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East Asia
China
Capital: Beijing
5,000 years of dynasties, dumplings, and reinvention.
Daily life
From WeChat-paying for street food to grandparents doing tai chi in the park — old and new coexist in one block.
Food
- Dumplings
- Hotpot
- Peking duck
- Mapo tofu
- Regional noodles
Family values
Filial piety (xiao) is foundational. Lunar New Year reunions are the year's biggest event.
Holidays & traditions
Lunar New YearMid-Autumn FestivalQingmingDragon Boat Festival
Religion & spiritual life
Officially atheist state, but Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam all have communities.