Nationalities
China is a unified country consisting of 56 nationalities among which the Han nationality constitutes the majority distributed all over the country. There is a big difference in the population of the national minorities, with the Zhuang nationality being the largest with 15.556 million and Lhoba, the smallest, with only over 2300.
Spoken and Written Languages
As the common language in China, Chinese is rooted in the Chinese--Tibetan language family. Born around 6,000 years ago, Chinese characters are huge in number, totaling nearly 60,000. But not many of them are in daily use. About 3,000 of them make up 99% of the words that frequently appear in writing.
Many other nationalities use their
own languages and 23 of them have their own written languages.
We will provide every participant with a booklet entitled "200 Everyday Chinese Express ions" to facilitate your stay.
Culture and Art
The Chinese culture and art are developing with great vigor. In ancient times, Beijing was the converging point between the Han culture and that of ethnic groups. In modern times, it is the place where oriental and western civilizations collide.
The exposure to different cultures has
helped diversify Beijing local culture which, however, also maintains its original flavor.
Peking Opera, drama, opera, ballet, music, magic and acrobatic performances have always been popular among the ordinary people.Chinese calligraphy and painting,handicrafts highly cherished by foreign tourists.
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