Name: China

Capital City: Beijing

Main Cities: Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang

Population: 1,222,017,000 Area (sq.km): 9,596,960

Location: Asia

Status: UN Country

Provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi,Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunan, Zhejiang, Taiwan,

Main Languages: Putonghua, and Mandarin chinese, as the main languages, Shanghai, Canton, Fukien, Hakka- Dialects, Tibetan, Vigus

Religions: China is a multi- religion country. Buddhism, Confucianist, Taoist, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism, With the first three Buddhism, Taoist, Confucianist, being more wide spread.

History: China, one of the four oldest civilizations in the world, has a written history of 4,000 years. China is the inventor of the compass, paper making , gun powder, and printing. The Chinese Dynasties and Chinese Historical Relics is a big part in the history in China.

Climate: China lies mainly in the northern temperature zone under the influance of monsoon. From September and October to March and April monsoons blow from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau into china and decrease in force as it goes southward, causing dry and cold winter in the country and a temperature difference of 40 degrees.

Intresting Information: The red colour on the flag stands for the communist revolution and the large star is a symbol of the communist party. The four smaller stars represent the workers, peasants, bourgeoisie and patriotic capitalists who are united in building communism. It was adopted October 1st, 1949.

Population net and lifespan: China's population is uneven with more in the east ( more than 300 persons per square kilometer) and fewer in the west( about 40 persons per square kilometer.) In the year of 1998, China saw 19.91 million births, 8.07 million deaths, with a net growth population of 11.84 million ( compared with 12.37 million in 1997). More than 10% of total population is over 60 years old (1999 info).

China's old people average out to 70.8 years, that for the male was 68.71. and female was, 73.04.

Holidays: new years day: January 1st

Chinese Luner new years day: between January and Febuary

Chinese new year day: Febuary 12th

Labour Day: May 1st

National Day: October 1st

Culture

Chinese Zodiac: The chinese Zodiac is based on a tweleve year cycle, each year being represented by an animal.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996

~ RAT: Youare imaginative, charming and truly generous to the person you love. However, you have a tendancy to be quicked- tempered and over critical. You are inclined to be somewhat of an opportunist. Born under this sign, you should be in sales or as a writter, critic, or publicist.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1925,1937,1949, 1961,1973, 1985, 1997

~BUFFALO: A born leader, you inspire confidence from all around you. You are conservative methodical, and good with your hands. Guard against being chauvinistic and always demanding your own way. The Buffalo would be succesful as a skilled surgeon, general, or hairdresser.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998

TIGER: You are sensitive, emotional, and capable of great love. However, you have a tendancy to get carried away and be stubborn about what you think is right; often seen as "hothead" or rebal. Your sign shows you would be excellent as a boss, explorer, race car driver, or matador.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999.

RABBIT: You are the kind of person, that people like to be around affectionate, obliging, always pleasent. You have a tendancy though, to get too sentimenatal and seem superficial. Being cautious and conservative, you are sucessful in business but would also make a good lawyer, diplomat, or actor.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988.

DRAGON: Full of vitality and enthusiasm, the dragon is a popular individual even with the reputation of being foolhardy and a "big mouth" at times. You are intelligent, gifted, and a perfectionist but these qualities make you unduly bemanding on others. You would be well- suited to be an artist, priest, or politician.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989.

SNAKE: Deep thinking and your intuition guides you strongly. Avoid procrstination and your stingy attitude towards money. Keep your sence of humor about life. The Snake would be most content as a teacher, philosopher, writer, psychiactrist, and fortune teller.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990.

~HORSE: Your capacity for hard work is amazing. Your are your own person-very independant. While intelligent and friendly, you have a strong streak of selfishness and sharp cunning and should guard against being egotistical. Your sign suggests seccess as an adventurer, scientist, poet, or politician

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991

GOAT: Except for the knack of always getting off on the wrong foot with people, the Goat can be charming company. Your are elegant and artistic but the first to complain about things. Put aside your pessimism and worry and try to be less dependant on material comforts. You would be best as an actor, gardener, or beachcomber.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992.

MONKEY: You are very intelligent and a clever wit. Because of your extraordinary nature and magnetic personality, you are always well-liked. The monkey, however, must guard against being an opportunist and distrustful of other people. Your sign promises success in any field you try.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993.

ROOSTER: The Rooster is a hard worker; shrewd and definite in decision making often speaking his mind. Because of this, you tend to seem boastful to others. You are a dreamer, flashy dresser, and a extravagant to an extream. Born under this sign you should be happy as a restaurant owner, publicist, soldier or world traveler.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994.

DOG: The Dog will never let you down. Born under this sign you are honest, and faithful to those you love. You are plagued by constant worry, a sharp tongue, and a tendancy to be a fault finder, however. You make an excellent businessman, activist, teacher, or secret agent.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995.

PIG: You are a splendid companion, an intellectual with a very strong need to set goals and carry them out. You are sincere, tolerant, and honest, but by expecting the same from others, you are incredibly naive. Your quest for material goods could be your downfall.The pig would be best in the arts as an entertainer, or possible a lawer.