19. People’s Republic of China
National Flag:
Five-Stars-Red-Flag
The flag of China was officially adopted
on October 1, 1949.
The red of the Chinese flag symbolizes
the communist revolution, and it's also
the traditional color of the people.
20. People’s Republic of China
National Flag:
Five-Stars-Red-Flag
The large gold star represents communism.
The four smaller stars represent the social
classes of the people.
In addition, the five stars together reflect the
importance placed on the number five in
Chinese thought and history.
27. People’s Republic of China
Government:
Single-party people's republic
Legislature:
National People's Congress
28. People’s Republic of China
Total Area : 9,596,961 𝑲𝒎. 𝟐
Water: is about 0.28 % of the total
Area.
Population: 1.35 Billion
(World's most populous country)
29. People’s Republic of China
Territorial Seas:
Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East
China Sea, and South China Sea.
Climate:
Continental monsoon
(Tibet: vertical climate zone).
33. People’s Republic of China
Administrative Demarcations
Provinces: 25
Autonomous Regions: 5
Municipalities: 4
(Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing)
Special Administrative Regions: 2
(Hong Kong and Macau).
37. The Chinese empire lasted
for over two thousand
years surviving periods of
internal turmoil, attacks
from outside invaders and
the rise and fall of
numerous dynasties.
38. The poet T’ao Ch’ien lived
during the period known
as the Six Dynasties (220
A.D – 581 A.D), one of the
most tumultuous eras in the
Chinese History.
40. SHANGDYNASTY1700-1050 BC
The first Chinese dynasty that left
historical records, the loosely
feudal Shang, settled along the
Yellow River in eastern China
from the 17th to the 11th century
BC.
41. SHANGDYNASTY1700-1050 BC
The oracle bone script of the
Shang Dynasty represents the
oldest form of Chinese writing
yet found, and is a direct
ancestor of modern Chinese
characters.
42. SHANGDYNASTY1700-1050 BC
The Shang were conquered by
the Chou, who ruled between the
12th and 5th centuries BC, until its
centralized authority was slowly
eroded by feudal warlords.
43. Chou Dynasty (1045-255 BC)
Their dynasty lasted for about 800 years.
The great literary works of philosophy
and religion that became the basis for
Chinese religious and social belief stem
from what is called the Spring and
Autumn Period (770-476) and the Warring
States Period (475-221).
44. Chou Dynasty (1045-255 BC)
Taoism, Confucian literature, and other
prominent religious and philosophical
schools all emerged during these periods.
45. Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)
The Warring States period
ended in 221 BC, after the state
of Qin conquered the other six
kingdoms and established the
first unified Chinese state.
46. Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)
Qin Shi Huang, the emperor of
Qin, proclaimed himself the
"First Emperor" (始皇帝) and
imposed reforms throughout
China, notably the forced
standardization of the Chinese
language, measurements,
length of cart axles, and
currency.
47. Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)
The Qin Dynasty lasted only
fifteen years, falling soon after
Qin Shi Huang's death, as its
harsh legalist and authoritarian
policies led to widespread
rebellion.
49. Han Dynasty
(206 BC – 220 AD)
The subsequent Han Dynasty
ruled China between 206 BC and
220 AD, and created a lasting Han
cultural identity among its
populace that has endured to the
present day.
50. Han Dynasty
(206 BC – 220 AD)
The Han Dynasty expanded the
empire's territory considerably
with military campaigns reaching
Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and
Central Asia, and also helped
establish the Silk Road in Central
Asia.
51. Han Dynasty
(206 BC – 220 AD)
Han China gradually became the
largest economy of the ancient
world. At the beginning of the
era, Confucianism was revived.
Confucian texts were rewritten
and republished.
52. Han Dynasty
(206 BC – 220 AD)
The resulting ideology was the official
ideology of the Han Dynasty and
influenced political thinking afterwards.
The era’s major contributions were
historical texts and scientific works.
54. T’ang Dynasty
(618-907)
The T’ang Dynasty had a big empire
that benefited from trade with the west
along the Silk Road, battled with the
Tibetan Empire, and experienced the
growing influence of organized
Buddhist religions.
