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A Tour to Urban ChinaWeek 9 Presentation……

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Date : 8Th September 2012

A Tour to Urban ChinaWeek 9 Presentation……

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Agenda

Geography and Location

Facts about china

Urban Culture and Heritage

Tourism in Urban cities

Seasons and Festivals

Travel and Entertainment

Food and habits

Geography & Location

Geography China is the second largest country in the world by

land area and also the most populated country . Longest combined land border in the world from

the mouth of the Yalu river to the gulf of Tonkin. Extends across East Asia, Southeast Asia(Vietnam ,

Laos & Burma),South Asia (India ,Nepal , Bhutan) Central Asia (Afghanistan , Tajikistan), a small part of Inner Asia (Russian Altai and Mangolia ) and North Korea in Northeast Asia.

Climate Dry seasons and wet

monsoons. During Winter northern winds come from high latitude areas that are cold and dry.

During Summer the southern winds comes.

Average temperature ranges from -6 degree to 25 degree Celsius

Religions & Rituals• Buddhism , Taoism and

Chinese folk religions.• Christianity introduced

during Tang Dynasty is one of the fastest growing religion in China.• Hinduism , Dongbaism , Bon

and sects are being also followed.

Urban China

China has 8 “mega-cities” and is estimated to have 10 million people by 2025.

Two-thirds of China’s population ( around 64%) will live in cities by 2025.

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Facts about China

Growing Urbanization• In 1978 china had 172 million urban residents.• Between 1990 and 2005 – 103 million Chinese migrated rural toUrban areas .• By 2015- urban population is expected to exceed 700 million.

Growing MegacitiesEstimated to have 8 “mega cities “ and 23 cities with population of 10 million by 2025. By 2015, China’s urban population is expected to exceed 700 million marking the first time China’s urban population to surpass its rural population. Tour

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Urban Culture & HeritageUrban Culture• Chinese culture is highly influence by Confucianism. Chinese in

urban are of mixed culture and still value their traditions and customs.

• Chinese love their native language. In china business communication, education and personal communications are carried mostly in their native languages in urban areas.

• Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest culture. Important components of Chinese culture include literature, music, visual arts, martial arts, cuisine, etc.

History & Heritage

• China was ruled by invaders from the north - the Mongols in the late 13th century and the Manchus in the mid 16th.

• Formation of china is being divided in to two periods :• Spring and Autumn Period(771 -475BC) & Warring States

Period (475 - 221BC) • Qin Shi Huang was the first Emperor and the Qin

(pronounced “ Chin “ ) was the China’s first unified empire.

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Tourism in Urban China

Tourism in China• Great wall ,Forbidden city ,Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

depicting colorful history of Beijing. • Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang were

excavated in the city .• On the Cradle of the Yangtze River on mysterious Quinghai -

there is a holy Potala Palace ,snow – capped Mt .Everest and heavenly Namtso lake .

• At the lower Sichuan Basin ,there are cute giant pandas and multicolored water of the Jiuzhaigou valley.

Important Cities• Beijing , • Shanghai • Xian.• Jiuzhaigou• Haikou• Tianjin• Shenzhen

Two administrative blocks, Hong Kong and Macau

Tourist Places-> Great Wall of china-> Terracotta Warriors-> Yangtze River-> Forbidden City -> Potala Palace-> Silk road -> Li River -> Tiananmen Square->Summer Palace->Bund of Shanghai

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Urban Festivals & SportsFestivals• Chinese New Years(Lunar new Year)• National Day( Starts Oct 1)• Dragon boat festival• Blue Dragon Festival• Qixi Festival (The Night of Sevens, Magpie

Festival)• Dongzhi Festival (Winter Solstice Festival)• Double Ninth Festival ( Chongyang Festival)

Sports• Martial Arts ( Kung Fu )• xiangqi• qigong and tai chi chuan• Dragon Boat Race• Swimming and snooker• Football,Basket Ball• Tennis• Badminton• archery and equestrianism• Chess

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Travel & Entertainment

Image of Bullet Train

Travel Facilities:• Long -distances buses: Compare to rail travel , long

distance buses in china are cheaper and available. plenty

• Possesses the world’s longest high speed rail network i n the form of networks of underground or light rail system.

• Developing its own satellite navigating system for aviation.

• Shanghai has a high- speed maglev rail line .• Urban areas are connected by bullet trains.

Shopping Facilities

• Shiny new department stores and malls .• High –end boutique stores.• Oriental plaza in Beijing .• Watsons - Good collection of Asian and Western

toiletries , cosmetics etc .• Mega –foreign stores like Wall –Mart and

Carrefour.

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Urban Food Habits

Continental FoodFor Chinese's colour,aroma and taste are the top priorities for a good food

Traditions in China : Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Szechuan and Zhejiang cuisines

Staple foodsRice, noodles, wheat, soya beans, schezwan rice, chicken hunans, vegetables, soybeans

Urban Foods

Rice, dragon rolls, spring rolls, lotus leafs, turnip cake, Manchurians, moa fang , choupseys, broccoli chips,

Other Country Foods available• Indian, Spanish, Italian, Malaysian and

German foods are too available at major cities.

• Chinese market also cater the need of international tourists.

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List of References

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http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/

http://www.china-mike.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

Thank You

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