Smith, Whitney. “Flags Throughout The Ages And Across
the World”
New York, McGraw Hill Book Company,
1975
Page 111
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Current Flag- People’s Republic of State and War Flag
Page 112
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Red symbol of Communism
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Large Star for Communist Leadership
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Small Star for workers, petty bourgeoisie and patriotic capitalists
Hammand, Jonathan. “China, The Land and It’s People”.
New Jersey: Silver Burdett, 1974
Page 8
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China had people forever 6,000,000 years
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Fine Bronze casts made there before 2000 BC.
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Chou Dynasty defeated feudal system.
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Gedes feudal dynasty, Hen, T’ang , Ming
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China had a long decline of power - easy prey for other countries.
Page 9
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Great wall built during Han Dynasty
-over 2,000 miles long
Page 10
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3rd largest country in the world
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Almost 4,000,000 square miles
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1/3 of country is mountains
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Rice main crop in south
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Wheat main crop in north
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3 major rivers
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Huang HO
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Yangtse
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Siklang
“The Chinese” [online] http://library. Thinkquest. Org/20619/chinese.htlm.
-Chinese first Asians in U.S.
-Most came mid 1800’s Gold Rush
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Chinese returned to China due to unbalance male to female ratio
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causing a fall in population
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Chinese largest Asian group in U.S.
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Chinese settled with other Chinese forming “China Towns” across
the U.S.
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Chinese cities usually over crowded slums in 1800’s
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Cities became tourist attractions in 1900’s
McLenighan, Valjean. “Enchantment of the World . China A History
to 1949” Chicago: Children’s Press.
Page 117
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Love Opera
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had dramatic arts resembling opera , over 700 years ago*
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Made silk paintinsa in 3rd Century BC
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Also painting, poetry, calligraphy, almost same art form
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Traditional Chinese poems written in calligraphy on a painting
Page 118
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suffered many health problems in 1940’s
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Poor nutrition
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epidemics
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lack of medical services
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Attended primary schools (age 6-12)
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1940’s government educated all school age children to get rid of illiteracy
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3 choices after primary schools, middle school , vocational schools, normal
schools
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Middle prepared for higher learning
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Vocational prepared you for trade work
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Normal trained teachers
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Willcox, Isobel. Acrobats and Ping- Pong. New York . Dadd, Mead & Company
Page 28
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Most popular game ping-pong
Page 29
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learn to play as young as 4
Page 1
-Sports
-Gymnastics
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kids are taught how to do somersaults and cartwheels
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Girls learn good posture through gymnastics
“ China” World Books. 1992 ed.
Page 474
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Capital Beijing
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National Anthem “ March of the Volunteers”