China is one of the world’s four ancient civilizations with a time-honored‚ recorded history. The history of China reaches back over 5‚000 years. China covers an area of 9.6 million square kilometers and its continental coastline is 18‚000 kilometers. Its population is over 1.3 billion people. China has created a culture rich in art and philosophy. China is the home of the inventions of amazing products and technologies such as silk‚ papermaking‚ movable-type printing‚ gunpowder‚ and calligraphy
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The China Coin: Chapter Questions Chapters 1 & 2: 1. What is Leah’s attitude to her Chinese identity as she travels to China? How do we know? (page 10) 2. What is Leah’s attitude to her mother at the beginning of the novel? How do you know? (page 9) 3. What does Leah learn about the city of Guangzhou? Does she fit in (feel that she belongs?) How do you know? (pages 15-19) 4. What is Leah’s attitude to China at this stage of her journey? How do we know? (page 20-23) 5. In Guangzhou what does Leah
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Ning •Li Ning is operating in local market‚ competing with International brands (viz. Adidas‚Nike) •More than 50% of active Chinese sport population is from Tier 2 & 3 cities •Market is poised for exponential growth in next 2 years (owing to Beijing Olympic 2008) •The household income for 70% of families of active sports teenagers (14-24 yrs) is less than RMB 4000. Li Ning is mainly operating in this segment. •60% of Active sports population is students : 45% University and 55% school students
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other host nations for years to come. The Olympic Games in 2008 gave China‚ Beijing a chance to not only represent growth on paper‚ but to show the world through hosting a major sporting event of China is able to offer. Personally witnessing the games in 2008 was a great experience being a main inspiration for the chosen subject and am sure the same will count for countless other international and domestic visitors. Beijing after the Olympics has been reported by tourist of making a transition that
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The Beijing Opera Introduction Modern observers in the West may not understand why‚ but they can certainly recognize when males are used to portray female roles in the Chinese theater. A quote from Act 2 Scene 7 of David Henry Hwang ’s opera‚ “Madam Butterfly‚” provides a useful example of how and why males are used to play female roles. There‚ a male singer who plays female roles in Beijing Opera deceives a French diplomat into thinking he actually is a woman. He explains that males take
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entertain readers To raise questions about identity and our sense of belonging to a place / to people Context: The historical context of the novel concentrates on the student protests of 1989‚ particularly the occupation of Tiananmen Square in Beijing which led to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Content and its significance: Leah is the main character in the novel. Her mother was born in China and her father (who is now dead) was English‚ but she sees herself as Australian. In the novel‚
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dishes in China. My favorite Chinese foods are the Beijing Duck‚ dumplings‚ and noodles. As I said‚ one of my favorite foods is Beijing Ducks. Beijing Duck is a sign of Beijing‚ is a kind of roast duck‚ is made of Ganoderma lucidum and Ceriops tagal form‚ taste very delicious. Ever since I was a kid I have loved to eat Beijing Ducks. Whenever my parents would make food that I didn’t like‚ I would buy a Beijing Ducks and ate it. I have eaten Beijing Ducks so much that all of my family knows how much
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world tourism and thriving of business‚ the competition of business hotel is increasingly fierce (Yang‚ 2011). Therefore‚ how to survive and develop becomes the main problem for those hotels. Under the pressure‚ a five-star hotel established in North Beijing‚ and it named Loong Palace. Loong Palace is located in Changping district and near to Chinese “silicon valley” Zhong Guan Cun which is the high technology park‚ and it is a five-star luxury business hotel in the WORLD HOTELS organization (Chai‚ 2006)
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raised in Beijing. It is the capital of China‚ and also the center of China. Most of students come to Beijing right after they graduated from universities. They come to find a job or any kinds of opportunities. They think that Beijing is the city where all of the sure dreams will come true. The city even attracts lots of international students to come for dig “the gold” in their lives. Especially after the Beijing Olympic Games‚ there are more and more foreign students who choose Beijing‚ or some
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are attracted by its history‚ culture and food; therefore‚ thousands of people visit China every year. China has several interesting places to visit especially Beijing‚ Shanghai‚ and Hongkong. Beijing is an interesting place because it has a long cultural history. For those who like Chinese history‚ Beijing is their first choice. If people visit Beijing‚ they must go to the Great Wall. It is built by the first Emperor of China‚ Qin Shi Huang. It is used to protect Empire’s states from enemies. The Forbidden
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