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A Cultural Portrait of China

A Cultural Portrait of China. Made By Mr. Voorhees’ Cultures Through Cuisine Class. 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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A Cultural Portrait of China

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  1. A Cultural Portrait of China Made By Mr. Voorhees’ Cultures Through Cuisine Class

  2. 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

  3. Staple Foods • Ri

  4. Flag

  5. Geography - Map

  6. Ethnicities - Regions

  7. Education • Caligraphy

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Politics/Government • Dynasties- • Xia • Shang • Zhou • Qin • Han • Xin • Han

  11. Within Dynasties • Emperor • Civil Service • Bureaucracy • Civil Service Test

  12. 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

  13. Religion – Main Types • Buddhism • Confucianism • Daoism

  14. Food- Regions

  15. Family- Size/Values? • One Child Policy – Law that you can only have one child in order to reduce population. • Daughters are more expensive – dowry

  16. Historic Perceptions • Dragons • Red – • Rice • Yellow • Top of Civilization

  17. Modern Perceptions • Economic Growth • Futuristic • Small Middle Class • Urbanization – moving from country to city • Relatively low standard of living

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Geography - Weather • South China Warm – average in January 58 in south china • North East – Mild • Most of China • “Washington Weather” Temperate • Mild weather

  21. 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

  22. Culture and Music • Zheng • Chinese Lute • Canto-Pop • Mando-Pop • Chops-

  23. Fashion

  24. Standard of living in China today • Low cost of living • Highest standard of living in Shanghai, Beijing.

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