摘要
China tops a lot of lists,from population to hydroelectricity production,longest highspeed railway to most Olympic gold medals in table tennis.Another list where the PRC is undisputed champion is when it comes to the longest continuous land border.The Middle Kingdom’s quasichicken-shaped outline stretches for over 22,000 kilometers and separates the nation from 14 independent states(another number one):Afghanistan,Bhutan,the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(North Korea),India,Kazakhstan,Kyrgystan,Lao People's Democratic Republic,Mongolia,Myanmar,Nepal,Pakistan,Russia,Tajikistan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.