Be Closer to China~~~

Dec. 4, 2009

Hello, My Friends!

People’s Republic of China

Population 1.3 Billion Area about 9.6 million Square km 34 Provinces 56 Nationalities Religion:

Buddhism, Taoism,

Islam, Catholicism

and Christianism

China 2009 Celebration of 60th Anniversary of P.R.China

President Obama’s First Visit to China in Nov. 15-18 2009

Where am I from?

Yantai

Coastal City--Yantai

matchmaker

Beautiful Yantai

Modern Yantai

Local Products of Yantai

Aug.8-24,2008

2008 BeiJing Olympic Games

Welcome to BeiJing~

1964 Tokyo, Japan 1988 Seoul, Korea 2008 BeiJing, China

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn festival The Double Ninth Festival

Chinese Spring Festival

（ Chinese New Year）

Christmas(US)

Jan.1

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Chinese Character 福 --Luck

福

Spring Festival Scrolls

Door Numen

folklore

Paper Cut for

Spring Festival

Mammon Numen & Lucky Boy

Firecracker

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lanterns~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dumplingfor

Spring Festival

Steamed Bread for Spring Festival

Pay a New Year call

Happy New

Year~

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn festival The Double Ninth Festival

Festival of Lanterns

Jan.15

Chinese Lunar Calendar

~~~~~~~~~Rice sticky balls~~~~~~~~~~~

Lanterns

Play the Riddle

Lanterns made by Ice

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival

Tomb-sweeping Day Memorial Day

Around Apr. 5

solar calendar

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

May 5

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Zong Zi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves )

Minister Qu Yuan’s death--Suicide by jumping in the river

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival

Chinese Valentine's Day

Valentine's Dayin Western Countries

July 7

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Folklore, poor boy, vega织女 , hairpin, galaxy, pie喜鹊

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival

Mid-autumn Festival Thanksgiving day

Aug. 15Chinese Lunar Calendar

Moon Cake

United

Be Together

Chinese Traditional Holidays

Spring Festival Festival of Lanterns Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Mid-autumn Festival The Double Ninth Festival

The Double Ninth Festival(Old People’s Festival)

Sep. 9

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Sep. 9, double “nine”Number 9---Long lifeClimb mountainsMum exhibitionOld people’s festival

The Double Ninth Festival

Questions?

Thank You