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Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka dialects, as well as minority languages. In 1958, the First National People's Congress approved, at its Fifth Session, the adoption of the Pinyin (Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) for spelling Chinese names and places in Roman letters, but the Pinyin system was not popularly used until the late 1970s. Pinyin is now widely seen in China, and it replaces earlier

The Nanpu Bridge, Connecting Shanghai with the Pudong New Area

Nanpu Bridge, completed in 1991 to connect old Shanghai with the rapidly developing Pudong New Area.

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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China

by: Peter Hessler

Amazon Price: $6.73 (as of 02/15/2012)

Oracle Bones is loosely built around a trio of narrative themes that spin out independently: the lives of several of his students after they leave school and enter the Chinese workforce; the struggle of his Uighur friend Polat, a Muslim dissident, to succeed first in Beijing and then in the United States; and his research into the life of Chen Mengjia, an oracle bone scholar who committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution.

Beautiful book and the CD is a plus

China (DK Eyewitness Books) [Hardcover]

Good guide book, recommended over Lonely Planet

China (Eyewitness Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Top picks for children's books on China

That the Great Wall is a single, continuous wall built all at once is a myth. In reality, the wall is a discontinuous network of wall segments built by various dynasties to protect China's northern boundary

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Guide to China Poster

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Guide to China Art Print

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China History

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Valentine's Day in China

In China, Valentine's Day is celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th month of the Chinese calendar.

# Paper , Compass , Explosive Powder and Printing qualify as the " Four Great Inventions of China ". They are also credited with having invented the wheel and the first calender.
# Ice cream was invented in China in 2000 BC, by packing a milk and rice mixture in the snow. Marco Polo took the recipe of Ice Cream and Noodles back with him to Europe.
# Century Eggs , also known as One Hundred Year or One Thousand Year old Eggs are a delicacy in China . Usually these eggs are processed with special ingredients and buried underground for some days or weeks.
# China has 3240 Television Broadcast Stations and 259 FM channels.
# In Hong Kong , cars are driven to the left side of the road, following the British way, but the rest of China drives on the right side.
# People have been drinking tea in China for over 1800 years. Chinese White Tea is basically boiled water.
# Chi Le Mei You - "Have you eaten?" is the most traditional Chinese greeting .
# The Martial Art Kung Fu was invented by the Shaolin Monks who used it to protect themselves from robbers in lonely mountain roads.