AGLIMPSEOFCHINESECULTURE中國文化概況Overview概述學習目標了解中國的各種國家標志；掌握中國地理、歷史、人口、民

族、政治體制、經濟的基本概況;能夠用英語介紹自己的國家。1Lead-inActivity2ASketchofChina3

Discussion&PresentationOverview5Lead-inActivityWatchthisvideo.Whatwouldyousayifyouareaskedtogiveavoiceover（畫外音）foritinEnglish?Watch&Think1Lead-inActivity2ASketchofChina3

Discussion&PresentationOverview71NationalSymbols2Geography4People5PoliticsASketchofChina3History6EconomyNationalSymbolsNationalDayNationalFlagNationalEmblemNationalAnthemNationalCapitalNationalSymbols1stOctoberinmemoryofthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(PRC)on1October1949.NationalDayNationalSymbolsChinaNationalDay’sParadeUptonow,14NationalDaymilitaryparadeshavebeenheldPurpose:todisplaytheprofoundachievementsaccomplishedintheconstructionofthePLA;toshowcasethenewspiritsofPLAmilitaryofficersandsoldiers.NationalSymbolsFlag-raisingCeremonyatTian'anmenSquareNationalSymbolsNationalFlagSymbolic

meaning:

Theredcolouroftheflag:revolution

Theyellowcolourofthestars:thegoldenbrilliantraysradiatingfromthevastredland

Thedesignoffoursmallerstarssurroundingabiggerone:theunityoftheChinesepeopleundertheleadershipoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)NationalSymbolsNationalEmblemElements:patternsoftheNationalFlag,theTian’anmenGate,acogwheelandearsofgrain.Symbolic

meaning:itsymbolizestheNew-DemocraticRevolutionoftheChinesepeoplesincethe4MayMovementin1919andthebirthofNewChinaunderthepeople’sdemocraticdictatorshipledbytheworkingclassonthebasisoftheworker-peasantalliance.NationalSymbolsNationalAnthemMarchoftheVolunteersMusic:byNieErLyrics:byTianHanPurpose:TohonourthosewhowenttothefronttofighttheJapaneseinvadersinnortheastChinainthe1930sItwasofficiallyadoptedastheNationalAnthemofthePRCon4December1982bytheNationalPeople’sCongress.NationalSymbolsNationalCapitalBeijing

Thenation’spoliticalcentreChina’seconomic,scientific,cultural,andeducationalheartFamousforitsmanyplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty,liketheForbiddenCity,theTempleofHeaven,theSummerPalace,theMingTombs,theBadalingsectionoftheGreatWall,etc.1NationalSymbols2Geography4People5PoliticsASketchofChina3History6EconomyLocationandBoundaryTopographyRiversandLakesClimateGeographyGeographyLocationandBoundaryGeographyWhat’sthelocationofChina?IntheeastoftheAsiancontinent;OnthewesternshoreofthePacificocean;alandareaofabout9.6millionsquarekilometres;thethirdlargestcountryintheworld,nextonlytoRussiaandCanada.GeographyWhatarethefeaturesofChinesetopography?acountryofvariedtopographicalfeatureswithhighlandsinthewestandplainsintheeastTheterraindescendsfromthewesttoeastlikeafour-stepstaircase.GeographyQinghai-TibetPlateauinSouthwestChina(above4000m)InnerMongoliaPlateau,theLoessPlateau,theYunnan-GuizhouPlateau,theTarimBain,theJunggarBasinandSichuanBasin(1000m-2000m)TheNortheastPlain,theNorthChinaPlainandtheMiddle-LowerYangtzePlain(500-1000m)ThecontinentalshelfGeographyChinaaboundswithrivers.MostofthelargerivershavetheirsourceontheQinghai-TibetPlateau,anddropgreatlybetweensourceandmouths.Chinaisrichinwater-powerresources,leadingtheworldinhydropowerpotential.China’sriverscanbecategorisedasexteriorandinteriorsystems.RiversandLakesGeographytheYangtzeRiverthelongestriverinChina(6,300km)flowsthrough11provinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesoneofthemainarteryofwatertransportationbetweeneasternandwesternChinaRiversandLakesGeographytheYellowRiverChina’ssecondlongestriver;(5,464km)Themostheavilysilt-ladenriverintheworldItscatchmentareaisanimportantbaseforgrainsinChina.RiversandLakesGeographytheGrandCanalalsocalledJinghangCanal(1,801km)wasopentonavigationover1,000yearsago;passesthroughonecity,fourprovincesandlinksfivemajorrivers.RiversandLakesGeographyClimateMostofChinaliesinthenorthtemperatezonewarmclimateanddistinctiveseasonscontinentalmonsoon(季風)climatewinter:coldanddrywintersandgreattemperaturedifferencebetweennorthernandsouthernChinasummer:overallhightemperatureandplentifulrainfall,andlittletemperaturedifferencebetweennorthernandsouthernChinaGeography1NationalSymbols2Geography4People5PoliticsASketchofChina3History6Economy29HistoryAnoutlinehistoryYuanmouManandPekingManTheAncientPeriodTheModernTimesHistoryYuanmouManandPekingManYuanmouMan,wholived1.7millionyearsago,isthefirstprimitivemanknowntohaveexistedinChina.PekingMan,whoexistedmorethan400,000yearsago,couldwalkupright,makeandusesimpletools,andmakeuseoffire.HistoryTheAncientPeriodWhyarewecalled“thedescendantsofYanandHuang(炎黃子孫)”?Chinesehistorybeganwithtwolegendaryfigures—EmperorHuangandEmperorYan,who,togetherwiththeirtribes,inhabitedthedrainageareaalongthemiddlereachesoftheYellowRiver.Consequently,theChinesepeopleusuallycallthemselves“thedescendantsofYanandHuang”.HistoryTheAncientPeriodFeudalSociety(封建社會)Thefirstunited,centralized,multi-ethnicfeudalmonarchyistheQindynastyestablishedbyYingZheng.slavery(奴隸制)

