ChinaChina
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY – KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY – KNOW YOUR WORLD KNOW YOUR WORLD
SHANNON ANICASSHANNON 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 MAPCHINESE MAP
QUICK FACTS 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….CHINESE PEOPLE….
CHINA’S OFFICIAL…CHINA’S OFFICIAL…
Animal: Panda
Bird: Red Crowned Crane Flower: Peony
Fruit: Kiwi
Sport: Ping Pong Symbol: Dragon
LANDFORMSLANDFORMS
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 GovernementChina’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.
Chairman Mao Zedong
Hu Jintao
Jiang Zemin
Zhao Ziyang
Hu Yaobang
Hua Guofeng
Xi Jinping
CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS CIVILIZATION. CIVILIZATION.
The Great Wall
The terracotta warriors
The Bronze Bell Set
The Bronze Masks
THE Mogao Grottos
CHINESE DYNASTIES CHINESE DYNASTIES • There were 12 major dynasties with numerous sub-
dynasties.
EVERYDAY-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
ECONOMICSECONOMICS
• 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 RENMINBICNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI
money-changing: 1.00 USD = 6.21 CNY
Everyday-Economics
WHAT CAN $1.00/6.21RMB BUY?WHAT CAN $1.00/6.21RMB BUY?
JOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE START JOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE START WORKING - KINDS OF JOBS ? 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.
Everyday-Economics
CHINESE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYSCHINESE 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 CHINESE SPRING FESTIVALFESTIVAL(( CHINESE NEW YEARCHINESE NEW YEAR))
Jan.1
Chinese Lunar Calendar
Firecracker
Dumplingfor Spring Festival
FESTIVAL OF LANTERNSFESTIVAL OF LANTERNS
15 days after Chinese New Year
Lanterns
Play the Riddle
Lanterns made by Ice
Tomb-sweeping Day
Qingming Festival
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
May 5
Chinese Lunar Calendar
ZONG ZI ZONG ZI (STICKY RICE DUMPLING WRAPPED IN BAMBOO OR REED LEAVES(STICKY RICE DUMPLING WRAPPED IN BAMBOO OR REED LEAVES ))
Minister Qu Yuan’s death--Suicide by jumping in the river
Mid-autumn Festival
Aug. 15Chinese Lunar Calendar
MOON CAKEMOON CAKE
United
Be Together
FOODFOOD
CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS & CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS & TRADITIONSTRADITIONS
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR YOUR WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR YOUR COUNTERPART?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 CHINESELANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESEnǐ nǎo 你 好
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