China
The People's Republic of China is a country and global superpower in East Asia. China has seen countless civilizations and dynasties rise and fall throughout its millennia-long history. Today, it is under the rule of the CCP. China, uniquely, has one time zone at GMT+8. To think that you'd jump 3.5 hours when crossing the border into Afghanistan is ridiculous, yet it's true.
China is currently the biggest country in the world by population.
Update
India is now bigger than China in terms of population.
Attractions
China is home to the incredibly massive Great Wall of China, actually a series of walls built as protection against nomadic groups coming from the Eurasian steppe. In the nearby capital Beijing lies the Forbidden City, a well-preserved imperial palace complex and the most valuable piece of real estate in the world. Along the plains surrounding Xi'an is an army of terracotta warriors, many of whom are buried alongside Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Meanwhile, giant pandas roam the mountainous bamboo forests of Sichuan and beyond.
Sports
Basketball and table tennis are the biggest professional and amateur sports in China respectively. China is a dominant force in table tennis, winning all 6 events at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and all 5 events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Trains
China has one of the most extensive railway networks in the world, and the single largest high-speed rail network on Earth, with rapid development throughout the country. There have even been plans to expand across the Bering Strait and into the United States. China's high-speed trains are a numerous fleet. Many trains, such as the CRH2A and CRH5, were influenced by foreign designs—in this case, the Japanese E2 Series Shinkansen and Italian ETR 600; even the world-famous maglev of Shanghai uses German technology as it shuttles passengers to and from the airport. Others are domestic designs, such as the CRH380A and the relatively new Fuxing (復興號 Fùxīng Hào, meaning "rejuvenation") series, the first successful high-speed trains fully manufactured in China.
Only a few decades ago, during the time of the Shinkansen and TGV, most trains were locomotive hauled; even steam locomotives were traversing the network, such as the mighty QJ (前进 Qián Jìn, meaning "go ahead") 2-10-2s conquering the grades of Inner Mongolia. In terms of diesels, among the most numerous at the time were the DF4.