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Geography
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Longest Rivers
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Yangtze
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Huang He
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Mekong
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Largest Islands
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Hainan
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Chongming
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Zhoushan
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Tallest mountain range in the world
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Himalayas
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Tallest mountain in the world on border with Nepal
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Mount Everest
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Second tallest mountain, on border with Pakistan
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K2
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Longest canal in the world connecting river #1 and river #2
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Grand Canal
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Largest Desert
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Gobi
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Largest Lakes
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Qinghai
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Khanka
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Poyang
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Cities
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Capital of China
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Beijing
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Biggest city and main financial center of mainland China, world's busiest container port is located here
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Shanghai
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Biggest city in Pearl River Delta, known also as Canton
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Guangzhou
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Major city in Pearl River Delta, that grew fastest in modern history
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Shenzhen
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Ancient capital of China, site of Terracotta Army
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Xi'An
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Another previous capital of China, site of massacre in 1937
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Nanjing
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City in Jiangsu, known for its beautiful gardens and water towns
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Suzhou
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Biggest city in central China, on Yangtze River
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Wuhan
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Big province-level city, previously part of Sichuan, known for foggy weather
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Chongqing
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City in Sichuan, known for pandas and food
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Chengdu
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City known for being surrounded by beautiful karst landscape
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Guilin
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Major city in south, known also under name Amoy
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Xiamen
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City in Yunnan province, named after fictional land
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Shangri-La
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Biggest city in Manchuria, known for ice festival
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Harbin
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Biggest city in Tibet
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Lhasa
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Famous Places
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Biggest structure in the world spanning around 21,000 km
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Great Wall of China
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Huge palace complex in capital, political center of China for over 500 years
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Forbidden City
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Most famous square in China, which name means "Gate of Heavenly Peace"
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Tiananmen Square
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Waterfront area and historical district in #2 city
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The Bund
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Palace in Tibet's biggest city, World Heritage Site
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Potala Palace
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Famous body of water in city of Hangzhou, surrounded by many temples, pagodas and gardens
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West Lake
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Astonishing scenic area in Hunan province, inspiration for Avatar's creators
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Wulingyuan / Zhangjiajie
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Ancient town in western part of Hunan, which name means phoenix in Chinese
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Fenghuang
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Yunnan's most famous ancient town, known for architectural mix of many cultures, its canal system and surrounding snowy mountains
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Lijiang
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Worldwide known monastery, renowned for its monks and their abilities
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Shaolin
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Biggest dam and power plant in the world
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Three Gorges Dam
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Tall stone statue, carved out on cliff, located in Sichuan province
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Leshan Giant Buddha
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Colorful rocky formations in Gansu province, mainly red
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Zhangye Danxia
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Languages and Ethnic Groups
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Five most spoken languages
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Mandarin
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Cantonese
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Wu
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Min Nan
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Jin
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Biggest ethnic group in China and entire world
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Han
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Turkic ethnic group, inhabiting western part of China, mainly Xinjiang and following Islam
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Uyghur
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Tai-speaking ethnic group, inhabiting mainly Guangxi Region in Southern China
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Zhuang
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Fourth biggest ethnic group of China, known for its colorful clothing, singing and dancing
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Miao
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South Central China's ethnic group of around 8 million people, known for embroidery and singing
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Tujia
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History
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How many years is Chinese history dating back?
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5,000
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First dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography
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Xia
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Manchu-led, last dynasty of China
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Qing
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Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
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Papermaking
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Compass
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Printing
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Gunpowder
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Venetian merchant, who travelled to China and
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Marco Polo
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Infamous Mongol leader that conquered China
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Genghis Khan
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First _____ War, war waged between China and Britain, that resulted in incorporating Hong Kong to British Empire
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Opium
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______ Rebellion, religious uprising and one of the biggest civil wars in history, which happened in XIX century
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Taiping
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Communist China's five-year economic campaign that was supposed to industrialize country and modernize its agriculture
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Great Leap Forward
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What was the tragic result of campaign above?
