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China’s Changing History
China is located in East Asia. It borders 14 other countries. Beijing
(BAY-jing) is its capital city. China is home to the world’s largest
human-made structure, the Great Wall of China. It is the fourth largest
country in the world. The Himalaya (hih-muh-LAY-uh) Mountains and
Yangtze (YANG-see) River are important to China’s geography. Today,
there are over a billion Chinese people in the world.
At first, kings ruled ancient China. These men fought one another
over land and resources. Then, emperors ruled China. They ruled in
families called dynasties (DI-nuhs-teez).
Early in the twentieth century, the dynasty system collapsed.
China did not have a stable government. Then, China became a republic.
Finally, a communist (KAWM-yuh-nist) government was formed.
The Great Wall of China is
often crowded with tourists.
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