ways since the days of Mao when people starved‚ just to keep up to their cultural beliefs. Yet‚ the sheer scale of development and the feeling of being in highly dynamic‚ fast growth‚ “everything is possible” mentality of China was overwhelming. Beijing and Shanghai are obvious examples of what China is hoping to achieve‚ but the development in interior areas like Suzhou and Chengdu made me stop and wonder what the Chinese juggernaut is striving to achieve. The speaker sessions were eye-opening
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age: Total: 32.26 years Male: 31.87 years Female: 32.67 years (2005 est.) Religion: Daoist (Taoist)‚ Buddhist‚ Muslim 1%-2%‚ Christian 3%-4% note: officially atheist (2002 est.) Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua‚ based on the Beijing dialect)‚ Yue (Cantonese)‚ Wu (Shanghaiese)‚ Minbei (Fuzhou)‚ Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese)‚ Xiang‚ Gan‚ Hakka dialects‚ minority languages Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 90.9% Male: 95.1% Female: 86.5%
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The Chinese Voyages of Exploration Succeeded by the non-Chinese Qing Dynasty‚ the Ming Dynasty is considered to be the last native dynasty to exist. The Ming Dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644 and is known as the greatest era of social stability and organized government (European). Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty; he is also known as Hongwu‚ Taizu‚ and Ming Taizu. Hongwu died in 1382‚ leaving his grandson‚ Huidi‚ the next heir. However‚ Chengzu‚ or Yongol‚ created a military campaign to
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Forbidden City Quote Chart Theme Quotation Son and dad relationship -“I’m really proud of [my dad]” (Bell‚ 2) -“I have to handle the tickets and boarding passes and steer Dad around “ (Bell‚ 10) -“Alex‚ I would rather have you up here in case anything happens” (98) -“I wanted dad to be with me” (143) -“He searched my face‚ his eyes coming alive”(187) Grief Alex and Dad are grief-stricken when they think of their mom‚ who are not living with them -Dad’s “shoulders and head shook from
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My trip around the world Toronto to Chicago: taking an airplane Cost of airplane: 200 dollars Chicago‚ U.S.A (41.52’ N/ 87.37’ W) Staying at: family friends house – staying for 6 days Event : Chicago Cubs game $45 per ticket row 18 The rest of the time I’m in Chicago I will be travelling looking at the scenery and having a good time with my family friends. After I will be going to a Chicago Cub’s game and just enjoying my time in Chicago for 6 days. Travel distance from: Chicago U.S.A to
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level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing‚ Tianjin…and that makes most of the main business are local in these cities. The main businesses are processing trade‚ like iron and steel‚ shipbuilding‚ tires…etc. It brings a multitude of business opportunities to cooperate with these countries
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Xikang Zhang Hello‚ Canada. I said it two years ago When the flight came from Beijing China‚ which landed at the airport of Vancouver I was not along luckily with my sister The place we arrived in‚ was a brand new and strange city for us. I was staring at the snow fluttering in the air with fascinate texture outside in the school library Sitting around a round table with my Canadian friends Everything had changed significantly into positive direction.. I was like a little
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wanted out of. During this time in history most teenagers around Sammy’s age were responsible for earning a living to support their families. Sammy is a young man who works in a grocery store in the same small town of which he grew up in. One day‚ during one of his hot summer shifts three young women walked in the grocery store. Following their arrival‚ Sammy began to notice how they were dressed. He noticed they were in revealing clothing like they were going to enjoy themselves a day at the beach
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foreign influence and changes in China. China agreed to open 11 more ports‚ permit foreign legations in Beijing‚ sanction Christian missionary activity‚ and legalize the import of opium. Again China was not okay with the changes and their inability to deal with the changes and Britain’s determination to enforce the treaty led to a renewal of the war‚ in which British and French troops occupied Beijing and burned the imperial summer palace. This
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official name is People’s Replubic of China (PRC). 11.)China’s total population is more than 1‚000‚000‚000 which makes up more than 1/5 of the world’s population. 12.)China cover’s 3.7 million square miles. 13.)China’s three largest cities are Shanghai‚ Beijing‚ and Tianjin. They are not part of any province. 14.)The Chinese language has more than 50‚000 different words. 15.)The Chinese have problem’s making typewriters. 16.)The Chinese read their books from top to bottom‚ and from right to left. 17.)Pottery
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