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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA is a country with a long history
and ancient civilization. As early as 4,000 BC, there were
settlements in the range of Yellow River. Chinese always tell
their history from the Xia Dynasty, which began in the 21st
century BC and was followed by all the ddynasties until 1911
when Sun Yat-sen was proclaimed the president of the Republic
of China. In 1921, the Communist Party of China was founded.
After this, the communist cooperated with Sun Yat-sen's Nationalists,
but broke with the Nationalist after Sun died. Then the Communist
Party began to establish its army, called as Red Army. Shortly
before the Anti-Japanese War (1936-1945) the Red Army formally
established Through protracted and arduous struggle under
the leadership of the party and her chairman, Mao Zedong,
the Chinese people founded the People's Republic of China
in 1949. After 1949, The People's Republic of China (also
called as New China locally) experienced the Korea Wall with
Americans, and about 10 years rapid growing period, and then
suffered a 3-year long hard time because of natural disasters
and withdraw of Soviet Union's aid. From 1966-1976 China had
its "Cultural Revolution", a nation-wide movement
against feudalism (also including religion) and capitalism.
As a result, China's economy was stopped. After 1978, when
Mr. Deng Xiaoping came into the top leader, China began a
reform and opening program, and has enjoyed a 20 years of
rapid development.
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USEFUL WEBSITES:
China in Brief
www.chinaguide.org/e-china/index.htm
China---Quick Facts
www.chinaguide.org/e-changshi/index.htm
China Statastic Data www.chinaguide.org/e-company/web1.htm
China Facts and Figures in 2001 www.chinaguide.org/e-Internet/index.htm
World Heritage in China www.chinaguide.org/yichan/index/index.htm
Creativity and Ancient China www.chinaguide.org/e-gudai/index-1.htm
Archaeological Discveries www.chinaguide.org/e-kaogu/index.htm
Ethnic Groups in China www.chinaguide.org/e-groups/shaoshu/index.htm
Taiwan Information www.chinaguide.org/english/7774.htm
Tibet Information www.chinaguide.org/ch-xizang/tibet/indexE.html
Western Regions of China www.chinaguide.org/e-xibu/1aNew/indexban.html
China News (China Internet Information Center)
www.chinaguide.org
People's Daily www.peopledaily.net
China Daily www.chinadaily.com.cn
Beijing Review www.bjreview.com.cn
Xinhua News Agency www.xinhua.org
China News Service www.chinanews.com.cn
China Radio International www.crinews.com
China Central T.V. www.cctv.com
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R.China www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R.China www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng
China News (China Internet Information Center) www.chinaguide.org
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