Eastern Dragon Junye Zhang, Hsi-Sheng(Derek) Lin 1
Outline Background of China History of China Traditional Art Language, Activities and Food in China Eastern Pearl — Hong Kong History of Hong Kong 2
Location 3
Recent China The People's Republic of China(P.R.C.) Population: 1.35 billion 9.60 million km2 Mandarin(Cantonese) 56 race GDP:$ billion 4
River of history One of the world's oldest civilizations Nearly 4,000 years emperor system 21 dynasties 231 emperors Two major river: Changjiang, Huanghe. Affecters of Chinese culture 5
Chinese ethical and philosophical system—Confucianism Moral, social, political, philosophical, and religious Affect Counties: Japan, Korea, Vietnam Good virtue and moral perfection. 6
Five Relationship Five Relationships Friends. Wife and Husband Ruler and subjects Brother Parents and offspring, Loyal Respect Trust Filial piety Seniority 7
Traditional art Calligraphy Chinese traditional painting Chinese traditional music Chinese opera Cross talk 8
Calligraphy Tools : Four Treasures of the Study Brush, Ink, Paper, Ink stone Technique of Calligraphy 9
Word Development Past Now 10
Painting Technique: Meticulous Freehand However, each style is depended on different history background. 11
Chinese traditional music 古筝 Gu Zheng 琵琶 Pi Pa 二胡 Er Hu 12
Chinese Opera The color of face is a reflection of characteristics Red-loyalty, Black-hot headed, Yellow-atrocious, Blue and Green- rough, White-cheater 13
Cross talk 14
In class environment Follow teacher’s rule No question except when teacher ask Silence, no eat or drink (especially in primary school) Pressure In work environment Follow senior colleague Ability isn’t the only factor to promote Overtime Culture in class and work 15
Language Mandarin Official language Based on the language in north China Cantonese Popular in Guangdong, Hong Kong. Other dialects Hunan, Shanghai, Taiwan est. 16
Language Four tones One pronunciation means many words and each word has different meanings. Useful sentences 17
Language 你好 =Hello (nǐ hǎo) 再见 =See you, bye-bye. (zài jiàn) 很高兴认识你 =Nice to meet you.(hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ) 我的名字是 Tom=My name is Tom. (wǒ de míng zì shì Tom) 你要去哪里？ =Where are you going? (nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ?) 谢谢 = Thank you! (xiè xiè) 很好 = Very good! (hěn hǎo) 不好意思 =Excuse me (bù hǎo yì sī) 美国 =USA (měi guó) 中国 =China (zhōng guó) 香港 =Hong Kong (xiāng gǎng) 18
Word Structure left-right( 挣 ), up-down( 苗 ), up-mid-down( 高 ), left-mid-right( 湖 ), est. Chinese character component 吃喝, 游泳, 冷冻, 伙伴 ( 人 )… 19
Festival Lunar new year The dinner on New Year's Eve Red envelope-Money-Gift The Dragon Boat Festival lunar calendar 5/5 To memorize a minister, Qu Yuan A pyramid-shaped mass of glutinous rice wrapped in leaves 20
Festival Qing Ming Festival To memorize our ancestor-Cemetery The Moon Festival On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month the biggest moon. Many myths- broken by Armstrong who set foot on the moon. 21
Food Guangdong cuisine Shanghai cuisine Szechuan cuisine North China cuisine 22
Activities Mah-jongg: Permutation Chinese chess Karaoke 23
Eastern Pearl — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Located on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea 7 millions people. One of the most densely populated areas in the world 1104 km2 Time zone: UTC+8 Drive on the left! 24
History of Hong Kong British Empire’s colony after Opium War (1839– 42). British controlled until The educational system follow the system in England. 25
Industry of Hong Kong Eastern Hollywood Output Value: 500 million dollar Port of transshipment Travel Financial HSBC Headquarters 26
Hong Kong 香港 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Chinese University in Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong University of Hong Kong
Special food in Hong Kong 28
Hot Spots in Hong Kong Avenue of Stars Disney Land Night scenes of city Vitoria Harbor 29
Thank you! Hope you to explore your China. 30