《十分钟了解中国》视频的英语全文

The People’s Republic of China, commonly known as China, is located in east Asia and borders 14 nations or any other country in the world. It is the most populous state in the world with a 1.3 billion citizens while the world’s population is 6.8 billion. That means other every 5 people in the world, one is Chinese. China’s made of 56 distinctive ethnic groups with Han Chinese making the 92% of its whole population. China is a single party state governed by the Communist Party of China whose power is enshrined in Chinese constitution.

Atheist

Though China is officially an atheist country its religious roots lie within Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism and from these most social and moral values are derived. There are also a significant number of Chinese Muslims who arrived via the silk road trade route and still retain their distinct culture.

History

China’s one of the world oldest civilizations dating back more than 5 million year and was ruled by successive dynasties until 1912. During these time, many great discoveries in fields of science and technology were made including the inventions of printing, paper, gun powder and compass. This period also saw the construction of many landmarks, such as the Great Wall which stretches over 4000 miles equals to 30 return travels from London to Paris. After a period of foreign occupation and civil war, the Communist Party of China led by Mao gained control of mainland China in 1949 and established People’s Republic of China. The modern China of today is as much shaped by its past as its rapidly looking to the future while many of its big cities are comparable to any in the west. The underlying culture is still vastly different. Traveling outside large urban areas also highlights the growing disparity between rich and poor.

Language

Chinese which is the most widely spoken language in the world as well as one of the most impenetrable for foreigners. There are many regional dialects of Chinese although the most widely spoken is Mandarin and Cantonese. Chinese characters evolved over time from earlier forms of hieroglyphs. Chinese contains over 40000 characters. But a well-educated person can recognize around 6000 characters, some 3000 are required to read a newspaper.

Chinese calendar

Chinese Zodiac’s a scheme that relates each year to an animal. This is the year of the rabbit. Chinese new year is the most important of traditional Chinese holidays. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of happiness, wealth, and longevity. On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with families. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next morning, children will meet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year and receive money in red paper envelopes. Chinese people love red color which symbolizes prosperity and good luck. The period around Chinese new year is also the time of the largest human migration. And between 150 and 200 million migrant workers in China bring home their earnings and go to have a unit dinner with their families on Chinese new year eve.

Youth

Most married couples in China are subjected to one child policy which is introduced in 1979 to curb massive population growth. It is believed to have prevented more than 300 million births since then. Another consequence of the policy has been the emergence of so called “little emperors” a generation of self-centered consumers has developed. While Chinese education