China in Brief

China has a territory area of 9.6 million square km, second to Russia and Canada,with a sea area of about 4.73 million square km.

China is one of the world's oldest civilizations with a chronicled history of more than 5,000 years. (Detail)

People

Fifty-six different ethnic groups make up the great Chinese national family. The relation among China's ethnic groups can be described as "overall integration, local concentration, mutual interaction." (Detail)

Geography

The People's Republic of China is located in the eastern part of the Asian continent, on the western Pacific rim. It is a vast land, covering 9.6 million square kilometers.

Additional offshore territory, including territorial waters, special economic areas, and the continental shelf, totals over 3 million square kilometers, bringing China's overall territory to almost 13 million square kilometers.(Detail)