NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION FLAG NATIONAL FLAG. By Zeng Liansong NAME (FIVE STAR FLAG) adapted in SEP 27 1949. The flag has a red background with a yellow star in the upper left-hand corner and four smaller yellow stars in a crescent formation to its right. The color red symbolizes the revolution. The large star stands for the Communist Party. The five stars together represents their relationship and the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). MILITARY FLAG. The flag of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (the People's Liberation Army [PLA]) is red with a golden star in the upper hoist, but the star is smaller than on the national flag. Next to the star are three small lines, the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", which stand for "August 1", to celebrate the establishment of the PLA in 1928, The flag of the Ground Forces has a forest green bar at the bottom, the naval ensign has stripes of blue and white at the bottom and the Air Force uses a sky blue bar at the bottom. The forest green represents the earth, the blue and white stripes represent the seas and the sky blue represents the air. All four flags were made by Željko Heimer. COLORS. Red indicates an assertive, passionate and enthusiastic nature Orange means you are warm-hearted, quick-witted and active. Yellow indicates cheerfulness, optimism and originality. Green shows you are responsible, hopeful and into green issues. Blue displays a cool, calm and peaceful nature. Violet means you are sensitive, tasteful and artistic. White is innocence, enlightenment, and efficiency. Black means you are mysterious, unconventional and dominant. Brown indicates a trustworthy, reliable and home-loving nature. Grey shows a desire to be anonymous. SYMBOLS. THE NATIONAL SYMBOL. The national emblem of the People's Republic of ChinaContains in a red circle a representation of Tiananmen Gate, the entrance gate to the Forbidden City, where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Above this representation are the five stars found on the national flag. The largest star represents the Communist Party of China, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes as defined in Maoism. The emblem is described as being "composed of patterns of the national flag" The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land. The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) The outer border of the red circle shows sheaves of wheat and the inner sheaves of rice, which together represent agricultural workers. At the center of the bottom portion of the border is a cog-wheel that represents industrial workers.

1. “CULTURE OF
CHINA”
BY: SHARYN
TAHIR.

2.  GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA
•China makes up roughly 4 million sq.
mi. (similar to the USA)
•about 6.5 per cent of the world total
land area.
•the third largest country in the world.
•China is bordered by 14 countries’
•China is a mountainous country.
Physical Geography

3. •China has considerable natural resources
Coal
Lead
Zinc
Copper
Tungsten
Gold.
Oil
Resources
•Most people in China still work as farmers
or herders. Major crops include wheat and
rice.
•Fishing is also a major industry along the
coasts.

4. Weather and Temperature
•Different regions of China have
different climates.
•The Northeast has a cold and dry
climate
•The Northwest is made up of dry
desert.
•The Eastern Plains experience
heavy rainfall.
•The Southeast has a tropical
climate. It is the wettest region.
During the monsoon season they
can get up to 250 inches of rain.

5.  HISTORY OF CHINA.
•Four Thousand Years old of Civilization
•Extends backwards in history
•Cycles of Dynasties
•The Optimum war-1936
•Boxer rebellion-1900
•Cultural revolution-1966
•Tiananmen square-1989

6. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA •Built over 2500 years ago
•Once over 6000 miles long
the wall is now about
3750miles long
•Over 300,000 peasants were
forced to

7. China a special market
- A market of significant Size
- A market of significant Growth
- A market of significant Resiliency
- A market with increasingly Normal business
environment but not without Risk
* Maturization of reforms and opening up
* China’s entry into WTO
* Business friendly government policies
- A global market with virtually all major MNCs
present
- A global low cost manufacturing base
- Large reservoir of high quality low cost
engineering talent, skilled labor and a
developing management pool
 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA.

8. •Infrastructure
•Environmental and Energy Efficiency
•Manufacturing - Global
manufacturing base development
•Safety/Security
•Services – Logistics and Distribution
•Health and Elder Care -
demographic
 OPPORTUNITIES.

9.  CHINA TRADE, IMPORTS
AND EXPORTS
China is the world’s second
largest trading nation behind
the US – leading the world in
exports and coming in second
for imports. From 2009-2011 its
trade to GDP ratio was 53.1
percent, while its trade per
capita was $2,413.

