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China is a huge country in East Asia with one of the largest populations in the world! The capital city is called Beijing. People in China speak Mandarin Chinese, and they write using special symbols called characters instead of letters. China is one of the oldest countries on Earth and is full of history!

China has tall mountains, wide rivers, and busy cities. The Great Wall of China stretches over 13,000 miles across mountains and valleys! That is longer than driving from New York to Los Angeles and back. China also has beautiful bamboo forests where giant pandas live. The weather is different depending on where you go, from snowy mountains in the north to warm beaches in the south.