The document provides an overview of China's demographics, including its major ethnic groups, cultural practices, and cuisine. It highlights the significance of various Chinese festivals and holidays, such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, which reflect the values and traditions of the Chinese people. Additionally, the text discusses traditional and modern Chinese lifestyles, along with important etiquette practices when interacting with Chinese culture.

1. China
CHINA

2. OBJECTIVES
• Compare the major ethnic groups of
China
• Appraise the Festivals and Holidays of
Norway
• Explore the Chinese cuisine and Lifestyle

3. Flag of China
CHINA
known as the People's Republic
of China
•The current population
of China is 1,419,408,408 as of
Wednesday, May 15, 2019, based on
the latest United Nations estimates.
•The median age in China is 37.3
years.
Communist state
•Geography
The greater part of the country is
mountainous
•Capital
Beijing, 15.594 million

4. • China is a multinational country, with a population composed of a
large number of ethnic and linguistic groups.
• The Han (Chinese), the largest group, outnumber the minority
groups or minority nationalities in every province or autonomous
region except Tibet and Xinjiang. The Han, therefore, form the
great homogeneous mass of the Chinese people, sharing the
same culture, the same traditions, and the same written language.
For this reason, the general basis for classifying the country’s
population is largely linguistic rather than ethnic.
• Some 55 minority groups are spread over approximately three-
fifths of the country’s total area
ETHNIC PROFILE

5. Major ETHNIC Groups
ZHUANG
(traditional Clothes of Zhuang)
MONGOLS
(woman face)
TIBET
(Stephen Opitz)
HAN
(Han Chinese Beauty)
MANCHUS
(Puyi is Manchuria ethnic)
NAKHI
(Shamanar ‘’Wise Man’’)
UYGHURS
(Face of Ethnic Group)
HUI
(Face of muslim group)

6. CHINESE CELEBRETIES
Zhang Ziyi
(Number One Chinese
actress)
Beijing, China
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
House of Flying Daggers
2004) and Hero (2002),
Chan Kong-sang
Nationality Chinese (Hong
Kong)
The Karate Kid (2009)
Rush Hour
The Medallion (2003)
Gong Li
Chinese-born
Singaporean film actress
Memoirs of a Geisha
(2005)
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Mulan (2020)

7. Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture, which includes cuisine originating from the
diverse regions of China, as well as from Chinese people in other parts of the world. Because of
the Chinese diaspora (oversease people who reside mainland of China) and historical power of the
country, Chinese cuisine has influenced many other cuisines in Asia, with modifications made to
cater to local palates. Chinese food staples such as rice, soy sauce, noodles, tea, and tofu, and
utensils such aschopsticks and the wok, can now be found worldwide.
CHINESE CUISINE

8. Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture, which includes cuisine originating from the
diverse regions of China, as well as from Chinese people in other parts of the world. Because of
the Chinese diaspora (oversease people who reside mainland of China) and historical power of the
country, Chinese cuisine has influenced many other cuisines in Asia, with modifications made to
cater to local palates. Chinese food staples such as rice, soy sauce, noodles, tea, and tofu, and
utensils such aschopsticks and the wok, can now be found worldwide.
FEATURES OF CHINESE REGIONAL CUISINES
Northern China food — salty, simple, less vegetables with wheat as
the staple food
Peking roast duck Seafood — an important ingredient of Shandong cuisine
Eastern China Cuisine — sweet and light with a lot of fish and
seafood dishes
Guangzhou dim sum Sweet and sour mandarin fish — a famous Jiangsu dish

9. Western China food — hearty halal food with lamb
the main meat
Central China Cuisine — hot and spicy with a lot of
strong seasonings
Xinjiang flat bread
Dried chili peppers, Sichuan Food
Southern Minority Food — sour with a lot of
preserved ingredients
Guizhou sour fish

10. FESTIVAL and holiday
SPRING FESTIVAL
(Chinese New Year)
first day to the 15th day of the first
month in a new year. (no fix date)
Purpose:
Family reunion and greeting new
year
LANTERN FESTIVAL
15th day of the first month of the
Chinese lunar year
Lantern can break darkness,
illuminate the land as well as bring
brightness and hope to people

