A view of China taken from a satellite located 35,785 km directly above China at the latitude of 47 N, and longitude 117 E. http://www.chinapage.com/map/map.html

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Where is China?

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China

Where is China?

People's Republic of China

• National name: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo• Land area: 3,600,927 sq mi (9,326,411 sq km) • Total area: 3,705,407 sq mi (9,596,960 sq km)• Population:1,330,044,605 (growth rate: 0.6)• Capital: Beijing• Largest cities: Shanghai; Tianjin; Wuhan; Shenyang; Guangzhou;

Haerbin; Xian; Chungking; Chengdu; Hong Kong• Currency: Yuan/Renminbi• Languages: Mandarin/Putonghua, Cantonese, minority languages• Ethnicity/race: Han Chinese (91.9%)• National Holiday: Anniversary of the Founding of the People's

Republic of China, October 1• Religions: Officially atheist; Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian

3%–4%, Muslim 1%–2%

China: Geography and Climate• Plateaus and mountains in the west, lower lands in the east. • Yangtze River serves as China's official dividing line between north and

south. • Rivers flow from west to east, including the Yangtze (central), the Yellow

river (north-central), with most Chinese rivers emptying into the Pacific Ocean.

• China climates differ from region to region because of the country's extensive and complex topography.

The northern zone has summer daytime temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius and winters of Arctic severity.

The central zone has a temperate continental climate with very hot summers and cold winters.

The southern zone has a subtropical climate with very hot summers and mild winters.

China: the Great Wall

China: The Yangtze River

China: Philosophy and ReligionConfucius was addressed as The Master all over China.  His teachings were based on virtue and goodness.  Confucius believed that the past tells us how to live in the present.  His sayings were recorded in a book called The Analects. 

Other Chinese philosophies include Taoism ( Daoism) and Legalism

Buddhism spread to China from India.

China: The Language• Most widely spoken language. About one-fifth of the world’s population, or

over one billion people, speak some form of Chinese as their native language.

• The traditionally-recognized seven main dialect groups.

Name Chinese Total Speakers

Mandarin 北方話 官話

c. 850 million

Wu 吳語 c. 90 million

Cantonese (Yue) 粵語 廣東話

c. 80 million

Min 閩語 c. 50 million

Xiang 湘語 湖南話

c. 35 million

Hakka 客家話 客話

c. 35 million

Gan 贛語 江西話

c. 20 million

China: The Language•The Alphabete - PinYin

Initialsb p m f d t n l

g k h j q x zh ch

sh r z c s

Finalsa o e i u ü ai ei

ao ou ia ie ua uo üe iao

iu uai ui an ian uan üan en

in un un ang iang uang ong eng

ing ueng iong

zhi chi shi ri zi ci si

• Pin Yin – Vowels a o e i u ϋ ai ei ui ao ou iu ie ue er an en in un ϋn ang eng ing ong

• Pin Yin - Consonants b p m f d t n l g k h j q x z c s r zh ch

sh y w

China: Chinese Pronunciation

China: Chinese Pronunciation

This diagram helps visualize the pitches of the four tones

Tone Mark Description

1st High and level.

2nd Starts medium in tone, then rises to the top.

3rd Starts low, dips to the bottom, then rises toward the top.

4th Starts at the top, then falls sharp and strong to the bottom.

Neutral Flat, with no emphasis.

• Pin Yin – the Four Tones

China: Speaking Chinese

1 2 3 4 5一 二 三 四 五

6 7 8 9 10六 七 八 九 十

China: Speaking Chinese• Hello, How are you? 嗨 ,你好吗？• My Name is Nicholas Ge. 我叫葛云豪。 • Thank you. 谢谢你。 • You are welcome. 不客气。 • Good Morning (Afternoon, evening). 早上好（中午， 晚上） • I am an elementary school student, I love my school. 我是小学生，我爱我的学校。• There are four people in my family, daddy, mommy, sister and

me. 我家有四口人，爸爸，妈妈，妹妹和我。

China: The Famous Costumes

• The Brush Painting• The Dragon• The Kong Fu• The Yin/Yang• Peking Opera

China: the brush painting

Spring Wisteria Cool Summer

Autumn Leaves Winter Propitious

China: the Kung Fu

China: the Kung Fu

China: the Yin Yang

ChinaChina: the Peking Opera

China: the Peking Opera

China: the Chinese Zodiac

Chinese ZodiacOx: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009

Ox people are easy going and have a great deal of self-assurance that helps help them to be successful. Ox people have thoughtful responses. Ox people love deeply and share their strength with those they love

Tiger: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010

Tiger people are brave, powerful, loyal, intelligent, competent, and stubborn. Tigers make great friends. Tiger people tend not to respect their elders and that can get them in a lot of trouble.

Chinese ZodiacRabbit: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

Rabbit people are lucky, happy, independent, affectionate, bright, ambitious, and trustworthy. Rabbit people have little interest in learning to appear smart. They simply like to know how things work

Dragon: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000

Dragon people are honest, full of energy, stubborn, loyal, strong, and protective. Dragon people are incredibly lucky. They love flattery, and can be attracted to bad behavior. That is their weakness.

Chinese ZodiacSnake: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001

Snake people are wise and focused. They trust their own judgment. Snake people cannot help but do their best because they hate to fail at anything. Snake people believe everyone should lend a helping hand.

Horse: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002

Horse people are popular, cheerful, quick witted, and shy. For some reason, horse people have a great deal of trouble believing they are loved, when in fact, horse people are easy to like and love.

Chinese ZodiacRam (Black or Gray Sheep): 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003

Sheep people are elegant, wise, gentle, shy, and compassionate. They can be bossy, but that's because they're worried things will not get done correctly. This character trait often makes money for them.

Monkey: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004

Monkey people are quick, funny, nosey, clever, witty, and successful. They have wonderful memories and are well informed about everything. They tend to chatter. This does drive friends away sometimes.

Chinese ZodiacRooster: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005

Rooster people are early risers, proud, alert, deep thinkers and good speakers. They like to stay close to home. If you can break through their natural suspicion, they make wonderful friends

Dog: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006

Dog people are loyal friends, quick to learn, eager to please, and always try to do their best. They prefer to be with people they know and like. Dog people cannot stand injustice.

Chinese ZodiacPig: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007

People who are born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, sincere, brave, popular, and treat all people with great kindness. Pig people are often late and often forgetful.

Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008

People born in the Year of the Rat are famous for cheerfulness and kindness. They are generous with those they love. Rat people love to gossip. That can cost them many friendships if they are not careful.

China: The Holidays

– Chinese New Year/Spring Festival– Mid-autumn day– National day– Lantern Festival– Ching Ming Festival

China: The Chinese New Year

• Spring Cleaning• Wear Red• New Year Eve Dinner• Greeting• Red Envelop• Firecrackers• Dragon Dance• Lantern Show

China: The Chinese New YearThe Red Envelop

China: The Chinese New YearThe Firecrackers

China: The Chinese New YearThe Dragon Dance

China: The Chinese New YearThe Lantern Show

China: The Chinese New YearThe Face Painting

China: the Chinese New Year

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