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China Country(0) This is country boasting a vast span of multi-cultural people including Buddhists, Taoism?s, Catholics, Muslims and Protestants. China has one of the oldest civilizations more than six millennia old outshining others with its well advanced and largest written language system. On flipping the pages through the history text books, one learns that Ancient the China Country was the oldest epitome of human civilizations. They were the first ones to introduce the art writing which later spread to the following civilizations like Mesopotamia, Indus Valley civilization, Mayan civilization etc. Even today, China is acknowledged for its unique language system wherein one character does not represent mere one alphabet, rather it represents one complete word. Archeologists have discovered the first ever weapons of destruction near the province of Xia, the first dynasty to rule in China. These weapons date back to the Bronze Age where weapons just forayed into the culture of humans. In the following period, the country witnessed the growth and decline of dynasties like, Shang dynasty, Qin dynasty, han dynasty et al. The main source of economy for the ancient China Country was sole agriculture. And, their main crop, both for domestic and trade purpose was rice, apart from wheat, potato, soybean, tobacco etc. Years later, by 1950, it witnessed rapid industrialization wherein the government took charge of the economy and channelised all its sources in building large-scale and small-scale industries. In fact, during its first five-year-plan (1953-1957), the country witnessed a drastic growth in its industrial development with more than 80 % of the gross population employed. Taking a look at today?s scenario, China?s economy is the world?s third largest in the world after USA and Japan, in terms of US $ 4.3 trillion GDP (according to 2008 survey). It is today the largest hub of electronic companies and Information Technology enabling the country to grow with a GDP percentile of 10 %. China has outshined other countries in terms of tapping the latest advancements in the field of technology and Science. China today is a major hub of emerging fields like biotechnology and information technology. In fact scientific experts have even signed a five-year-old agreement where it would extend its expertise to US on the areas of marine conservation, renewable energy and health. China is a country of plateaus and mountains in the west and inhabited plains and beautiful hills in the east. Its capital, Beijing is an epitome of some of the most popular places that exhibits the best remains of ancient China. It is a home to world?s best royal buildings structured by some of the most powerful kings witnessed by the history. The Great Wall of China, once among the Seven Wonders of the World is a sign of a great self-defense that stopped the invaders from penetrating. The wall spans five provinces, stretching from Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in the west, appealing like a gigantic wall across the mountains. |
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