Covering a history of over 5,000 years, the Culture of China comprises different traditions and customs varying very much between towns, cities and provinces.

Calligraphy, China's highest form of visual art was originated from this land itself. Decorative calligraphy, Chinese painting with linework and tone are found in temples and on the walls of caves and on the sides of mountains and monuments.

Architecturally, China has always been great. The Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist temples bear the mark of Chinese architecture. Besides, there are the colonial buildings of Shanghai. Besides, there are funerary art, pottery and other things. World's first proto-porcelain was produced in China in the 6th century AD.

Officially, Mandarin is China's language which is spoken by about 70% of the population of this country. However, here you will find other dialects as well. One of the distinguished languages in China is Cantonese.

Conventionally Chinese literature is divided into two forms. One is the classical which is largely Confucian and another is the vernacular for instance, the prose epics of the Ming dynasty.

Chinese cinemas are also popular all over the world. Besides, the nation has a commendable tradition of entertaining operas too. Here you will get to see a full-fledged, extremely successful film industry.

While in China, you will experience an array of Chinese preparations. Famous all over the globe, Chinese dishes divided into four regional categories: Beijing/Mandarin and Shandong (with steamed bread and noodles as staples), Cantonese and Chaozhou (lightly cooked meats and vegetables), Shanghainese (the home of 'red cooking' and wuxi spare ribs) and Sichuan (spicy, with lots of chilli) are prepared with a limited number of basic ingredients. Tea is the most common nonalcoholic beverage on sale.