1. China
Introduction:
One quarter of the world's people live in China, which is
1,300,000,000 people. It is a very busy and unique country
with it's own special cultures. It is in Asia and has been
around a very long time.
Geography:
China is a enormous country with lots of landscape. The
highest mountain in the world called mount everest is in
China and so is the Great Wall. The Great Wall of China
was built years ago to protect China from invaders, it is the
longest road in the world and it can be also seen from the
moon. China is the most populated country in the world and
the towns there are usually crowded, but there are usually
mandy tourists there so it is even more crowded. The
Beijing Olympics 2008 was held in China and this made
China even more crowded. The Olympics was held in the
Birds Nest in Beijing and was very popular. Also the World
Expo 2010 was held in Shanghai and China is very over
populated because there will be a lot of tourists that will
come and see it. In the summer, China is very hot, soo hot
that ice will melt and in the winter China is very cold, soo
cold that it will snow, grow icebergs and you will see
snowflakes floating around everywhere.

2. Culture:
China's special culture from long ago, is still used today.
Calligraphy and engraving are treasured skills from the
past. Calligraphy means 'beautiful writing' it is an art
thousands of years ago and is still used today. It is China's
highest form of visual art that began long ago with the
development of a writing system that uses more than 1500
characters. The Chinese think it is moore than writing and it
is a form of unique Chinese art, they are displayed as
paintings in china in galleries and mueseums. Engraving is
a skill that few people have in China, it is usually used on
chops. Chops are a personal stamp or seal, most chinese
people have one. In China, after signing your name on a
document you will use your peronalised chop to stamp it
next to your signature. Also if you are a artist, you will
stamp your personlised chop on your artwork, the chinese
say that if you don't stamp the artwork than it is not acually
complete. Calligraphy and engraving are visual arts in china
that is still used now.
Celebrations and festivals:
The most important celebration in China is Chinese New
Year, it falls on a different day each year but the chinese
celebrate it the same way. Weeks beforre Chinese new year,
houses are cleaned and decorated with lanternss or paper
cut-outs in red and gold, the chinese colors of fortune and
good luck. Most people travel to be with their families. A
reunion meal is planed before the big day, usually away

3. from home and at the restruant. The adults give the
Children red envelopes filled with cash to put under their
pillows and they can open them on new year. Often there
are signs of New Year on the streets of china, signs,
decorations and fireworks. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the
day when the moon is the fullest, families gather together to
gaze up at the moon and eat moon cakes. After dark the
children walk around carring lanterns with candles in them.
China's National day is celebrated on the first of october, it
celebrates the founding of the people's republic of China in
1949. The declation was made on Tiananmen square so
there are usually a ceremony and lots of flowere there. Flag
raising ceremonies occor all over China and there is a long
week holiday.
Conclusion:
China's the world's most populated country with people that
share the same culture. There are unique festivals that
people in China attent to and has traditions from years ago.
Bibliography:
CHINA land, life and culture by John and Jackie Tidey
CHINA by Blake Education
CHINA the culture by the Crabtree Publishing Company
By Jessica Chen