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CHINA ESL 156 Culture Studies Presenters: Allen & Renjie Instructor: Lyra Riabov Outline 1. National flag 2. Geography & Population 3. Giant panda 4. Amazing cities 5. Recent years achievement 6. National holidays 1. National flag Red flag with five stars The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land. The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). 2. Geography & Population 2.1 Location: Located in the east of the Asian continent, on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean. 2.2 Land area: 3,706,600 sq miles; the third largest country in the world. 2.3 Population: about 1.3 billion. 3. Giant panda The giant panda is considered as a Chinese national treasure and only found in China . Just over 1,000 survive in the wild, most of them in Sichuan Province. 4. Amazing cities 4.1 BEIJING 4.2 SHANGHAI 4.3 XIAN 4.4 NANJING 4.5 CHENGDU 4.6 SHENZHEN 4.7 KUNMING 4.8 HONGKONG 4.9 MACAO 4.1 BEIJING China’s capital city 4.1.1 The Forbidden City 4.1.2The Great Wall 4.1.3 Tiananmen square 4.1.4 China’s Central Government 4.1.5 Peking University 4.1.6 Tsinghua University 4.2 SHANGHAI China’s financial center 4.2.1 Skyscrapers Group 3 years later, “Shanghai Tower” will rise to 2,073 ft, have 128 stories and become the second tallest building in China. 4.2.2 Shanghai Stock Exchange 4.3 XIAN China’s ancient city Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built from BC 246 to BC 208. 4.4 NANJING Republic of China capital city before 1949 The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (The first president of Republic of China) 4.5 CHENGDU Famous for its delicious foods and beautiful girls. Rabbit’s head Hot pot 4.6 SHENZHEN The first city opened market to the world in China in 1978. Pingan International Finance Centre (3 or 4 years later, It will be the third tallest building in the world and the tallest in China.) Shenzhen Stock Exchange 4.7 KUNMING My hometown; famous for climate and tourism and tobacco industry. 4.7.1 Yunnan Stone Forests 4.7.2 The Green lake park 4.7.3 Hongta Group 4.7.4 Hongyunhonghe Group 4.7.5 Flying Tigers American Volunteer Group, known as the "Flying Tigers", used Kunming as a base in 1941 and 1942 to defend China’s lifeline. Now, I represent our country to thank American people again. 4.8 HONGKONG Asian’s financial center The central of Hongkong Hongkong Disney 4.9 MACAO China’s Entertainment City Macao Wynn GRAND LISBOA 5. Recent years achievement 5.1 The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. 5.2 Expo 2010 Shanghai China 5.3 Manned spacecraft 5.4 China’s next-generation stealth fighter 5.5 Economy 5.6 Clean Energy 5.7 High-speed Railway System 5.1 2008 Beijing Olympic Games 5.1.1 “The bird’s nest” National stadium was the centerpiece of the 2008 Games. With a capacity of 100,000 spectators, the stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies as well as track-and-field events. 5.1.2 “Water Cube”--National Swimming Center 5.2 2010 EXPO SHANGHAI CHINA Number of Visitors: 73 millions Number of Participants: 246 Number of Volunteers: 79,965 5.3 Manned spacecraft Shenzhou V sent China's first astronaut into space and returned successfully on October 15, 2003, making China the world's third country to independently develop and deploy manned space flight technology. Shengzhou VI, carrying two astronauts, successfully accomplished its space flight on October 12-17, 2005. 5.4 China's next-generation stealth fighter 5.5 China’s Economy (2010) GDP:6.05 trillion last year. The world's second largest economy. The world's fastest-growing major economy, with average growth rates of 10% for the past 30 years. The largest exporter and second largest importer of goods in the world. 5.6 Clean Energy Last year, China spent more than any other major country on clean energy, including wind and solar. 5.7 High-speed Railway System Total distance:16,000 miles Speed:218 mile/hour Completed:2020 6. National Holidays Spring Festival the celebration of Chinese New Year, February 3 Chinese knot THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!