11. Qing Ming Festival
(Tomb –sweeping Day)
Date usually falls on the fourth, fifth,
or sixth of April of Gregorian
calendar. Visit ancestor’s graves to
pay respect and honor.
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
15th day of the eighth lunar
month in China. The festival
represents the unity and leisure
of the people, as well as the
harvest of the nature.
Source: Top China Travel

12. May 1 is MAY DAY International
Workers’ Day, also known as Labor
Day.
Source: April 27, 2016 Chinese people of all
ethnicities participated in an International Labour.
Dragon Boat Festival in 2018
Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival)
Dragon Boat Festival is designated as a public holiday
in China. It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th
month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
Qu Yuan (c. 340–278 BC) was a Chinese poet
and minister. Qu Yuan committed suicide by
drowning himself in the Miluo River. After his
death , people racing boat on the river trying find
his body yet all ended up with nothing.

13. CHINESE LIFESTYLE
TRADITIONAL LIFESTYLE OF
CHINESE PEOPLE
The "four generations under one roof"
meant the cohabitation of the father and
mother, son and daughter-in-law (or
daughter and son-in-law), grandson and
granddaughter-in-law, the great-grandson
and the great-granddaughter
The newly-weds during a group wedding of
traditional Chinese style in the Shajiabang Scenic
Spot in Changshu, east China's Jiangsu
Province, Nov. 16, 2008.

14. MODERNIZED LIFESTYLE OF CHINESE
PEOPLE
In modern families normally include
only two generations living together,
the tradition and the ideal of four
generations living together still
remains.
Modern Changes:
Clothes
Food Culture
Residences
Transport
Traditional loose, long
gown for males
Tangzhuang
( pseudo-traditional
Chinese jacket with a
straight collar)

15. An alleyway flanked by traditional
residences. (concrete)
Traditional Chinese
residential architecture
(wood)
Horse/donkey cart, transport in
old-time China
Sedan chair, (rich only) in old
times

16. CHINESEETIQUETTE , Do’s and Don’ts
China is known as a state of etiquette and ceremonies. The traditional Chinese
etiquettes can let people to know about the daily life of Chinese in China. Also, it is necessary to
behave in a good manner, avoid ban manner and pay attention to the Chinese taboos when you
plan to have a visit or even stay in China for a long time.
GREETINGS
DO:
Do greet others by using a
handshake or a nod
Do address seniority. (Mr/Ms)
Do address the eldest or most
senior person first.
DON’TS:
Don’t offer too firm of a
handshake. (too firm is
aggression)
Don’t go straight for a hug.
Don’t address elders using ‘ni
hao’ (/nee haow/)
Greeting and Hand Gesture
TABLE MANNERS
DO:
Do join in on toasts.
Do sample all dishes at
banquets or formal occasions.
Do tap the table when someone
refills your tea
DON’T:
Don’t put bones, seeds or other
inedible into in your rice bowl.
Don’t tap your chopsticks.
Don’t use your own chopsticks to
pick food from the central dishes.
Chinese Table Manners and Using of Chopsticks

17. GIVING AND RECEIVING GIFTS
DO:
Do Present and receive things
with both hands.
Do refuse a gift a number of
times before accepting it.
Do gift small items.
(appreciative)
DON’T:
Don’t be too eager to unwrap your
gift.
Don’t wrap gifts using black or
white wrapping paper.
Choose festive colors, such as red,
instead.
Don’t gift clocks or other
symbolic items. (related to the
number four are associated with
death in China)
MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC AREAS
DO’S:
Do maintain gender separation in
mosques.
Do cover up when visiting
mosques.
Do cover your head with a scarf.
DON’TS:
Don’t ask sensitive questions.
Don’t assume that alcohol and
cigarettes are permitted.
Don't bring non-halal items.
Gifts
Xi'an Great Mosque

18. REFERENCES

19. SYNTHESIS
• I really appreciate the importance of having festivals
and holidays to them. Knowing their culture makes
me realize to value the culture and identity I have as
a Filipino. AS a future social studies teacher,
studying this kind of things expands my knowledge
and have better understanding regards to their
culture.