Felicia, Hayley and Juna

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Chinese Art

• Felicia, Hayley and Juna

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Chinese Art by Felicia

• Chinese art began more than 4,000 year ago. That
  is pretty amazing that art is that old. Chinese
  art comes in many different forms such as
  painting, sketching, Cray pas, portraits, and
  still life. This is very familiar to the U.S
  because the art in the U.S is similar to the art
  in China. Chinese art is based on landscapes and
  nature. Calligraphy is one of the major arts in
  China. Chinas paintings are of fish, frogs,
  deer, birds and flowers. Another popular art form
  is carving wood and stone. They also made fancy
  costumes and masks for the Peking Opera.

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Chinese Art by Hayley

• Pottery and sculptures are very popular in China.
  
• Dragons are one of the most loved forms to
  draw/paint in China.
  
• Chinese art began more than 4,000 years ago.
  
  
• Art in China is very expensive.
  
  
• Buddhism is an influence on Chinese people to do
  art.
  
• In ancient China, they liked to paint animals,
  flowers, rocks and water to express the
  relationship between people in nature.
• Chinese usually paint things with the color blue.
  
• The Chinese people first found clay on the banks
  of the yellow river and Yangtze river.

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Chinese Art by Juna

• Dragons are one of the most popular art forms in
  China. The Chinese created different sizes and
  colors, and they each represented something
  special. The
• Chinese believe that dragons are good and scare
  bad spirits away.
• Calligraphy is a beautiful art form in China.
  This was a historical popular art form for
  countless years. On old, ancient, Chinese
  pictures, there are little characters at the top.
  If you look closely, you will find this art form
  beautiful as well.
• Pottery and sculptures are also one of the most
  popular art forms in China. It has been in China
  for many years, and is also very beautiful. 
• No one can beat the rich, cultural, history of
  Chinese art, which is very complicated and
  beautiful.
• As you see Chinese art, it is usually painted in
  red, which is a very lucky color in China.
• SO, WHEN YOU SEE CHINESE ART, I HOPE YOU THINK
  ITS VERY BEAUTIFUL TOO.

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Chinese Calligraphy

• Colin, Mack and Rick

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Chinese Calligraphy by Colin

• I cant believe that its easy for Chinese
  people to write calligraphy. It is hard for
  Americans to learn calligraphy. In school, the
  kids learn more than 3,000 characters. I think
  its a little bit strange that Chinese kids learn
  that much calligraphy

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Chinese Calligraphy by Mack

• Calligraphy is an ancient Chinese art form. As
  early as 4000 years ago Chinese characters were
  used on bones or tortoise shells. Chinese
  children learn 3000 characters the first six
  years. Chinese characters are the oldest script
  in the World, which is still being used today.

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Chinese Calligraphy by Rick

• Calligraphy is an oriental art that is 4 to 5
  thousand years old. There are artists in the west
  who understand the abstract beauty of Chinese
  calligraphy art who believe Chinese calligraphy
  is the most ancient and condensed of all arts.
  Calligraphy is one of the four basic skills and
  disciplines of the Chinese literati. Zhong Yao is
  known as the father of regular script. Wang Xizhi
  is the greatest calligrapher of all time.
  Calligraphy is one of the highest forms of
  Chinese art.

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Chinese Celebrations

• Karen and Tatum

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Chinese Celebrations by Karen

• Chinese people celebrate a holiday called the
  Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat is 40 to
  100 feet in length. The heads are shaped like a
  dragon opening its mouth, and the back has a
  scaly tail. Depending on the length of the
  Dragon Boat, 80 rowers can fit in the boat.
• One popular belief is when the dragon wakes up,
  the dragon will fly in the sky to bring the
  spring rain to the crops. Chinese New Year starts
  on January 21 to February 20th. Chinese people
  use a calendar called the Lunar that follows the
  moon. At the Chinese New Year festival, they
  throw firecrackers at the dragons feet to keep
  them awake for the celebration. On Chinese New
  Year, Chinese people eat a vegetarian dish called
  jai.
• There is a tradition that every family in China
  thoroughly cleans their house to sweep away any
  bad luck so the good luck will come in smoothly.
• Some windows and doors will be decorated with
  lots of pretty stuff like color paper cuts and
  hang the words happiness, wealth, and
  longevity.
• Chinese New Year is a very happy holiday. Im
  sure you would like it.

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Chinese Celebrations by Tatum

• Chinese New year is the longest and most
  important festival in the lunar calendar. This
  year is the year of the rabbit. One of the
  beliefs is that the exploding noise of
  firecrackers will scare away all the evil spirits
  and misfortune. The fifth day of Chinese New Year
  is called po-woo. Every Chinese household should
  have live plants for good luck. On the sixth to
  tenth day of Chinese New Year they visit their
  relatives and friends. Children in China get red
  envelopes on Chinese New Year that have money
  inside. Chinese New Year starts with a new moon.
  The lanterns festivals are a nighttime festival
  where children hold lanterns in a parade.
• On Chinese New Year Chinese families decorate
  their living room with vases of pretty blossoms,
  platters of oranges and tangerines and a candy
  tray with eight varieties of dried sweet fruit.

