ESL 156 Culture StudiesPresenters: Jane, Kevin, Natalie, Queenie,

YepInstructor: 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 3rd 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 PlaceLocated in BeijingBuilt in 15th centuryNow it is a museumConsists of 980 buildings

Landmarks(The Forbidden City)

Landmarks(The Great Wall)

Built in 5th century BCIt is 5,500 miles long

Landmarks(Tourists on the Great Wall)

Landmarks(National Theater)

What are we proud of?

29th Olympic Games

(Beijing)

29th Olympic Games (Beijing)

What are we proud of?

World Expo 2010

(Shanghai)

http://wwwdfwh.jqw.com/2009/03/16/98496/other2show-2709.htm

World Expo 2010 (Shanghai)

Famous Chinese PeopleConfucius / 孔子551BC – 479BC

Social Philosopher and Educator

www.nipic.com/show/1/26/54c3d6271087bda1.html

Famous Chinese PeopleMao Zedong

毛泽东The First

President of People’s Republic of China

http://blog.bandao.cn/archive/19794/blogs-1116390.aspx

Famous Chinese People

Jackie Chan/ 成龙

World Famous Kungfu Star

http://blog.m1905.com/viewspace.php?uid=83411&do=blog&id=184777

References

“Demographics of the People's Republic of China” Wikipedia.com Nov.3.2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_population#Population_projection

http://blog.66wz.com/?uid-199627-action-viewspace-itemid-57370

Nov. 1st, 2010