So, you have read all of the exciting articles here about touring China, visiting some of the most ancient historical sites in all the world, dining on the finest cuisine the country has to offer, and walking on the Chinese Great Wall perhaps while you are there. All of this is well and good as they say, but unless you are different from most Americans, you will soon run into all kinds of trouble from one primary source: language.
The Chinese language is among the world’s most difficult to learn to use with any degree of proficiency, despite the fact that it is spoken by more people than any of the other languages in the infographic below. Basically, if you are going to China and you want to be able to communicate with Chinese people in their own language, you will need, according to this info, more than one year of practice to get that good at it. Better start learning now!
Otherwise, you can always pick a country with an easier language to visit from the graphic below. Of course you would be missing out on some truly amazing stuff. Here goes:
You can learn even more about China on Satellite Television Channels in your area.