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Food and Drink

• Judith, Margaret and Emily

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Chinese Food and Drink by Judith

• Meat is the main diet for the Bai people of
  China. Although there are many different
  religions in the USA, we all eat many of the same
  foods.
• Tea is a very popular drink for the Bai people.
  In the USA, we dont have any real popular drink!
• Cheese isnt a typical Chinese food. In the USA,
  we use cheese for so many things!
• The Chinese farmers were probably the ones who
  invented the rice patties. If any food was
  invented now in the USA, American farmers
  probably werent the ones who would have
  invented it!
• The chicken in China is served with the head,
  feet and tail. In the USA, we dont eat our
  chicken with the feet! That seems gross to me!
• Nian Gao is a sweet, sticky rice pudding. I
  wonder if its better then the USAs rice
  pudding.
• The Chinese eat frog, snake, dog and cat meat. In
  the USA, we wouldnt even dream of that as a
  typical food!
• Desserts are not common in China. My favorite
  part of dinner is the dessert!
• The usual food settings on the table are a rice
  bowl, a pair of chopsticks, a Chinese porcelain
  soupspoon, a smaller dish for dips, and a teacup.
  In the USA, we have forks, knives, spoons, bowls
  or plates!

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Chinese Food and Drink by Margaret

• For meals, people sat close to each other at a
  low table. The older people get served first. I
  dont really know why but I think that is because
  the older people need food served quicker, so
  they dont have to wait so much.
• Poor people in China eat millet, rice, sorghum
  and wheat. On the Internet, it said that
• poor people ONLY eat rice, meat, sorghum, wheat,
  and millet. The word only really stood out to me
  because in America, poor people eat nothing. In
  America, for the poor people it would be
  delicious food. I really was surprised when I saw
  that information on the Internet.
• People in China found out that peaches taste
  delicious. They also found out that peaches are
  healthy for you as well as delicious. Wow! Thanks
  for China! I really love peaches. China also
  found the taste of cucumber. I also really like
  cucumbers. I eat them whole every night.
• One of Chinas best inventions was ice cream. I
  really like ice cream too. They are one of my
  favorite desserts. They used rice, milk, spices,
  and snow to make these delicious treats.
• Did you know that pasta was invented in China
  more than 3,000 years ago? I thought that pasta
  came from Italy. I love pasta. Lots of other
  people like pasta too.
• Tea is also very popular in China too. People
  drink tea for every meal. I always wondered if
  people in China got tired of drinking tea about
  3 times a day.

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Chinese Food and Drink by Emily

• Rice was the first food ever made in china.
  Everyone eats rice in China. Chinese people have
  been drinking tea for 4,000 years and they still
  do. They dont put milk in their tea. Wow! They
  drink a lot of tea.
• Most meals have rice, noodles and dumplings. When
  Chinese people eat meals together they sit close
  to one another at a low table. It is nice that
  everyone has to be at the table before they eat
  together.

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Sports and Games

• Jackson and William

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Sports and Games by Jackson

• There are many games and sports that come from
  China. Martial arts are very popular in China.
  Acrobatics are very popular in China, they are
  also popular in the USA. Tug of war can be played
  all over China, in the USA people play it but it
  is not very popular. Soccer is very popular in
  China. I knew that soccer was the most popular
  sport in the world but I never knew that soccer
  was popular in China. Did you know that more
  people in China like the English soccer team
  Manchester United than the people in the UK? Did
  you know that the 2008 Olympic summer games were
  held in Beijing, China? Tai Chi is a Chinese
  martial art that people practice in the park.
  Rong Guotan was Chinas first worldwide sports
  champion, he played ping-pong. The Badminton open
  is one of Chinas most popular sporting events.
  Rugby Union has been played in China for over 150
  years. Cricket has been played in China since the
  16th century.

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Sports and Games by William

• An emperor named Tluizong celebrated his
  birthday with a soccer match between royal teams.
  Therefore, soccer must have been around for a
  long time. A lot of Chinese people swim. I dont
  like swimming that much because I get very tired
  and have trouble breathing a little bit. Chinese
  people created a game called Chinese checkers.
  Someone from America must have liked the idea of
  Chinese checkers and brought them to America.

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History

• Lucy and Cassandra

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History by Lucy

• The Great Wall of China has been part of Chinese
  history for2000 years. That is very long! It is
  the only man made sculpture that has been seen
  from the moon. The first Emperor built the Great
  Wall. His name was Qin Emperor. The Great Wall is
  made of stone. China built and rebuilt the Great
  Wall. There are people buried inside the Great
  Wall, because they died when they were building
  it! It is amazing how they worked so hard. The
  Great Wall of China is 5,500.3 miles long. That
  is really long! The Chinese are very proud of
  this part of their history.