55. T’ang Dynasty
(618-907)
This era’s main contribution to Chinese
literature was in the poetry of Dufu, Li
Bai and many other poets. Dufu and Li
Bai are often thought of as China’s
greatest poets.
57. Sung Dynasty (960-1279)
Military technology greatly advanced. They traded little
with the west due to the presence of warring Muslim
states on the old trade routes.
There wasn’t territorial expansion, but the empire was
continuously attacked by nomadic tribes and countries
around them.
So the era is divided into two eras called the Northern
Sung (960-1127) and Southern Sung (1127-1279) eras.
59. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
The Chinese rebelled against the Mongols,
and the Ming Dynasty era began about 1368.
One of the four great classics called Journey
to the West about a monk going to India was
written during this time of isolation.
Novels were the era’s main contribution.
61. Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
The Mongols established the very rich
Yuan Dynasty.
The Mongols were nomadic people
who herded cattle north of the Tang
Empire and wandered over a large
area fighting on horseback.
62. Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
It was a big empire with high technology, a
big population and a big army.
It was an era of some historically renowned
dramatic playwrights and novelists who
wrote in vernacular language.
63.
64. In the 19th century, various rebellions
and wars took place which caused the
end of the dynastic rules.
65. Summary of the Dynasties and their Contributions
1.) Shang Dynasty
Old Chinese Writing System
2.) Chou Dynasty
Basic Philosophical and Religious Literature
3.) Qin Dynasty
Literary Disaster and Legalism
4.) Han Dynasty
Scientific and Historical Texts
66. Summary of the Dynasties and their Contributions
5.) T’ang Dynasty
Early Woodblock Printing and Poetry
6.) Sung Dynasty
Early Woodblock Printing, Travel Literature, Poetry, Scientific Texts and
the Neo-Confucian Classics
7.) Ming Dynasty
Novels
8.) Yuan Dynasty
Drama and Great Fictional Novels
67. Chinese Literature
1000 b.c. – a. d. 1890
Know contentment
And you will suffer no disgrace ;
Know when to stop
And you will meet with no danger.
You can then endure.
-the Tao Te Ching
68. Literary Context
•Poetry is a part of everyday life throughout the
history of China
• Poets have been among the most highly regarded
members of Chinese Society.
• 2nd – 12th centuries A. D. the main Chinese poetic
form was the Shih Ching (The Book of Songs).
*Even the number of lines , each of which has the
same number of words.
*Often expressed personal emotions.
*Many have brooding or trouble tone , but can
express contentment.
69. Chinese Philosophy
•Contrast between Chinese and Western modes of
philosophic thinking.
•Western philosophers seek out of being of things ,
the essential reality lying behind appearances.
•Chinese principal and establishment and cultivation
of harmonious relationships within their social
structures.
•Chinese thinking is far more concrete , this worldly
and above all, practical.
71. Taoism
•Tao- path or the way
•Stresses freedom, simplicity and the
mythical contemplation of nature
(“Tao”).
•Force that controlled the universe
•Beyond the scope of human concerns ,
but can see its working by observing
nature.
72. Taoism
•Avoid human desires
•Not educating
•Not honoring men of worth or
encourage cleaver to act
*Cause jealousy and greed
*Opposites of Confucianism
73. Confucianism
•How people act – moral behavior
•Social relations based on
subordination: family ruled by
authoritarian father, state ruled
authoritarian king.
•However , governed by the concept
ren – with a loving attitude towards
others.
74. Confucianism
•Tried to teach students to become
true gentlemen – morally and
spiritually.
•Must conduct oneself in a virtuous
manner, those in power serve as
models.
•Heaven is the supreme moral
authority , which dictates how one
must live.
75. Buddhism
•To lead a moral life
•To be mindful and aware of
thoughts and actions
•To develop wisdom and
understanding
•Life is sorrow and sorrow is
caused by desires
•Rid self of desires
•Does not claim to be God
•Attain enlightenment through
meditation
76. Buddhism
•Solutions to our problems are
within ourselves
•Beliefs are incorporated into
poetry through symbols, imagery
and language of Chinese
Literature
•Quite and calmness is a central
notion in Buddhist thought.
