Essay On China's Cultural Awareness

China’s Cultural Awareness The People’s Republic of China is the third largest country in the world and considered the Middle Kingdom. With bordering thirteen countries to include Russia, Mongolia, India, Myanmar, Laos, and Korea. It also borders the Yellow Sea, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea. The People’s Republic of China is composed with many different terrains such as tropical, desert, mountains, plains, and hills. The highest point being Mt. Everest between Tibet and Nepal. The country has two regions which are called Inner China and Outer China. Same is size a majority of the population lives in Inner China and divided by the Great Wall of China. The People’s Republic of China has a variety of species like the panda, golden monkey, tigers, alligators, and the red-crowned crane. Bicycles are the most popular choice of transportation cutting back on air pollution. The food that is consume consists of mainly rice and wheat. During which sometimes shrimp, vegetables, and pickles are known to be added. Meat is very expensive and distributed sparingly. Food tends to be spicy and the most popular dishes served are smoked duck, frogs’ legs, and shrimp with salt and garlic. …show more content…
92 percent of the population is Han Chinese, the other 8 percent consists of Zhuagn, Uyhgur, Hai, Ye, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongoi, Buyi, Korean, and others. The main language in the People’s Republic of China is Mandarin Chinese, it is part of Beijing dialect. Modern spoken Chinese replaced the classical language in the 1920s. The writing system has more than six thousand characters that have not changed in thousands of years. It is also an easier written dialect where a Chinese word is written out in Roman characters. The languages of Chinese differ by the sounds. While some minority groups have their own language others include Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiagn, Gan, and