History - a brief

The Chinese nation has gone through severe changes throughout history. The last of which as a result of the last Chinese Civil War in 1949. The outcome of this war was the creation of two entities: the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. The first entity controls the main land, Hong Kong and Macau and the second Taiwan and related islands.

China is referred to as the oldest continuous civilization, with a history of over 5,000 years. It probably uses one of the world's oldest written languages and its culture extended across East Asia, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing systems being adopted (to varying degrees) by neighboring countries.