MSE2000 AROUND THE WORLD PROJECT GRADE 4

2.  China is located in Southeast Asia
along the coastline of the Pacific
Ocean, China is the world's third
largest country, after Russia and
Canada. With an area of 9.6
million square kilometers and a
coastline of 18,000 kilometers, its
shape on the map is like a rooster.
It reaches Mohe in Heilongjiang
Province as its northern end,
Zengmu Ansha to the south,
Pamirs to the west, and expands to
the eastern border.

3. Peking is the capital of the People's Republic
of China and one of the most populous cities
in the world, with a population of 19,612,368
as of 2010. The metropolis, located in
northern China, is governed as a direct-
controlled municipality under the national
government, with 14 urban and suburban
districts and two rural counties.[4] Beijing
Municipality is surrounded by Hebei
Province with the exception of neighboring
Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.[5]

5. The Renminbi (Chinese: 人民 
币) is the official currency of
the People's Republic of
China (PRC). It is the legal
tender in mainland China, but
not in Hong Kong and Macau. It
is abbreviated as RMB, and the
units for the Renminbi are the
Yuan (元), Jiao (角), and Fen (分
): 1 Yuan = 10 Jiao = 100 Fen.

6.  Chinese civilization originated in various regional
centers along both the Yellow River and the
Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the
Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese
Civilization. With thousands of years of
continuous history, China is one of the world's
oldest civilizations. The written history of China
can be found as early as the Shang Dynasty (c.
1700 – 1046 BC), although ancient historical texts
such as the Records of the Grand Historian (ca.
100 BC) and Bamboo Annals assert the existence
of a Xia Dynasty before the Shang. Oracle bones
with ancient Chinese writing have been dated to
the late Shang Dynasty around 1200 BC . Much of
Chinese culture, literature and philosophy further
developed during the Zhou Dynasty (1045–256
BC).

7. Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao , pronounced born 21
December 1942) is the current
Paramount leader of the People's
Republic of China. He has held the
titles of General Secretary of the
Communist Party of China since
2002, President of the People's
Republic of China since 2003, and
Chairman of the Central Military
Commission since 2004, succeeding
Jiang Zemin as the chief of the
fourth generation of leadership of
the Communist Party of China

8. In China, summer is warm and short
while winter is cold and long. Trees in
South China stay green around the year.
Local people often wear heavy coats in the
morning and change into short sleeve
silk shirts at noon.
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Southwest
China is characterized by low
temperature among four seasons.
It is an extremely cold area in China

9.  Table Tennis,
Badminton, Diving,
and Gymnastics are
quite popular in
China. Football is the
most popular sport in
China today

10. Noodles with Meat Sauce 
Dofu Fa

11. Built as a defensive wall, construction started between
two and four hundred years B.C. When finished, the
Great Wall guarded approximately four thousand miles
of border.
 Although many sections of the wall have fallen into
decay, there are numerous locations where you can see
the Great Wall at its best: the most commonly visited
Great Wall site is north of Beijing in Badaling

12.  Since 1959, Tibet has been administered by China as the Tibet
Autonomous Region (TAR)
 Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, sits in a beautiful
mountain valley and the city is topped by the world famous Potola
Palace.
 Many important temples and monasteries are in or near Lhasa and the

13.  Since 1959, Tibet has been administered by China as the Tibet
Autonomous Region (TAR)
 Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, sits in a
beautiful mountain valley and the city is topped by the
world famous Potola Palace.
 Many important temples and monasteries are in or near
Lhasa and the city is a beautiful place to visit.
 Be sure to inspect the wares at Barkor Street while on your
way to the Jokhang Temple, regarded as the holiest of
Tibetan temples.

16.  Done By Sharl-Mark
 4C
 Mrs.Mayada