1. All About China By Bianca, Hanzala, Rachel & James of Class 3-224 at P.S. 194

2. Table of Contents The Language The Great Wall of China Purpose Interesting Facts Foods Chinese Dumplings Red Bean Soup Fortune Cookies Music Dance Online Resources Images

3. The Language The national language of China is “Putogha.” In English this language means Mandarin Chinese. Chinese Mandarin Writing Home

4. The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China was built over 2000 years ago by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). It is one of the biggest building construction plans ever finished. Home

5. Purpose The Great Wall was constructed to protect China’s northern border from invaders. Home The Great Wall of China is marked in Red.

6. Interesting Facts. The Wall reaches as far as the mountains of northern China, spiraling north and northwest of Beijing. It was built with masonry, rocks and packed-earth. It is approximately 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) long. Home

7. Foods Chinese Dumplings Red Bean Soup Chinese Fortune Cookies Home

8. Chinese Dumplings A Chinese dumpling is one of the major foods eaten during the Chinese New Year. Since the shape of the Chinese dumpling is similar to ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots, they symbolize wealth. Home

9. Red Bean Soup Red Bean Soup is both a popular snack and a sweet dessert soup. Adzuki beans are a “yang” or warming food. Tangerine peel, used in many recipes, is thought to aid digestion. Home

10. Chinese Fortune Cookies Chinese Fortune Cookies can be tricky to make. It’s important to make sure that the cookie batter is spread out evenly on the baking sheet. Home

11. Music The music of China started at the beginning of Chinese civilization. To some degree Chinese hip hop is a new addition to Chinese music. Home

12. Chinese Dance Most of their dances are meant to bring success and wealth. Others are meant to celebrate certain events. Home

13. The Dragon Dance One of the Chinese dances is the Dragon dance. This dance is practiced during the Chinese New Year to get rid of evil spirits from the past. This dance began when traders arrived in China with their various types of dances. Home

14. Online Resources EnchantmentLearning.com. All About the Great Wall of China –h–http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/ Ask Kids. The Great Wall of China –h–http://www.askkids.com/web?q=Great+Wall+of+China&qsrc=6&o=0&l=dir About.com.Chinese Food –h–http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesesouprecipes/r/redbeansoup.htm Chinese Dance –h–http://www.dancemalaysia.com/Dance/Traditional/Other_Dances/Chinese_Dance/chinese_dance.h tm Wikipedia.org. Chinese hip hop –h–http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_rap Chinese Music –h–http://music.ibiblio.org/pub/multimedia/chinese-music/html/traditional.html

15. Images Image of Shi Huangdi from the Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty –h–http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall / Image of the Great Wall –h–http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jinshangling2.jpg Image of Map of the Great Wall –h–http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Wall_of_China_location_map.jpg Image of Chinese Dumpling –h–http://cdn9.wn.com/o25/ar/i/9b/5c09075abea3d7.jpg Image of Chinese Red Bean Soup –h–http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesesouprecipes/r/redbeansoup.htm

16. Images Continued Image of Chinese Red Bean Soup –http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesesouprecipes/r/redbeansoup.htmhttp://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesesouprecipes/r/redbeansoup.htm Image of Ancient Chinese Dragon Dance –http://www.malaysia.or.kr/national/pk13_1_1k.jpghttp://www.malaysia.or.kr/national/pk13_1_1k.jpg

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