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Famine
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Famous People
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Revolutionary and first communist leader of China, initiator of Cultural Revolution
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Mao Zedong
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Another communist leader, referred to as a "Architect of Modern China' due to his economical reforms
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Deng Xiaoping
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First emperor of China, that unified the country
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Qin Shi Huang
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One of the most influential philosophers in history, his teachings underpinned East Asia's cultre
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Confucius
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Overthrower of last Chinese dynasty, 'Father of the Nation' in China
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Sun Yat-Sen
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Leader of Republic of China that fled to Taiwan after civil war
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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Current paramount leader of China, since 2012
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Xi Jinping
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Chinese businessman and philanthropist, founder of Alibaba Group
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Jack Ma
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Famous Chinese actress, which played in 'X-Men' movie
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Fan Bingbing
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One of the most popular Chinese actresses, from #2 ethnicity
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Dilraba Dilmurat
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Basketball player who played in Houston Rockets, one of the most recognizable athletes from China
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Yao Ming
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Culture
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Most famous Chinese holiday, known also as Spring Festival
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Chinese New Year
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There are 12 of them, associated with above
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Zodiac
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Hello! in most common Chinese language
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Nǐ hǎo
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Most known Chinese martial art
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Kung Fu
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Traditional Chinese martial art which focuses on gentle movements and control of breathing
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Tai Chi
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Religion and philosophy, that influenced folk and national beliefs, created by Laozi
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Taoism
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Book wrote by Laozi, foundation of Taoism
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Tao Te Ching
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Famous Chinese book, wrote by general Sun Tzu
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The Art of War
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Ancient traditional practice which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment
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Feng Shui
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Traditional Chinese clothing, starting with H
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Hanfu
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Game with 144 tiles based on Chinese symbols and characters that originated in southern part of country
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Mahjong
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Green gem stone, associated with royalty, high status and heaven
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Jade
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Traditional Chinese type of vessel, with fully battened sails
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Junk
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Food
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Aromatic hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves in boiling water, originating from Yunnan province
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Tea
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Most famous type of Chinese dumplings, in Japan known under the name 'gyōza'
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Jiaozi
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Condensed soy milk that's pressed into solid white blocks in a process similar to cheese making, dating back 2000 years
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Tofu
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Spicy, stir-fried Sichuanese dish made with cubes of chicken, peanuts, vegetables and chili peppers.
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Kung Pao
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Vessel of roiling broth, into which diners plunk meats, seafood, vegetables, and starches
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Hot Pot
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Another traditional dumpling that typically has stuffings like meat, seafood or veggies
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Wonton
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General name of large range of small Cantonese dishes, usually eaten for brunch
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Dim Sum
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Savoury rolls with cabbage and other vegetable fillings inside a thinly wrapped cylindrical pastry
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Spring Rolls
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_____ Duck, dish known for its extremely crispy skin and moist, tender meat that originated in China's capital
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Peking
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Hong Kong
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What status Hong Kong has? (and Macau also)
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Special Administrative Region
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Country that controlled Hong Kong until giving it back to China in 1997
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United Kingdom
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Hong Kong is #1 city by number of _________
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Skyscrapers
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_______ Walled City was a place with highest density that ever existed
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Kowloon
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Famous peak with beautiful views on city and tram
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Victoria Peak
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Island with airport, Disneyland and big Buddha statue
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Lantau
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Flower on Hong Kong's flag
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Bauhinia
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How people from Hong Kong are called
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Hongkongers
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Famous Hollywood actor and stuntman who played in films like 'Rush Hour' and 'Karate Kid'
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Jackie Chan
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Probably the most known martial artist of all time and actor, who mysteriously died in 1973
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Bruce Lee
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Macau
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Country that colonized Macau until 1999
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Portugal
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Macau is the biggest _______ center in the world
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Gambling
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Currency of Macau
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Pataca
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Macau is a territory with the highest population ______ in the world
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Density
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Macau's cuisine is world first _____ cuisine (mix of two different cuisines)
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Fusion
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Famous hotel and casino, most recognizable part of city's skyline
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Grand Lisboa
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City which along with Hong Kong and Macau is connected by world's longest sea bridge
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Zhuhai
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