INTRODUCTION
Stretching from the southern borders in the Himalayas to the deserts of northern Mongolia, and, Yangzi River Valley plains in the East China Sea to the Tibetan Plateau in the western mainland, China covers an area of 9,596,960 square kilometers.
China also has five autonomous regions, and the Spratlys and Paracels.The twenty-two states in the country, as well as now a 'Special Administrative Region', the name of which is not disputed territories such as Hong Kong, there are, there are 5000 islands. Seat of government in Beijing, 11 million people in the big city, and all of China's urban metropolises, such as the size of the rural areas.Due life here in its most contrast with the peasant farmers, China's climate is apparent, in the Northwest during the summer is very different from an unbearable 48 º C an equally unbearable -40 º C in winter to the north.
Beijing Spoken Chinese is the official language, Mandarin, but for.Chinese food and listen to a number of dialects (and in many other dishes, such as the materials are used to create it - and again, differs between the regions in China. Artwork is also stunningly unique, perhaps the best of the ink and The brush is held, in part, by written, and is held in high esteem by the Chinese.
China also has five autonomous regions, and the Spratlys and Paracels.The twenty-two states in the country, as well as now a 'Special Administrative Region', the name of which is not disputed territories such as Hong Kong, there are, there are 5000 islands. Seat of government in Beijing, 11 million people in the big city, and all of China's urban metropolises, such as the size of the rural areas.Due life here in its most contrast with the peasant farmers, China's climate is apparent, in the Northwest during the summer is very different from an unbearable 48 º C an equally unbearable -40 º C in winter to the north.
Beijing Spoken Chinese is the official language, Mandarin, but for.Chinese food and listen to a number of dialects (and in many other dishes, such as the materials are used to create it - and again, differs between the regions in China. Artwork is also stunningly unique, perhaps the best of the ink and The brush is held, in part, by written, and is held in high esteem by the Chinese.
HISTORY
Chinese historical records and legend, 5,000 years ago, to return to the field. It is a small area of the ancient culture, it is impossible to cover the main events, but here are some specifics.
The emperor Yu founded, - the rule of China's first non-mythical Xia Dynasty (1700 BC 2200) is. It was during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) to the throne, and then Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 BC) on. For periods in the history of the ancient dynasty, are scanty.
In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the throne and conquered the neighboring city-states and unified China. He founded the Qin Dynasty lasted only until 206 BC Today, he is a remarkable army of Terracotta Warriors in Xian Suki, best known for his tomb complex.
Qin Shi Huang's bad heir general Liu Bang in 207 BC, when the military toppled the Han era, 220 AD to Liu, China has emerged as the Silk Road, which was started in the trade, most of India was founded in West Han Dynasty expanded and continued.
Murchapovadanto 220 AD in the Han dynasty, China was carried thrown into anarchy and turmoil in the Period. Community for the next four centuries, the power of the states and dozens of man. In this era of rival kingdoms (Wei, Shu, and Wu) of the three most powerful after the "The Three Kingdoms," that, but that is a gross simplification.
By 589 AD, the western branch of the kings, once again, We have enough wealth and power, defeating their enemies, and unite China's compliance. General Yang Jian Wei Sui Dynasty was founded, and in 618 AD during the Tang empire for it to comply with the most powerful, legal government, and social framework to govern built.
Sui, Tang Dynasty emperor Li Yuan murder, in general, was founded. Tang, who ruled from 618 to 907 AD, and the development of Chinese art and culture. At the end of Tang China, "5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms" period of chaos again decended.
In 959, Zhao Kuangyin power and other small states defeated the palace guard. He is known for his complex, basically, and the Confucian Learning the Song Dynasty (960-1279), was established.
In 1271, the Mongolian Kublai Khan (Genghis's grandson), the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), was established. The Mongols, Han Chinese and other ethnic groups, oppressed, and overthrown the Han and Ming.
The great art of creating and exploring as far as Africa, China, the Ming (1368-1644) to re-open under.
