12. Plateau of Tibet: It’s know as the “roof of the world” because it is to wide and high. The Tibetan Plateau lies between the Himalayas Mountain range to the south and the Taklimakan Desert to the north
25. Shanghai ( Chinese : 上 海 ) is the most populous city in the China, with over 20 million people Located on China's east coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River
26. Beijing is recognized as the political, educational, and cultural center of the People's Republic of China, while Shanghai and Hong Kong predominate in economic fields. The city will host the 20008 Summer Olympics.
38. Stores were designated to sell one type of item. All the stores that sold that item were together on the same street. This was one of the shops that sold materials to write with.
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41. This is the harvested silk cocoons and some of the silk products.
42. Here women are cleaning the silk cocoons in water so they can unwind the threads.
43. Many, many cocoons are unraveled and spread out to create silk material.
44. The lady in the rickshaw is dressed in old-time clothing of silk. Qipao is an elegant type of Chinese dress. It combines the elaborate elegance of Chinese tradition with unique elements of style.
45. Here two children are dressed up in traditional (old) style of dress for a celebration. Notice how the other girls are dressed like we dress.
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47. Chinese people seem to have an ability to crouch on their haunches with considerable ease. I have seen even older people meeting each other in the streets, particularly in the country towns and villages, who would quickly crouch while continuing their conversation. They can stay in that crouch a long time.
48. This is a group of American and Chinese students. They are all dressed the same.
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51. At a banquet, 20 dishes of different foods were placed on the table in the middle. We were to shareall the dishes. There was so much food and many different tastes. To drink with meal we were offered tea and many different juices but not any we were use to. They use letchee in many of their juices.
52. Look at the rolls. In China we found very little bread. This roll-like food is to be eating with your chop sticks. When you pick them up they deflate and inside there is a little layer of sweet bean paste.
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54. You need to bring your own bowl to the noodle stands and they fill them with your lunch.
55. Rice is served at the end of the meal not during the meal at restaurants and in wealthy families. Meat is the sign of wealth and what is serve (no rice and very little vegetables) to guest.
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59. This is a park for adult to exercise not a playground for children. Exercise is very important .
67. On average, China's children spend 8.6 hours a day at school, with some spending 12 hours a day in the classroom. The majority of children spend longer hours at school than their parents spend at work.
68. All of the students said they had to do homework, revise and prepare for classes after school. Around half of the students' parents testified that they often don't allow them to play outside as it means less study time.
69. This is a statue of Confucius . He was a famous teacher. He put the greatest emphasis on the importance of study. .