Let's learn about China

My name is Mia

• I'm from Yunnan China
• I'm 16 years old
• I'm an international student in Gilbert school
• I live with the Tranquillos, and my host sister is Madi and Miranda

Brief introduction of China

• China has the most population in the world, about 1.35billion people.
• China is the second largest country in the world.
• Chinese is the language that have most people speak in the world.
• The capital of China is Beijing.

History of china

Qin dynasty

• It was the first unitive dynasty in the history of China.
• It was set up by Qin Shi Huang, who is the first emperor in China.
• The dynasty was formed after Qin defeat other six countries.
• But this dynasty is very short, it is from 221 to 206BC.

TANG DYNASTY

• This is the most strong time in Chinese history.
• China began to contact with many west world countries.
• China become the most strong country in the world.
• It was from 618 to 907AD.

NEW CHINA

• New China was set up in 1949.10.1 by Mao Zedong

CHINESE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS

SPRING FESTIVAL

• This is the most royal festival in China.
• Families will have New Year Eve's dinner to celebrate this spring festival.
• People will light fireworks to drive away the bad luck from last year.
• Children will get a red packet containing money as a good wish for new year.

QINGMING FESTIVAL

• It is for celebrants to remember and honor their ancestors at grave sites.
• This festival is for people to enjoy the greenery of springtime.
• People will also hang a kind of plant on the door to make bad luck leave.

DUANWU FESTIVAL

• It is for people to commemorate QuYuan,he is a poet live in Zhou Dynasty
• People will drink realgar wine to exorcise evil spirit and row dragon boat
• he jumped into the Yellow River to sacrificed himself and save his country.
• People will eat Zongzi(a kind of rice dumpling that use leaves to pack rice)
• People throw Zongzi into the river to protect him from be ate by fish.

moon festival

• The festival is a time of family reunion.
• People will eat moon cake and watch the moon.
• The legend of moon festival is about a woman in order to save her husband,
• she took the poison then she flew to the moon.

CHINESE FOOD

• Manchu Han Imperial Feast was the grandest meals
• ever documented in Chinese cuisine.
• Only Chinese emperors can enjoy this grand banquet.
• There are more than 300 dishes on this meal
• China has eight major cuisines,different region's cuisines are different

XIAOLONGBAO

CHILLI FISH HEAD

HOT POT

BEIJING ROAST DUCK

GUOQIAO RICE NOODLE

TANGHULU

RICE DUMPLING

YANG ZHI GAN LU

CHINA BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES

MOUNT EVEREST

• Mount Everest is the Earth's highest mountain.
• It is located in the Himalayas of Tibet China
• Its peak is about 8,848 metres above sea level.

THE YELLOW RIVER

• It is the second longest river in Asia
• and the sixth longest in the world.
• It is 5464km long.
• It is called "the cradle of Chinese civilization

Yangtze River

• It is the longest river in Asia
• and the third longest river in the word.
• It is 6418km long.

Mount Tai

• It is one of the "Five Great Mountains" in China.
• The tallest peak is 1545m tall
• It has been a place of worship for at least 3,000 years
• and served as one of the most important
• ceremonial centers of China during large portions of this period

Mount Hua

• It is one of China's Five Great Mountains.
• The highest is the South Peak at 2,154.9 metres.

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