78. Chinese Wedding Traditions
Red is the Color of Weddings
in China
Red is central to
the wedding theme of
China. It signifies
love, joy and
prosperity and is
used in variety of
ways in Chinese
wedding traditions.
79. Chinese Wedding Traditions
The bride's wedding
gown is often red,
as are the wedding
invitations, and
wedding gift boxes
or envelopes for
cash gifts. Even the
bride and groom's
homes are decorated
in red on the
wedding day.
80. Chinese Wedding Traditions
Before the Chinese
Wedding Day
A Chinese bride
traditionally goes
into seclusion
with her closest
friends. This
Chinese custom
gives the bride-
to-be some time to
symbolically mourn
the loss of her
friends and
family.
81. Chinese Wedding Traditions
Some time before the
couple are married, the
groom’s family carries
wedding gifts in red
baskets and boxes to the
bride’s house.
One of the basket contain
“uang susu” or “milk
money”. Others will
contain personal things
for the bride, so that on
her wedding day all of
her personal belongings
will be in the groom’s
house.
82. Chinese Wedding Traditions
The bride takes the
gifts to another
room where they are
sorted through.
Three days before
the wedding day,
women from the
bride’s family
reciprocate, bearing
gifts– including
some returns in red
wrapping to the
grooms family.
83. Chinese Wedding Traditions
The Day of the Wedding
Ceremony
Wedding
anniversaries in
China, are carefully
chosen according to
astrological signs.
It is also customary
for couples to be
married on the half-
hour or their
wedding day rather
than at the top of
the hour.
84. Chinese Wedding Traditions
In this way, the
couple begins their
new lives together
on an “upswing”,
while the hands of
the clock are moving
up, rather than
down.
85. Chinese Festivals
Event: Chinese New Year
Date: The first day of a
year in lunar
calendar, usually
between the late
January and early
February.
Activities: fireworks
display, visiting and
greeting, Yangke
dancing, lion and
dragon dancing,
holding temple fairs
and many other great
folklore-inspection
events.
86. Chinese Festivals
This was the time for
the Chinese to
congratulate each
other and themselves
on having passed
through another year,
a time to finish out
the old, and to
welcome the new year.
Common expressions
heard at this time
are: GUONIAN to have
made it through the
old year, and BAINIAN
to congratulate the
new year.
87. Chinese Festivals
Event: Lantern Festival
Date: 15th of the first
lunar month
Activities: Lanterns
expositions, garden
parties, firework
display and folk
dances.
The New Year
celebrations ended on
the 15th of the First
Moon with the Lantern
Festival.
88. Chinese Festivals
In the legend, the
Jade Emperor in
Heavens was so angered
at a town for killing
his favorite goose,
that he decided to
destroy it with a
storm of fire.
89. Chinese Festivals
Event: Dragon Boat
Festival
Date:5th day of the 5th
lunar month
Activities: Dragon Boat
races and eating Zong
Zi(pyramid shaped rice
wrapped in reed or
bamboo leaves).
90. Chinese Festivals
Event: Mid-Autumn
Festival
Date: 15th of the 8th
lunar month
Activities: Dragon Boat
racing, enjoying
moonlight and eating
moon cakes.
Probably the second
most important
festival in the
Chinese calendar,
Zhong qiu has ancient
origins.
91. Chinese Festivals
Abundant meals are
eaten during the
festival and moon
cakes, round pastries
filled with nuts,
dried fruits,
preserved flowers,
sesame and or
marinated beef or
bacon are eaten.
92. Chinese Festivals
Event: Qingming
Date: 12th of the 3rd
lunar month, usually
around April 4th or
5th.
Activities: Cleaning
ancestors graves and
holding memorial
ceremonies, spring
outing, and flying
kites.
93. Chinese Festivals
This is a time when
ice and snow has gone
and plants are
beginning to grow
again, and is a time
for respect to
ancestors. Qingming is
often marked by an
indulgence of the
Chinese passion for
kite flying.