10.  CHINA’S IMPORT AND EXPORT
INDICATORS AND STATISTICS AT A
GLANCE (2012)
TOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTS: US$2.05 TRILLION
• Primary exports - commodities: electrical and other machinery, including
data processing equipment, apparel, radio telephone handsets, textiles,
integrated circuits
• Primary exports partners: US (17.2 of total exports), Hong Kong (15.8 percent),
Japan (7.4 percent), South Korea (4.3 percent), Germany (3.4 percent
• Total value of imports: US$1.817 trillion

11. • Primary imports - commodities: electrical and other
machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical
equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles
• Primary imports partners: Japan (9.8 percent of total
imports), South Korea (9.3 percent), US (7.3 percent),
Germany (5.1 percent), Australia (4.6 percent)

12.  THE CHINESE POLITICAL SYSTEM.

13.  LOCAL PEOPLE’S CONGRESSES
Eligible votersTownship
Eligible votersCounty
County or district PC’sCity
City PC’sProvince
Provincial PC’sNational
Elected byPeople’s Congresses

14.  PROVINCIAL LEVEL
GOVERNMENTS
• 22 Provinces.
• 5 Autonomous
Regions.
• 4 Municipalities.
• 2 Special
Administrative
Regions.

15.  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
• 333 at the rank of prefectures:
• 285 cities at the rank of prefectures
• 2852 at the rank of counties:
• 368 county-level cities
• 1,570 counties
• 860 city districts
• 40446 at the rank of townships/towns
• (over 600,000 at the rank of villages)

16.  LOCAL PARTY STRUCTURE
• 4 million party committees, party general branches, and party branches
• provinces, cities, counties, townships, and villages
• enterprises
• state-owned enterprises
• private enterprises

17. REPLICATED AT LOWER LEVELS
Local party committee
local people’s congress local government

18.  SCHOOL SYSTEM
What Is the School System Like in
China?
• Education is required and free for
Chinese citizens age 6 to 15 though
parents must pay small fees for books
and uniforms.
• Chinese children all get a primary
and middle school public education.
Each classes averages 35
students
• After middle school,
parents must pay for
public high school .

19. • Do Chinese Students Have Spring
Break and Summer Vacation?
• During Spring Festival in mid-January.
• The next break is for China’s labor
holiday, which occurs during the first
few days of May.
• Finally, students have a summer
vacation which is much shorter
than in the US. Summer vacation
typically begins in mid-July.

20. • What Classes Are Offered in School in China?
• Chinese students attend classes five or six days a week from early morning
(about 7am) to early evening (4pm or later).
• Math and science, students take Chinese, English, history, literature, music,
art and physical education. China’s teaching methodology differs from
Western education methodology.

21. • Schools in China have after
school activities, like sports and
music lessons, but these
activities are not as extensive as
those found in international
schools and schools in the West,
While team sports
are becoming more popular,
competition among schools.

22.  FAMOUS PERSONALITIES.
Jackie Chan.
• Actor, choreographer, comedian,
producer, stuntman, director, and martial artist, who has
won over 27 film awards.
• He studied music, dance and martial arts at the
China Drama Academy.
• He has stars on both the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and
Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his Chinese name means
"Cannonball."

23. JET LI.
• Wushu martial arts champion and
actor who won the Hong Kong Film
• At age eight, he began training in the martial arts, joining the Beijing Wushu
Team.

24. Yao Ming
• 7'5" center who was the first overall
pick of the 2002 NBA.
• He practiced 10 hours a day in order to make the Shanghai Sharks junior
team at the age of 13.
• At the Beijing Summer Olympics 2008, he had the honor of carrying the
Chinese flag and leading the delegation during the opening ceremony.

