Fun Facts About China

• Half of all pigs on earth live in China.

• Developed about 5,000 years ago, the earliest chopsticks were used for

cooking, not eating.

• Put together, all of China’s railways lines could loop around earth twice!

• The Forbidden City, a palace complex in Beijing, contains about 9,000

rooms!
The Customs and Religion
Language: Mandarin dialects are spoken by 71.5 percent
of the population, followed by Wu (8.5 percent), Yue (also
called Cantonese; 5 percent), Xiang (4.8 percent), Min
(4.1 percent), Hakka (3.7 percent) and Gan (2.4
percent).

Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism

and Protestantism
The Customs and Religion

Food: Among the main styles of Chinese cooking are

Cantonese, which features stir-fried dishes, and
Szechuan, which relies heavily on use of peanuts, sesame
paste and ginger and is known for its spiciness.

Chinese art is greatly influenced by the country's

rich spiritual and mystical history. Many sculptures
and paintings depict spiritual figures of Buddhism.
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The Great Wall
of China is the
world’s longest
cemetery due
to the fact that
over a million
of people died
during its
construction.

The Great Wall of China

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The Forbidden
City is the
world’s largest
imperial
palace. It
houses 8, 728
rooms!

The Forbidden City/Imperial Palace

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It is believed
that the entire
army was
finished after
40 years.
Experts
estimate there
are more than
8,000 soldiers,
130 chariots,
and 670
horses.

Terracotta Army
Primary Education
• It lasts for six years
• School age is six or seven
• It has two semesters
• It starts in September and ends in July
• Nine compulsory classes: Chinese, Mathematics, Social Studies, Nature, Physical Education, Ideology
and Morality, Music, Fine Art, and Labor Studies.

Middle Education
• It lasts for three years
• Students are typically examined in the following subjects for graduation: Chinese, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics, Foreign Language, and Politics.
• End of compulsory education
Secondary Education
• It lasts for three years
• graduates of senior secondary schools seeking admission to post-secondary education are required
to take the National Higher Education Entrance Examination (Gaokao) or National College Entrance
Examination (NCEE)

Vocational Education
• Vocational senior secondary schools provide subject and occupation specific education and training
• Vocational senior secondary education is highly employment oriented and graduates normally enter
the workforce
Tertiary Education
• Entry to higher education in China is highly competitive.
• Entry to university depends primarily on how well the students perform in the entrance
examinations.
• General and technical universities, specialized institutions, professional universities, military
institutions, medical schools and colleges, independent colleges, and adult higher education
institutions of various types
 Special Education in Chinese Educational System

• The revision of the 1994 Disability Education Ordinance

• The implementation of the new Disability Education Ordinance (2017) in May 1, 2017

• “The revisions were aimed to fulfill China’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the

Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”

• Only admits students with physical disabilities or any mild disabilities

• Students with disabilities were placed in mainstream setting by given a little accommodation and

systematic support by the school

• The newly revised ordinance is barely implemented

 References

http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2017-02/23/content_5170264.htm

https://www.scholaro.com/ed/Countries/china/Education-System

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/03/06/china-new-rules-students-disabilities-inadequate

https://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/forbidden-city/forbidden-city-facts.htm

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-top-10-attractions.htm

https://www.childrensmuseum.org/blog/10-amazing-facts-about-the-terra-cotta-warriors

http://www.chinatravellers.com/Artcle_Show.asp?id=157

https://www.livescience.com/28823-chinese-culture.html