CHINA (Chinese Cuisine Lecture) by Bernadette Olivares December 10‚ 2012 CHINA Population: Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.5%‚ Zhuang‚ Manchu‚ Hui‚ Miao‚ Uyghur‚ Tujia‚ Yi‚ Mongol‚ Tibetan‚ Buyi‚ Dong‚ Yao‚ Korean‚ and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census) Religions: Daoist (Taoist)‚ Buddhist‚ Christian 3%-4%‚ Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.) Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua‚ based on the Beijing dialect)‚ Yue (Cantonese)‚ Wu (Shanghainese)‚ Minbei
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In 1969‚ a sixteen year old student named Michael Kittredge made a candle out of melted crayons‚ a piece of string‚ and an empty milk carton to give to his mother as a gift on Christmas day. A neighbor loved the candle so much that she convinced Michael to sell her the candle. When Michael sold the candle‚ he had enough money to purchase additional supplies to make two more candles‚ and the rest was history. Today‚ Yankee Candle is the largest candle manufacturer in the world. The company produces
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Chinese Pottery China has one of the world’s oldest continuous cilvilizations-despite invasions and occasional foreign rule. A country as vast as China with so long-lasting a civilization has a complex social and visual history‚ within which pottery and porcelain play a major role. 尽管有着侵略者和偶尔的别国制约，中国依然有着世界上最古老的文明传承。中国这样的庞大的并且有着复杂的社会和可考证的历史的漫长文明的国家，其中其制陶业和制瓷业有着重要的地位。 The function and status of ceramics in China varied from dynasty to dynasty‚ so they may be utilitarian‚ burial‚ trade‚ collectors’
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Spring Festival Chinese New Year holds the most significant position among all Chinese festivals and holidays. The Chinese New Year is accompanied by a belief in good future. Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival (1). Putting the spring festival scrolls up‚ hanging the lanterns‚ having reunion meals‚ having dumplings‚ sitting up late and waiting for the ring of the New Year are all Spring Festival’s customs. (2) Spring Festival is the day for family reunions
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Chinese Zodiac The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖)‚ better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac‚ is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes‚ according to a 12-year mathematical cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries such as China and Korea and Japan. Identifying this scheme using the term "zodiac" reflects several similarities to the Western zodiac: both have time cycles divided into 12 parts‚ each labels at least the majority of those parts with
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Chinese Women Traditional Chinese society was patriarchal‚ patrilineal‚ and patrilocal. In this male dominated society‚ sons were preferred to daughters‚ and women were expected to be subordinate to their fathers‚ husbands‚ and sons. Because marriages were arranged‚ young women and men had virtually no voice in the decisions on their marriage partner‚ resulting in loveless marriages. Once married‚ it was the woman who left her family and community and went to live with her husband’s family‚ where
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in Wanping. To find this man‚ they ordered the Chinese government to let them into the city‚ but the government denied them entry. Today‚ the Japanese‚ infuriated‚ struck the city with full force‚ quickly taking it as their own. For more on this‚ we go to our field correspondent in Wanping‚ Chrysanthemum McButterscotchington. C Mac‚ can you hear me? C Mac: Loud and clear‚ Jon. It is certainly a brutal scene here in Wanping. I’m here with Chinese citizen Wang Xiaowen. Wang‚ how did the Japanese
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Adam Kvederis Chinese Contributions to the Modern World H. Stansbury HUM111 6/3/13 The ancient Chinese have made many invaluable contributions to both technology and culture. Originally‚ a tribe of stone tool using hunter-gatherers‚ this civilization evolved into a sophisticated people who harnessed the command of gunpowder‚ medicine‚ and the arts among other things (Sayre‚ 2012‚ pg 208). Although little remains from China’s early history‚ the luxurious items carefully buried with royalty
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republican ideals. After the Chinese Civil War during the Communist era‚ China ’s government‚ under Mao Zedong ’s leadership‚ from 1949 to 1978‚ worked to unify China under one single social class. Finally‚ from 1978 to the present‚ a movement opening China to the world and international markets has provoked a new educational policy preparing the Chinese students to the modern world the complexity of Chinese society in 2012. Despite the reforms implemented by the Chinese government during the past
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Mainland China is rooted in more than 4‚000 years of rich Chinese cultures and history. It’s known for their lives‚ travel‚ history‚ business and food‚ their people and customs. Traditional Kung Fu is as much of the culture of china according to statistics. The Chinese people have shared a common culture longer than any other groups on earth. China is one of the cradles of the human race. For thousands of years the culture of china has attract and moved many people from all over the world‚ being
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