China
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China (Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion.CLIMATE
China's climate is mainly dominated by dry seasons and wet monsoons, which lead to pronounced temperature differences between winter and summer. In the winter, northern winds coming fromhigh-latitude areas are cold and dry; in summer, southern winds from coastal areas at lower latitudes are warm and moist. The climate in China differs from region to region because of the country's highlycomplex topography.
BIODIVERSITY
In China's Palearctic zone, mammals such as the horse, camel, tapir, and jerboa can be found. Among the species found in the Indomalaya region are the Leopard Cat,bamboo rat, treeshrew, and various monkey and ape species. Some overlap exists between the two regions due to natural dispersal and migration; deer, antelope, bears, wolves, pigs, and numerous rodentspecies can all be found in China's diverse climatic and geological environments. The giant panda, an emblem of modern China, is found only in a limited area along the Yangtze River. Illegal tradingin endangered species is rife in China, although there are now laws to prohibit such activities.
LANGUAGES
The languages most spoken in China belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family. There arealso several major linguistic groups within the Chinese language itself. The most spoken varieties are Mandarin (natively spoken by over 70% of the population), Wu (includes Shanghainese), Yue(includes Cantonese and Taishanese), Min (includes Hokkien and Teochew), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka. Non-Sinitic languages spoken widely by ethnic minorities include Zhuang, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Hmong andKorean.[369] Standard Mandarin, a variety of Mandarin based on the Beijing dialect, is the official national language of China and is used as a lingua franca between people of different linguistic...
China's climate is mainly dominated by dry seasons and wet monsoons, which lead to pronounced temperature differences between winter and summer. In the winter, northern winds coming fromhigh-latitude areas are cold and dry; in summer, southern winds from coastal areas at lower latitudes are warm and moist. The climate in China differs from region to region because of the country's highlycomplex topography.
BIODIVERSITY
In China's Palearctic zone, mammals such as the horse, camel, tapir, and jerboa can be found. Among the species found in the Indomalaya region are the Leopard Cat,bamboo rat, treeshrew, and various monkey and ape species. Some overlap exists between the two regions due to natural dispersal and migration; deer, antelope, bears, wolves, pigs, and numerous rodentspecies can all be found in China's diverse climatic and geological environments. The giant panda, an emblem of modern China, is found only in a limited area along the Yangtze River. Illegal tradingin endangered species is rife in China, although there are now laws to prohibit such activities.
LANGUAGES
The languages most spoken in China belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family. There arealso several major linguistic groups within the Chinese language itself. The most spoken varieties are Mandarin (natively spoken by over 70% of the population), Wu (includes Shanghainese), Yue(includes Cantonese and Taishanese), Min (includes Hokkien and Teochew), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka. Non-Sinitic languages spoken widely by ethnic minorities include Zhuang, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Hmong andKorean.[369] Standard Mandarin, a variety of Mandarin based on the Beijing dialect, is the official national language of China and is used as a lingua franca between people of different linguistic...
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