This document provides information about China, including: 1) A brief overview of Chinese history from ancient dynasties like Qin to modern times, noting periods of unity and division. 2) A comparison of key events and time periods between Chinese and European history. 3) Details about Chinese language, customs, festivals, cuisine particularly in Chengdu, and sights to see in Chengdu including temples, mountains, and the panda base.

1. About China
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2. Agenda
! Introduction to Chinese history (Teng Yun)
! Languages, customs and festivals (Li Yanhui)
! Eating and playing in Chengdu (Zhang Yi)
! Miscellaneous (Wang Biao)

3. Tell me your own
impression about China

4. China vs Europe: The big difference
! Most of the time, China is a unified country
! Imperial China (221 BC to AD 1912)
! Inner rotations between dynasties

5. Europe China Comments
Ancient Greece Chun Qiu Zhan Guo
Period
Many states fighting
Qin dynasty China unified
Roman empire Han dynasty Han Chinese
Middle Ages Tang dynasty Famous poems
Song dynasty 80% of world GDP
Late Middle Ages
Black Death
Yuan dynasty Always fighting
Renaissance Ming dynasty Science despised
Reformation
Qing dynasty The last dynastyEnlightenment
Revolutions
World Wars Fighting for new
China
Chinese revolution
Cold War Chaos The great man’s mistake
Open to the world Soaring GDP
year
500BC
200BC
200
600
1000
1400
1500
1700
1800
1900
1940
1960
1980

6. ! Many states fighting each other
! Unified by Qin in 221 BC eventually
! Imperial China starts
Qin Shi Huang
(259 BC – 210 BC)
Europe China Duration
Ancient Greece Chun Qiu Zhan Guo Period 722 BC -- 221 BC
Qin dynasty 221 BC – 206 BC

7. ! Historical coincidence
! Prosperous in thoughts and philosophy
! Confucianism is still China’s moral foundation
Socrates (469 BC – 399 BC) Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC)
Europe China Duration
Ancient Greece Chun Qiu Zhan Guo Period 722 BC – 221 BC
Qin dynasty 221 BC – 206 BC

8. ! Golden age
! Han Chinese (major ethnic group of China)
! Chinese characters as Han characters
Han character for “China”
Europe China Duration
Roman empire Han dynasty 206 BC –220 AD

9. ! Tang poetry – China’s national crystal
! Song dynasty – 80% of world’s GDP
Europe China Duration
Middle Ages
Tang dynasty 618 AD – 907 AD
Song dynasty 960 AD – 1279 AD
Li Bai (701 – 762)
A poet of Tang dynasty
“River Side Scene at the Qing Ming Festival”

10. ! Nomadic group
! Brave in warfare
! Non-Han Chinese
Europe China Duration
Late Middle ages
(Black Death)
Yuan dynasty 1271 -- 1368
Yuan dynasty in 1294

11. ! Bad rulers
! Science began to leg behind
Europe China Duration
Renaissance Ming dynasty 1368 -- 1644
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Wan Hu
(world's first recorded "astronaut”)

12. ! End of Imperial China
! Semi-colony
! Overthrown by Xinhai Revolution
Europe China Duration
Reformation
Qing dynasty 1644 -- 1840Enlightenment
Revolutions
The Forbidden City
Sun Yat-sen
(1866-1925)

13. ! Defeated Japanese (Part of WW II)
! Civil war followed
! People’s republic of China
Europe China Duration
World Wars Fighting for new China 1911 -- 1949
&
VS
Mao Zedong
(1893-1976)
Chiang Kai-shek
(1887-1975)

14. ! Chaos due to Mao’s mistake
! Deng Xiaoping came to rescue
! China opens to the world
Europe China Duration
Cold War Chaos 1958 -- 1978
Open to the world 1978 -- Now
Deng Xiaoping
(1904-1997)
Shen Zhen

15. Chinese
Language

16. The basics
! 4 tones
! Pinyin – the spelled sound
! Frequently used characters: ~2000

17. Hello

18. Ni Hao

19. You try

20. Ni Hao

21. Please

22. Qing

23. You try

24. Qing

25. Thanks

26. Xie
xie

27. Bye

28. Zai Jian

29. Traditional Chinese Festivals

30. Etiquette

31. ! Oldest person are greeted first
! Address the person by an honorific title and their
surname in formal environment
! Don’t point to people with your index finger
! Seat order matters when having dinner with client
in formal circumstances
! Don’t make the mouth of teapot point to someone
! When you visit someone in his place, if he holds
up tea and keep it at hand, that means you need to
leave

32. Delicious Food & Snack
In Chengdu, China

33. The Characters of
Sichuan Cuisine

34. Hot Pot

35. Two Tastes Hot Pot

36. The first one pot in the World

37. Rice Dumpling

38. Dumplings Long

39. Pork Lungs in Chill Sauce

40. Mapo Toufu

41. Traditional Culture in
SiChuan

42. Sichuan Opera

44. Playing Majiang

46. Teahouse

48. Chengdu’s Tour

50. Liang’s Temple

51. Du Fu Thatched Cottage

52. Old Street

57. Sanxingdui

58. The Giant Stone Buddha
at Leshan Mountain

59. Emei Mountain

61. Dujiangyan Irrigation System

62. Qingcheng Mountain

63. Chinese Kongfu
in Qingcheng Mountain

64. Jiuzhaigou Valley

65. Wolong Panda Base

66. Panda Baby

67. Panda

68. Tourist Map around Chengdu

70. Money
! CNY (China Yuan)

72. Maximum value

73. Coins (not popular as OZ)

74. Exchange
! 1 AUD = 6.5500

75. Exchange
! Bank support the Exchange
! Credit card
! Visa or MaterCard are supported

76. Cost
! Lunch
! 10 – 30 2 – 5 $
! Beer
! 3 – 20 (1 – 3 $)

77. M

78. Subway

79. Beer - TSINGTAO

80. Beer - Snow

81. Beer - Local brands

82. Others – Budweiser, carlsberg

83. Network
! VPN
! http://www.Google.com.hk

84. Tips
! Keep Right!
! Most of the traffic light are automatically (no cross
button like OZ)
! 110 vs. 000
! Elevator
! Ground floor (B1, B2, 1 ,2 3)
! ground floor = level 1
! Most important tip ->

85. Most important