The Far East is the geographical term used to refer to East Asia mainly, China. Here are some interesting facts about China.

Population!

China is the world’s most populated country with over 1.3 billion people. According to statistics, one in every five people in the world is Chinese. Despite many efforts by the government, the population of the country is still on the rice.

Land area!

The country spans across a whopping 9.6 million square kilometres making it the second largest country in the world by land area. It is also believed that the territories of ancient China was even larger than this!

China is one of the world’s busiest business destinations

The country houses a myriad of trade cities and ports and it is home to one of the world’s leading industrial countries. The country also houses a number of stunning sky scrapers and apartment buildings the likes of Ascott Raffles City Chengdu which is one of the Chengdu serviced apartments and many others with unique architecture.

Some of the inventions that changed the course of history are from China,

Chinese people are believed to have high levels of intellect since ancient times. This fact can be proven as the roots for many of the devices and inventions that revolutionized human history was invented in China. Some of the groundbreaking inventions by the Chinese includes, paper, printing press, gunpowder, the compass, cast iron and the list could go on forever!

Caleb Falcon is a travel writer who specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers. Google+