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China County Report The major government of China is Socialist. The major religion in China is Buddhism. Buddhism has a history of 2,000 years in China and has 13,000 some Buddhist temples and about 200,000 Buddhist monks and nuns. The major language spoken in China is Chinese. The current leader of China is Hu Jintao. The First Opium War started in 1840 when Britian attacked because of a narcotic drug. Some important people are Confucius, Lao Tzu, Xi Shi, and Empress Dou. Chinese money is called Renminbi. The official exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and renminbi yuan is about 1 dollar = 8.3 yuan. The National Holidays of China are: New Year's Day (January 1st), Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) (date varries), International Working Woman's Day (March 8th), International Labor Day (May 1st), Youth Day (May 4th), Children's Day (June 1st), Founding of the Communist Party of China Day (July 1st), Founding of the People's Liberation Army Day (August 1st), Teacher's Day (September 10), and National Day (October 1-2) Some holiday foods are Chinese Fried Meatballs, oysters, spring rolls, and Chinese style dumplings. In September to April, monsoon wind arrives from Siberia. By the time it reaches the south, it causes a dry and cold winter. Most of China's rainfall happends between the monsoon season between May and October. China is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion people. China has a varied landscape, varrying from deserts, to mountains, to fertile water basins. The major resources of china are wheat, rice, millet, barley, rice, livestock, agriculture (some), and forests. Some major tourist attractions are the Forbidden City, Great Wall of China, Festivals of China, Temples in China, Buddhism statues, and China Art and Culture. In 2006, the median family income of Chinese families was $2,025. [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Dramer, Kim. __People's Republic of China__. : Children's Press, 2007 [] []
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