People's Republic of China (PRC), which governs
mainland China,
Hong Kong, and
Macau; or
Republic of China, which governs
Taiwan, the
Pescadores, the
Matsu Islands, and
Kinmen.
China (
Traditional Chinese:
中國;
Simplified Chinese:
中国;
Hanyu Pinyin:
Zhōngguó (help·info);
Tongyong Pinyin:
Jhongguó;
Wade-Giles (
Mandarin): Chung) is a
cultural region, ancient
civilization, and
nation in
East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest
civilizations, consisting of states and
cultures dating back more than six millennia. The stalemate of the last
Chinese Civil War has resulted in two political entities using the name
China: the
People's Republic of China (PRC), administering
mainland China,
Hong Kong, and
Macau; and the
Republic of China (ROC), administering
Taiwan and its
surrounding islands. See
Political status of Taiwan.
China is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. It has the world's longest continuously used
written language system, and the source of some of the
world's great inventions, including the
Four Great Inventions of ancient China:
paper, the
compass,
gunpowder, and
printing.
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Society Main article: Culture of China Culture Main articles: Chinese art and History of Chinese art Arts, scholarship, and literature Main articles: Ethnic groups in Chinese history, Ethnic minorities in China, and Demography of the People's Republic of China Demography Main article: Languages of China Languages Main article: Religion in China Religion Main article: Sports in China Science and technology Chinese calendar Chinese cuisine Chinese dragon Chinese name Chinese nationalism Chinese New Year Chinese people Chinese units of measurement Chinese mathematics Chinese astronomy Chinese architecture Culture of China Fenghuang History of postage in China List of Chinese inventions List of tributaries of Imperial China Military history of China Overseas Chinese Agriculture in China
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