A Cultural Portrait of China
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A Cultural Portrait of China
Made By Mr. Voorhees’ Cultures Through Cuisine Class
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Capital
• Capital: Beijing• Population - 1,331,460,000 (2009)– US 307,006,550 (2009)
• Land Area – 9,572,900 Km2• Language: Mandarin Chinese• Head of State – Hun Jintao• Money- Yuan– Y-$ 6.5805=$1
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Staple Foods
• Ri
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Flag
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Geography - Map
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Ethnicities - Regions
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Education
• Caligraphy
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Accomplishments• Gun Powder • Bronze • Chinese Food • Jade • Fireworks• Printing – Movable Type – Wood Block Printing
– Calligraphy • Writing- Alphabet written work• Calendar • Porcelain• Paper Money • Pagoda – Multistory Building
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Symbols of China • Great Wall
– 300,000 build wall in 3rd Century– 1,500 miles long to keep out invaders
• Flag • Modern, New, Futuristic, Secluded Hotel• Rice Fields • Tiananmen Square
– Massacre June 3, 1989 student Pro- Democracy protest – Killed Hundreds• Chairmen Mao
– Founder of Peoples Republic of China– Communist – Poet/Leader/– Cultural Revolution– Gang of Four
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Politics/Government
• Dynasties- – Xia– Shang – Zhou– Qin– Han– Xin – Han
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Within Dynasties
• Emperor • Civil Service – Bureaucracy• Civil Service Test
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Rivals • Geographic - Mongols – North • Economic – Rival – Current
– Japan– United States – European Union – India – Developing Countries
• Political Rivals – Bangladesh – PM Daka – One China? – Hong Kong – PRC
• Formally Great Britain – 1997
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Religion – Main Types
• Buddhism • Confucianism • Daoism
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Food- Regions
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Family- Size/Values?
• One Child Policy – Law that you can only have one child in order to reduce population. – Daughters are more expensive – dowry
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Historic Perceptions
• Dragons • Red – • Rice • Yellow • Top of Civilization
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Modern Perceptions
• Economic Growth • Futuristic• Small Middle Class• Urbanization – moving from country to city• Relatively low standard of living
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How the use their money?
• At food markets • Cash for most things • Haggling, bargaining, and making deals are
common.• Lower consumer spending • Higher Savings• 6% of Chinese own cars
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Geography Landforms
• Western China is mainly mountains – Himalayas – East/South – Tian – Pamir
• Lots of large Rivers – 3 Gorges Dam – Yangtze River
• One of the largest land areas• Large Gobi Desert
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Geography - Weather
• South China Warm – average in January 58 in south china
• North East – Mild• Most of China – “Washington Weather” Temperate • Mild weather
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Types of Work (main occupations)
• Industry 47.28%• Agriculture 12.46%• Services 4.26%• Common Jobs – Maids and Factory Workers – Computer Software Developers (technology) – National Advertisers
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Culture and Music
• Zheng• Chinese Lute• Canto-Pop• Mando-Pop• Chops-
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Fashion
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Standard of living in China today
• Low cost of living • Highest standard of living in Shanghai, Beijing.