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China
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY – KNOW YOUR WORLD
SHANNON ANICAS• I have been studying Chinese culture at the
University of Akron since 2008, began studying Chinese in 2009
• My first trip to China was 2010• I lived in China from August 2011 through August
2012
CHINESE MAP
QUICK FACTS
• Full name: People’s Republic of China (October 1, 1949)• Population: 1.35 billion (UN, 2011)• Capital: Beijing• Largest city: Shanghai • Area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq mi)• Major language: Mandarin Chinese• Major religion: Buddism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism• Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 76 years (women)• Monetary unit: Renminbi (yuan)• Main exports: Manufactured goods, including textiles,
garments, electronics• GNI per capita: US$4940 (World Bank, 2011)
• 31 Provinces (States)
The Capital has moved 15 different times!
CHINESE PEOPLE….
There are 56 different minority groups within mainland China.
CHINA’S OFFICIAL…
Animal: Panda
Bird: Red Crowned Crane Flower: Peony
Fruit: Kiwi
Sport: Ping Pong Symbol: Dragon
LANDFORMS
Beijing-Temple of HeavenLeshan Giant Buddha
Guilin Mountians
Three Gorges Dam
Huang He Yellow River
Yangtze River
Gobe Desert
TibetXi’an City Wall
China’s Governement
• LEADER: Xi Jinping was just elected
• GOVERNMENT: People’s Congress System (Communist)
• VOTING AGE: 18
• Since the founding of the PRC there have been only 6 other men in charge.
Xi Jinping
Chairman Mao Zedong
Hu Jintao
Zhao Ziyang
Hua GuofengHu Yaobang
Jiang Zemin
CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS CIVILIZATION.
The Great Wall
The terracotta warriors
The Bronze Bell Set
The Bronze Masks
THE Mogao Grottos
CHINESE DYNASTIES • There were 12 major dynasties with numerous sub-
dynasties.
• Qin Dynasty – unified China considered the 1st dynasty
• Western Han• Xin Dynasty• Eastern Han Dynasty• Three Kingsoms• Western Jin• Eastern Jin• Southern and Northern Dymasties• Sui Dynasty• Tang Dynasty• Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms• Northern Song Dynasty
• Southern Song Dynasty• Liao Dynasty• Jin Dynasty• Western Xia • Yuan Dynasty• Ming Dynasty• Qing Dynasty
EVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS
• Market socialism
China is the fast growing economy in the world. It has grown nearly 10% every year for the past 30 years.
CNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI
money-changing : 1.00 USD = 6.21 CNY (4/2013)
Everyday-Economics
WHAT CAN $1.00/6.21RMB BUY?
JOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE START WORKING - KINDS OF JOBS ? • According to the Labor Law of the
People’s Republic of China, young people who are 16-year-old can join a part-time job after regular school time.
• However, education is extremely important in families and students are expected to focus all their attention on school so they rarely work until after high school.
Everyday-Economics
CHINESE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS
Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival
CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL( CHINESE NEW YEAR )
Jan.1
Chinese Lunar Calendar
Firecracker
Dumplingfor Spring Festival
FESTIVAL OF LANTERNS
15 days after Chinese New Year
Lanterns
Lanterns made by Ice
Tomb-sweeping Day
Qingming Festival
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
ZONG ZI (STICKY RICE DUMPLING WRAPPED IN BAMBOO OR REED LEAVES )
Minister Qu Yuan’s death--Suicide by jumping in the river
Mid-autumn Festival
MOON CAKE
FOOD
CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS & TRADITIONS
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR YOUR COUNTERPART?
• So, you may wonder what does the person that is your age like, what is in their bed rooms or on their ipods. You might be surprised.
• Since children, beginning at a very young age, are expected to spend many hours not only in school but at school related study sessions, often times from 6 am until after midnight, they don’t have the free time at your age that you do. They often spend it with friends, playing video games, or listening to music.
LANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESEnǐ nǎo 你 好
xiè xiè谢 谢
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