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China Program Orientation: Chinese Culture中国文化 For Students Going to China to Study Dr. MA Yan 马焰 Director, the Confucius Institute at URI Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Email: yanma@ LSC590  Chinese Information Services Location: China When friends gather round from afar do we not rejoice???? By Chap.1, LunYu?Confucius? Land U.S. 9,364 km2 China 9,597 km2 Land Map of China /map/map.html Interactive Map of China /map/ Time Zones U.S. 8 time zones China 1 time zone Chinese Cities and Provinces China is administratively divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 centrally administrative municipalities* and 2 special administrative regions (SAR)** /city/a.htm Population U.S. 300,000,000 China 1.37 billion 56 minority groups Land and Population Washington DC: Land: 177 km2 Population: 599,657 Beijing: Land: 16,801 km2 ?? ?? Population: 22 million (2010)  Land and Population New York City: Land: 830 km2 Population: 8.3 million Shanghai: Land: 7337 km2 ?? ?? Population: 19.2 million (2010)  Land and Population Rhode Island (smallest state in the US) Land: 4,000 km2 Population: 1,076,189 Zhejiang (smallest province in China) Land: 101,800 km2 ?? ?? Population: 43.43 million  Land and Population Providence (Capital city of RI) Land: 53.2 km2 Population: 178,126 Climate: 58-77 F Hangzhou (Capital city of Zhejiang) Land: 16,596 km2 ?? ?? Population: 6.08 million  Climate: 68-81 F The Great Wall Shanghai Hangzhou Hangzhou Chinese History Over 5,000 years. LSC590  Chinese Information Services Universities to study in China: Peking University, Beijing Zhejiang University, Hangzhou You are going to a rising developing country. The population is 4 times more than that in the US. LSC590  Chinese Information Services First impressions: Seas of people, cars, bikes, etc. Fear of crossing the streets. Noisy. Crowded. Dusty. Differences in etiquettes, etc. LSC590