Transcript East Asia: China, Japan, and the Korea`s presentation

東亞 in Chinese
東アジア in Japanese
동남 아시아 in Korean
EAST ASIA: China, the Koreas,
and Japan
ANCIENT CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS!!!
Earthquake detector – 2nd
century. Zhang Heng creator
Han Dynasty
Gunpowder, rocket launcher
9th century AD
Sulfur and Potassium Nitrate
Paper: 105 AD
Magnetic Compass: 3rd century BC, magnetite discovered
when mining for ore……
Movable type: 11th century AD, Bi Sheng
The Great Wall of China
Built by Qin Shi Huangdi in 3rd century BC
CHINA: A CIVILIZATION BASED ON RIVERS
Huang He (Yellow River) in the north
Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in the south
These great rivers begin in the Plateau of Tibet
and provide alluvium and water for the coastal
plains of China.
The Loess Plateau – loess is German for loose
Wind-blown silt. Source of Yellow River’s color.
Source of fertile soil on North China Plain.
The Yellow River
The North China Plain on the coast of the Yellow Sea
China has only 14.8% arable land!
MODERN CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS:
CONQUERING NATURE
AND
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Construction of the Three Gorges
Dam on the Yangtze River in central
China. On 15 May 2006, Chinese
engineers were pouring the last of
the concrete to finish the
construction of the massive dam,
which is designed to provide flood
control and to be the largest
electricity-generating plant in the
world. By 15 May 2006, the dam
spanned the entire river, and a large
reservoir had filled behind it to the
northwest. White spray shoots
through gates in the center portion
of the dam. The former locks are
much less prominent, and the new
ones to the north appear as a linear
arrangement of thin, blue rectangles.
Photos courtesy of NASA.
The dam on the Yangtze
River
Locks that allow large
Ships to move up river.
The main purposes for the dam are twofold: to
supply water for the largest hydroelectric plant
in the world and to help control the
devastating floods that plague the lowlands
downstream from the dam. The epic scale of
the dam project is matched by the level of
controversy it continues to generate. Concerns
about major environmental impacts, the
relocation of 1.3 million people, and the
flooding of 13 cities, more than 1,300 villages,
archeological locations, and hazardous waste
dumps were raised throughout the planning
and implementation. Environmental concerns
include increased seismicity from the loading
of the water, landslides, changed ecosystems,
accumulated pollution, increased chances for
waterborne diseases, and salinity changes in
the Yangtze estuary. Photo courtesy of NASA.
300 MPH Maglev Trains Pick Up Speed Around The World
145 MPH TO
600 MPH!!!!
MAGNETIC
LEVITATION
The Maglev!!!!!
CLEAN ENERGY!
Japan unveiled its maglev train prototype
Series L0 last month, which will whip
passengers out of central Tokyo at 311 mph.
How does the east Asian Maglev compare to the GQ of
India???? Which one is better for the environment?
What natural disaster do both China and India
experience? How has China tried to solve this problem
at least on one of its rivers?
How does China’s percent of arable land compare to
India’s?
Do the benefits of the Three Gorges Dam project
outweigh the “human” cost to the locals???
In front of the Great Hall of the People
in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD2vo1VPi-M
The Hall of Supreme Harmony as seen from
the Inner Courtyard of the Forbidden City in
Beijing. The Hall was destroyed by fire seven
times and was last rebuilt in 1695-97. Many of
the buildings of the Forbidden City were built
from precious woods and marble; golden
bricks were used for floors.
RELIGION IN CHINA
BUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM, DAOISM
Confucianism: 5th century BC: Follow rules of society; be
the best you can be; harmony will be the result.
Master Kung’s teachings: The Analects
Daoism: 3rd century BC: “The essential quality that gives
all life and all things their nature….” is the Dao. “People are
in harmony with their nature and the Dao, but society
causes us and animals to behave contrary to the Dao or the
Way.
The daoist teachings: Tao Te Ching
“Do nothing and there is nothing you cannot do.”
“To put the world in order, we must
first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order, we must
put the family in order;
to put the family in order, we must
cultivate our personal life;
and to cultivate our personal life, we
must first set our hearts right.”
-Confucius
With regard to the learning attitude, he
encouraged his students to be openminded, curious, and ready to ask everyone
questions on everything. "Study like you are
chasing after something, which you dare not
miss and lose even if you get it", he said, "In
strolling in the company of just two other
people, I am bound to find one as my
teacher. Identifying their strengths, I follow
them, and identifying their weaknesses, I
reform myself accordingly."
A search for harmony………Tao Te Ching
Opposites are
harmonious!
Yin – feminine,
black
Yang – masculine,
White
Hot-cold
Dark-light
Good-evil
What are the three religions which played major role in
Chinese civilization?
The Daoist’s believed in the natural order of things and that
the natural order should not be disturbed. What was the
name of the book that explained their viewpoint?
Which belief system of the East do you find most difficult to
explain to someone else? Why?
Which belief system would be best for a modern, densely
populated nation? Why?
RING OF FIRE: area of tectonic activity in Pacific Rim area
Below Mt. Fuji, Japan
Satellite view of the results of the tsunami that hit Honshu in
March 2011. Fukushima Nuclear meltdown
The city of Ishinomaki was one of the hardest
hit when a powerful tsunami swept ashore on
21 March 2011. This satellite image is from
three days later, when water still inundated the
city. Water is dark blue in this false-color
image. Plant-covered land is red, exposed
earth is tan, and the city is silver. The most
extensive flooding may be seen around
Matsushima Air Base (lower left corner) where
several airplanes were damaged and where
the surrounding neighborhoods are flooded.
Dark blue fills in the spaces between buildings
in sections of Ishinomaki near the harbor
(image center) and by the river (upper right).
Photo courtesy of NASA (CIA World
Factbook)
COMPARE COUNTRY STATS
People’s Republic of China
Communist State
GDP – 12.3 trillion
GDP/capita - $9,100
Labor Force – 795 million
Unemployment – 6.4%
Below poverty – 13%
7.8% growth/year
Population – 1.34 billion
47% urban
JAPAN
Constitutional Monarchy
Emperor Akihito - divine
GDP – 5.9 trillion
GDP/capita - $36,000
Unemployment – 4.4%
Below poverty – 16%
Population – 127,368,088
67% urban
COMPARE COUNTRY STATS
People’s Republic of China
Natural Resources: coal, iron
ore, natural gas, uranium,
aluminum, largest hydropower
potential in the world.
Climate: diverse from
subarctic in the far north to
tropical in the south.
Arable land: 14%
JAPAN
Natural Resources: very few,
fish
Climate: temperate in the
north to tropical in the south
Arable land – 11%
Terrace farming used – very
intensive
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS
NORTH KOREA
One-man dictatorship – Kim
Jong un
24.5 million people
Arable land: 22%
Coal, iron ore, copper, gold
Government sponsored
religion
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
A democracy
GDP/capita – $32,400
15% below poverty
48.8 million people
3.8% unemployment
Arable land: 16.58%
83% urban
Coal, hydroelectric power
Temperate climate
Buddhist, Christian
Google Earth exposes North Korean Concentration Camps, 2013
Korean War 1950-53: ended with an ARMISTICE at 38
degrees N latitude where both sides still have troops.
This is the DMZ demilitarized zone.