China By: Jessica Kim

Historic Traditions Calligraphy Fine writing of art is called calligraphy. The first Chinese calligraphies live 1,600 years ago. In the early days, the Chinese thought calligraphy to be the most beautiful form of art. There are a few calligraphy on the right. Flying Kites Chinese fly kite during April. Some fly kites because of wishes. Some just fly kite because it’s fun.

People Populations China has a population of about 1,096,584,000 people. About six million people live in the capital, Beijing. In Shanghai about seven million people live there. 79% of China’s people live in rural villages or small towns because China has a large population and if people live in the same area it will be crowded. Nationalities In China about 94% belonged to the Han nationality. Han nationality was the largest nationality in China for centuries. China is formed by about 55 minority groups. Most of China’s people live in border regions and the western half of the country. Some people move from place to place during the year to feed there herds.

Land China has most of the people, since the land is large. In the land of China there is the tallest mountain, Mount Everest (29,035feet). Tibet is called “the roof of the world” because its average height above sea level is 13,124 feet. In China there is a wall called The Great Wall of China. It winds through almost 3,729miles of valleys and mountains.

Water The household waste is taken to garbage dumps, which pollute both land and water. Waste like chemicals, toxic liquids, and sewage are dumped into the China’s rivers. In China many Chinese have health problem from drinking the polluted water or breathing the polluted air. The picture on the right is a picture of fish died because of the pollution in China.

Climate The Taklamakan Desert is so hot that raindrops evaporate before they touch the ground. Gobi Desert is 1 of the world’s biggest desert. The temperature can raise to 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some of the areas. The temperature can also drop below -40 degrees Fahrenheit in other areas.

Vegetation China has the following vegetations: Bamboo, grain, soy beans, tea, corn, cotton, rice, and sugar canes. Chinese use cotton to make cloths, they use grain to make noodles, etc. These vegetations are grown in different places in China followed by the climate.

Natural Resources China have a lot of natural resources. Coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential are a few I found.

Transformation Now days Chinese can’t have more than 2 children or if you have 3,the 3 rd wouldn’t be included as a child and can be mistreated. But back in the early day you were allowed to have more than 2 children. Back in the days you transport with bicycles, but now you can ride the subway, car, bus, etc.

Culture Fishing with Cormorants The picture above is a picture of a cormorant. Chinese tie a rope on its neck and put the cormorant in the river or lake. The cormorant is have fish stuck on its neck. The Chinese take the fish out and eat it. This type of fishing is common in China and it is easier to catch fish. Shadow Puppet Shadow-puppets are mostly called the “opera of the common man”. Puppeteers more the puppets between a bright light and a screen. This will make a shadow-puppet. (show) The picture on the bottom is the puppet the puppeteers use.

Bibliography (dragon puppet) (population) (polluted water) (Mount Everest) (cormorants) (calligraphy) starbulletin.com/98/01/16/features/request.html (sea food) (noodles) (natural resources) China: The land, The people, and The culture. (Most of the information) (coal) (tungsten) (zinc) (bike) (sugar canes) (cotton) soilcrop.tamu.edu/.../pages/corn%20ears.htm (corn)