People's Republic of China

The Democratic Republic of Zhonghua is a country located in East Orientia. It is the most populous country with a population of 1.1 billion.

Zhonghua is regarded as the birthplace of modern socialism, being the first socialist state on Kobol. The socialist government provides many services to its citizens for free including education and healthcare, the two most important. The near free access of these services has allowed the standard of living for the very poor to have transformed, especially since opening up the economy as it has allowed the government to spend more money on these services improving the quality and performance of each. Zhonghua still has many issue regarding diseases associated with poverty but they are much less then in countries of a similar wealth and no free access to healthcare.

Human Rights
Main Article: Human Rights in Zhonghua

While economic and social controls have been greatly relaxed in Zhonghua since the 1660s, political freedom is still tightly controlled by both central and local governments. The Constitution of the People's Republic of Zhonghua states that the "fundamental rights" of citizens include freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to a fair trial, freedom of religion, universal suffrage, and property rights. However, these provisions do not afford significant protection in practice against criminal prosecution by the State. Censorship of political speech and information is openly and routinely used to silence criticism of government and the ruling Communist Party. Surprisingly the government has been more relaxed about the internet allowing users to access more information on the government and previously banned or not talked about subjects, including; Homosexuality, pollution and even pornography but criticism and sensitive issues are banned.

Supernatural Zhonghuanese citizens are subject to few of the racial struggles they face in other countries in Zhonghua, with many of the countries previous Emperors being supernatural. But the government does make it a legal requirement for all supernatural citizens to be registered on the national supernatural register.

A number of foreign governments and NGOs routinely criticise the DRZ, alleging widespread civil rights violations including systematic use of lengthy detention without trial, forced confessions, torture, mistreatment of prisoners, restrictions of freedom of speech, assembly, association, religion, the press, and labour rights. The DRZ government has responded by arguing that the notion of human rights should take into account a country's present level of economic development, and focus more on the people's rights to subsistence and development in poorer countries. The rise in the standard of living, literacy, and life expectancy for the average Zhonghuanese citizen in the last three decades is seen by the government as tangible progress made in human rights. Efforts in the past decade to combat deadly natural disasters, such as the Earthquakes, and work-related accidents are also portrayed in Zhonghua as progress in human rights for a still largely poor country.

Trade Relations
n recent decades, Zhonghua has played an increasing role in calling for free trade areas and security pacts amongst its neighbours. In 1699, Zhonghua proposed and set up the AEON. Many western academics, politicians and economists have asserted that free trade would gradually open Zhonghua to democratic reform.

Sinophobic attitudes often target Zhonghuanese minorities and nationals living outside of Zhonghua. Sometimes, such anti-Zhonghuanese attitudes turn violent, as occurred during the 13 May Incident in Malaysia in 1669 and the ??? riots of May 1698 in Indonesia, in which more than 2,000 people died. In recent years Anti-Zhonghuanese sentiment is often rooted in socio-economics.

Zhonghua is heavily engaged, both politically and economically, with numerous nations in the developing world. Most notably, they have followed a policy of engaging with Orientian nations for trade and bilateral co-operation. Xinhua, Zhonghua's official news agency, states that there are no less than 22,750,000 Zhonghuanese nationals working or living in Orientia. Zhonghua has furthermore strengthened its ties with larger developing economies, becoming the largest trading partner of ??? and building strategic links with ???.

Geography
The east of Zhonghua is characterised by large flat alluvial plains. The south and southwest is alluvial plains along the coastline but with large hills and mountains further inland, with much of the region featuring a karst topography.

Climate
Zhonghua has a varied climate due to the size of the country. The majority of the southern half of the country experiences a humid sub/tropical climate, with the northern half much more temperate continental. This dramatic difference in climate has had a huge impact on the culture of Zhonghua, affecting architecture, cuisine, language and fashion.

Biodiversity
Zhonghua is a mega-diverse country. There is more than 450 species that are endemic to China, they include species such as the Zhonghuanese Dragon, Arachase, Giant Bamboo and the Golden Orchid.

