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Whether it’s for business or pleasure, the thought of visiting China can be a little daunting for the first time visitor. After all, there is the high-octane energy, the crowded population and the inevitable language barrier (unless you speak a language from one of the 8 linguistic groups). However, with proper planning your visit to the country will be a rich and rewarding one. Knowing where you want to go and how you are going to get there is necessary, and make sure you have realistic expectations on how much is possible during your time there. Believe it or not, there are still tourist packages that offer you The Great Wall, The Terracotta Army, The Forbidden City and a Yangtze River Cruise all in one day. When in China, take your time despite the fact that it is often given the title of the busiest country on the planet. Facts and statistics Most of us have some idea about China’s size and economy, but some of these statistics really put the scale of the country into (epic) proportion: Population Approximately 1,336,718,015 people live in China. That ‘approximately’ is used because over around 46,000 babies are born in China each day (that’s several thousand probably born just in the time it takes to read this article). China’s population represents 19.4% of the world’s population. Because of this growing population, the Chinese Government introduced the infamous “one child policy” between 1979 and 1980. This family planning policy, which allowed couples to only have one child, was imposed on 38% of China’s population and is said to have prevented 400 million births. In a 2008 survey, it was reported that 76% of Chinese people supported the “one child policy” although it was notoriously controversial outside of China. In 2015 the law was revised, allowing couples to have two children, (so called “two-child policy”), and was fully implemented in January 2016 – meaning the very first children under that law have just been born. Perhaps as a direct result of the “one child policy”, 120 boys are born to every 100 girls. The Economist considers this a real problem, in that China will have as many Bachelors as America has men. Economy