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By Wang Xiaojun “Helen”
Confucius Institute at UWP
How Does Geography Influence Daily Life in
China
Let the Confucius Institute Introduce You to China
西沙群岛Paracel Islands
TajikistanAfghanistan
9.6 million square kilometer of land area = 96 000 hectare of land area3 million square kilometer of sea area
= 30 000 hectare of sea area 1.30628 billion population5 500 km width from south to north5 200 km length from east to west5 time zones, same time
- Beijing Time
China Atlas
23 provinces5 autonomous regions4 municipalities directly under the central
government2 special administrative regionsCapital – Beijing (Peking)
China's Territory
22% of the world’s population
Uneven distribution of populationeast – westplain areas -
mountainous & plateau regions
rural - urban
China's Population
Unified Multi-ethnic CountryHan people
90.56%55 ethnic minorities
9.44%壮 Zhuang, 满
Man ，回 Hui ，苗Miao ，维吾尔Uygur ，彝 Yi ，土家Tujia ，蒙古Menggu ，藏Zang ，布依 Buyi
China's TopographyThree-step Staircase
(from west to east):Qinghai-Tibet PlateauInner Mogolia, Loess
and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateaus, and Tarim, Junggar, Sichuan Basins
Mountains Da Xing An Ling, Taihang, Wushan, etc.
Mountainous areas: 2/3
Five zones: Taiwan Province Tibet, Sichuan,
YunnanGansu, Qinghai,
NingxiaHebei, TianjingGuangdong,
Fujian
China's Seismic Zone Tangshan 3:42am Jul-28-1978Magnitude 7.8, 242 000 of death toll
Haiyuan (Ningxia) 8:05pm Dec-16-1920Magnitude 8.5, 234 000 000 of death toll
Wenchuan 2:28pm May-12-2008Magnitude 8.0, 69 197 of death toll and 18341 of missing
Temperature differences in January (-8°F ~ 75°F)
China's Climate
Temperature differences in July ( 104°F ~ 46°F)
Coal3rd in the world
‘s reserveNorthern/west
areas61% used for
powerPetroleum
8th in the world’s reserve
2nd in the world’s consumption
China's Mineral Resources
70 000 km of truck ， 3rd in the world
Three east-west line: Beijing-Baotou-Lanzhou Lianyungang-Lanzhou-
Urumqi Shanghai-Hangzhou-
Changsha-Liuzhou-Guiyang-Kunming
Five south-north lines Beijing-Guangzhou Beijing-Shanghai Beijing-Kowloon Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Baoji-Chengdu-Kunming
Qinghai-Tibet line
China's Railways
China Railway Map
Travle by Train
75% of Chinese people’s first choice
Spring Festival Transportation 春运， chunyun
13.9% of total transportation of commodities
GuangzhouRailway Station
1.93million km, 2nd in the world
Every county has been connected by roads
6% of administrative villages without roads
Roads
More than 1000 domestic lines
More than 120 international lines
Aviation
Coastal portShanghai, Dalian, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin,
Qingdao, Ningbo, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fangchenggang, etc.
Changjiang / Yangtze River 长江The Three Gorges Project
The Grand Canal (Beijing -Hangzhou)
Water Transportation
Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River
7% cultivated lands in the worldNorthern areas:
Dry crops: Wheat, corn, Chinese sorghum, soybean
Cotton, sweet potatosApple, pear, peach, persimmons,
walnuts, Chinese chestnuts, jujubes, grape
Southern areasRiceBanana, pineapple, longan, lychee,
coconut
Cultivated Lands and Main Grains
The general Facial Characteristics of northern Chinese people are tall nosemore single-folds long and well-defined
facehairs are more thick
and straight lighter and taller
Rhythem of Life in Different Areas
The general Facial Characteristics of southern Chinese people areflattened out nosedouble eye-foldsshorter facehairs are more softer darker and shorter
Characteristics of northern peopleBold and
inhibitedExtroverted
Characteristics of southern peopleDelicate and
caringIntroverted
Food customs in northern area
NoodleFlavor of sour, saltyJasmine teaLiquor, 白酒 baijiu
Food customs in southern area
RiceFlavor of spicy, sweet,
plainLongjin tea, kongfu teaLiquor, 白酒 baijiu
Music in northern area
Loud and sonorous
Music in southern area
melodious
Close to the emperorCenter of political
centerChinese Siheyuan &
HutongNoble and
commentatorSalty foodLeisure
Beijing-- Noble-like lifestyle
Cold winterPersonal loyaltyLiqour , 白酒 baijiu Salty foodActivities related to
the ice
North-east People -- bold and uninhabited style
Abundant agricultural products
Inconvenient transportationHard-workingKind-heartedSpicy foodLeisure and relax rhythm of
lifeTeaMahjong 麻将 majiangSmall car
Sichuanese -- Basin Culture
1843-1945 semi-colony city
International financial center
Astute in business里弄 lilong/ 弄堂
longtangSweet and saucy foodOpen and anti-
outsiders
Shanghai People-- Opened culture
Center of ChinaLess developed
than coastal areasFrank and open
personalityA little bit more
spicy and salty foodleisure
Wuhan-- Opening and Inhabitants Culture
Out-oriented CityCommerce & tradeActive evening
activiteisMorning Tea
Guangzhou-- Morning Tea Culture
