China is the next Asian country we will be learning about!

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What do you already know?

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​China!

China is located in Southeast Asia and is 3.7 million square miles large.

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The capital of China is Beijing.

​geography

China has the largest population of any country with 1.4 BILLION people!!!

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Their most populous city is Shanghai.

Population

The Great Panda is China's national animal! Pandas are herbivores who eat bamboo. They can swim and climb trees. There are only 1,864 pandas left in the world.

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​National Animal

Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants. They live in groups called herds. Asian elephants are herbivores who eat grass, roots, fruits, and bark.

​​Asian Elephant

​Dugongs are marine mammals that live off the coast of the Pacific Ocean. They are herbivores who eat mostly underwater grass. Dugongs are closely related to manatees!

​​Dugong

Each year in the Chinese Calendar is represented by a different zodiac sign.

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This is the year of the rabbit!

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Chinese Zodiac Calendar