95. • Chinese cuisine includes styles originating from
the diverse regions of China, as well as from
Chinese people in other parts of the world. The
history of Chinese cuisine in China stretches
back for thousands of years and has changed
from period to period and in each region
according to climate, imperial fashions, and
local preferences. Over time, techniques and
ingredients from the cuisines of other cultures
were integrated into the cuisine of the Chinese
people due both to imperial expansion and
from the trade with nearby regions in pre-
modern times, and from Europe and the New
World in the modern period.
96. • Over time, techniques and
ingredients from the cuisines of
other cultures were integrated into
the cuisine of the Chinese people
due both to imperial expansion and
from the trade with nearby regions
in pre-modern times, and from
Europe and the New World in the
modern period.
97. • Styles and tastes also varied by class,
region, and ethnic background. This
led to an unparalleled range of
ingredients, techniques, dishes and
eating styles in what could be called
Chinese food, leading Chinese to
pride themselves on eating a wide
variety of foods while remaining true
to the spirit and traditions of Chinese
food culture.
98. The Chinese Language
• Chinese (漢語) comprises of seven
main dialects, Mandarin ( 官 話 ),
Cantonese (廣州話, 廣府話), Hakka (
客家話), Wu (吳語), Min (閩語), Xiang
(湘語), and Gan (贛語) (Fig. 1). The
variety of Mandarin based on the
speech in the capital Beijing is the
official national language of mainland
China and is termed Pŭtōnghuà,
Common language (普通話). The de
facto common language in Hong Kong
and overseas Chinese communities is
Cantonese. Amongst the official
languages of Taiwan are Mandarin,
Taiwanese, and Hakka (Fig. 1).
100. • There are and have been several
Chinese alphabets, that is pre-existing
alphabets adapted to write down the
Chinese language. However, the
standard Chinese writing system uses a
non-alphabetic script with an alphabet
for supplementary use.[1] There is no
original alphabet native to China. China
has its Pinyin system though sometimes
the term is used anyway to refer to
logographic Chinese characters
(sinograms). It is more appropriately
used, though, for phonemic
transcriptions such as pinyin.
101.
102. • Chinese Currency – Renminbi (RMB)
• Chinese yuan, also known as Renminbi, is used
throughout in mainland China, while in Hong Kong and
Macau, Hong Kong dollar and pataca are respectively
used. The basic unit of Renminbi is Yuan and the sign
of Yuan is ¥.
• The metric conversion about Chinese Yuan is :
• 1Yuan=10jiao 1jiao=10fen
• In some parts of China, yuan is called kuai and jiao is
referred as mao. Chinese money is issued by the
People's Bank of China in denominations of one, two,
five, ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred yuan. The jiao
and fen coins are both issued in ones, twos, and fives.
• For many travelers, exchanging money is frequently
needed along their trip, which is particularly true for
businessmen along their China business travel. In
China, currency exchange could be available in large
banks, hotels and airports..
103.
104. • China education is the largest education system in
the world. On June 2013, there were 9.12 million
students taking the National Higher Education
Entrance Examination (Gao Kao) in China.
Investment in education accounts for about 4% of
total GDP in China
•
The higher education sector has growth as well.
China is seeking to improve the quality of
education through a major effort at curriculum
reform. China has increased the proportion of its
college-age population in higher education to
over 20 percent now from 1.4 percent in 1978
105. • China has a consistent teacher development system. Teaching
has historically been and remains today a highly respected
profession in China. Teachers have strong preparation in their
subject matter and prospective teachers spend a great deal of
time observing the classrooms of experienced teachers, often in
schools attached to their universities. Once teachers are
employed in school, there is a system of induction and
continuous professional development in which groups of
teachers work together with master teachers on lesson plans
and improvement.
106. was the founder of
the humanistic
school of philosophy
known as the Ju or
Confucianism, which
taught the concepts
of benevolence,
ritual, and propriety.
107. • Confucius
• Kong Qui, better known as Confucius, was
born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China.
He died in 479 B.C. Confucianism later
became the official imperial philosophy of
China, and was extremely influential
during the Han, Tang and Song dynasties.
His teachings, preserved in the Analects.
