THE CHINESE CULTURE

MARIAJOSE CEVALLOS
 DO YOU KNOW WHAT ARE CHINA'S
GENERAL FACTORS?
OFFICIAL NAME: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.

CHINA’S CAPITAL: BEIJING.

BIGGEST CITY: SHANGHAI.

CHINA’S POBLATION: 1.411 BILLION.

CHINA’S CURRENCY: THE YUAN.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THE
LANGUAGES IN CHINA?
• THERE ARE SEVEN MAJOR GROUPS OF DIALECTS OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE,
WHICH EACH HAVE THEIR OWN VARIATIONS, OCCORDING TO MOUNT
HOLYOKE COLLEGE.
• MANDARIN (71.5%)
• WU (8.5%)
• YUE (5%)
• XIANG (4.8%)
• MIN (4.1%)
• GAN (2.4%)
• HAKKA (3.7%)
DO YOU LIKE THE CHINESE RELIGION?
• CONFUCIANISM
• TAOISM THREE MAJOR RELIGIONS IN CHINA.

• BBUDDHISM
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
CHINESE CLOTHING?
• THE PEIN FU WAS THE MOST POPULAR CHINESE DRESS BY FAR.
• THE CHANG PAO SIMPLEST OF ALL TRADITIONAL CHINESE CLOTING.
• THE SHENYI IS A MODIFICATION OF THE PEIN FU. THIS DREES IS THAT
BOHT PIECES ARE STICHED TOGETHER.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE
MEANING OF THE COLOR RED?
• IN CHINA THE COLOR RED IS CONSIDERED TO SYMBOLIZE GOOD
LUCK. THE COLOR IS ASLO BELIEVED TO KEEP AWAY EVIL SPIRITS. IT’S
THEREFORE NO SUPRISE THAT TRADITIONAL CHINISE WEDDING
OUTFITS ALMOST ALWAYS FEATURE THE COLOR RED.
CHINESE TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS
• CHINESE NEW YEAR: IS FAST APPROACHING AND WITH IT, COMES A
HOST OF SUPERSTITIONS THAT WILL APPARENTLY DICTATE HOW THE
NEXT TWELVE MONTHS WILL PLAY OUT FOR EACH OF US.
CHINESE ZODIAC
• THE CHINIESE ZODIAC , KNOWN AS SHENG XIAO, IS BASED ON A
TWELVE-YEAR CYCLE , EACH YEAR IN THAT CYCLE RELATED TO AN
ANIMAL SING. THESE SINGS ARE THE RAT, OX, TIGER, RABBIT ,
DRAGON , SNAKE ,HORSE , SHEEP, MONKEY , ROSSTER ,DOG AND PIG.
IT IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR .
CHINESE FOOD.
• CHINESE FOOD IS FAMOUS ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT YOU MAY BE
SHOCKED BY ITS SURPRISING RANGE AND VARIETY OF INGREDIENTS
IF YOU’VE ONLY EATEN IN CHINESE RESTAURANTS ABROAD. CHINESE
FOOD HAS COUNTLESS DELICIOUS AND FANTASTIC DISHES. AND
PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT AREAS HAVE DIFFERENT CUISINE TYPES,
WHICH CAN BE BLAND, SWEET, SALTY, SPICY, OR SOUR.
CHINESE HISTORICAL PLACES
• CHINA HAS A HISTORY OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS, WHICH GIVES IT A
LOT OF HISTORICAL SITIES. THE SEVEN MOST SIGNIFICANT ARE:
• THE GREAT WALL
• THE FORBIDDEN CITY
• THE TERRACOTTA ARMY.
• THE POTALA PALACE.
• THE MOGAO GROTTOES.
• THE THREE CONFUCIAN SITIES.