China
By: Wil Rohrbach
Leaders and Government
- China is a Communist state
- The president of China is Xi Jinping
- Their government party is the Communist Party of China (CPC)
- Their currency is Renminbi or Yuan
- Mandarin Chinese is their official language
Jobs in China
- Pros
- Lower costs for companies
- higher output/quicker time
- They can make replicas of other products easily.
- Cons
- Hard for companies to find factories
- Harder for communication of factories and companies
- shipping costs
- somtimes the quality of the products.
Popular Jobs in China
- 45% of workers in China work in factories
- 45% of workers work as tradesman, such as, accountants, mechanics, and plumbers.
- 10% of workers in China work in agriculture field.
History of China
- Shang Dynasty
- First recorded Chinese Dynasty.
- BC 1500-1050
- developed China's first writing system, a calendar, and chopsticks
- Their skills were at bronze casting
- Zhou Dynasty
- Longest reined Chinese dynasty
- BC 1050-400
- Expanded China
- Influenced teachings of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.
- Began using iron tools and plows
Zhou
China's History Continued
- Qin Dynasty
- First unified Chinese empire
- BC 221-206
- Strong government with strict laws
- Created a money system and writing systems
- Built networks of roads and canals.
- They built much of the Great Wall
- Han Dynasty
- Based government on Confucianism
- BC 206- AD 220
- Began trading over the Silk Road
- Buddhism came to China from India
- Invented paper, sundial, and acupuncture.
China's Culture Continued
- Religion
- Buddhist 18.2%
- Christian 5.1%
- Muslim 1.8%
- Folk religion 21.9%
- other 0.9%
- 52.2% not in a religion
School in China
- It is mandatory for citizens to go to school for at least nine years
- Primary school-Children ages 6-12; six years
- Secondary school-Children ages 12-15 in Junior secondary, and 15-18 in Senior Secondary; three years each
- Post-secondary- Ages 18-20, lasts for about two years.
- After all of this schooling is complete, they can go to college to get a Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees.
China Tourism
The Great Wall of China- The Great Wall of China is 5,500.3 miles long. The Great Wall dates back to 259-210 BC
It was one of the most largest construction projects. The Great Wall was built to protect the Chinese Empire from the northern invaders
The Forbidden City
- The Forbidden city is located in the center of Beijing
- It served as the Imperial palace for 24 emperors.
- It took 14 years to build during the Ming Dynasty
- All of the gates in the city were positioned about the north-south central axis of old Beijing.
- There are 90 palaces and courtyards, 980 buildings, and 8,740 rooms within the city.
Terracotta Warriors
- They are statues made of terracotta.
- They depicted the armies of the first Emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di.
- Qin was young when he became a leader, only thirteen, but he united warring nations to become one unified nation.
- Four pits have been partially excavated. Three of the four have been filled with warriors, but the fourth was found empty and unfinished.
- Archaeologists estimate there to be about 8,000 warriors, but the complete amount of warriors may be never found.
Potala Palace
- Potala Palace is located in Tibet.
- It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lama from the 7th century AD.
- the Dalai Lama is the head of Tibetan Buddhism.
- The 14th Dali Lama fled from China to India, when the Communist party took over Tibet
Ming Tombs
- The Ming tombs are a collection of tombs with 13 emperors from the Ming dynasty.
- Only three tombs are opened to the public.
- The construction of the tombs started in 1409 AD
- The first emperor in the tome is Xiaoling
Climate Comparison
China has very diverse climates. The northern part of China has a subarctic climate, but the southern part of China has a tropical climate. Fort Wayne has a Humid Continental climate. There are eight climate regions in China.