25.  RELIGION OF CHINA.
• China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times
• 85% of Chinese people have religious beliefs or had some religious practices and
only 15% of them are real atheists
• 185 million people believe in Buddhism
• 33 million have faith in Christianity and believes in the existence of God.
• 12 million people are Taoists,
OTHER MAJOR RELIGIONS ARE TIOAM , CONFUCIANISM,CHRISTANITY & BUDHHISM

26.  DOMINANT RELIGION
BUDDHISM:
• Being brought into China 2,000 years ago,
• Buddhism has developed into the most
important religion in the country
• 31% of the people who do not believe in
this religion
• 34 different levels of Buddhist academies
as well as almost 50 magazines can be
found
• there are about 13 thousand temples and
180 thousand monks and nuns

27. CONFUCIANISM:
• Confucianism is not a real
religion, is just an ethical and
philosophical system
• Confucianism has worldwide
influence
• In China, you can find many
Confucius temples, which is an
important place for the
candidates for important exams

28. TAOISM:
• 300 Taoist Temples are
scattered around China
• 30 thousand Taoists lived in
Taoist temples
• 5 Taoist schools exist in the
country
• Apart from Mainland China,
many Taoists live in Hong
Kong, Macau and some
foreign countries

29. HOLIDAYS IN CHINA
• Chinese New Year Eve ( Jan 1 – 3 )
• Spring Festival (Jan 31)
• Women’s Day (Mar. 8)
• Arbor Day (Mar. 12)

30. • Qing Ming Festival (Apr. 5)
• May Day ( May 1 – 3)
• Youth Day ( May 4)
• Children’s Day ( Jun. 1)
• National Day ( Oct. 1)

31.  VERBAL
COMMUNICATION.
 LANGUAGES.
Nine Families .
• Sino-Tibetan family.
• Tai–Kadai family.
• Hmong–Mien family.
• Austroasiatic family.
• Altaic family.
• Mongolic family.
• Tungusic family.
• Indo-European family.
• Austronesian family.
 296 Languages.

32.  SEVEN MAIN LANGUAGES.
Cantonese, Hakka, Wu, Min, Xiang ,Gann & English.
 Official Language.
Standard Chinese Mandarin
& Cantonese.
 Business language.
Standard Mandarin
& English.

33. NONVERBAL
COMMUNICATION.
NATIONAL FLAG.

34. MILITARY
FLAGS.
 PUBLIC LIBERATION
ARMY.

35.  GROUND
FORCE.

36.  NAVY.

37.  AIR FORCE.

38. COLORS.
RED.
indicates an assertive, passionate and
enthusiastic nature.
ORANGE.
means you are warm-hearted,
quick-witted and active.
YELLOW.
indicates cheerfulness, optimism
and originality.

39. GREEN.
shows you are responsible, hopeful
and into green issues.
BLUE.
displays a cool, calm and peaceful nature.
VIOLET.
means you are sensitive, tasteful and artistic.

40. BLACK.
means you are mysterious,
unconventional and
dominant.
WHITE.
is innocence, enlightenment,
and efficiency
BROWN.
indicates a trustworthy,
reliable and home-loving
nature.
GRAY.
shows a desire to be anonymous.

41.  SYMBOLS
• THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS
OF CHINA.
1. RED CIRCLE.
2. 5 STARS OF FLAG.
3. CONNUNIST PARTY
OF CHINA.
4. THE FOUR SOCIAL
CLASSES.
5. SHEAVES OF
WHEAT & RISE.
6. CENTER PORTION
OF BORDER.

42.  CHIENES DRAGON
SYMBOL.

43.  SIGNS OF
CHINA.
• FAITH.
• PEACE &
HARMONY.
BRAVE.• BROTHERHOOD.
• HAPPINESS. • PROSPERITY.
• GOOD LUCK.
• DEATH.

44. • LONG LIFE. • WEALTH. • DRAGON. • FIRE.

45.  REFERENCES.
• http://www.answers.com/topic/languages-of-china#ixzz2x9roJ2mB
• http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/China.html#ixzz2x4gcpjAs
• http://www.chinateachingnet.com/non-verbal.shtml
• http://www.ask.com/question/what-does-the-dragon-symbolize-in-chinese-
culture
• http://chineseculture.about.com/od/thechineselanguage/a/Introduction-
To-Education-In-China.htm
• http://www.famousbirthdays.com/birthplace/china.html
• http://www.latesttattoodesigns.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/01/0505_1.jg
• http://www.chinese-astrology.co.uk/zodiac.html#signselements