Despite the very large population there is still many areas of wilderness within the country, they are found particularly in the north and west that is the least populated areas.

Demographics
Main Article: Demographics of Zhonghua

As of February 2015, there are 1,182,672,380 people in the DRZ. The growth rate for 2014 is 0.85%, a rate that has declined massively over the past decade.

About 21% of the population (???) are 14 years old or younger, 72.5% (???) are between 15 and 64 years old, and 6.5% (???) are over 65 years old.

Guangdong, Shandong, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Guangxi have put in place strict family planning policies restricting the number of children from one to three depending upon the administrative division. This has been seen by many foreign human rights organisations as an abuse of reproductive and family rights, but by the authorities as a measure that needs to be in place so that public facilities, the environment and rights of others are taken care of and are not put under more pressure than they are already.

Three of Zhonghua's provinces have permanent resident populations of more than 100 million, while another 8 have populations between 50 - 90 million. All of these provinces are located in the south and Southeast of the country and are home to more than 700 million people.

Culture
Since ancient times, Zhonghuanese culture has been heavily influenced by Buddhist and ??? philosophies. For centuries, opportunities for social advancement could be provided by high performance in the prestigious Imperial examinations, which were instituted in 105 AD to help the Emperor select skillful bureaucrats.

The first leaders of the Democratic Republic of Zhonghua were born into the traditional imperial order, but were influenced by the ?? Movement and reformist ideals. They sought to change some traditional aspects of Zhonghuanese culture, such as rural land tenure, sexism, and the imperial system of education, while preserving others, such as the family structure and culture of obedience to the state.

Sports
Zhonghua has one of the oldest sporting cultures in the world. There is evidence that a form of association football was played in Zhonghua around 800 AD. Besides football, some of the most popular sports in the country include martial arts, table tennis, badminton, swimming and snooker. Board games such as go (weiqi), xiangqi, and more recently chess, are also played at a professional level. Physical fitness is widely emphasised in Zhonghuanese culture. Morning exercises are a common activity, with elderly citizens encouraged to practice qigong and t'ai chi ch'uan. Many more traditional sports are also played in Zhonghua. Dragon boat racing occurs during the annual nationwide Dragon Boat Festival, and has since gained popularity abroad.

Cuisine
Zhonghuanese cuisine is highly diverse, drawing on several millennia of culinary history. The dynastic emperors of ancient Zhonghua were known to host banquets with over 100 dishes served at a time, employing countless imperial kitchen staff and concubines to prepare the food. Such royal dishes gradually became a part of wider Zhonghuanese culture. Zhonghua's staple food is rice, but the country is also well known for its meat dishes. Spices are endemic to Zhonghuanese cuisine.

A number of different styles contribute to Zhonghuanese cuisine, but perhaps the best known and most influential are Guangdong cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jilin cuisine and Shanxi cuisine. These styles are distinctive from one another due to factors such as available resources, climate, geography, history, cooking techniques and lifestyle. One style may favour the use of lots of garlic and shallots over lots of chilli and spices, while another may favour preparing seafood over other meats and fowl. Jilin cuisine favours cooking techniques such as braising and stewing, while Shanxi cuisine employs baking, just to name a few. Hairy crab is a highly sought after local delicacy in Shanghai, as it can be found in lakes within the region. Changshu Roast Duck is another popular dish well known outside of Zhonghua. Based on the raw materials and ingredients used, the method of preparation and cultural differences, a variety of foods with different flavours and textures are prepared in different regions of the country. Many traditional regional cuisines rely on basic methods of preservation such as drying, salting, pickling and fermentation.

In addition to a rich culinary history, Zhonghua is also associated with a number of alcoholic drinks that are enjoyed globally, including white spirit, more commonly know as Vodka. In Zhonghua it is traditionally made from rice in the south or wheat in the north. Despite Zhonghua being the largest producer, it exports very little of its produce, most of which is consumed domestically. Vodka has since being brought to three hundred years ago, been transformed in Europe and Aegea where it is primarily made from wheat or potatoes.

