CHINA+TODAY

__**WHAT IS CHINA LIKE TODAY?**__
===Describe China today, its geography, population, political organization, and important elements of its culture (except for language which has its own link). Draw on information from your textbook, notebook and class sessions. Feel free to add new elements from other sources if they seem relevant or interesting. BE SURE TO USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND TO OBSERVE BASIC RULES OF FORMAL GRAMMAR.===

1. China's history began on a river named The Yellow River. The Yellow River was unpredictable, one year it would be low, leaving once flooded areas dry, and another year it would flood, creating a huge shallow lake one to two feet deep. (cmy)

2. Northern China is dry with strong winds, and Southern China has monsoons and downpours of rain. (cmy)

3. The first important Chinese ruler, named Yu the Great, in 2200 B.C. gave China their first Dynasty, called the Xia Dynasty. (cmy)

4.It was believed in Chinese religion that ones ancestors were in existence as long as that person prayed and offered sacrifices in his or her name. (cmy)

5. The climate in Northern and Southern China determined the way a famer lived. (cmy)

6. Even in the pillage of nomads in small cities across the Yellow River, the population was able to increase quickly by the rich, fertile land that the river would create. (cmy)

7. China had, and still has, mountain ranges that create many isolated valleys that thwart efficient transportation and communication among them. People in one valley knew little of what went on in another valley. (cne)

8. The climate of China caused trade to slow because the weather is different in different regions. (zba)

9. Chinese farmers were often attacked by nomadic raiders which would cause them to have to start over to keep their culture from dying out.

10. Over 1.3 billion people live in China today while only 300 million people live in the USA. (sma)

11.The People's Republic of China has 1.3 billion people, it is the mainland of China, known as the PRC, and is communist. (sma)

12.The Republic of China is off the coast of Taiwan, has 22 million people is known as the ROC, and is free. (sma)

13.The oldest fully human remains found in China are approximately 67,000 years old. (kbe)

14. Winds in China carry loess which gives the plain rich, fertile soil for agriculture. (lej)

15. The Yangtze River provided cultural stimulus; it also provides an artery of commerce from the eastern Sichuan region to the sea. (lej)

16. China represent 20 percent of the worlds population. In China today, people worship Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Ancestor Worship, and Taoism also known as Daoism.(dmc)

17. In ancient times until today, China government was ruled by dynasty families.(dmc)

18. China is in some ways still has a very domonant government. For instance you can only have 1 boy and 1 girl per family due to the overpopulation. (wrs)

19. The ocean determines the climate, and the climate determines the life of farmers of both ancient and modern China.(ljo)

20. The Yellow river and other geographical features inspired animism in China.(ljo)