China
Land of the Great Wall and the giant panda
Passport card
People's Republic of China
China
- Capital
- Beijing
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Renminbi (yuan)
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
- People
- About 140 crore
- Size
- About 96.0 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Xi Jinping
- Founded
- 1 October 1949
- Time
- 2½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 2:30 pm in Beijing
⭐ China is huge, yet the whole country uses one time zone.
Your China stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about China
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to China
Turn the globe with your finger. China has 14 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
China and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeChina is about 3 times the size of India.
- PeopleIndia and China have nearly the same number of people: about 146 crore in India and about 140 crore in China.
- DistanceBeijing is about 3,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeChina is 2½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 2:30 pm in Beijing.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on China, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on China
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn China's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put China back on the map
China and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free China worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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