Welcome

to China!
The flag of China was officially adopted
on October 1, 1949.
The red of the Chinese flag symbolizes
the communist revolution, and it's also
the traditional color of the people.
The large gold star represents
communism,
The four smaller stars represent the
social classes of the people.
In addition, the five stars together reflect
the importance placed on the number
five in Chinese thought and history.

DYNASTY- succession of rulers from the same family historical
eras in China have borne the name of the family or clan that
dominated during the period.

Some Dynasties in China:
1. Chou
2. Ming
3. Chiin
4. Sui
5. Shang
6. Han
7. Qin
8. Zhou
9. Tang
RELIGIONS IN CHINA:
1. Taoism- Sought to promote the inner peace of
individuals and harmony with their surroundings.
2. Confucianism- based on the teachings and writings of the
philosopher Confucius, is an ethical system that sought to
teach the proper way for all the people to behave in society.
3. Buddhism- founded by Siddharta Gautama
- personal salvation
- Life is sorrow and sorrow is caused by desire and
rid self of desires


1000 b.c.- a.d.1890

Know contentment
And you will suffer no disgrace;
Know when to stop
And you will meet with no danger.
You can then endure.
- the Tao Te Ching

FORMS OF LITERATURE:
1.Poetry
2.Prose
3.Fictions and Novels
4.Drama and Opera

POETRY
Earliest artistic forms as well as the most fully developed
in China.
Tang Dynasty- Golden Age of Chinese Poetry
2,300 poets and 50, 000 poems


Li Bai Du Fu Bai- Jui
PROSE
From the 6
th
to the 3
rd
century BC, the first great works of
Chinese philosophy appeared.
Deeply influenced by the great philosophical writings of
the Hundred Schools of Thought.
It contain a well-reasoned, a carefully developed discourses
that reveal much stronger organization and styles.
Mo Zi Mencius
Zhuang Zhou

FICTION AND NOVELS:

4 Great Classical Novels:
1.Dream of the Red Chamber
2.Water Margin
3.Romance of the three
kingdoms
4.Journey to the west
DRAMA and OPERA
PEKING OPERA
- China has many local operas
- it has a history over 200 years
- combination of stylized actions like singing, dancing, dialogue
and acrobatic fighting to tell story or present different characters and their
happiness, anger, sorrow, surprise, fear and sadness.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Search for the definition of the following
words:
a. barrow
b. constable
c. pip
d. hacked
e. hubhub
2. Read pgs. 6-7 of your English book.
1. HARDENS- Concrete, congeal, firm, set
2. DISILLUSIONED- disappointed
3. Cosmic- huge, giant, grand
4. Drought- lack, failure, deficiency, famine
5. Idealistic- visionary, idealist
6. Commotion- noisy, excitement
7. Sweet- fond, loved
8. Ventilate- expose, oxygenate, express
9. Drowsy-sleepy, dozy, slumberous