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| China | | Beijing |
It was in Tian'anmen Square on October 1st, 1949, that Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China, with Beijing as its capital.
| Chinese | | China |
The official language, or dominant dialect is Standard Mandarin.
| Peking Duck | | China |
| The Great Wall | | China |
The Great Wall is found in about 1,500 miles North of China. It was originally built to keep Chinese in China and keep Mongolian invaders out.
| Great Wall | | China |
| China | | Hengshan National Park |
| China | | Zhongshan National Park in Nanjing |
| China | | Tianzhushan National Park |
| China | | Wuyishan National Park |
| China | | Jigongshan National Park |
| China | | Songshan National Park |
| China | | Donghu National Park in Wuhan |
| China | | Wudangshan National Park |
| China | | Changjiang Sanxia National Park |
| China | | Jianmen Shudao National Park |
| China | | Xingcheng Haibin National Park |
| China | | Tiantaishan National Park |
| China | | Qingyuanshan National Park |
| China | | Danxiashan National Park |
| China | | Hongfenghu National Park |
| China | | Zhangshiyan National Park |
| China | | Xuedoushan National Park |
| China | | Taoyuandong—Linyin Shilin National Park |
| China | | Shaoshan National Park |
| China | | Xiling Xueshan National Park |
| China | | Zhangjiang National Park |
| China | | Mingshashan—Yueyaquan National Park |
| China | | Qingshangou National Park |
| China | | Chaohu National Park |
| China | | Yuhuadong National Park |
| China | | Xihu National Park |
| China | | Shihai Dongxiang National Park |
| China | | Doupengshan—Jianjiang National Park |
| China | | Jiulongdong National Park |
| Beijing Zoo | | China |
Beijing. Initially named The Ten Thousand Animal Garden, this zoo celebrates its centenary in 2008.
| Yangtze (Chang Jiang) | | China |
6,300 km. The longest river in Asia and China, and the third-longest in the world. Like many rivers, the river is known by different names over its course. At its source it is called in Chinese the Dangqu. Downstream it is called the Tuotuo River and then the Tongtian River. Where it runs through deep gorges parallel to the Mekong and the Salween before emerging onto the plains of Sichuan, it is known as the Jinsha River.
| Amur - Argun (Heilong Jiang) | | China |
4,444 km. Russia / China / Mongolia. The Amur River or Heilong Jiang is the world's ninth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China. The Argun is its southern tributary.
| Chinamania | | Collecting China |
| China | | Chiang Kai Shek |