Tell us about the music, food, holidays, traditions, costumes, language and other qualities that make China so special.
Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China
Year of the Rat Sculptures in downtown Cleveland
Year of the Pig Sculptures in downtown Cleveland
Year of the Pig - 2007
ChinaFor centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under Mao Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. 
Mao Zedong proclaiming the establishment of
the People's Republic of China in 1949
After 1978, his successor Deng Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. (facts courtesy of CIA World Fact Book)
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