1. China Pretest Notes

2. What is China’s capital city? Hong Kong Beijing Shanghai Taiwan

3. A Beijing Market…are you hungry?

4. What is China’s official language? Mandarin Cantonese English Mongolian

5. Major varieties of Chinese include: Pŭtōnghuà (Mandarin) Yuè (Cantonese) Mĭn Nán (Southern Min) Jìnyŭ Hakka Xiāng (Hunanese) Gàn Mín Bĕi (Northern Min) Mín Dōng (Eastern Min) Mín Zhōng (Central Min) Dungan Pŭ-Xián Huīzhōu

6. Mandarin Chinese Is a complex language Consists of five thousand characters-called hanzi Hanzi began over 3000 years ago Today use PINYIN to teach reading to young children

7. Why is Chinese difficult to learn? Mandarin Chinese is a TONAL language The four tones :  First-high and stay  Second-rising tone  Third-falls and rises  Fourth - falls

8. Pinyin – The Tones

9. A word’s meaning depends on the tone used to pronounce word Ma – mother Ma – Linen Cloth Ma- horse Ma- Swear

10. China’s largest city is … Shanghai Beijing Hong Kong Chungking

11. Shanghai

12. Chinese Names If a Chinese woman’s name is Zhang Xiaomei, is Zhang  Husband’s last name  Her own name  Her own last name  JIANG Ji- li  CHEH-Ying – Ji – li’s mother  JIANG Xi-reng – Ji – li’s father

13. Facts about Family Names Family Name + Generational Name + Personal Name There are only a few hundred family names in China Change in family name order is needed to meet the western world, so the Chinese CAPITALIZE their family name  Ex. COLBY Diane

14. More about names…  Personal names are very important  Ugly nicknames like “dog face” and girl’s nicknames for boys are used to keep away evil spirits from taking children

15. How many minority nationalities are there in China? A. One B. Two C. Ten D. Fifty-five

16. The largest ethnic group is the Han Chinese What is China’s population? A. One billion B. 1.3 billion C. 1.6 billion

17. A friend in China asks you, “Have you eaten yet.?” What does this mean? A. You are invited to dinner B. Hello C. I am a curious person D. You need to watch your weight, you need a diet!

18. You’ve received a red envelope from a person while visiting China. What is inside this envelope? A.Penalty B.A love letter C.Cash D.Candy

19. True or False-Fortune cookies were invented in China. David Jung, living in Los Angeles and founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company invented the fortune cookie in 1918. He handed the cookies to the poor in Los Angeles. They contained inspirational messages of hope for the poor OR A Japanese immigrant named Makoto Hagiwara invented the fortune cookie in San Francisco in 1914. He used the cookie and its message to thank those people who had been kind to him following a negative experience he had with the San Francisco mayor.

20. Approximately When was the first Chinese empire formed? 2100 BC 210 BC 21 BC 210 AD

21. Who is China’s current President? President Hu Jintao

22. China does not allow its people human rights… What are human rights? http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are- human-rights.html http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are- human-rights.html One example of China’s blocking of human rights- The Great Firewall of China