China has about half of the world’s population.

North China and South China are separated by a tall mountain range.

The largest cave system in the world is in China.

China has 22 provinces.

China is the most densely populated country on Earth.

Hong Kong belongs to China.

Chinese years are named after animals.

The world’s largest public square is found in China.

Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin are four municipalities directly under the control of the central government of China.

Gong is a type of Chinese bronze vessel used to serve wine.

Triad is a term used for secret Chinese societies and those involved in illegal activities.

Cohong, also called hong or cong-hong, was a guild of Chinese merchants.

Xingshu is a semicursive Chinese script that developed out of the Han dynasty lishu script.

Huaju is a form of Chinese drama featuring realistic spoken dialogue.

The Gang of Four was a group of radical political elites.

Fu Shen is a Chinese god of death.

Dazibao is a handwritten poster containing expressing opinions about government officials or policies.

The Shujing is a compilation of documentary records related to Chinese medicine.

The Chinese Communist Party was founded in 1949.

Zhai Zhigang was the first Chinese astronaut to carry out a spacewalk.

The Dawenkou culture existed from c. 4500–2700 BCE.

The Lantern Festival marks the last full moon of the old lunar year and the beginning of the Chinese New Year.

A tael is a Chinese unit of weight.

American architect I.M. Pei designed the Bank of China Tower.

Chinese government program of the one-child policy ended in early 2016.

The concept of literati painters was first formulated during the Zhou dynasty.

The Chinese encyclopedia Yongle dadian was compiled during the Zhou dynasty.

Yellow Turbans was a Chinese secret society led by Zhang Jue.

Super Typhoon Haiyan affected Palau, the Philippines, Vietnam, and China during early November 2013.

FAST is the world's largest single-dish radio telescope.

Da Yu was a Chinese poet and considered by many literary critics to be the greatest of all time.

The Hanlin Academy in China was created by emperor Xuazong of the Tang dynasty.

Jinbi shanshui, a style of Chinese landscape painting, flourished during the Song dynasty.

The Xi’an monument was discovered by Jesuit missionaries in 1760.

The Yellow River, or Huang He, is often called the cradle of Chinese civilization.

Yangtze River is the longest river in China and Asia.

China's Grand Canal is the world’s longest man-made waterway.

Dream of the Red Chamber is generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels.

The National Museum of China was created in 2008.

Shijing is the first anthology of Chinese poetry.

Mao Zedong was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1935 to 1976.

Jingxi is a popular Chinese theatrical form.

The Forbidden City is an imperial palace complex located in Hong Kong.

The Lunar New Year begins with the first full moon of the lunar calendar.

National Day is celebrated on August 15 to mark the formation of the People’s Republic of China.

Tai chi chuan is an ancient Chinese form of martial art and exercise.

The Chinese daily newspaper Renmin Ribao was established in 1947 in Shanghai.

The Chinese school Tongwenguan was established in 1902.

Likin was a tax paid by merchants and traders in mid-19th-century China.

Won is the monetary unit of China.

The Qin dynasty is the earliest documented Chinese dynasty.

Mi Fu is known as the “father of Chinese aerospace.”

Sun Yat-sen was the first provisional president of the Republic of China (1911–12).

Lang Lang’s memoir Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet was published in 2002.

Sunzi authored the Chinese classic The Art of War.

Yao Ming was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Chinese actor Jet Li made his Hollywood debut in Rush Hour.

Li Zicheng was a Chinese rebel leader who overthrew the Tang dynasty in 1644.