Color in China on the world map:

China is on the continent of ______________________.

Color the Chinese flag:

Interesting things to see in China:

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

3. ____________________________

4. ____________________________

Main religion: _____________________________________

Main language: ____________________________________

Government: _____________________________________

Holidays:

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Use the Chinese Zodiac symbol chart. Circle the animal that goes with the year you were born. Put a triangle around the animal that goes with the current year.

Popular Sports in China:

1. ___________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

Try to make these pictures out of tangram pieces. Tangrams are from China.

China

The culture of

China is on the continent of Asia. About 1,300,000,000 people live in China. This is higher than the population of any other country in the world.

The Chinese Flag

Interesting Things to See In China

The Great Wall of ChinaAn ancient wall, over 13,000 miles long, built to protect China

Terracotta ArmySculptures buried with the first emperor of China

PagodasTraditional Chinese buildings used to

house religious items

Olympic StadiumBuilt for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Main Religion: BuddhismBuddhists do not believe in a god. They follow the teachings of Buddha who is depicted in the sculpture above. They believe in a cycle of rebirth meaning that after you die you may be born again into another life. They also believe in karma which is the idea that when you do good deeds, good things will happen to you but when you take bad actions, bad things will happen to you.

Main Language:Chinese

The Chinese language is written in characters rather than letters. The characters are written in vertical columns and the columns are read from right to left.

Government Type: Communist

In a communist country the government distributes money, land, and goods with the idea that everyone will have what they need and there will not be rich or poor people. Pictured is the Congress of the Communist Party in China

Holidays Celebrated in China

Chinese New YearChinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also called the Spring Festival. It is celebrated with family meals, parades, gifts, and fire works.

Mid-Autumn FestivalThis is also known as the Moon Festival. It celebrates the harvest and is held in September or October during a full moon. People celebrate by eating moon cakes, decorating with lanterns, gathering with family, and performing dances.

Popular Sports:Martial ArtsTable TennisBadminton

The Chinese Zodiac is a calendar system that assigns animals to different years. The Chinese Zodiac follows a 12-year cycle.