Sun Yat-sen toppled by the last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, the Chinese Civil War, of touching, who ruled from 1644 to 1911. War I and World War II by the Japanese attack, Japan was defeated by a decade of disruption, however, once again, to win. Mao Zedong and the Communist People's Liberation Army won the Chinese Civil War, and China became the People's Republic of China in 1949. Leader of the Nationalist forces who lost Chiang Kai shek, fled to Taiwan.
The emperor Yu founded, - the rule of China's first non-mythical Xia Dynasty (1700 BC 2200) is. It was during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) to the throne, and then Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 BC) on. For periods in the history of the ancient dynasty, are scanty.
In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the throne and conquered the neighboring city-states and unified China. He founded the Qin Dynasty lasted only until 206 BC Today, he is a remarkable army of Terracotta Warriors in Xian Suki, best known for his tomb complex.
Qin Shi Huang's bad heir general Liu Bang in 207 BC, when the military toppled the Han era, 220 AD to Liu, China has emerged as the Silk Road, which was started in the trade, most of India was founded in West Han Dynasty expanded and continued.
Murchapovadanto 220 AD in the Han dynasty, China was carried thrown into anarchy and turmoil in the Period. Community for the next four centuries, the power of the states and dozens of man. In this era of rival kingdoms (Wei, Shu, and Wu) of the three most powerful after the "The Three Kingdoms," that, but that is a gross simplification.
By 589 AD, the western branch of the kings, once again, We have enough wealth and power, defeating their enemies, and unite China's compliance. General Yang Jian Wei Sui Dynasty was founded, and in 618 AD during the Tang empire for it to comply with the most powerful, legal government, and social framework to govern built.
Sui, Tang Dynasty emperor Li Yuan murder, in general, was founded. Tang, who ruled from 618 to 907 AD, and the development of Chinese art and culture. At the end of Tang China, "5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms" period of chaos again decended.
In 959, Zhao Kuangyin power and other small states defeated the palace guard. He is known for his complex, basically, and the Confucian Learning the Song Dynasty (960-1279), was established.
In 1271, the Mongolian Kublai Khan (Genghis's grandson), the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), was established. The Mongols, Han Chinese and other ethnic groups, oppressed, and overthrown the Han and Ming.
The great art of creating and exploring as far as Africa, China, the Ming (1368-1644) to re-open under.
Sun Yat-sen toppled by the last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, the Chinese Civil War, of touching, who ruled from 1644 to 1911. War I and World War II by the Japanese attack, Japan was defeated by a decade of disruption, however, once again, to win. Mao Zedong and the Communist People's Liberation Army won the Chinese Civil War, and China became the People's Republic of China in 1949. Leader of the Nationalist forces who lost Chiang Kai shek, fled to Taiwan.
CHINESE LANGUAGE
Chinese (Hanyu), the Han Chinese, the language spoken by most people in China. The term 'Chinese', there are a number of dialects. By far the most important of several hundred million people speaking the Northern Chinese (Mandarin), that is. Other dialects of Cantonese, Shanghainese, Hakka, Fujianese, (Min), Xiang and Gan are. Mandarin is the differences between dialects, only to the extent that it can be difficult to talk to people who understand Cantonese, Cantonese and Northern Chinese (Mandarin), can be very large. In Cantonese wok for example, in Mandarin, 'Pat', Gow is. Chinese people, the Chinese characters for a long time to write their language.
Character of a Chinese character, and not a letter of an alphabet. For example, 'Pat' means.
Different words are pronounced as they are visible, however, the influence of Chinese characters, the Chinese people in their dialect variations, organized, and people across the country read the same characters, printed in newspapers and books. Visit our language index more about the Chinese language.
Character of a Chinese character, and not a letter of an alphabet. For example, 'Pat' means.
Different words are pronounced as they are visible, however, the influence of Chinese characters, the Chinese people in their dialect variations, organized, and people across the country read the same characters, printed in newspapers and books. Visit our language index more about the Chinese language.
SIZE OF CHINA
CHINA'S SIZE
This area is the third-largest country in the world (USSR and Canada later). USA has a very slightly smaller territory. One-quarter of the world's total, is the largest country in terms of population (1,000 million people) is. See more about China in our global index.
