China Presentation

China Facts

China Also known as…

People’s Republic of

China

is the 3rd largest country in the world.

9,596,960 sq km (3,705,406 sq mi)

Where is China

?

China borders 14 countries.

However China has only 1…

Time Zone

Beijing Time

Population China Facts:

China has 1.3 billion

.

1,330,044,605 as of mid-2008 That means

Every

in in the world is Chinese.

The one-child policy is

controversial.

However…

China has about

400 million

fewer people today than it would have

since the one-child policy was introduced in 1979.

As of October 24, 2008,

U.S. population:

305, 492, 610

Fewer

means…

More savings More economic growth

More savings More economic growth

Decreased environmental impact

More savings More economic growth

Better healthcare

Decreased environmental impact

More savings More economic growth

Decreased environmental impact

Better healthcare

Better education More women involvement

Population

Ethnic Groups

China Facts:

There are

56

Ethnic Groups

The largest five are…

Han

91.59% 1.2 billion

Zhuang

18 million

Manchu

10.7

million

Hui 10 million

Miao 10 million

Population

Ethnic Groups

China Facts:

History

China has close to

5,000 years of history.

That is…

83 dynasties / 559 emperors

The last dynasty, Qing, ended in 1912.

The last dynasty, Qing, ended in 1912. Chinese Civil War 1912 - 1949

The last dynasty, Qing, ended in 1912. Chinese Civil War 1912 - 1949

P. R. China was founded in 1949.

As of 2008…

59 years old

232 years old

Population

Ethnic Groups

China Facts:

History Language

Good fortune

Mandarin is China’s official spoken language.

Without Mandarin…

Chinese may not understand each other when they speak. Dialect 4

Dialect 1

? Dialect 3

Dialect 2

There are about 50,000 Chinese characters.

Chinese character

If you learn 5

characters every day…

If you learn 5

characters

28 years old

every day…

50,000 newborn

Now, let’s learn hello: Ni3hao3 hello 49,998 newborn

28 years old

Fortunately, most Chinese learn only this many Chinese characters all their life.

Fortunately, most Chinese learn Chinese characters all their life.

5,000

Chinese students also have to learn English in school.

Because…

English = Chinese = Math 3 core subjects

How many words

are there in the English language?

How many words 250,000 distinct words According to Oxford English Dictionary

are there in the English language?

How many words 250,000 distinct words According to Oxford English Dictionary

at the very least …excluding inflections and words from technical and regional vocabulary.

are there in the English language?

Population

Ethnic Groups

China Facts:

History Language Money

¥

Renminbi People’s Currency

¥

¥

¥

Symbol Unit: yuan 5th series

2.46 yuan in the 70s

1 dollar

=

8.64 yuan 1994

8.26 yuan 1997-2005

6.83 yuan 10/15/08

Population

Ethnic Groups

China Facts:

History Language Money Festivals

Chinese celebrate traditional festivals by lunar calendar.

Traditional Festivals… Spring Festival 1st day of 1st lunar month

Traditional Festivals… Lantern Festival 15th day of 1st lunar month

Traditional Festivals… Dragon-Boat Festival 5th day of 5th lunar month

Traditional Festivals… Moon Festival 15th day of 8th lunar month

Chinese love

?

when they celebrate.

Food

Chinese usually eat:

Chinese food

Now they also have:

Chinese usually drink:

Chinese tea

Now they also enjoy:

Population

Ethnic Groups

China Facts:

History Language Money Festivals Inventions

Chinese have 4 ancient

inventions.

compass

Four inventions…

gunpowder

Four inventions…

papermaking

Four inventions…

printing

Four inventions…

There are many more facts about

China…

In the 21st century, Chinese

embrace

Tradition.

Tradition. Change.

Tradition. Change. Challenge.

How about YOU?

? Learn about China Enjoy the culture Understand the difference

Zai4jian4

goodbye

49,996 to go…

Created by

Jack Song

Resources Images courtesy of Creative Commons & Wikipedia.com

Version: 10/2008