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History by Cassandra

• Qin dynasty gave away his land to a family of
  rulers. The oldest dynasty is the Xia dynasty.
  In 1911 the Chinese decided not to let the
  emperors rule anymore. The communist party still
  rules China. China started to trade silk. The
  first Chinese emperor started in 221 B.C. Mao
  Zedong led the communist revolution then ruled
  China from 1949 to 1976.

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Inventions

• Nate and Romy

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Inventions by Nate

• China has invented many of the worlds
  inventions. Some of these inventions are the
  umbrella, flamethrower, fire works and gunpowder.
  A lot of Chinese inventions were made during
  dynasties. A dynasty is a powerful family that
  ruled over China many years ago. China invented
  many useful inventions such as the clock, paper,
  compass and medicine. Many games were invented in
  China such as chess and checkers.

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Inventions by Romy

• China invented many things such as ice cream,
  the flame-thrower, the compass and many more
  inventions. Many inventions were invented during
  dynasties. A dynasty is a family that ruled over
  China many years ago. Dynasties must have been
  very, very powerful, because when they ruled
  China, China invented many useful inventions.
  China also invented the abacus, the game of
  chess, and the clock. China is a very smart
  country to invent a time-telling machine. Some of
  the really useful inventions that China invented
  are the yoke, the furnace, and iron. China also
  invented many fun things like the diablo and the
  hot air balloon. The yoke is the stick with two
  buckets on the end. It is used for carrying
  things. A diablo is a string with something that
  you can toss around on the string.

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Jobs

• Ernesto and Ian

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Jobs by Ernesto

• China has supermarkets so people need to work
  the cash register. A lot of Chinese people are
  farmers. Farmers plant vegetables and raise farm
  animals. Without farms we would have no
  supermarkets. They have doctors that help cure
  people. Some doctors use acupuncture to cure
  headaches. They have teachers to teach kids. They
  have artist to paint pictures. They have soldiers
  in case of a war.

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Jobs by Ian

• Fish farmers raise fish in special ponds. Other
  farmers grow rice, tea, wheat, or vegetables.
  Workers spend their days working the water wheel.
  If people didnt do their share of work they
  would lose their land. People worked to pull
  water uphill using a wheel like mechanism. Most
  people in China worked in fields. Country people
  are farmers.

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Song and Dance

• Douglas and Morgan

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Song and Dance by Douglas

• Chinese music is based on a scale of five notes.
  There are lots of different dances in Chinese
  culture. They dance a lot at the Chinese New
  Year. Dance and music is very important to
  Chinese people. In their festivals they dance and
  sing songs. One dance is called the ribbon dance.
  They use red ribbons and they twirl around with
  them.

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Song and Dance by Morgan

• Chinese music is based on a scale with five
  notes. In china music is very important. In the
  spring festival a person in a lion suit dances.
  Songs with only vocals are expressed with
  rhythmic music. Some of the Chinese instruments
  are called a lute and an ancient harmonica.

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Chinese Toys

• Ben and Hana

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Chinese Toys by Ben

• China made a battery called 15-B 1960s Marx big
  shot. It is a battery that makes a toy move. They
  also made video glasses that could make you see a
  movie, video and play video games! I think its
  cool that in China they could express their hopes
  and desires with toys. There is so much more that
  China made such as a beach ball. They also made a
  Buzz Light Year toy from a TV show. And they made
  a shock pen, its a pen that shocks you.

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Chinese Toys by Hana

• China has invented many, many toys. They
  invented the kite, dominos, what we now call the
  hacky sack, and the jump rope .The Chinese used
  dominos to tell the future. They also invented
  playing cards and tricycles. It is good that they
  invented tricycles because little kids can learn
  how to ride bicycles. They also invented the
  razor scooter, and drinking bird!

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Chinese Religion and Beliefs

• Xavier and Sophie

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Chinese Religions and Beliefs by Xavier

• Confucius was born in 511 BCE. When Confucius
  was 15 years old, he was interested in learning.
  It was hard for Confucius to learn because he was
  not rich. He started to work for the rich, and
  was able to go to school and travel. He became a
  private, important teacher. His beliefs became
  known as Confucianism. He taught people how to be
  nice to each other.

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Chinese Religions and Beliefs by Sophie

• Buddhism is the religion based on Buddha (the
  awakened one) who was once a monk. Its a
  religion from India, and it spread to China. They
  dont believe in god but believe in meditating.
  He was a prince too! Buddha was originally from
  India. He was very rich. He taught people to be
  kind to each other. There was once a guy named
  Confucius who was like Buddha except he was
  originally from China.