Kahoot! The Great Wall of China

What country has the world’s largest population, some of the oldest traditions on Earth, and landscapes ranging from towering mountains to vast deserts? Meet China, a country where ancient history and modern life exist side by side.

From the Forbidden City to giant pandas to the peaks of the Himalayas, China is filled with remarkable places, people, and wildlife. Explore how geography has shaped life across the country, discover important moments in China’s long history, and learn about its languages, government, food, traditions, and growing cities. You’ll also meet some of China’s unique animals!

Teachers and parents, you can use this fact file to:

• Introduce a geography or social studies unit
• Support nonfiction reading practice
• Compare countries and cultures
• Complete map and research activities
• Prepare students for projects or presentations (use our country report template!)
• Pair with videos, articles, or other informational texts (see Related Resources below)

In The Forbidden City: Keeping Time, the Go Jetters crew visits The Forbidden City in China. Learn how the Forbidden City was built for the Chinese emperors, including one emperor who was only two years old! Discover the drumming that kept time in the Gulou Drum Tower. This video is excerpted from BBC's Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In The Go Jetters Visit the Great Wall of China, the Go Jetters crew visits The Great Wall of China. Learn about how the Chinese in the south of China built the wall to keep out the Chinese in the north. Today, the wall is a popular tourist destination. This video is excerpted from BBC's Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In How Rice Grows in China’s Paddy Fields, the Go Jetters crew explores the beautiful hills of Yuan Yang, China, where rice is grown in special paddy fields. Farmers have been planting rice in these fields for thousands of years, carving steps into the hillsides so the water can flow down. The rice needs plenty of water to grow. One quarter of the world’s rice comes from these fields, where hard-working farmers make sure the crops have everything they need! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In The Go Jetters Save a Terracotta Army in China, the Go Jetters crew travels to China to save the Terracotta Army from Grandmaster Glitch’s noisy concert. Ubercorn shares funky facts about the Terracotta Army, a collection of clay statues that were buried with the first Chinese emperor. Can the Go Jetters stop Grandmaster Glitch’s concert from shaking and shattering the statues? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In Inside a Panda Den with the Go Jetters, the Go Jetters crew helps build a panda’s den and they learn all about these cute and amazing animals. Ubercorn shares funky facts about pandas, including how much bamboo they eat, and why they are endangered. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In High Altitude Living in China, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes how only a few animals are adapted to survive winter on the high mountain slopes. Watch a giant panda munch on bamboo and a group of golden snub-nosed monkeys huddle for warmth. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

In Preparing Flowers for Chinese New Year, a farm in Kunming, China’s Spring City, prepares flowers for the busy Chinese New Year season. Flowers travel from farm to auction, where buyers purchase them for shops. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.

In Preparing for Chinese New Year, a family in Beijing prepares for Chinese New Year in 2016 by cleaning the house, getting haircuts, and preparing scrolls that they will hang outside their house. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.

In Throwing Fire for Chinese New Year, iron metal workers in Nanquan, China, create amazing, glowing art with molten metal. Today, they perform nightly, but the tradition goes back hundreds of years. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.

In Signs of the Chinese Zodiac, it is 2016 and the start of the Year of the Monkey. That means that markets are filled with red lanterns and monkey decorations. What does the Year of the Monkey mean for people who were born in that year? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.

In A Shifting Skyline in Shanghai, a photographer describes his photography project that captures the dramatic change in the Shanghai skyline over the last 20 years. This video is excerpted from BBC's Generation Earth, in which presenter Dallas Campbell explores how humans have changed Earth in one generation.