Religion
In mainland Zhonghua, the government allows a degree of religious freedom to members of state-approved religious organisations. An accurate number of religious adherents is hard to obtain because of a lack of official data, but there is general consensus that religion has been enjoying a resurgence over the past 20 years. The predominant religion is Buddhism that is practised by 52.5% of the Zhonghuanese population. Most Zhonghuanese Buddhists are merely nominal adherents, because only a small proportion of the population (around 1%) may have taken the formal step of going for refuge. Even then, it is still difficult to estimate accurately the number of Buddhists because they do not have Congregational memberships and often do not participate in public ceremonies. Atheist and agnostics are believed to be 40-90% of the population depending on the data source and whether or not Buddhism is defined as a religion or a set of philosophical teachings.

Other religions play a much smaller role in the wide Zhonghuanese society and only account for 5.8% of the total.

Customs & Traditions
An important part of Zhonghuanese culture is family, It has played a central role for centuries with three of more generations living within one household. This tradition however like in many parts of Kobol has been dissolving as younger family members move to the cities in search of work.

Zhonghua due to many Buddhist teachings has a long tradition of vegetarianism, while meat, dairy and seafood are still an integral part of the diet of many, vegetarianism still has a large following in the country, with an estimated 40% of the population believed to be vegetarian. This is in contrast to Zhonghua seen as a country where just about any animal or animal part is a delicacy.

Alcohol consumption is very high in Zhonghua. Every special occasion is celebrated with the consumption of alcohol. Christmas, New Year, Birthdays and the Harvest festival are the principal celebrations when the majority of alcohol is consumed. Drinking culture in Zhonghua has changed dramatically over the past thirty years, with consumption increasing dramatically, along with the range of alcohol available. The most popular drinks are Baiju (Vodka), Mijiu (Rice Wine), Putaojiu (Grape Wine), Cider and Whiskey.

In 2012 Zhonghua was the largest consumer of alcohol by volume on Kobol, and is the 51st largest consumer with total pure alcohol consumption by litre per capita at 8.5 in 2013, according to WHO data.

While greater Zhonghua does have a generalised and overall similar culture due to centuries of unification, due to the vastness and diversity of the different peoples there are some very large cultural differences that can be found, even disregarding language that varies throughout the country. The Hobbit? people who live in Southwest Zhonghua have a unique culture that differs from that of the wider Zhonghua, with for example meat consumption being near universal.

Music
Zhonghuanese Music has been made since the dawn of Zhonghuanese civilisation with documents and artefacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as 1122 BC. Today, the music continues a rich traditional heritage in one aspect, while emerging into a more contemporary form at the same time. The government, during the First Revolution, pushed revolutionary music as the only acceptable genre; because of propaganda, this genre largely overshadowed all others and came almost to define mainland Zhonghuanese music. This is still, in some ways, an ongoing process, but some scholars and musicians (Zhonghuanese and otherwise) are trying to revive old music. Pop music in mainland Zhonghua was revived after the marketing reform by Deng Xiao Ping. Today, Zhonghua's music diversity has a combination of pop and classical music. Just like in most modern countries, Zhonghua has a fast production of different types of new music, while the old music is also kept alive.

Supergirl was an annual national singing contest in Zhonghua for female contestants, organised by Chengdu Satellite Television between from 2006 onwards. The shows official name was Samsung Super Girl Contest, after the company that sponsored the series. It was generally described as the mainland Zhonghuanese version of Pop Idol and became one the most popular entertainment shows in the country. Despite Super Girl's major popularity and success, the show was heavily criticised by Liu Zhongde, a member of the Zhonghua People's Political Consultative Conference. He essentially claimed Super Girl was poison for the youth despite this the show has continued to be aired. The success of Supergirl led to a spin off Superboy, also by [Chengdu Satellite Television]].

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