The Great Brochure of China
Sam Edwards
Culture
Arts & Literature
-The name "China" comes from China's first emperor, Qin Shi. (Pronounced 'chin')
-Cricket fighting is a popular amusement in China
Government
-China is a communist government
-Chinese call China the "Middle Kingdom" because they believe it is in the middle of the world
Language
-China has 7 different languages throughout its country
-China's official language is Mandarin
Religion
-90% of China is Han, or ethic Chinese
-Other popular religions are Mongols, Tibetans, and Tajik
Customs & Traditions
-The color 'Red' symbolizes happiness, comonnly used in festivals or parties
- A popular celebration, the 'Spring Festival' marks the beginning of the lunar year
Economy
-China's economy grew 7 times as fast as USA's over the past decade
-China is 19.1% of the world's population
Social Organization
-Extended family is traditional in China
-In China, arranged marriages are traditional
Spring Festival
Chinese Wedding
Qin Shi
Geography
-China's capital city is Beijing
-China is the 4th largest country in the world
-China holds the largest city by population in the world: Shanghai with 17,836,133
-Shanghai is 10x bigger than New York
-China has over 1,500 rivers
-The Yangtze river is the longest river in China at 3,915 miles
-The Yangtze river is also the 3rd longest river in the world
-China has over 2,300 lakes
-China holds the tallest mountain in the world: Mount Everest at 29,029 ft.
-China has over 160 cities with a population of 1 million or more
Mount Everest
The Yangtze River
Shanghai
-Out of these countries, who has the third worst literacy rate?
a.) U.S. c.) Iran
b.) Bangladesh d.) Mexico
-Looking at India's literacy rate, what does this tell you about their education system?
a.) India has a great school system
b.) India has no school system
c.) India has a bad school system
d.) India has a good school system