CAPITAL AND MAJOR CITIES
Capital: BEIJING
Population: 11 million.
Major cities:
Shanghai, population 15 million.
Shenzhen, a population of 12 million.
Guangzhou, a population of 7 million.
In Hong Kong, a population of 7 million.
Dongguan population of 6.5 million.
Tianjin, a population of 5 million.
The Official Language:
Mandarin is the official language of the PRC, China - Tibetan family of a tonal language. China, however, only about 53 per cent of the population to communicate in Standard Mandarin.
Min, 60 million; Cantonese, spoken by 56 million; Jin, 45 million speakers; Jiang, 36 million; Hakka, 34 million; Gun, 29 million; Uyghur, there are 7.4 million to 77 million speakers of Wu of China, other major languages; Tibetan, 5.3 million; hui, 3.2 million; 2 million speakers, and Ping.
Dozens of minority languages are Kazakh, Miao, Sui, Korean, Lisu, Mongolian, qiāng, including and Yi, PRC there.
Population:
More than 1.3 billion people in China, the country's largest population on earth.
About the government's long-term population growth, and in 1979 the "one - child policy" was introduced. Under this system, families are limited to only one child. Forced abortions or sterilization for couples to get pregnant the second time in the face.
There are some exceptions for ethnic minorities policy. Second child if the first is a girl in rural households, or may not have disabilities. In practice, the number of urban households were his daughter, especially the second child has permission to "buy".
Religion:
Under the Communist system, religion was officially discouraged by China. Another change from the original suppression is a religion, and every year by the.
Many Chinese nominally Buddhist and / or Taoist, but do not practice it regularly. With a rate of 50 to 30 percent Buddhist, Taoist, they all refer to themselves. Fourteen percent of those, four per cent of the Christians, Moslems percent, 1.5 percent, and smaller percentages of the Hindu religion, Bon, or Falun Gong adherents.
Most Chinese Buddhists of the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhists, with a small population, the Mahayana, or follow Buddhism.
Brief Introduction of Chinese Food:
Chinese Cooking Cooking is one of great ways. Since ancient times, many of the factors that influenced its development. Confucius once said: "Eating is the most important thing in life." Chinese food cooking requires more time, and is considered the most difficult art. As a result, China has visited many of the passengers were Chinese cuisine is considered to be the best one.
Chinese food styles:
China is a geographically large country, the climate, the diversity of species and subcultures. Not surprisingly, therefore, many distinctive styles of cuisine. There are eight main families are traditionally Cuisine
* Hui (Anhui)
* You (Cantonese)
* Min (Fujian)
* Xiang (Hunan)
* Yang (Jiangsu)
* Lu (Shandong)
* Chuan (Szechuan)
* Zhe (Zhejiang)
Today, four main styles of food in China, such as Beijing style, Shanghai style, Sichuan / Szechuan and Cantonese style, mainly in style. The most popular style Cantonese style of foreign restaurants. If you are traveling in China, you have a very hard Peking Duck, Shanghai pork bun, or may find Cantonese Dim Sum.
Population: 11 million.
Major cities:
Shanghai, population 15 million.
Shenzhen, a population of 12 million.
Guangzhou, a population of 7 million.
In Hong Kong, a population of 7 million.
Dongguan population of 6.5 million.
Tianjin, a population of 5 million.
The Official Language:
Mandarin is the official language of the PRC, China - Tibetan family of a tonal language. China, however, only about 53 per cent of the population to communicate in Standard Mandarin.
Min, 60 million; Cantonese, spoken by 56 million; Jin, 45 million speakers; Jiang, 36 million; Hakka, 34 million; Gun, 29 million; Uyghur, there are 7.4 million to 77 million speakers of Wu of China, other major languages; Tibetan, 5.3 million; hui, 3.2 million; 2 million speakers, and Ping.
Dozens of minority languages are Kazakh, Miao, Sui, Korean, Lisu, Mongolian, qiāng, including and Yi, PRC there.
Population:
More than 1.3 billion people in China, the country's largest population on earth.
