ABSTRACT
China, the most populous nation in the world, has the largest child population. Presently there are 367 million children under 18 years old in China, accounting for about 17.5% of the world child population. Child development in China has always been a worldwide concern. The unswerving efforts made by the Chinese government and society to promote child development have been seen by the world. This report is to present an overview of Chinese children aged from 6 to 14 years old, describing changes in their development and environment, which may showcase Chinese children for people from other countries who are interested. Since the physiological and psychological characteristics of Chinese children are elaborated in Chapter 2, this chapter only generally describes characteristics of Chinese children’s social development and related environmental changes.
