The Chinese Culture

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The Chinese Culture

• Yesterday and Today
• By Mrs. Mary A. B. Matthews
• 3/01/04

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• China is a large country located on the continent
  of Asia.

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Beijing, the capital of china, is a city like
most cities in The United States of America.
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Here is a picture of the Great Wall of China.
Can you see how long it is?
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• The Great Wall is 16 feet wide, and 4,500 miles
  long--the distance between Miami and the North
  Pole.

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The main purpose of the wall was to provide
defense against raids from Northern nomadic
tribes. The Chinese people called them
"Barbarians From the North."
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This is the Forbidden City.
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The emperor was the only person permitted into
The Forbidden City after dark.
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The Summer Palace
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This building is called a pagoda.
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• Why do you think pagodas had curved roofs?
• a) to catch rain
• b) to hold snow
• c) to look really neat
• d) to confuse evil spirits

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Ruins at Yuan-Min Yuan
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Here are the ruins again.
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Notice the roof of this building.
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Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the
first day of the new year and ends on the full
moon 15 days later.
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• The 15th day of the new year is called the
  Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night
  with lantern displays and children carrying
  lanterns in a parade.

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A Chinese New Year parade would not be complete
without a dragon.
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This year is the year of the Green Monkey on the
Chinese Lunar Calendar
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Wow! Look at those huge drums.
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Traditional Chinese clothing is very artistic and
well crafted.
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• Here You see aKimono.

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Chinese people had great pride in their gardens.
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The Panda Bear is one of the famous animals that
live in China.
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Sadly, Panda Bears are on the endangered species
list because their supply of bamboo is
disappearing fast.
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Tigers also live in China
Since there are no lions in China, the tiger is
considered the king of beasts.
The tiger is an important animal in Chinese
folklore. Sayings like "there's only room enough
on a mountain for one tiger" show how they
thought tigers were fierce.
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• Some of the most famous Chinese inventions are.

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Fireworks
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The Abacus
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The Compass
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The water clock
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Kites
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The Wheel Barrow
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The Chinese are noted for their fine silks.
People used to travel very far just to purchase
Chinese silks.
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To get food, the Chinese people.
What about Chinese food?
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fished
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farmed
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and irrigated land
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What is irrigation any how?
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When you bring water from one place to your field
you are irrigating.
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The Chinese have contributed so much to our
lives.
Can you list contributions that the Chinese have
made?
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The End ?
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