Life in China
Introducing the China Traveling Trunk
University of Notre Dame
Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Jingyu Wang
What’s your impression on China?
Or…
Some basic information
•  Official name : People’s Republic of China (中中华人民
共和国).
•  Area: 9,956,960 sq km (world ranking #4)
•  Population: 1.34 billion (world ranking #1)
•  Capital city: Běijīng 北京
•  Largest city: Shànghǎi上海
•  Main language: Mandarin Chinese (普通话)
By introducing the China Travelling Trunk...
I would like also introduce:
•  Some views on Chinese tradition;
•  Some impacts from western culture
Chinese Tradition:
Chinese Lunar New Year
•  Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and
territories with significant Chinese populations, such as
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Tibet, Macau,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and
also In Chinatowns elsewhere;
•  Chinese calendar: name a Chinese year by animals. 12
zodiac
•  Red envelopes
•  What is the Chinese word for 'luck'?
•  Red lantern
•  Decoration: Chunlian, is pasted on the door
Chunlian: God of Wealth
Nianhua, Chinese Graphics
Nianhua, Chinese Graphics
Symbol of longevity
The Gods of Gate
Entertainment in Chinese New Year
Dragon Dance
Lantern Festival at Singapore
Chinese Tradition
Chinese Acupuncture Chart
Hegu points
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1．反射性头痛reflex headache。 2．耳聋deafness。
3．耳鸣tinnitus aurium。 4．衄血epistaxis。
5．鼻茸rhinopolpus 。 6．齿痛toothache。
7．扁桃腺发炎tonsillitis。 8．角膜白翳cataract
9．视力缺乏visual defect 。 10．呼吸困难dyspnea。
11．痰阻塞sputumcoction 。 12．窒息suffcation。
13．肩胛神经痛scapular neuralgia。 14．虚脱collapse。
15．失眠insomnia。 16．神经衰弱neurasthenia。
Four-great-inventions-of-ancient-China
•  The Compass指南针
•  Gunpowder火药
•  Paper纸
•  Printing印刷术
These four discoveries had an enormous
impact on the development of Chinese
civilization and a far-ranging global impact.
• Past and Present
Women in China: Past and Present
Women in China: Past and Present
Women in China: Past and Present
In the past:
•  Patriarchal Society 男权社会
•  Polygamy society 一夫多妻制
•  Lack of education; Held out of schools;
•  A pregnant life without job;
•  Widows weep: voluntarily withdraw from society.
At present:
Some scholar said we should draw attention to the social and
economic ills facing women in China.
Western culture has impact on China
Carry on tradition?
learn from Western Culture?
Other items in China Travelling Trunk
•  Ancient Chinese book
•  Jade
•  Buddhism
•  Coins in Ancient China and Modern China
•  Cultural Revolutionary (1966-1976)
•  Recreation in modern China
This is China…
This is China…
This is China!
Thank you!
Acknowledge:
Some pictures are from the website below:
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http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2010/06/daily-life-in-china.html
http://www.whatkidscando.org/china_site/side_by_side_6.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/04/china_daily_life.html