China is located in the east of Asia and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. The land area is about 9.6 million square kilometers, the coastline of the eastern and southern continents is more than10.8 million kilometers, and the area of inland and coastal waters is about 4.7 million square kilometers.

There are more than 7,600 large and small islands in the sea area, of which Taiwan Province Island is the largest, with an area of 35,798 square kilometers. China borders 14 countries, and is adjacent to 8 countries by sea. The provincial administrative divisions are 4 municipalities directly under the central government, 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions and 2 special administrative regions, with Beijing as the capital.

The ancient history of China, which started from Yuanmou about 6.5438+0.70 million years ago and ended before the Opium War of 65438+0.840, is the history of primitive society, slave society and feudal society in China.