About the government's long-term population growth, and in 1979 the "one - child policy" was introduced. Under this system, families are limited to only one child. Forced abortions or sterilization for couples to get pregnant the second time in the face.
There are some exceptions for ethnic minorities policy. Second child if the first is a girl in rural households, or may not have disabilities. In practice, the number of urban households were his daughter, especially the second child has permission to "buy".
Religion:
Under the Communist system, religion was officially discouraged by China. Another change from the original suppression is a religion, and every year by the.
Many Chinese nominally Buddhist and / or Taoist, but do not practice it regularly. With a rate of 50 to 30 percent Buddhist, Taoist, they all refer to themselves. Fourteen percent of those, four per cent of the Christians, Moslems percent, 1.5 percent, and smaller percentages of the Hindu religion, Bon, or Falun Gong adherents.
Most Chinese Buddhists of the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhists, with a small population, the Mahayana, or follow Buddhism.
Brief Introduction of Chinese Food:
Chinese Cooking Cooking is one of great ways. Since ancient times, many of the factors that influenced its development. Confucius once said: "Eating is the most important thing in life." Chinese food cooking requires more time, and is considered the most difficult art. As a result, China has visited many of the passengers were Chinese cuisine is considered to be the best one.
Chinese food styles:
China is a geographically large country, the climate, the diversity of species and subcultures. Not surprisingly, therefore, many distinctive styles of cuisine. There are eight main families are traditionally Cuisine
* Hui (Anhui)
* You (Cantonese)
* Min (Fujian)
* Xiang (Hunan)
* Yang (Jiangsu)
* Lu (Shandong)
* Chuan (Szechuan)
* Zhe (Zhejiang)
Today, four main styles of food in China, such as Beijing style, Shanghai style, Sichuan / Szechuan and Cantonese style, mainly in style. The most popular style Cantonese style of foreign restaurants. If you are traveling in China, you have a very hard Peking Duck, Shanghai pork bun, or may find Cantonese Dim Sum.
FESTIVALS
SPRING FESTIVAL
SPRING FESTIVAL
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. Winter and Spring Festival, also known as Bali said that it is derived from an activity. A custom practiced by the people of ancient society. Indicates the start of the Spring Festival, the Chinese lunar new year, so it's important to first meal instead. People generally eat Jiaozi dumplings shaped like a crescent moon special day. Sping for recreational activities during the festival, traditionally held in the Dragon Dance and Lion Dance.
LANTERN FESTIVAL
LANTERN FESTIVAL
Lantern Festival which is also called as Yuanxiao Festival, the day of the first Chinese lunar month 15. It is closely associated with the Spring Festival. Xiao refers to night, but Yuan literally, the first meaning. Yuanxiao we see in the new year for the first time of the full moon. It is traditionally a time for family reunions. The displaying of lanterns is another important part of the festival on the day of the big event and a small dumpling balls of glutinous rice flour is eating. Yuanxiao call this off.
QINGMING
QINGMING
Means, Qingming clear and bright, a day for mourning the dead. It occurs every year in early April. This is the onset of warmer weather, the start of spring plowing, and in accordance with the family outings. Springtime, especially in northern China, flying kites proper, Breezy season. It is not surprising that kite flying is very popular with the Qingming season.
MIDDLE AUTUMN FESTIVAL
One of the most important Chinese festivals, the 15th day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.It take the eighth lunar month. Since the mid-Autumn Festival, moon, round and symbolizes reunion, also known as the festival of reunion. People from various regions of China, there are many different ways in the mid-Autumn festival. It is a traditional custom to accurately and is shared by all Chinese. This festival is unique Grazing: mooncakes - moon-shaped cakes.
NATIONAL DAY
October 1 of the National Day of the People's Republic of China. National Day Evening Performance, National Day fireworks display, raising the national flag in celebration of the National Day Parade and the various events of the day, all across the country, will be.
