1. China and Bei Dao
By James McRoy

2. Population and Demographics
0-14: 17.08%
15-24: 13.82
25-54: 47.95%
55-64: 11.14%
65+: 10.01%

4. Population and Demographics
Religious Belief Breakdown
Buddhist 18.2%
Christian: 5.1%
Folk Religion: 21.9%
Unaffiliated 52.2%
Official language is Mandarin or standard Chinese, but there are many other languages spoken including Cantonese
Most Chinese are Han Chinese (91.6%), with 7.1% listed as other nationalities and 1.3% Zhuang

6. History of China 1700-1040 B.C – The Shang Dynasty
B.C. – The Zhou Dynasty
B.C- The First Chinese Emperor in Emperor Qin
206 B.C.-220 A.D – The Han Dynasty
The collapse of the Han Dynasty causes division in the country
– Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
– The Mongols conquer China
– Ming and Qing Dynasties

8. History of China 1899-1901- Boxer Rebellion
Military revolts lead to proclamation of China as a Republic
Japan invades and occupies large portions of China
1949- Mao Zhedong leads the Communist Party to victory after a long civil war and establishes The People’s Republic of China
1958- The Great Leap Forward
Mao’s Cultural Revolution
1976- Mao dies and Deng Xiaoping becomes the leader and engages in economic reform
2001- China joined the World Trade Organization

10. Chinese Culture
Any religion that is not Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Protestantism are officially illegal
Chinese food varies by region, but has two main styles of cooking Cantonese and Szechuan
Rice is a major food in China and is also something that helped to build their society
Chinese Art is greatly influenced by the spiritual and mystical history of the country with main painting and sculpture depicting spiritual figures of Buddhism
China is the birthplace of Kung Fu

12. Chinese Culture
The beginning of the New Lunar Year is marked by the Spring Festival
Many make pilgrimages to Confucius's birthplace in Shandong
Many musical instruments are central to Chinese culture including the Xun and the guqin

14. Chinese Literature
Writing in China dates back to the hieroglyphs used in the Shang Dynasty
Ancient Chinese writers were avid writers and philosophers
Most Chinese literature is written in a formal written style known as Classical Chinese, which was not part of the spoken language in China
Chinese literature has influenced the literature of surrounding countries including Japan, Korea and Vietnam
Calligraphy is considered a fine art, similar to painting
Chinese is a complex language that requires the knowledge of thousands of character

16. Chinese Literature 1700-1050 B.C- Development of early writings
B.C. – Basic religious and philosophical texts
B.C – The rise of legalism
A.D – Basic scientific and historical texts
– Drama and great novels
Ming Dynasty novels
– Novels and premodern literature
1912- Westernized literature

17. Bei Dao Rap Sheet Born: August 2, 1949 in Beijing, China
Real Name: Zhao Zhenkai
Education: N/A
Religion: N/A
Politics: As a teenager he was a member of the Red Guard, and was later re- educated as a construction worker. He founded the magazine Jintian, which was the leading publication of the works of the Misty Poets, until it was banned in The works of these poets including Dao helped fuel the pro-democracy movement in China
Relevant literary movement: Mao’s Cultural Revolution, Misty Poets
Main Themes: Protesting against an authoritarian government, and writes in hazy, and obscure poetry

18. Bei Dao Rap Sheet
Style: His work tends to start out as objective realism, before drifting off into subjective realism, which also marks the move from passive reaction to active creation
Genre: Poetry, prose, short stories
Examples: “Notes from City on the Sun”

19. Sources
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20. Image Sources
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