1 US Dollar = 7.65 Chinese Yuan
This currency (yuan) is currently
tied to the US dollar, so if the dollar
changes in the world market, so will
the yuan.
Mandarin is the official language of China and is most widely spoken, however, there are a wide variety of spoken languages or dialects of China including Wu, Hakka, Min, Cantonese, Xiang and Gan.
China’s land mass is 3,600,927 sq miles and is about 41,000 sq miles larger than the United States.
The population of China is about 1.32 BILLION people, representing almost a fifth of the earth’s population.
Time Difference: Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles time, 14 hours ahead of Denver time, 13 hours ahead of Chicago, and 12 hours ahead of New York City.
Like much of the world, China is on the metric system.
Here are a few common conversions:
• 1 kilometer (km) = .62 miles
• 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 lbs
• 1 liter (L) = 1.06 quarts
• 1 centimeter (cm) = .39 inches
The average August temperature in Beijing is about 79°F.
The average August rainfall in Beijing is about 8.4 inches.
The relative humidity in Beijing during August is about 71%.
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