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Arise! Arise! Arise!
We are many, but our hearts beat as one! Selflessly braving the enemy’s gunfire, march on! Selflessly braving the enemy’s gunfire, march on! March on! March on! on!
National Capital
• On September 27, 1949, BeiPing was renamed as Beijing and became capital of the PRC.
• Beijing is not only the nation’s political centre, but also serves as its economic, scientific amd cultural heart.
2) Inner Mongolia Plateau, the Loess Plateau, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the Tarim Basin(塔里 木盆地), the Junggar Basin （准噶尔盆地 ）and Sichuan Basin; (1000m-2000m)
National Emblem
• Composed of patterns of the national flag, the Tian’anmen Rostrum, a wheel gear and ears of wheat, it symbolizes the New-Democratic Revolution of the Chinese people since the May 4th Movement in 1919 and the birth of New
• The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land.
• The design of the four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
A Glimpse of Chinese Culture
An Overview
Brief introduction to Chinese Symbols
• National Day • National Emblem （国徽） • National Anthem （国歌） • National Capital
Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves; Let us amount our flesh and blood towards our new Great Wall! The Chinese nation faces its greatest peril, The thundering roar of our people will be heard!
National Day
• Chinese celebrate October 1 as National Day in honour of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949.
National Flag
Topography
What are the features of Chinese topography?
• China is a country of varied topographical features with highlands in the west and plains in the east.
Geography
• Location and Boundary • Topography • Rivers and Lakes • Climate
Location and Boundary
What’s the location of China in the Map?
• Located in the east of the Asian continent, on the western shore of the Pacific ocean, the PRC has a land area of about 9.6 million sq km, and is the third largest country in the world, next only to Russia and Canada.
National Anthem
• March of the Volunteers was written in 1935 and was officially adopted as the national anthem of the PRC on December 4, 1982.
• The lyrics of March of the Volunteers goes as follow:
• Taking a bird’s-eye view of China, the terrain descends from the west to east like a fourstaircase:
1) Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Southwest China; (above 4000m)
3) The Northeast Plain（东北平原）, the North China Plain（华北平原） and the Middle-Lower YangtzBaidu Nhomakorabea Plain（长江中下游平原 ）; (500-1000m)
