7/29/2019 Culture of china

1/8

7/29/2019 Culture of china

2/8

Literature and Arts

Six types of classical arts:

Poetry(literary essays, fiction and drama)

Dance Music

Painting

Architecture Sculpture

7/29/2019 Culture of china

3/8

ArchitecturePoetry

Music

7/29/2019 Culture of china

4/8

Political System

The Communist Party of China is the countryssole political party in power.

The socialist system

The socialist system led by the working class andbased on the alliance of the workers and farmers isthe fundamental system of the Peoples Republic ofChina

All rights belong to the peopleAll the power in the country belongs to the peoplewho exercise their power through the NationalPeoples Congress

7/29/2019 Culture of china

5/8

The National Peoples Congress (NPC) and localpeoples congresses are established throughdemocratic elections, responsible to and

supervised by the people. The NPC is composed of deputies elected from

the provinces, autonomous regions andmunicipalities directly under the Central

Government and deputies elected by the armedforces.

The NPC is elected for a term of five years.

7/29/2019 Culture of china

6/8

Environment

China has a variety of forest types. Bamboo is a very fast growingplant.

An interesting tree found in China is the ginkgo or maidenhair treewhich is used in Chinese medicine. It is one of the world's earliestsurviving plant species and first grew 160 million years ago.

Wildlife - Tigers, Snow Leopards, Monkeys, Yaks and Giant Pandas. Birdlife includes peacocks, parrots, cranes and storks

China's natural environment has been adversely affected by humanintervention in a number of ways. Deforestation has gone on formany years.

In 1978 steps were taken to protect the environment. There is nowa programme of tree planting and a national conservationorganization looks at the consequences for the environment ofusing pesticides and chemicals.

7/29/2019 Culture of china

7/8

Technology

Internet users:-538 million (2011)

Internet hosts: 16.251 million (2010).

China Telecom alone serves 163 million broadbandsubscribers

In 2011, China unveiled a prototype train capable ofreaching speeds of 310 mph (500 km/h), the first ultra-high-speed train developed solely by its domesticrailway industry.

7/29/2019 Culture of china

8/8

Legal system

Legal reform became a government priority in the1990s.

The 1994 Administrative Procedure Law allowscitizens to sue officials for abuse of authority ormalfeasance.

The criminal law amendments abolished thecrime of "counter-revolutionary, while criminalprocedures reforms encouraged establishment of

a more transparent, adversarial trial process. The PRC Constitution and laws provide for

fundamental human rights.