109. • The Analects of Confucius
孔子的“論語”
• An anthology of brief passages that present the
words of Confucius and his disciples.
• Describe Confucius as a man, and recount some of
the events of his life.
• The Analects includes twenty books, each generally
featuring a series of chapters that encompass
quotes from Confucius, which were compiled by
his disciples after his death.
110. Po Chu-i was a
gentleman poet and
government official
during the golden
age of the Tang
dynasty in China.
111. Po Chu-i eventually retired to a
monastery when he was in his 50s. One
of his legs was paralyzed at the end of
his life.
• His poetry often has the easy, retiring
quality of Chan poetry of the time.
112. Lao Tzu ("old man"
or "old sage") was
the ancient author
of Tao Te Ching, the
most widely
translated Chinese
work of all time and
the classic book of
the religion or
philosophy known
as Taoism.
113. • A general history of China from the
first century B.C. describes Lao Tzu as
an older contemporary and teacher
of Confucius (551-479 B.C.).
• It says he wrote the two-volume Tao
Te Ching at the request of the keeper
of a "pass" while on a westward
114. The most important
concept developed in the
Tao te ching is tao. Tao
literally means "road" or
"way."
The Tao te ching itself is a
collection of sayings
expounding the principal
Taoist teachings.
115. T'ao Ch'ien (365-
427) was one of
China's foremost
poets in the five-
word shih style,
and his influence
on subsequent
poets was very
great.
Also known as T'ao
Yüan-ming
116. One of T'ao's best-known
poems is a debate among
"Substance, Shadow, and
Spirit, " who speak
respectively for hedonism,
Confucian fame, and a kind
of Taoist stoicism which
accepts life in its totality.
117. Tu Fu was a great
Chinese poet of
the T'ang dynasty,
a family that
ruled China from
618 to 907.
118. • He is known as a poet-historian
for his portrayal of the social and
political disorders of his time and
is also noted for his artistry and
craftsmanship.
119. • His poetry introduces an
intense, dramatic, and
touching personalism through
the use of symbols and
images, irony and contrast.
120.
121. During the time of the Ch’in and Han dynasties, a cave chief named
Wu married two wives and each give birth to baby girls.
Hey…guyss…ipapakilala ko sainyo ang
aking dalawang asawa…ang nasa kanan ay
ermat neh Yeh Shen at ang nasa kaliwa ay
ang step-ermat neh Yeh Shen.
Hi mga fwnsss!!
Ang ganda2 ko
noh..ambot nang bana
nako nga
nangabet,,,makajumbe
rna dle gaka
kontento..pro gaduda
ko bcin ge gayuma ra
anang kabet nya.
Baba
shufabels
hah…..bcin
barangun tka
dra….
122. Before long Chief Wu and Yeh-Shen’s mother died
leaving Yeh-Shen’s to her stepmother. The, stepmother
didn’t like Yeh-Shen.
What do you think is the reason why the
stepmother of Yeh-Shen didn’t like her???
123. The
stepmother
of Yeh-Shen
didn’t like
her because
she was more
beautiful
and kinder
than her own
daughter.
Etchushera ning bataa nea….bisan
sige’g panghinlo sa among balay
gwapa japon….tan-awara makawalag
respeto ang ka gwapa….
Hi, I’m Yeh-
Shen!
Naa pod ko’y anak
nga poryagaba ug
nawong..AHOHOY…
Hi, I’m the legal
daughter!
124. Yeh-Shen’s
only friend is
a fish and
each day the
fish came out
of the water
onto the
bank to be
fed by Yeh-
Shen.
Bessy gahangolan jud kog pagkaon
neh step-ermat…share2 nalang tah
ane hah!..ang importante kay d tah
mashoangers….HARHAR
BES, KAW NAJUD ANG
GITAKDA BA…!! Yaw na
kabalaka bes kay puhon2
dili naka mag.antos sa
bruhita nimong step-
ermat..
125. One day the
step-sister of
Yeh-Shen
found out
that the
friend of Yeh-
Shen can talk.
She consulted
her mother
and they had
a bad
planned.
