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Eastern Dragon

Eastern Dragon. Junye Zhang, Hsi-Sheng(Derek) L in. Outline. Background of China History of China Traditional Art Language, Activities and Food in China Eastern Pearl — Hong K ong History of Hong Kong. L ocation. Recent China. The People's Republic of China(P.R.C.)

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Eastern Dragon

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  1. Eastern Dragon Junye Zhang, Hsi-Sheng(Derek) Lin

  2. Outline • Background of China • History of China • Traditional Art • Language, Activities and Food in China • Eastern Pearl — Hong Kong • History of Hong Kong

  3. Location

  4. Recent China • The People's Republic of China(P.R.C.) • Population: 1.35 billion • 9.60 million km2 • Mandarin(Cantonese) • 56 race • GDP:$4909.3billion

  5. River of history • One of the world's oldest civilizations • Nearly 4,000 years emperor system • 21 dynasties • 231 emperors • Two major river: Changjiang, Huanghe. • Affecters of Chinese culture

  6. Chinese ethical and philosophical system—Confucianism • Moral, social, political, philosophical, and religious • Affect Counties: Japan, Korea, Vietnam • Good virtue and moral perfection.

  7. Five Relationship Trust Filial piety Respect Seniority Loyal

  8. Traditional art • Calligraphy • Chinese traditional painting • Chinese traditional music • Chinese opera • Cross talk

  9. Calligraphy Tools : Four Treasures of the Study Brush, Ink, Paper, Ink stone Technique of Calligraphy

  10. Word Development Past Now

  11. Painting Technique: Meticulous Freehand However, each style is depended on different history background.

  12. Chinese traditional music 古筝 Gu Zheng 琵琶 Pi Pa 二胡 ErHu

  13. Chinese Opera • The color of face is a reflection of characteristics • Red-loyalty, Black-hot headed, Yellow-atrocious, Blue and Green-rough, White-cheater

  14. Cross talk

  15. Culture in class and work • In class environment • Follow teacher’s rule • No question except when teacher ask • Silence, no eat or drink (especially in primary school) • Pressure • In work environment • Follow senior colleague • Ability isn’t the only factor to promote • Overtime

  16. Language • Mandarin • Official language • Based on the language in north China • Cantonese • Popular in Guangdong, Hong Kong. • Other dialects • Hunan, Shanghai, Taiwan est.

  17. Language • Four tones • One pronunciation means many words and each word has different meanings. • Useful sentences

  18. Language • 你好=Hello (nǐhǎo) • 再见=See you, bye-bye. (zàijiàn) • 很高兴认识你=Nice to meet you.(hěngāoxìngrènshinǐ) • 我的名字是Tom=My name is Tom. (wǒ de míngzìshì Tom) • 你要去哪里？=Where are you going? (nǐyàoqùnǎlǐ?) • 谢谢= Thank you! (xièxiè) • 很好= Very good! (hěnhǎo) • 不好意思=Excuse me (bùhǎoyìsī) • 美国=USA (měiguó) • 中国=China (zhōngguó) • 香港=Hong Kong (xiānggǎng)

  19. Word • Structure • left-right(挣), up-down(苗), up-mid-down(高), left-mid-right(湖), est. • Chinese character component • 吃喝, 游泳, 冷冻, 伙伴(人)…

  20. Festival • Lunar new year • The dinner on New Year's Eve • Red envelope-Money-Gift • The Dragon Boat Festival • lunar calendar 5/5 • To memorize a minister, Qu Yuan • Apyramid-shaped mass of glutinous rice wrapped in leaves

  21. Festival • Qing Ming Festival • To memorize our ancestor-Cemetery • The Moon Festival • On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month the biggest moon. • Many myths- broken by Armstrong who set foot on the moon.

  22. Food • Guangdong cuisine • Shanghai cuisine • Szechuan cuisine • North China cuisine

  23. Activities • Mah-jongg: Permutation • Chinese chess • Karaoke

  24. Eastern Pearl— Hong Kong • Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China • Located on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea • 7 millions people. One of the most densely populated areas in the world • 1104 km2 • Time zone: UTC+8 • Drive on the left!

  25. History of Hong Kong • British Empire’s colony after Opium War (1839–42). • British controlled until 1997. • The educational system follow the system in England.

  26. Industry of Hong Kong • Eastern Hollywood • Output Value: 500 million dollar • Port of transshipment • Travel • Financial • HSBC • Headquarters

  27. Hong Kong 香港 Chinese University in Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology University of Hong Kong

  28. Special food in Hong Kong

  29. Hot Spots in Hong Kong • Avenue of Stars • Disney Land • Night scenes of city • Vitoria Harbor

  30. Thank you! Hope you to explore your China.

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