beganduringtheXiadynastythethreesagekings:Yao,ShunandYuHistoryTheModernPeriodBeganwithTheOpiumWar(鴉片戰爭)From1840Chinagraduallybecameacountryofsemifeudal,semi-colonialstatus.In1912,theRepublicofChina(中華民國)wasfoundedunderSunYat-sen’sleadership.In1949,thePeople’sRepublicofChinawasfounded.1NationalSymbols2Geography4People5PoliticsASketchofChina3History6EconomyPeoplePopulation1,307.56million(attheendof2005)“onechildpolicy”

●originallyappliedtocontrolthe

populationincrease,improve

populationquality

●Itwaschangedin2014andnowallowscouplestohavetwochildrenifeitherparentisanonlychild.教學大綱DistributionoftheEthnicgroups56ethnicgroups(Han,91.59%)thepopulationofallthe55minorityethnicgroupstotaled106,43million(8.41%

ofthetotalpopulationofChina)WhatistheethnicpolicyinChina?

Equality,unity,mutualassistanceandcommonprosperity1NationalSymbols2Geography4People5PoliticsASketchofChina3History6EconomyPoliticsPoliticalSystemThesupremeorganofstatepower:TheNPCThelocalorgansofstatepower:LocalPeople’sCongressesThepermanentorganoftheNPC:theStandingCommitteeoftheNPCThetermofofficeoftheNPCanditsStandingCommittee:fiveyearsTheNPCanditsStandingCommitteeareempoweredwiththerightsoflegislation,decision,supervision,electionandremoval.國家權力的最高權力機關：全國人民代表大會地方國家權力機關：地方各級人民代表大會全國人民代表大會常務委員會：全國人民代表大會常務委員會全國人大及其常委會的任期：五年全國人大及其常委會被賦予了權利立法、決策、監督、選舉和任免（免除）。PoliticsPoliticalSystemTheCPPCCapoliticaladvisorybodyundertheleadershipoftheCPCanorganforotherpoliticalparties,massorganizationsandpersonagesofvarioussocialcirclestotakepartintherunningofthestate【人民政協】中國共產黨領導下的政治咨詢機構參加國家的其他政黨、社團、社會各界人士參與的機構PoliticsAdministrativeDivisions【行政區劃】Three-tiersystem(三級建制)

provinces【省】counties【縣】townships【鄉】AtpresentChinahas:23provinces5autonomousregions【自治區】4municipalities【直轄市】twospecial

administrativeregions

【特別行政區】1NationalSymbols2Geography4People5PoliticsASketchofChina3History6EconomyEconomicDevelopmentandReformtheworld’ssecondlargesteconomybynominalGDPandbypurchasingpowerparity,onlyaftertheUnitedStates;thelargestexporterandsecondlargestimporterofgoodsintheworld;thelargestmanufacturingeconomyintheworld.Economy經濟發展與改革按國內生產總值和購買力來說是世界上第二大經濟體，僅次于美國；世界上最大的出口商和第二大進口商品國世界上最大的制造業經濟體DengXiaopingbornonAug22,1904inSouthwestChina'sSichuanprovincethe"chiefarchitectofChina'sreformandopening-up"madepainstakingeffortsinleadingthecountry'stransformationdrivestartinginthe1970sEcono