China is a nation of cultural regions and ancient civilization, situated in the eastern side of Asia. It is one of the worlds oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia.

China is one of the worlds oldest continuous civilizations. It has the worlds longest continuously used written language system, and has been the source of some of the worlds great inventions, including the Four Great Inventions of ancient China: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.