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GRADE 4 Start Up G.K
JET SET GO Country profile Land of inventions People and Culture
Chinese civilization is one of
China is the world’s second largest Ancient China was a land the oldest and it has a rich
CHINA country by land area and the largest of inventions. The Chinese culture. Several generations
invented paper, the
populated country in the world. It is
Capital: Beijing a vast country with magnetic compass, live together under one roof.
A large sleeve gown was the
mountains, printing,
Languages: Chinese, high plateaus, porcelain, silk most popular dress during
Mandarin sandy deserts and gunpowder the ancient times. Nowadays,

Currency: Yuan and dense among other things. women wear the ‘Cheongsam’.
(Renminbi) forests. One
third of China’s
Important cities: land area is made up of Wildlife Climate
Shanghai, Beijing, mountains. The tallest mountain China is home to many Since the country
Tianjin, Nanjing, on Earth, Mount Everest sits on the plants and animals. is vast, the
Wuhan and Hangzhou border between China and Nepal. The Giant Panda lives climate differs

The Yangtze and the Yellow rivers in the misty mountains from region to region. In the
are the most important. The Yangtze of South-East China north east the summers are
is the world’s third longest river. and nowhere else on hot and dry and winters are
Earth. They eat bamboo. cold. In the south east there is
Pandas have been largely hunted and only plenty of rainfall.
about 1600 remain in the wild.

Food

China is a land of delicious food.
‘Chowmein’ which in Chinese means
stir fried noodles is the most popular

National Museum of China dish. Dumplings, Wontons and other rice
dishes are also very famous in China.
The National Museum of China Chinese mostly eat with ‘Chopsticks’.
is just the right place to visit to They are a pair of thin, equal length
learn about the art and history sticks. Chinese New Year
of China. The first day of Chinese New Year starts with the
Forbidden City new moon in the first month of the year. It ends 15
days later when the full moon appears. During this
This was the Chinese time Chinese people decorate their house. Red is
palace from the Ming the main colour during this time as it is considered
dynasty to the end of the the colour of luck and happiness. Chinese lanterns
Qing dynasty. It is located Temple of Heaven are also lit in houses and on streets.
at the centre of Beijing, The temple of Heaven is a
China. It is now a Palace religious building in Southern

museum. Beijing. It was built in 1840. Potala Palace Great Wall of China

It is the highest palace in
This is the world’s longest wall. It runs across the Northern borders
the world. It was once the
60 residence of Dalai Lama. of China. It is built of stone, wood, earth and other materials. It is 61
about 13,171 miles long.