• China has the highest population in the world with 1.26 billion people, which is one fifth of the world's total. This does not include Hong Kong, Taiwan and other special regions.
• Two-thirds of China is mountainous or desert.
• China's capital is Beijing (11 million people). The largest city is Shanghai (13 million people)

Useful Links

About.com
A good portal to a wealth of Chinese cultural information including fable stories, Chinese arts and traditions.

Wikipedia.org
A broad overview of Chinese culture and links to other information and relevant images

Sina.com
For the latest news in politics, business, and leisure of mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan.

China.com
A good resource for mainland China news, as well as travel and cultural information.

Chinesepod.com
Learn to speak Chinese by downloading lessons to your iPod.