China, the big country with 5000year old history, is my hometown. She is forever the warmest place in my entire life since she is a unque country I have ever seen and lived in.
*history
-Written records of the history of China can be found from as early as 1200 BC under the Shang dynasty (c. 1700–1046 BC).[2] Ancient historical texts such as the Records of the Grand Historian (ca. 100 BC) and the Bamboo Annalsdescribe a Xia dynasty(c. 2100–1700 BC), which had no system of writing on a durable medium, before the Shang.[2][3]
(http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/china-history.htm)
-25 dynasty ended in 1911
-British, France, Japan, America, Spain, Russia, Prussia, Italy...have invaded China before
*Food
Chinese people are really good at cooking
Different provinces have different feature of food.
From shark to worm.
development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are also representative of China's long history. With each dynasty new recipes were created until the art of food preparation reach its peak during the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and Han Cuisine is held in high esteem involving as it does countless dishes, each with its own distinctive flavor and appeal. This veritable banquet in its preparation and presentation typifies all of the culture and culinary arts that have been perfected over centuries and is a comprehensive amalgam of taste, instruments, and manners.
Chinese can change nearly everything into food.
(http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/cuisine_drink/cuisine/)
*architecture
-The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick,tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;[3] these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall.[4] Especially famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the firstEmperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty. (http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/)
-Forbidden city
-panda
*Great Invention
-The four great invention
Compass, gunpowder, paper and movable type printing
China's long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge, most noticeably gunpowder, paper making, printing and the compass, which, in the words of Roger Bacon, changed the whole appearance and status of things in the world.
Soccer... Although chinese play badly now..
CuJu was a kind of rubber ball made of leather outside and stuffed tightly with feather inside. Cuju means "kick the ball with foot". It was a popular sport played by ancient Chinese during the Qingming Festival. Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor was the initiator of cuju, who invented it to train his soldiers.
*Education system
Totally different
Plenty of students stay in one room, we don't change classroom or classmates. Students would spent time with each other for couple of years everyday. There is only one exam which could decide which college students can study in. This is really different. Senior year is pretty tough though. They are always under much pressure.
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