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China,[i] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC),[j] is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land[k] across an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by land area.[l] The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces,[m] 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center.
Archaeological evidence suggests that early hominids inhabited China 2.25 million years ago.[31] The hominid fossils of Peking Man, a Homo erectus who used fire,[32] have been dated to between 680,000 and 780,000 years ago.[33] The fossilized teeth of Homo sapiens (dated to 125,000–80,000 years ago) have been discovered in Fuyan Cave.[34] Chinese proto-writing existed in Jiahu around 6600 BCE,[35] at Damaidi around 6000 BCE,[36] Dadiwan from 5800 to 5400 BCE, and Banpo dating from the 5th millennium BCE. Some scholars have suggested that the Jiahu symbols (7th millennium BCE) constituted the earliest Chinese writing system.[35]
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_excavation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Archaeological evidence</a> suggests that early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hominids</a> inhabited China 2.25 million years ago.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-48" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[31]</a> The hominid fossils of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_Man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peking Man</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Homo erectus</em></a> who <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_of_fire_by_early_humans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">used fire</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-49" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[32]</a> have been dated to between 680,000 and 780,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Present" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">years ago</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-autogenerated198-50" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[33]</a> The fossilized teeth of <em>Homo sapiens</em> (dated to 125,000–80,000 years ago) have been discovered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuyan_Cave" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fuyan Cave</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-51" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[34]</a> Chinese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-writing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">proto-writing</a> existed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiahu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jiahu</a> around 6600 BCE,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-earliest_writing-52" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[35]</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaidi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Damaidi</a> around 6000 BCE,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-53" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[36]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadiwan_culture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dadiwan</a> from 5800 to 5400 BCE, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banpo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Banpo</a> dating from the 5th millennium BCE. Some scholars have suggested that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiahu_symbols" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jiahu symbols</a> (7th millennium BCE) constituted the earliest Chinese writing system.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#cite_note-earliest_writing-52" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[35]</a></p>