Culture of China

The people of China speak the standard language, Mandarin. China's linguistic diversity is vaguely diverse according to a fractionation scale, which is 0.1327 for China. The adherents of the folk religions make up the religious majority in the country. 54.7% of China's population lives in cities. This percentage includes the urban population of China. The urbanization rate in China is given as 2.5. According to data on inbound tourists in China, 55,686,000 tourists come to the country every year.

National anthem
The national anthem of China is "Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ", which means "March of the Volunteers" in English. It was adopted in 1982. The lyrics were written by Tian Han and the music was composed by Nie Er.

Fast food
The first McDonalds in China opened on October 8, 1990 and was located in Shenzhen. At the moment China has 2000 operating McDonalds restaurants. The number of operating McDonalds restaurants in a country is an indication of the influence of western culture and globalization in that country. Operating McDonald's restaurants could also have a direct impact on the health of a country's citizens. Around 6% of China's population is obese.

Alcohol consumption
Every year, people in China consume 1.7 liters of alcohol per capita, and this amount is made up of 27.8% beer, 3% wine, 69.2% distilled spirits and 0% other alcohol.

National dish
One of the most popular national dishes in China is Peking duck. Other national dishes include chow mein, lamian, fried rice and dumplings.