CHINA MOOD

Zhong Guo (China)

People's Republic of China
Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Asian UN Country.

China Capital City: Beijing

China Main Cities: Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang

Population: 1,222,017,000

Area [sq.km]: 9,596,960

Currency: 1 yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen

China Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Shanghai-, Canton-, Fukien-, Hakka- dialects, Tibetan, Vigus (Turkic)

China Religions: Confucianism, Buddhist, Taoist

China encompasses a great diversity of landscapes and a corresponding variety of natural resources. Generally speaking, China has higher elevations in the west, where some of the world’s loftiest mountain ranges are located, including the Tian Mountains, the Kunlun Mountains, and the Himalaya. Devastating earthquakes tend to occur in a broad arc extending from the western edge of the Sichuan Basin north-east towards Bo Hai, the gulf on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea.

China has numerous mountain ranges enclosing a series of plateaus and basins and furnish a notable wealth of water and mineral resources. A broad range of climatic types, from sub arctic to tropical, and including large areas of alpine and desert habitats, supports a magnificent array of plant and animal life.

Mountains occupy about 43 per cent of China land surfaces; mountainous plateaus account for another 26 per cent; and basins, predominantly hilly and located mainly in arid regions, cover approximately 19 per cent of the area. Only 12 per cent of the total area may be classed as flatlands.

China may be divided into six major geographical regions, each of which contains considerable geomorphological and topographical diversity

China Chronological record

China Xia Dynasty (2070 BC - 1600 BC)
China Shang Dynasty (Prophase) (1600 BC - 1300 BC)
China Shang Dynasty (Anaphase) (1300 BC - 1046 BC)
China Zhou Dynasty:

China Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 771 BC)
China Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 BC - 256 BC)
China Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC)
China Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)
China Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 207 BC)
China Han Dynasty: Western Han (206 BC - 24)
China Eastern Han (25 - 220)

China three Kingdoms: Wei (220 - 265)
China China Shu Han (221 - 263)
China Wu (222 - 280)
China Western Jin Dynasty (265 - 316)
China Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420)
China Northern and Southern Dynasty:

China Southern Dynasties

China Song (420 - 479)
China Qi (479 - 502)
China Liang (502 - 557)
China Chen (557 - 589)

China Northern Dynasties

China Northern Wei (386 - 534)
China Eastern Wei (534 - 550)
China Northern Qi (550 - 577)
China Western Wei (535 - 556)
China Northern Zhou (557 - 581)
China Sui Dynasty (581 - 618)

China Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)
China Five Dynasties:

China Later Liang (907 - 923)
China Later Tang (923 - 936)
China Later Jin (936 - 946)
China Later Han (947 - 950)
China Later Zhou (951 - 960)

China Song Dynasty:

China Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127)
China Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279)
China Liao Dynasty (916 - 1125)
China Jin Dynasty (1115 - 1234)
China Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368)
China Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
China Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Republic of China (1912 - 1949)

People's Republic of China (1949 +)

United Kingdom

Formal Name
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Local Name
United Kingdom
Local Formal Name
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: London
Second largest city: Birmingham
Main Cities:
Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool,
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast

Population: 57,956,000 Area [sq.km]: 244,880

Currency: 1 pound sterling = 100 pence

Languages: English, Welsh, Scots
Gaelic, Irish Gaelic (all official)

Religions: C of E, Protestant,
Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Judaism

The Chinese have been in Britain for over 200 years, bringing with them a culture that simply fits into any society holding great fascination and interest for all.