一座长城 

两条 大河

三山五岳

四大发明

五十六个民族

六书造字

七彩中国

八大方言

九百六十万平方公里地

十三亿中国人

一座长城 长又长

两条大河是黄河长江

三山五岳高又高

四大发明真伟大

五十六个民族是一家

六书造字好神奇

七彩中国真漂亮

八大方言很有趣

九百六十万平方公里地

十三亿中国人

One Great Wall

Two large rivers

Three holy mountains

Four great inventions

Fifty Six Ethnic groups

Six ways of forming Chinese characters

Seven colors of China

Eight major dialects

Nine Million Six hundred thousand km2 of Land  
Thirteen hundred million Chinese

Chinese Geography and History Study

How much do you know about Chinese geography and history? Can you tell 10 of the most important facts in one minute? Come and study with us, you will quickly master Chinese culture by one, two, three.

To the north and northwest of Beijing, a huge seriated wall zigzags its way to the east and west along a parallel ridge of mountains. Construction of the Great Wall began in 7th century B.C. After many years of renovation, the Great Wall reached a total length of over 6000 km. There are many different sections of the wall. It starts from Jiayu Pass 嘉峪关 and ends at Shanghai Pass 山海关.

黄河 The Yellow River: flows about 5500 kilometers. It passes through Gobi Desert and becomes the most heavily salt laden river in the world.

长江 The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia, flowing about 5550 km from Tibet to Shanghai.

It is said that there are three mountains “San Shan” 三山 in East Sea.
The five most popular mountains in China are:

• 泰山 Mt. Tai in Shandong Province

• 华山 Mt. Hua in Shanxi Province

• 恒山 Mt. Heng in Shaanxi Province

• 嵩山 Mt. Song in Henan Province

• 衡山 Mt. Heng in Hunan Province

Many emperors had ceremonies on these mountains, making them famous.

Human modern achievements sometimes are based on ancient civilizations. The Chinese are proud of their innovations, and the “four great inventions” are among them.

• 指南针   Compass

• 造纸     Paper

• 活字印刷  Movable Type

• 火药  Gun Powder

汉族 Han majority group accounts for roughly 90% of the population. Fifty five ethnic minorities make up the remaining 10% of the population. The five major autonomous regions are:

西藏自治区 Tibetan,

内蒙古自治区 Inner Mongolia

新疆维吾尔自治区Uigur Nationality Xijiang

回族自治区 Hui Nationality Ningxia

壮族自治区 Zhuang autonomous region in Guangxi Province

It has been said that Chinese characters are formed in six ways:

1.象形 Ideographs of Oracle Writing: 日、月

2.指事 Pointing to the subject: 本、上

3.会意Combined ideogram: two single Oracle Writings formed a
new word: 休、信

4.形声Picto-phonetic character:  radical & sounding
character formed a new word: 饱、抱

5.假借Phonetic loan: 令、长

6.转注Transfer character: 老、考

Chinese philosophy dating from the Shang Dynasty (1600—1100BC) indicates that the Yin-Yang five alchemical tradition is basic to the universe links the colors to the five basic elements of antiquity. Red is special to Chinese people.

Mandarin is the official language used, and it is based on the Northern dialect.

The eight major dialects are:
1. 北方方言Northern dialect (North of China, Sichuan, Guizhou, etc.)
2. 吴方言Wu dialect (Shanghai and the eastern cities)
3. 赣方言Gan dialect (Jiangxi areas)
4. 闽北方言North Min dialect (Fujian areas)
5. 闽南方言South Min dialect (Fujian and Taiwan areas)
6. 粤方言Guangdong dialect (Guangdong areas)
7. 湘方言Xiang dialect (Hunan areas)
8. 客家方言Kejia dialect (scattered through the southern areas,
especially Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Yunan.)

Nine Million Six hundred thousand km2 of Land

The landform in China is higher in the west and lower in the east. With the 18 thousand km coast, you can find Hainan semi-island is one of the idea beach resorts. Southern areas are well known for such marvelous geology as in Xishuang Banna Tropical Forest or in Kurst Land. In the north visitors can ride horses and camels through the Inner Mongolia grassland and crossing the Gobi Desert.

China is one of the largest countries in the world. With 1.3 billion people, it accounts for one-fourth of the whole world population. The Yangtze river, as a dividing boundary, distinguishes the difference between the northern people and southern people in China. The variety of styles of housing, food, fashion, and dialects makes China rich in diversity. Administratively, China is divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions.

了解中国1, 2, 3   Study China by One, Two, Three