About China
World’s Ancient Civilization
China is one of the world’s ancient countries. It has one of the world’s ancient civilizations. It covers a large area in East Asia. Chinese civilization is considered to be originated along the Yellow river valley during Neolithic era. History of china started way back in 1500 BC. It originated from Shang Dynasty. Yellow River is also called as River of Sorrows because it is flooded most of the time and destroys all the crops in that area.
China is responsible for four major inventions. They are paper, the compass, printing and gunpowder. There were various dynasties which ruled China in ancient time. Some of them are Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, etc. Even though people say China originated from Shang Dynasty, Xia Dynasty is considered to be the first dynasty. As there is no proper remains and no proper proof it is considered that China originated from Shang Dynasty. Shang Dynasty was the second and got settled along the Yellow River.
China’s first state was formed in Qin Dynasty. The Great Wall of China was started during the Qin Dynasty after which the Ming Dynasty took over it. Qin Dynasty was the first to introduce centralized government and proper rules and regulations to the country. During the Ming Dynasty’s Manchu quest about 25 million people died. China is not a country. We can say it’s a different world. People need at least one year to experience the beauty of China. Yangzi River is one of the beautiful rivers in china. Some of the popular places in China are Beijing, Hainan Dao, Macau, Shanghai, south of Kunming which is famous for hiking. If you are looking for adventure then you should travel to West of China. Xinjiang is one of the famous provinces in China. Nanjing is a place which takes you to historical Guomindang days.
China stands first on population. The approximate count of population is 1,286,975,468. Its complete country name is People’s Republic of China. Name of the currency is Yuan Renminbi. China is a big country. There are various places to visit, but which is the best time to visit? China has two best climates, spring which is between March to April and autumn which is between all September to October. These two are considered to be the best period to visit China. Western Sichuan, Qinghai and Tibet are the places which can be visited during summer which lasts between every June to September. Average temperature during summer will be 20 degree C to 30 degree. Chinese New Year is also called as Lunar New Year. China has one of Wonders of the world, The Great Wall of China.
Some of the best sight seeing spots in China is Terracotta Warriors, the Great Wall, Imperial grandeur of Beijing. China has some of the famous sacred mountains and has some of the greatest Buddha monuments. National Carrie of China is Air China. If you travel by air to China there will be a fee of Y90.00 which will be charged as departure tax. One of the best ways to look around China is in bike. When compared to car and buses most of the people prefer to go by bike. Make sure to take Chinese translation book because most of the people prefer to talk in their country language.
