China—Profile
(2001 est. pop. 1.3 billion). China is a complex civilization with a history spanning several millennia. Since the success of a Communist-led revolution in 1949, China has been kn...
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Huanglongsi
Huanglongsi, China, and the neighboring ravine to the north, Jiuzhaigou, are two outstanding natural resource areas on the Tibetan plateau. Both areas are national parks and have recently ...
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Political Participation, Unofficial—China
When individuals or groups become active in the family, at work, and in clubs, the economy, or politics in order to achieve or influence certain aims i...
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Privatization—China
China has a long and rich history of private enterprise during the time of the dynasties. By the early part of the twentieth century, however, Chinese private industry had b...
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China
People's Republic of China
Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
CAPITAL: Beijing (Peking)
FLAG: The flag is red with five gold stars in the upper left quadrant; one large star is near the hoist and ...
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Chinese Perspectives: Research Ethics
In China discussions about research integrity occur in the context of studies of the interaction among science, technology, and society (STS). Such discussions ar...
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China is known as "the world's oldest most continuos major civilization, with records dating back more than 3,500 years ago, with 5000 BCE as the year of first civilization. Strong dynasties helped t...
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The designs on a state's flag and currency usually inherit important symbolisms. At the same time, these designs generate centripetal and reveal centrifugal forces within the state. China, l...
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Ancient China Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: The Ancient Chinese and Between the Dragon and the Eagle.. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons...
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Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the hist...
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Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the histo...
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Each resource provides an engaging study of the country, climate, landscapes, language, cultures and traditions of its people. Plus a resource and skills list and student tracking sheet. 50+ acti...
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This book is divided into four sections: People, Ideas, Places, and Events. Each section of the book contains a broad sampling of 14 topics. Included for each individual topic you will find a brief...
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Here's a great way to reinforce and test knowledge. Each game includes 50 terms with 2 or 3 clues for each. These clue cards are to be chosen randomly as you would in any bingo style game. The game...
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Engaging historical content using primary sources and photos in each colorful 32-page reader.This enhanced eBook gives you the freedom to copy and paste the content of each page into the format tha...
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Area: 9,572,900 sq km (3,696,100 sq mi), including
Tibet
and excluding
Taiwan
and the special autonomous regions of
Hong Kong
and
Macau
Population (2006 est., excluding
Taiwan
,
Hong Kong...
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The global vaccine market has grown phenomenally over the past decade and is expected to exceed $10 billion in 2007. With the world's largest population and 17 million newborn babies each year, Chi...
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China today represents a $15-billion market for pharmaceutical products. China's pharmaceutical industry has been expanding at about 20% over the past five years. It has been predicted that China w...
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Trade: China's threatening to use the "nuclear option" against the U.S. Another bomb threat? Nope. China says it may dump some of its $900-billion-plus in U.S. investments on the market, creating f...
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China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.The satellite to b...
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China's first fully homegrown commercial aircraft rolled off the production line Friday, marking a potential milestone for the country's aviation program.In a nationally televised ceremony, the Xia...
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China confirmed Tuesday it has conducted an anti-satellite weapons test but insisted it wasn't militarizing space, nearly two weeks after the event that alarmed the world and prompted questions abo...
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China—Profile
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Ancient China Thematic Unit
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