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Chinese history and ten famous places in China

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WELCOME TO CHINA

Chinese Scenic Spots

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What words would you use to describe China?

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Which Picture is China?

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Where is China?

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People’s Republic of China

1.3 billion people 9.6 million square km

34 provinces Capital - Beijing

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What does the Chinese National Flag look like?

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A Brief History of China

8000 BC 1600 BC 1112BC 221 BC

Late Stone Age

Beginning of Xia and Shang Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

China unites under a single Emperor Qin Shi Huang

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A Brief History of China

206 BC 225 AD 581 618 960

Han Dynasty

Break up of empire into separate kingdoms

Sui Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

Song Dynasty

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A Brief History of China

1260 1368 1644 1912 1949 2008

Yuan Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

People’s Republic of China

Olympics

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Scenic Spots

Ancient Treasures

Natural Wonders

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The Great Wall Chángchéng 长城

The long wall of 10,000 Li (4,000 miles)

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East – Shanhaiguan

West – Jiayuguan

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the Imperial Palace Gugong

故宫

"Former Palace" "Palace Museum"

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紫禁城• Forbidden City• Zǐjinchéng • Zi, or "Purple",

refers to the North Star

• Jin, or "Forbidden“

• Cheng means a walled city

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The Terracotta Army bīngmǎ yǒng兵马俑

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"soldier and horse funerary statues“ 8099 figures

the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

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the West Lake of Hangzhou Xī Hú 西湖

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"Ten Scenes of Xī Hú"

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the Gardens of Suzhou

• part of the Yangtze River Delta region

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Suzhou

an important centre for China's silk industry

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the Landscape of Guilin

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Guilin Scenery with Hills and Waters桂林山水

Elephant Trunk Hill

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Mount Huang of Anhui 黄山

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Greeting PineYingkesong

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Potala Palace Bùdálā Gōng

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Tibetan Mountain at 4,000 meters

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Dalai Lama

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the Sun and Moon Lake of Taiwan日月潭

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the Yangtze River Cháng Jiāng 长江

dividing line between North and South China

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the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River

• 6,300 km long, the longest river in Asia• The 3rd longest in the world (Nile, Amazon)

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“ May your happiness be as deep as the Eastern Sea and

may you live to be as old as the Southern Mountain.”

福如东海,寿比南山。Fu ru dong hai, Shou bi nan shan.

Traditional birthday greeting.