyang
Datong
Guangzhou
Xinxiang
Zhengzhou
Wuhan
Kaifeng
Anyang
Handan
Shijiazhuang
Zhangjiakou
Nanchang
Shantou
Hong Kong
Linchuan
Huainan
Tianjin
Xuzhou
Jingdezhen
Hefei
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Zaozhuang
Shangrao
Zibo
Xiamen
Tangshan
Nanjing
Fuzhou
Jinhua
Qingdao
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Wuxi
Wenzhou
Suzhou
Taizhong
Jiaxing
Jinzhou
Shanghai
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Dalian
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Daegu
Busan
Shenyang
Jinan
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China has a large population of almost 1.4 billion, with

two-thirds living in eastern China. For thousands of years,

powerful emperors ruled China. During this period, Chinese

civilization was very advanced, but much of the population

lived in poverty. In 1949, after a communist revolution,

the People’s Republic of China was established. Food,

education, and health care became available to

more people, but there was also a loss of freedom.

Today, Chinese people have more freedom, but

the government still has tight control over their

lives. The Korean peninsula is divided politically

into north and south, and political tensions

continue to exist between the two governments.

Since 1949, Taiwan has been in dispute with

China over who governs the mountainous

island of Taiwan.

HONG KONG

For 100 years, Hong Kong was a British

colony. Then, in 1997, it was returned to

China. These small islands are some of

the most densely populated parts

of the world. Most people live and

work in high-rise buildings. It has

a prosperous economy at the heart

of global finance and the people

there have one of the world’s

highest life expectancies.

SMALL FAMILIES

China’s population grows by millions each

year. In 1979, to try to control the rising

population, the government brought in

policies to stop parents from having

more than one child. As a result, many

Chinese children do not have brothers

and sisters, but this might change as a

two-child policy was introduced in 2016.

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the

country’s most important festival. It is usually held in January

or February. Good-luck messages decorate buildings and there

are feasts, fireworks, fairs, and processions.

People wear red clothes for good luck and

give gifts of coins to symbolize wealth.

PADDY FIELDS

Rice forms the basis

of most Chinese meals.

It grows in paddy fields in

the southeast of the country.

During the growing season,

fields are flooded so farmers can

grow more rice more quickly. In

the drier regions, wheat is grown

and used to make noodles, buns, and

dumplings. Rice or wheat is combined

with local vegetables, meats, and spices

to create regional dishes.

Eastern China and Korea

Chinese New

Year parade

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