10分钟看懂中国 中英双语对照.doc

What is China? 中国到底什么样？ The Peoples Republic of China, commonly known as China, is located in east Asia and borders 14 nations or any other country in the world. It is the most populous state in the world with a 1.3 billion citizens, while the worlds population is 6.8 billion. That means other every 5 people in the world, one is Chinese. China is made of 56 distinctive ethnic groups with Han Chinese making the 92% of its whole population. China is a single party state governed by the Communist Party of China, whose power is enshrined in Chinese constitution. Though China is officially an atheist country, its religious roots lie within Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and from these most social and moral values are derived. There are also a significant number of Chinese Muslims, who arrived via the silk road trade route and still retain their distinct culture. 中华人民共和国，简称中国，位于东亚与14个国家或地区接壤。是世界人口最多的国家有13亿人口而世界人口是68亿，也就是说，世界人每5个人中就有一个是中国人中国有56个民族汉族占总人口的92%由中国共产党一党执政执政地位被写入了宪法中中国奉行无神论，其宗教文化扎根于儒教、佛教和道教，社会道德也多根源于此中国也有大量的穆斯林，沿丝绸之路到达中国，保持着自己的传统 History历史 China is one of the world oldest civilizations, dating back more than 5 million year and was ruled by successive dynasties until 1912. During these time, many great discoveries in fields of science and technology were made, including the inventions of printing, paper, gun powder and compass. This period also saw the construction of many landmarks, such as the Great Wall which stretches over 4,000 miles, equals to 30 return travels from London to Paris. the Communist Party of China led by Mao gained control of mainland China in 1949 and established Peoples Republic of China. The modern China of today is as much shaped by its past as its rapidly looking to the future, while many of its big cities are comparable to any in the west, the underlying culture is still vastly different. Traveling outside large urban areas also highlights the growing disparity between rich and poor. 中国是文明古国之一，有五千年文明，世袭的封建王朝终结于1912年。中国古代有许多重要的科技发明，包括