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1. ChinaChina
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –
KNOW YOUR WORLDKNOW YOUR WORLD

2. 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

3. CHINESE MAPCHINESE MAP

5. QUICK FACTSQUICK 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)

6. • 31
Provinces
(States)
The Capital has
moved 15
different times!

9. CHINESE PEOPLE….CHINESE PEOPLE….

10. CHINA’S OFFICIAL…CHINA’S OFFICIAL…
Animal:
Panda
Bird: Red Crowned
Crane Flower: Peony
Fruit: Kiwi
Sport: Ping Pong
Symbol: Dragon

11. LANDFORMSLANDFORMS
Beijing-Temple of HeavenLeshan Giant Buddha
Guilin Mountians
Three Gorges
Huang He
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Gobe Desert
Tibet
Xi’an City Wall

12. 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

13. CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSCHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS
CIVILIZATION.CIVILIZATION.
The Great
Wall
The terracotta
warriors
The Bronze Bell
Set
The Bronze
Masks
THE Mogao
Grottos

14. CHINESE DYNASTIESCHINESE DYNASTIES
• There were 12 major dynasties with numerous sub-
dynasties.

15. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS

16. ECONOMICSECONOMICS
• market socialism
China is the fast growing economy in the world. It
has grown nearly 10% every year for the past 30
years.

17. CNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBICNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI
money-changing ： 1.00 USD = 6.21 CNY
Everyday-Economics

18. WHAT CAN $1.00/6.21RMB BUY?WHAT CAN $1.00/6.21RMB BUY?

19. JOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE STARTJOBS – 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

20. 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

21. CHINESE SPRINGCHINESE SPRING
FESTIVALFESTIVAL
（（ CHINESE NEW YEARCHINESE NEW YEAR ））
Jan.1
Chinese
Lunar Calendar

22. Firecracker

23. Dumpling
for
Spring
Festival

24. FESTIVAL OF LANTERNSFESTIVAL OF LANTERNS
15 days after
Chinese New
Year

25. Lanterns
Play the Riddle

26. Lanterns made by Ice

27. Tomb-sweeping Day
Qingming Festival

28. DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
May 5
Chinese
Lunar
Calendar

29. ZONG ZIZONG 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

30. Mid-autumn Festival
Aug. 15
Chinese Lunar Calendar

31. MOON CAKEMOON CAKE
United
Be Together

32. FOODFOOD

33. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &
TRADITIONSTRADITIONS

34. WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR YOURWHAT 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.

35. • 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.

36. LANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESELANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESE
nǐ nǎo
你
好
zài jiàn
再 见
xíng
行