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COUNTRY MAPCOUNTRY MAP

COUNTRY QUICK FACTS COUNTRY QUICK FACTS

• Full name: People’s Republic of China• 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)

LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTSEVENTS

LANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESELANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESEnǐ nǎo 你 好

zài jiàn再 见

xíng 行

COUNTRYCOUNTRY

•LEADER: Xi Jinping

•GOVERNMENT: People’s Congress System

•VOTING AGE: 18

CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS CIVILIZATION. CIVILIZATION.

The Great Wall

The terracotta warriors

The Bronze Bell Set

The Bronze Masks

THE Mogao Grottos

CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

Chinese school bus must install a satellite positioning system.

The national people’s congress meeting

Reduction of entertainment on TV program

Ensuring supply of rural student nutrition meal in 680 country towns

ECONOMICSECONOMICS

• market socialism

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

WHAT IS THE ECONOMY LIKE TODAY IN WHAT IS THE ECONOMY LIKE TODAY IN CHINA? CHINA?

• In view of China’s large population, its economic level is not yet high, and it still belongs to countries that have low per capita income.

• Compared with the developed countries, China regional difference in China’ s economic development is considerably large.

INCOME GAP BETWEEN URBAN HOUSEHOLD AND INCOME GAP BETWEEN URBAN HOUSEHOLD AND RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLD

EVERYDAY-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS

FOUR NATIONAL BANKSFOUR NATIONAL BANKS

Everyday-Economics

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

CNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBICNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI

money-changing： 1.00 USD = 6.30432 CNY

Everyday-Economics

JOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE START JOBS – 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

STUDENTS AND MONEY- IMPACT FOR THIS AGE STUDENTS AND MONEY- IMPACT FOR THIS AGE GROUP?GROUP?

Everyday-Economics

• Chinese urban teenagers usually do not have big problem to get enough pocket money from their family if they have reasonable personal financial plan.

POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS TRADITIONPOPULATION BY RELIGIOUS TRADITION

Religion(s)

Gender- role of girls / boys – men/women

Sex ratio of birth in 2000: 116.9boys : 100 girls

Boys need more psychological consultation than girls do.

Boys are paid special attention to the needs by their family.

GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS – GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS – MEN/WOMENMEN/WOMEN

female ratio in senior position of government: 30.5%

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

CHINESE SPRING CHINESE SPRING FESTIVALFESTIVAL（（ CHINESE NEW CHINESE NEW YEARYEAR））

Christmas(US)

Jan.1

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Chinese Character 福 --Luck

福

Spring Festival Scrolls

Door Numen

folklore

Paper Cut for Spring Festival

Mammon Numen & Lucky Boy

Firecracker

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lanterns~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dumplingfor Spring Festival

Steamed Bread for Spring Festival

Pay a New Year call

Happy New Year~

FESTIVAL OF LANTERNSFESTIVAL OF LANTERNS

Jan.15

Chinese Lunar Calendar

~~~~~~~~~Rice sticky balls~~~~~~~~~~~

Lanterns

Play the Riddle

Lanterns made by Ice

Tomb-sweeping Day Memorial Day

Around Apr. 5

solar calendar

DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

May 5

Chinese Lunar Calendar

ZONG ZI ZONG 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

Chinese Valentine's Day

Valentine's Dayin Western Countries

July 7

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Folklore, poor boy, vega织女 , hairpin, galaxy, pie喜鹊

Mid-autumn Festival Thanksgiving day

Aug. 15Chinese Lunar Calendar

MOON CAKEMOON CAKE

United

Be Together

THE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVALTHE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVAL(OLD PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL)(OLD PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL)

Sep. 9

Chinese Lunar Calendar

THE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVALTHE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVAL

Sep. 9, double “nine”Number 9---Long lifeClimb mountainsMum exhibitionOld people’s festival

FOODFOOD

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

EVERYDAY LIVINGEVERYDAY LIVING• Typical Day- schedule• A School Day/Week- 11-12yrs old• Study-Homework• Extracurriculars• Family Life- traditional housing- extended family- • Pets / Wildlife- Attractions to visit-amusement

parks-zoos-parks etc.

SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCESSIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their

country to us- different- Future- Where do they see themselves- 5-10 years

from nowWhy is the international exchange important to themConversation- what has the class learned from their

presentation- most surprising-

LINKS LINKS • Learn more- social media in their country-

websites with more info- music- city- travel

• News Media