Mama maintriga jod ka ani
vah…HEHEHHAHA..ang
amigo neh Yeh Shen nga isda
ga istorya…
Is that REAL??
Yes ma, REAL NA REAL,
REAL NA REAL..
Do you read what I’m
thinking????
HEHEHEH;
I have an evil plan!
126. •What do you think is the
plan of the stepmother of
Yeh-Shen???
Let’s find out!!!!
127. Yeh-
Shen is
late for
dinner.
When
she
arrive….
Hoy bae l8 naka sa panihapon
lamian raba among sud.an.
YEYEYEYO..
Our viand is a fish
BAKLAKITA..HAHAHAHA
wwwhhoooa
aaatttt??????
?
Pero yaw kabalaka kay gebilin namu ang
bukog nya para nimo..huaah huuaaww!!!
128. When Yeh-
Shen saw the
bones of her
friend fish
she cried and
cried for she
can’t accept
what had
happened.
I’m pasensya kau bessy nga
bukog nalang ka ron
owhhh…..
Don’t worry I’m okay
and I will still be with
you though I’m already
a bone…
Did you just talk???
_english speaking pajud
owh makahilak pod tag
samot bes.
Don’t be afraid Yeh-
Shen..yes it’s me…you’re
friend.
Owh lage kaw lage
naa..hheehh…yaw
ko kalaga bessy oie..
129. Yeh-Shen is still
happy despite of
what happen. Then,
one day a message
from the palace
arrive that all the
maiden will be
invited because the
prince will choose a
wife in that event.
Baby ayoha nga dapat
ikaw ang mmapila hah..
Oo ma oyh,,kung dili
madalag
istorya….gayumahon
hehe..joke lng.
And, you Yeh-Shen
stay at home.
Yes MOM!!
131. The fish bone
transform into
a beautiful
heels…and
when Yeh-
Shen fit it she
transform,
too!
It’s me Yeh-Shen, don’t
be afraid to use me.
Ook!!
And, Yeh-Shen
transform into this
beautiful lady.
132. Before Yeh Shen
went to the palace
the fish warn her
never to lost the
heels, but
unfortunately one
of the heels was
left in the palace.
Hoy fwnd!!! edj maul8
hah…sorry jud kaau kay nabilin
ang isa ka sandal…tabange kog
pangita bessy veh…plssssy!!!!
Hoy badat ay pag enichus
dha oie…balike nalang didto
gud kaysa gahilaka raka nga
mura kag amaw diha.
133. In the next morning, the Prince
and his servants were roaming
around finding the owner of the
heel as the Prince is interested to
marry the girl. Many girls who
were interested and claim to be the
owner of the heel.
Torkwoato
pagpangutana nah
diha kung knxa naa
tag.iya ug ipasukod
para xureness.
Owke kamahalan…ale
moh linya lang..one
line ra hah kay
magsukod tah.
Kadyot lang sir kay
mag picture2 same
para naay e.post sa
fb…
Lge sir…edj mag
strong…makatesting lge me
anang sukod2…
Ako na ang mo testing….murag
fit jud kau nea nako bah..
134. Unfortunately, there is
no maiden who had
fitted the heel. However,
Yeh Shen arrived
holding the other pair of
the heel.
Sir ako ang tag.iya ana
ayh….huhu..salamat kay
nakita nimo…ambe na sir
kay muole nakog balay..
Weehh, isuot daw
be para mkita ang
katag..
And the magic appeared
again…chaacharan..
Ohhh.. Diva..gatuo naka bessy….ako lage nea
gift saqong friend….!!!
135. The prince was
astonished of
what he had
seen. Then,
Yeh-Shen is so
happy because
she was the one
chosen by the
prince to marry
him.
Such a beautiful girl!
Will you marry me???
Yes of course…it’s
my pleasure…
136. After the wedding,
Yeh-Shen lived in the
palace and her step
mother and sister
were not allowed to
visit her…and they
lived happily!!!
I LOVE YOU
SO MUCH
YEH-SHEN!
THE LOVE
THAT I
HAVE FOR
YOU WILL
NOT FADE
AND
DEATH
COULD
NOT
SEPARATE
US.
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