What is the world’s second tallest mountain?
Asia
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Over 1 billion people live in China
– that’s one-fifth of the world’s
people. Next door, Mongolia has
the fewest people for its size.
Chinese opera
Chinese opera has lots of singing,
acting, and acrobatics. Make-up is
used to show the type of character
being played.
Terracotta Army
This army of statues in
Xi’an was made more than
2,000 years ago to guard the
tomb of Qin Shi Huang,
China’s first emperor.
The statues were
rediscovered in 1974.
China’s hottest place?
Turpan
has recorded temperatures of up
to 47°C (117°F).
The world’s tallest
mountain?
Mount Everest is
8,850 metres (29,035 ft) tall.
The world’s most crowded
place?
Hong Kong has 6,000
people per square kilometre
(16,500 per square mile).
China and neighbours
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THIMPU
Kashi
Yining
Turpan Hami
Altay
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Mongolian
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Lhasa
Potala
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Mount Everest 8,850 m
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Bhairabnath
Temple
Bactrian
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Urumqi
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