China is home to the world's largest population and maximum population density . The Chinese are a colorful people with thousands of years of history and culture behind them. The Han Chinese is demographically the Ethnic Majority , around 92%. There are 55 national minorities consisting of Zhuang, Uygur, Mongols, Tibetans and others. The Ancient Chinese civilization was one of the most developed in all of history, showing great advance in the arts and sciences.
As a nation, the Chinese are intelligent, pragmatic, generally inward facing and retrospective and also have an inherently creative streak. There have been many scholars, scientists and philosophers among the ancient Chinese . Confucius is one of the most famous philosophers of all ages. Chinese History also talks about various political intrigues and military expeditions. In today's international politic speak; the term Mandarin usually indicates a high-ranking government official. Famous Chinese text, The Art of War is still considered a major martial text. Chinese migrants are spread out all over the world, known for their entrepreneurship and industriousness. Most major cities of the world have a respectable Chinese presence.
Chinese Family: Traditionally, Chinese families have an authoritarian Head of the Family, whose word was law in Family Matters. In modern China, with the Single Child policy, the equation has changed and now nuclear families, where the members consult each other in decision-making, are the norm. Rural minorities are usually exempt from the Single Child Policy.
Chinese Names: In Chinese naming conventions , the family name is taken first. Modern Chinese follow the generic convention where the last name is the family name.
Famous Chinese down the Ages:
- Confucius – Famous Chinese thinker and philosopher, his way of thought has deeply influenced Chinese philosophy.
- Fa Hien – Famous Chinese Monk who traveled extensively in India.
- Mao Zedong – One of the greatest political thinkers of all ages led the Communist victory against the Kuomintang and was the first premier of the People's Republic of China.
- Chiang Kai-shek – Chinese military and political leader and one of the architects of modern China.
- Sun Yat-sen – Chinese revolutionary and the father of modern China.
- Deng Xiaoping - De Facto leader of the PRC till the 1990s, Xiaoping led China through a period of extensive economic and political reform.
- Gao Xinjiang – Nobel Laureate, dramatist and novelist, Xinjiang is a Chinese emigrant to France. He is also known as one of the pioneering Absurd Dramatists.
- Bruce Lee – The master of martial arts who brought Kung Fu and Karate to Hollywood and the world.
