ESL 156 Culture Studies Presenters: Jane, Kevin, Natalie, Queenie, Yep Instructor: Lyra Riabov
Outline National Flag National Emblem Size Population Landmarks What are We Proud of? Famous Chinese People
National Flag
National Emblem
Size Area: about 3,700,000 square miles China is the world’s 3 rd largest country by area (after Russia and Canada)
Size
Population China's population is over 1.3 billion, the largest one all over the world. Since 1979 a family can only have one child.
Landmarks (The Forbidden City) Chinese Imperial Place Located in Beijing Built in 15 th century Now it is a museum Consists of 980 buildings
Landmarks (The Forbidden City)
Landmarks (The Great Wall) Built in 5 th century BC It is 5,500 miles long
Landmarks (Tourists on the Great Wall)
Landmarks (National Theater)
What are we proud of? 29 th Olympic Games (Beijing)
29 th Olympic Games (Beijing)
What are we proud of? World Expo 2010 (Shanghai)
World Expo 2010 (Shanghai)
Famous Chinese People Confucius / 孔子 551BC – 479BC Social Philosopher and Educator
Famous Chinese People Mao Zedong 毛泽东 The First President of People’s Republic of China
Famous Chinese People Jackie Chan/ 成龙 World Famous Kungfu Star
References “Demographics of the People's Republic of China” Wikipedia.com Nov ulation_projection ulation_projection viewspace-itemid-57370
Nov. 1 st, 2010