H o w D o es Geography Influence Daily Life in China
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By Wang Xiaojun “Helen”Confucius Institute at UWP
How Does Geography Influence Daily Life in
China
Let the Confucius Institute Introduce You to China
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西沙群岛Paracel Islands
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TajikistanAfghanistan
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9.6 million square kilometer of land area = 96 000 hectare of land area3 million square kilometer of sea area
= 30 000 hectare of sea area 1.30628 billion population5 500 km width from south to north5 200 km length from east to west5 time zones, same time
- Beijing Time
China Atlas
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23 provinces5 autonomous regions4 municipalities directly under the central
government2 special administrative regionsCapital – Beijing (Peking)
China's Territory
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22% of the world’s population
Uneven distribution of populationeast – westplain areas -
mountainous & plateau regions
rural - urban
China's Population
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Unified Multi-ethnic CountryHan people
90.56%55 ethnic minorities
9.44%壮 Zhuang, 满
Man ,回 Hui ,苗Miao ,维吾尔Uygur ,彝 Yi ,土家Tujia ,蒙古Menggu ,藏 Zang ,布依 Buyi
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China's TopographyThree-step Staircase
(from west to east):Qinghai-Tibet PlateauInner Mogolia, Loess
and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateaus, and Tarim, Junggar, Sichuan Basins
Mountains Da Xing An Ling, Taihang, Wushan, etc.
Mountainous areas: 2/3
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Five zones: Taiwan Province Tibet, Sichuan,
YunnanGansu, Qinghai,
NingxiaHebei, TianjingGuangdong,
Fujian
China's Seismic Zone Tangshan 3:42am Jul-28-1978Magnitude 7.8, 242 000 of death toll
Haiyuan (Ningxia) 8:05pm Dec-16-1920Magnitude 8.5, 234 000 000 of death toll
Wenchuan 2:28pm May-12-2008Magnitude 8.0, 69 197 of death toll and 18341 of missing
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Temperature differences in January (-8°F ~ 75°F)
China's Climate
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Temperature differences in July ( 104°F ~ 46°F)
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Coal3rd in the world
‘s reserveNorthern/west
areas61% used for
powerPetroleum
8th in the world’s reserve
2nd in the world’s consumption
China's Mineral Resources
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70 000 km of truck , 3rd in the world
Three east-west line: Beijing-Baotou-Lanzhou Lianyungang-Lanzhou-
Urumqi Shanghai-Hangzhou-
Changsha-Liuzhou-Guiyang-Kunming
Five south-north lines Beijing-Guangzhou Beijing-Shanghai Beijing-Kowloon Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Baoji-Chengdu-Kunming
Qinghai-Tibet line
China's Railways
China Railway Map
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Travle by Train
75% of Chinese people’s first choice
Spring Festival Transportation 春运, chunyun
13.9% of total transportation of commodities
GuangzhouRailway Station
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1.93million km, 2nd in the world
Every county has been connected by roads
6% of administrative villages without roads
Roads
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More than 1000 domestic lines
More than 120 international lines
Aviation
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Coastal portShanghai, Dalian, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin,
Qingdao, Ningbo, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fangchenggang, etc.
Changjiang / Yangtze River 长江The Three Gorges Project
The Grand Canal (Beijing -Hangzhou)
Water Transportation
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Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River
7% cultivated lands in the worldNorthern areas:
Dry crops: Wheat, corn, Chinese sorghum, soybean
Cotton, sweet potatosApple, pear, peach, persimmons,
walnuts, Chinese chestnuts, jujubes, grape
Southern areasRiceBanana, pineapple, longan, lychee,
coconut
Cultivated Lands and Main Grains
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The general Facial Characteristics of northern Chinese people are tall nosemore single-folds long and well-defined
facehairs are more thick
and straight lighter and taller
Rhythem of Life in Different Areas
The general Facial Characteristics of southern Chinese people areflattened out nosedouble eye-foldsshorter facehairs are more softer darker and shorter
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Characteristics of northern peopleBold and
inhibitedExtroverted
Characteristics of southern peopleDelicate and
caringIntroverted
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Food customs in northern area
NoodleFlavor of sour, saltyJasmine teaLiquor, 白酒 baijiu
Food customs in southern area
RiceFlavor of spicy, sweet,
plainLongjin tea, kongfu teaLiquor, 白酒 baijiu
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Music in northern area
Loud and sonorous
Music in southern area
melodious
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Close to the emperorCenter of political
centerChinese Siheyuan &
HutongNoble and
commentatorSalty foodLeisure
Beijing-- Noble-like lifestyle
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Cold winterPersonal loyaltyLiqour , 白酒 baijiu Salty foodActivities related to
the ice
North-east People -- bold and uninhabited style
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Abundant agricultural products
Inconvenient transportationHard-workingKind-heartedSpicy foodLeisure and relax rhythm of
lifeTeaMahjong 麻将 majiangSmall car
Sichuanese -- Basin Culture
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1843-1945 semi-colony city
International financial center
Astute in business里弄 lilong/ 弄堂
longtangSweet and saucy foodOpen and anti-
outsiders
Shanghai People-- Opened culture
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Center of ChinaLess developed
than coastal areasFrank and open
personalityA little bit more
spicy and salty foodleisure
Wuhan-- Opening and Inhabitants Culture
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Out-oriented CityCommerce & tradeActive evening
activiteisMorning Tea
Guangzhou-- Morning Tea Culture