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A civilization so old it treats most of history as recent news.
means Of or relating to China, its peoples, languages, or cuisine — one label stretched across staggering diversity.
from From China, likely via the Qin dynasty's name (Qin, said 'chin') filtered through Persian and Sanskrit before reaching Europe.
Not one languageMandarin, Cantonese and more, often mutually unintelligible.
Shared scriptCharacters unite speakers who cannot understand each other aloud.
PopulationRoughly one in six humans alive is Chinese.