PLACES TO VISIT IN CHINA
THE TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT IN CHINA:
1.BEIJING
2.XIAN
3.SHANGHAI
4.GUILIN
5.YANGTZE RIVER
6.LHASA TIBET
7.JIUZHAIGOU SICHUAN
8.LIJIANG YUNNAN
9.ZHANGJIAJIE HUNAN
10.SILK ROAD IN CHINA
1.BEIJING
2.XIAN
3.SHANGHAI
4.GUILIN
5.YANGTZE RIVER
6.LHASA TIBET
7.JIUZHAIGOU SICHUAN
8.LIJIANG YUNNAN
9.ZHANGJIAJIE HUNAN
10.SILK ROAD IN CHINA
CULTURE
What is a culture? It has to be art or literature? It's actions, feelings, thoughts, or have to be? It is the ideas, goals, or what ways? Beliefs or values, or customs, or what about tradition? This is a complex issue such as that field is a simple or a never-ending experiment?
Culture for all, but it's really true that words are defined by a stroke. In everyday speech, the word culture, literature, art, or music can refer to fields such as;, and culture, as well as a way of life that much more difficult for scientists to study the performance, feelings, thoughts, and see it. And the culture of the "definitions" of what the different opinions within the correct culture.
A Visual Painting:
So exactly what is culture? The answer depends on you. However, in any culture, it is the most important and impressive, but what it means and what it refers to. Defines and sets them to something other than a culture. It is not only the world's diversity, unique, and therefore something that is meaningful. Awe and inspiration as well as the interest and enthusiasm brings a culture.
Thousands of years, Chinese culture is so unique and one of-a-kind, as well as being elegant and inspiring, attracted the attention of many people around the world and has been moved. Chinese culture, for thousands of years and thousands evolved a culture, a history of a rare beauty and enchantment. Integrating other cultures that it has received a lot of interest. At the local Chinese restaurant, you eat fried noodles or kung po chicken Filled? Or you can use the ch'i-p'ao traditional style seen in jackets and clothing? You Mulan, Disney's new animated film based on a Chinese folk tale may be seen. Chinese culture has played an important role in the global society, and also in China.
There is a long history and is the oldest living civilization, Chinese culture more than anything or anyone to get a chance. Any country, and especially for China, its culture, it is impossible to analyze every little item. However, for you to explore this site and had the general areas of Chinese culture around the world and lived in places struck, to define the areas best describes China.
Chinese culture, China has shown that it has the potential to become. And many, many years, and with weeping, Chinese culture has more to give?
Welcome to! Take your shoes at the door - you came to the Chinese culture?
Culture for all, but it's really true that words are defined by a stroke. In everyday speech, the word culture, literature, art, or music can refer to fields such as;, and culture, as well as a way of life that much more difficult for scientists to study the performance, feelings, thoughts, and see it. And the culture of the "definitions" of what the different opinions within the correct culture.
A Visual Painting:
So exactly what is culture? The answer depends on you. However, in any culture, it is the most important and impressive, but what it means and what it refers to. Defines and sets them to something other than a culture. It is not only the world's diversity, unique, and therefore something that is meaningful. Awe and inspiration as well as the interest and enthusiasm brings a culture.
Thousands of years, Chinese culture is so unique and one of-a-kind, as well as being elegant and inspiring, attracted the attention of many people around the world and has been moved. Chinese culture, for thousands of years and thousands evolved a culture, a history of a rare beauty and enchantment. Integrating other cultures that it has received a lot of interest. At the local Chinese restaurant, you eat fried noodles or kung po chicken Filled? Or you can use the ch'i-p'ao traditional style seen in jackets and clothing? You Mulan, Disney's new animated film based on a Chinese folk tale may be seen. Chinese culture has played an important role in the global society, and also in China.
There is a long history and is the oldest living civilization, Chinese culture more than anything or anyone to get a chance. Any country, and especially for China, its culture, it is impossible to analyze every little item. However, for you to explore this site and had the general areas of Chinese culture around the world and lived in places struck, to define the areas best describes China.
Chinese culture, China has shown that it has the potential to become. And many, many years, and with weeping, Chinese culture has more to give?
Welcome to! Take your shoes at the door - you came to the Chinese culture?