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China

China . Landscape. China’s landscapes include mountains, high plateaus, sandy deserts and dense forests. . Wildlife. China’s diverse habitats are home to hundreds of species of animals and plants. More than 3,800 species of fish and hundreds of amphibians and reptiles. .

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China

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  1. China

  2. Landscape • China’s landscapes include mountains, high plateaus, sandy deserts and dense forests.

  3. Wildlife • China’s diverse habitats are home to hundreds of species of animals and plants. More than 3,800 species of fish and hundreds of amphibians and reptiles.

  4. Chinese history is divided into dynasties marked by a line of emperors. The last emperor was overthrown in 1912.

  5. China was ahead of the world for centuries in their advances in science, technology, astronomy and math. • A few important Chinese inventions are paper, the magnetic compass, printing, porcelain, silk, and gunpowder.

  6. People • China has more people than any other. Around 1/3rd of its population lives in cities with the remaining 2/3rd living in the country.

  7. Art has a long and important history in China. • The Chinese were some of the first to use silk, jade, bronze, wood, and paper in art making. • Calligraphy was also invented in China.

  8. Calligraphy The art of writing is a visual art form. Has been revered as a fine art long before painting.

  9. Character Strokes • Twelve Basic Strokes:

  10. Direction of Writing • Traditionally written right to left in vertical columns • Since 1949 - written left to right horizontally (like English) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0h18Rdhb44

  11. Compare Scripts Oracle Bone Bronze Seal Clerical

  12. 学校的 Chinese Word Choose a word or phrase to translate in Chinese. You will need to take turns using the computers to look up translations. Draw the Chinese letters as neatly and the best you can. You will also need to represent your word visually with a drawing or collage. 挤进

  13. Chinese Landscapes • Chinese poets and painters have revered nature as a source of spiritual and artistic inspiration for thousands of years. Shen Zhou, Poet on a Mountain c. 1500. Painting and poem by Shen Zhou: "White clouds encircle the mountain waist like a sash,/Stone steps mount high into the void where the narrow path leads far./Alone, leaning on my rustic staff I gaze idly into the distance./My longing for the notes of a flute is answered in the murmurings of the gorge

  14. The Simple Retreat, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), ca. 1370Wang Meng (Chinese, ca. 1308–1385) Landscapes, dated 1630Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636)

  15. Old Trees, Level Distance, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), ca. 1080 Cloudy MountainsMiYouren (Chinese, 1074–1151)

  16. Splashed–color Landscape, dated 1965Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899–1983)

  17. Your turn! Design your own Chinese landscape. You may choose to include words but it is not required.

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