1. China - An Introduction Perth High School Confucius Classroom Introductory Presentation 1

2. China - Asian Superpower

3. China - An Introduction An ancient AND modern civilisation A rich and complex history Superb cultural legacy The most populous nation on Earth Many nationalities Socialist government Very diverse landscapes Plants and Animals

4. China - History Origins of Chinese Kingdom lost in mythology First Emperor in Many Imperial Dynasties: Xin, Han, Ming, Tang, Manchu The Great Wall(s!) Many religions and philosophers e.g. Confucius Republic founded in Socialist republic from 1949

5. China - Culture Religions - Buddhism, Taoism, Islam Art - painting, fabrics, sculpture, furniture, etc. Architecture Philosophy - Confucian thought, etc. Music - Beijing Opera Kites - Wei Fang kitemaking tradition

6. Who Are the Chinese? The most populous nation on earth Population = 1.3 billion 20% of world population Population was only 0.5 billion in 1950 One child per family policy since 1979 Most Populated Province - Henan (92.56 million, almost twice the UK)

7. China - Many Nations 55 different nationalities Predominantly Han Chinese (olive green colour) Only 2.5 million Tibetans (golden colour) Mongolians (lilac colour) Other minorities are small

8. China - Landscape Western third mostly mountains, snow and desert - very sparsely populated Northern edge borders the Gobi Desert South-western part tropical - dense forest/jungle Remaining central and eastern zones are very diverse - river valleys, plains, mountains, loess plateau

9. China - Government China is governed by the Communist Party of China President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao are the leaders of China The Politburo (led by the 2 named above) currently has 25 members There are 22 provincial governments, as well as 4 major cities, 5 autonomous regions and 2 special administrative regions

10. China - Flora and Fauna China is probably most famous for its Giant Pandas They are the subject of an intensive breeding programme to prevent extinction Many of the garden plants in Scottish gardens are native to China and were brought back by British 19th and 20th century plant collectors Edinburgh Zoo has recently had red pandas and is currently bidding for some giant pandas Despite population pressure, China has a very rich range of animals, plants and insects (-->)

11. Including 12-inch centipedes!!