China
Great Wall nation
China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous nation with over 1.4 billion people.
It is one of the world's oldest civilizations and has the second-largest economy globally.
In modern usage, China often appears in discussions of global trade, technology, and geopolitics.
Manufacturing has shifted to China over the past decades.
We studied China's history in our world cultures class. (Lowercase china is porcelain.)
China's seat of government
- ShanghaiChinese coastal financial center
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
- TibetHimalayan plateau region
Mandarin · Cantonese · Han · Communist Party · Xi Jinping · Mao Zedong · Confucius · dynasty
One thousand million
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
census · migration · rural exodus · Shanghai · Beijing · one-child policy · fertility rate · population control
Successive family rulers
- ConfuciusAncient Chinese ethical teacher
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
ancestry · Laozi · papermaking · gunpowder · compass · printing · emperor · Tang
Massive Chinese defensive structure
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- defenseProtection against harm
- watchtowersTall posts for surveillance
- beaconGuiding light source
battlements · Mongols · rampart · garrison · passes · brickwork · restoration · UNESCO
Industrial product creation
- exportForeign-bound sale
- tradeExchange of commodities
- GDPNational output abbreviation
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
Shenzhen · factory · supply chain · investment · technology · infrastructure · market · commerce
Hardened clay objects
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- blue and whiteTwo-tone ceramic palette
- MingChinese imperial era, 1368–1644
celadon · pottery · kaolin · craftsmanship · firing · underglaze · overglaze · chinoiserie
Beijing
China's seat of government
- ShanghaiChinese coastal financial center
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
Tibet · Mandarin · Cantonese · Han · Communist Party · Xi Jinping · Mao Zedong · Confucius · dynasty · emperor
billion
One thousand million
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
demographics · census · migration · rural exodus · Shanghai · Beijing · one-child policy · fertility rate · population control · overcrowding
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- ConfuciusAncient Chinese ethical teacher
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
calligraphy · ancestry · Laozi · papermaking · gunpowder · compass · printing · emperor · Tang · Ming
Great Wall
Massive Chinese defensive structure
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- defenseProtection against harm
- watchtowersTall posts for surveillance
beacon · battlements · Mongols · rampart · garrison · passes · brickwork · restoration · UNESCO · wonder
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
globalization · Shenzhen · factory · supply chain · investment · technology · infrastructure · market · commerce · growth
ceramics
Hardened clay objects
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- blue and whiteTwo-tone ceramic palette
Ming · celadon · pottery · kaolin · craftsmanship · firing · underglaze · overglaze · chinoiserie · teacup
oolong
Semi-oxidized tea variety
teacup · ceremony · steeping · leaves · teahouse · infusion · brewing · kettle · ritual · traditions
ChinaTaiwan
Disputed East Asian island-state
United States · liberal democracy · Switzerland · liberal democracies · Norway
ChinaTaiwan
Disputed East Asian island-state
Japan · South Korea · Tibet · Hong Kong
- Chinese foodCuisine from the East
- Communist ChinaMarxist-Leninist Asian state
- fine chinaDelicate ceramic tableware
- bull in a china shopClumsy person causing damage
- made in ChinaProduced in the PRC
- East China SeaNorthwestern Pacific marginal body