Chinese-Culture--中国文化介绍(3).ppt

China—the Middle Kingdom Overview9,600,000 square kilometers1.3billion peoplefive thousand years’ recorded history56 ethnic groups23provinces, 4 municipalities, 5 autonomous regions, 2 SARs. Geography and Climate 23 ProvincesAnhuiFujian (Fukien) Gansu Guangdong (Canton)Guizhou HainanHebeiHeilongjiangHenanHubeiHunan JiangsuJiangxiJilin Liaoning Qinghai Shandong ShanxiShanxi (Shaanxi)Sichuan (Szechuan)Taiwan YunnanZhejiang 4 Municipalities? Beijing (Peking) (北京市) Chongqing (Chongking)? (重庆市) Shanghai (上海市) Tianjin (天津市) 5 Autonomous Regions Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionInner Mongolia?Autonomous RegionNingxia Hui Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region? 2 Special Administrative Regions?Hong Kong (香港) Macau (澳门) Demography Main ethnic groups in China Han (1.2 billion)Zhuang (16.1 million), Manchu (10.6 million), Hui (9.8 million), Miao (8.9 million), Uyghur (8.3 million), Tujia (8 million), Yi (7.7 million), Mongol (5.8 million), Tibetan (5.4 million),Buyei (2.9 million), Dong (2.9 million), Yao (2.6 million), Korean (1.9 million), Bai (1.8 million), Hani (1.4 million), Kazakh (1.2 million),Li (1.2 million). EconomyLargest manufacturer and exporterSecond largest economy30 years’ rapid development Reform and Opening Policy（since 1978） Deng Xiaoping (1904~1997) China Railway Highspeed On December 3, 2010, a 16-car CRH380AL train set a speed record of 486.1?km/h (302.0?mph) on the line during a test run. On January 10, 2011, another 12-car modified CRH380BL train set a speed record of 487.3?km/h (302.8?mph) during a test run. /content/chinese_equivalents Politics Communist Party of China· The worlds largest political party (78 million members)· Founded in July, 1921· The Party holds a National Congress every five years Culture The Culture of China is one of the worlds oldest and most complex cultures. The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in East Asia and Southeast Asia (so-called Sinos