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Smoking and drinking alcohol is illegal in China unless you are or are over the age of 18. These laws are not very heavily enforced, but underage drinking is slightly more enforced than underage smoking. Punishments for drugs, however, are very severe. If you are caught obtaining or selling drugs in China, you could be facing serious jail time or worse.

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The current leader, or president, of China is Xi JinPing. He helps choose between China’s main decisions. Xi JinPing worked in politics for many years before he became the 7th president of China in March of 2012.

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China exports goods to many countries. China is famous for technological inventions and some of its main exports are computers, telephones, and various machine parts. Some of the countries it exports to are the United States, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Most of these countries are also where China gets imports from. Some of their main imports are cars, soybeans, gold, and vehicle parts.

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China’s currency is yuan (¥). The average yearly income for people living in China is ¥6,000. In American dollars, this is about $900.

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The Chinese New Year is an important holiday in China. This holiday does not happen on the same day each year. This year, the holiday occurred on January 28th and it lasts for three days afterwards. Another holiday in China is the Dragon Boat Festival. This holiday also occurs on different days each year. This year, it was on May 28th and lasts for 2 days after. During this festival, people race in dragon boats, have fun, and eat certain foods.

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One big war in China was the Opium War. China stopped trading with Britain, and as revenge, Britain started selling opium in China, which caused an addiction problem. When China tried to stop Britain, they declared war and destroyed the Chinese with their militaries.

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The Qixi Festival is one religious holiday in China. This year, it took place on August 28th. People believe the legend that a goddess fell in love with a farmer, but their families did not allow it and they were separated by the Milky Way, but they can see each other again once every year. Another holiday in China is the Ghost Festival. This year, it was on September 5th. On this day, people make sacrifices and offerings for their dead loved ones to comfort and remember them in death.

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China has a very large population, more than 1.3 billion, so they have a lot of different cultures and religions. Some of these religions include Taoism, Buddhism, Islamism, Protestantism, and Catholicism.

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To us, what some people eat in China might be strange, but we also really enjoy a lot of different foods from their culture. Some foods that Americans may not eat but the Chinese do are frog, snake, shark, cat, and dog meat. Another thing Chinese people eat is rice. A lot of rice. Americans eat rice, too but the Chinese eat rice every day at almost every meal. However, Chinese people have brought a lot of their culture here through food. Many Chinese immigrants who came to America came from Canton, so Cantonese cooking is actually very popular here. Some Cantonese dishes include egg rolls, wontons, and sweet and sour pork.

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You’ll find a lot of unique clothes in China. Some of the typical clothing types worn in China include cross collars, having the right lapel (the folded part of a coat that is just below the collar) wrapped around the left lapel, and long skirts or gowns. Sometimes in China, only certain people can have certain patterns or colors on their clothing. In some places of China, only emperors can wear yellow. It’s different everywhere. Sometimes, the richer you are, the more embroideries you’ll have on your clothes.

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A lot of old Chinese art is made up of stone sculptures and ceramic clay pieces. Chinese paintings are often done on paper or silk. Usually, the Chinese paint with black or colored ink, and they don’t really use oil in their paintings. Chinese painters are very precise and detailed with each stroke, and their brushstrokes are often neat, sharp, and fine.

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Most Chinese instruments are either string instruments, percussion instruments, plucked instruments, or wind instruments. One popular string instrument is the horse-headed fiddle. This instrument has a horse-shaped wooden piece on top of it. Another instrument often used in China are flutes. In the past, flutes were made of bone, but now they are often made of bamboo.

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Most people in China speak Mandarin Chinese, but China has a large diversity of people and languages. Some other languages people speak in China are Cantonese, Mongolian, Portuguese, and English.

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The most popular language spoken in China is Mandarin Chinese. This language also happens to be the most spoken language in the world. With more than 1.2 billion people speaking it, it takes first place. The second most spoken language is Spanish, and then English, Hindi, Arabic, etc.

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There are different climates in different areas of China, but for the most part, all of China has around the same yearly temperatures. In China, most everyone has hot, dry summers, and cold winters. However, the northern and southeast regions of China get more rain than some other regions.

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China has a lot of interesting and unique types of plants and animals. Some animals that live in China are  the golden-haired monkey, South China tiger, brown-eared pheasant, and red-crowned crane. Some different trees there are the metasequoia, Chinese cypress, Cathay silver fir, China fir, golden larch, Taiwan fir, Fujian cypress, and dove-tree. China’s national plant is the peony, a beautiful pink flower. Their national animal is the famous and endangered giant panda.