China

China. Written by Travis Reed.

中国。 作者：特拉维斯·里德。

Where is it? The People's Republic of China is one of the biggest countries in the world. Along with Russia, it makes up a big part of Asia. Many other countries share a border with China.

它在哪里？ 中华人民共和国是世界上面积最大的国家之一。 它和俄罗斯一起，占据了亚洲的很大一部分区域。 还有许多其他国家与中国接壤。

Beijing is the capital of China. The city is more than 3,000 years old. More than 15 million people live there.

北京是中国的首都。 这座城市已经有三千多年的历史了。 有超过1500万人居住在这里。

People. More than one billion people live in China. More people live in China than in any other country in the world. Seven out of ten Chinese people speak Mandarin. People also speak many other languages, including English. Chinese writing does not use the letters of the English alphabet. Instead, it uses thousands of characters that stand for words or parts of words.

人口： 中国有超过10亿人口， 是世界上人口最多的国家。 每十个中国人里就有七个说普通话， 人们还会说许多其他语言，包括英语。 中文书写不使用英文字母表 而是使用数千个代表词语或者词义部分的汉字。

Some people live and work in the tall buildings in China's big cities. Others live on small farms and grow food. More people live in towns and villages than in other places.

有些人在中国大城市的高楼里生活和工作。 另一些人住在小型农场里种植粮食。 居住在城镇和乡村的人口比其他地方更多。

Celebrations The Chinese New Year is one of the biggest celebrations in China. It takes place in late January or early February. Many cities hold parades. People dress up in colorful costumes. Some people dress up as lions or dragons. Many Chinese people believe lions and dragons bring good luck. People often shoot off fireworks too.

节日庆祝 中国新年是中国最盛大的庆祝活动之一。 它在每年的一月末或者二月初到来。 很多城市都会举办游行活动。 人们穿上五颜六色的服装。 有些人会装扮成狮子或者龙的样子。 很多中国人认为狮子和龙能带来好运。 人们也经常会燃放烟花。