Global Ties Akron's global education program "Know Your Community-Know Your World" part of the #KYCKYW project. #21st century skills, #6th, #core #curriculum, #global education, #middle school

1. ChinaChina
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –
KNOW YOUR WORLDKNOW YOUR WORLD

2. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILEINTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
• Name, Photo of yourself, family if possible
– Topics:
– Why are you in Akron
– What are you studying
– What city are you from
– Career- future plans

3. COUNTRY MAPCOUNTRY MAP

4. COUNTRY QUICK FACTSCOUNTRY QUICK FACTS
• Full name: People’s Republic of China
• Population: 1.35 billion (UN, 2011)
• Capital: Beijing
• Largest city: Shanghai
• Area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq mi)
• Major language: Mandarin Chinese
• Major religion: Buddism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism
• Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 76 years (women)
• Monetary unit: Renminbi (yuan)
• Main exports: Manufactured goods, including textiles,
garments, electronics
• GNI per capita: US$4940 (World Bank, 2011)

5. LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANTLANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
EVENTSEVENTS

6. LANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESELANGUAGE: MANDARIN CHINESE
nǐ nǎo
你
好
zài jiàn
再 见
xíng
行

7. COUNTRYCOUNTRY
•LEADER: Xi Jinping
•GOVERNMENT: People’s Congress System
•VOTING AGE: 18

8. CHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSCHINA IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS
CIVILIZATION.CIVILIZATION.
The Great
Wall
The terracotta
warriors
The Bronze Bell
Set
The Bronze
Masks
THE Mogao
Grottos

9. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

10. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES
Chinese school bus must install a satellite
positioning system.
The national people’s congress meeting
Reduction of entertainment on TV program
Ensuring supply of rural student nutrition
meal in 680 country towns

11. ECONOMICSECONOMICS
• market socialism
China is the fast growing economy in the world. It
has grown nearly 10% every year for the past 30
years.

12. WHAT IS THE ECONOMY LIKE TODAY INWHAT IS THE ECONOMY LIKE TODAY IN
CHINA?CHINA?
• In view of China’s large population,
its economic level is not yet high,
and it still belongs to countries
that have low per capita income.
• Compared with the developed
countries, China regional difference
in China’ s economic development is
considerably large.

13. INCOME GAP BETWEEN URBAN HOUSEHOLD ANDINCOME GAP BETWEEN URBAN HOUSEHOLD AND
RURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLD

14. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS

15. FOUR NATIONAL BANKSFOUR NATIONAL BANKS
Everyday-Economics
Industrial and
Commercial Bank of

16. CNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBICNY: CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI
money-changing ： 1.00 USD = 6.30432 CNY
Everyday-Economics

17. JOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE STARTJOBS – WHAT AGE DO YOUNG PEOPLE START
WORKING - KINDS OF JOBS ?WORKING - KINDS OF JOBS ?
• According to the Labor Law of the
People’s Republic of China, young people
who are 16-year-old can join a part-time
job after regular school time.
Everyday-Economics

18. STUDENTS AND MONEY- IMPACT FOR THIS AGESTUDENTS AND MONEY- IMPACT FOR THIS AGE
GROUP?GROUP?
Everyday-Economics
• Chinese urban teenagers usually
do not have big problem to get
enough pocket money from their
family if they have reasonable
personal financial plan.

19. POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS TRADITIONPOPULATION BY RELIGIOUS TRADITION
Religion(s)

20. Gender- role of girls / boys – men/women
Sex ratio of birth in 2000:
116.9boys : 100 girls
Boys need more psychological consultation than
girls do.
 Boys are paid special attention to
the needs by their family.

21. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –
MEN/WOMENMEN/WOMEN
female ratio in senior position of government:
30.5%

22. CHINESE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYSCHINESE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS
 Spring Festival
 Festival of Lanterns
 Tomb-sweeping Day
 Dragon Boat Festival
 Chinese Valentine's Day
 Mid-autumn Festival
 The Double Ninth Festival

23. CHINESE SPRINGCHINESE SPRING
FESTIVALFESTIVAL
（（ CHINESE NEWCHINESE NEW
YEARYEAR ））
Christmas
(US)
Jan.1
Chinese
Lunar Calendar

24. Chinese Character 福 --Luck
福

25. Spring Festival Scrolls

26. Door Numen
folklore

27. Paper
Cut
for
Spring
Festival

30. Mammon Numen & Lucky Boy

31. Firecracker

32. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lanterns~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

33. Dumpling
for
Spring
Festival

34. Steamed Bread for Spring Festival

35. Pay a New Year call
Happy
New
Year~

36. FESTIVAL OF LANTERNSFESTIVAL OF LANTERNS
Jan.15
Chinese
Lunar Calendar

37. ~~~~~~~~~Rice sticky balls~~~~~~~~~~~

38. Lanterns
Play the Riddle

39. Lanterns made by Ice

40. Tomb-sweeping Day Memorial Day
Around Apr. 5
solar calendar

41. DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
May 5
Chinese Lunar
Calendar

42. ZONG ZIZONG ZI
(STICKY RICE DUMPLING WRAPPED IN BAMBOO OR REED LEAVES(STICKY RICE DUMPLING WRAPPED IN BAMBOO OR REED LEAVES
))
Minister Qu Yuan’s death--
Suicide by jumping in the river

43. Chinese
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
in Western Countries
July 7
Chinese Lunar Calendar
olklore, poor boy, vega 织女 , hairpin, galaxy, pie 喜鹊

44. Mid-autumn Festival Thanksgiving day
Aug. 15
Chinese Lunar Calendar

45. MOON CAKEMOON CAKE
United
Be Together

47. THE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVALTHE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVAL
(OLD PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL)(OLD PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL)
Sep. 9
Chinese
Lunar Calendar

48. THE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVALTHE DOUBLE NINTH FESTIVAL
Sep. 9, double “nine”
Number 9---Long life
Climb mountains
Mum exhibition
Old people’s festival

49. FOODFOOD

50. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &
TRADITIONSTRADITIONS

51. EVERYDAY LIVINGEVERYDAY LIVING
• Typical Day- schedule
• A School Day/Week- 11-12yrs old
• Study-Homework
• Extracurriculars
• Family Life- traditional housing- extended family-
• Pets / Wildlife- Attractions to visit-amusement
parks-zoos-parks etc.

52. SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCESSIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES
• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their
country to us- different-
Future- Where do they see themselves- 5-10 years
from now
Why is the international exchange important to them
Conversation- what has the class learned from their
presentation- most surprising-

53. LINKSLINKS
• Learn more- social media in their country-
websites with more info- music- city- travel
• News Media