244 CultureShock! China
equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives;
ships and aircraft; telecommunications equipment,
commercial space launch vehicles and satellites.Exports
Main exports are machinery and equipment, plastics, optical
and medical equipment, iron and steel.Ethnic Groups
China consists of Han Chinese, which make up 91.9 per cent
of all Chinese. The remaining 8.1 per cent is made up of
Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi
and Korean.Airports
China has 502 airports (as at 2010)Electricity
220 voltsFAMOUS PEOPLE
Sun Yat-sen
Famous for leading the republican forces which overthrew the
Manchu Empire in 1912, he is the only person who remains
a hero in both mainland China and Taiwan. Known as ‘The
Father of the Revolution’, Sun Yat-sen was an idealistic leader
who sought to unite China under one stable government.Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the Chinese Nationalist
Party which eventually become know as the Kuomintang
Party. Promoted by Sun Yat-sen, he rose to leadership of
the Nationalist Party shortly after Sun Yat-sen’s death in- Chiang Kai-shek was best known for the defeat of his
Kuomintang party by the communists in 1949. Chiang Kai-
shek and his party were driven from the mainland and set
up an government in exile in Taiwan with its capital in Taipei.
He then became the leader of the government in exile until
his death in 1975.