CHAPTER 1 : intro to china and XI'AN Flashcards

1
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SOME PROVINCES

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TIBET , SHAANXI , GANSU

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CITIES

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SHANGHAI , BEIJING , WUHAN

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3
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AREA OF CHINA

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9.6 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETER

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4
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HISTORY

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MORE THAN 5000 YEARS

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5
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ETHNIC GROUPS

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56 GROUPS

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POPULATION

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1.4 BILLION CHINESE PEOPLE

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7
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TOPOGRAPHY

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HIGH IN ITS WEST AND LOW IN ITS EAST

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8
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WILD ANIMALS

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PANDAS , TIGERS , CROCODILES , DOLPHINES

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9
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GEOGRAPHY : WHERE IS SHAANXI LOCATED ?

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IN THE VERY HEART OF CHINA

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10
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SHAANXI PROVINCE

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XI’AN

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AREA OF SHAANXI PROVINCE

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205,600 SQUARE KILOMETER

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12
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AREA OF XI’AN

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10 108 SQUARE KILOMETER

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13
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POPULATION OF SHAANXI PROVINCE

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3775,12 MILLION

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14
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POPULATION OF XI’AN

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8,467,800 PEOPLE

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15
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WHAT DID XI’an mark ?

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IT MARKED THE START OF THE SILK ROAD , THAT LINKED CHINA WITH CENTRAL ASIA

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16
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WHAT DID XI’AN SERVE AS ?

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XI4AN SERVED AS A CAPITAL OF AN UNIFIED CHINA AND CAPITAL OF 13 DYNASTIES

17
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WHAT ARE SOME DYNASTIES THAT XI’AN SERVED AS A CAPITAL?

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ZHOU , QIN , HAN AND TANG DYNASTY

18
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WHAT WAS XI’AN CALLED IN THE ANCIENT TIMES ?

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IT WAS CALLED CHANG’AN

19
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WHAT DOES CHANG’AN MEAN

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IT MEANS EVERLASTING PEACE

20
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WHAT ARE THE FAMOUS PLACES IN XI’AN ?

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BIG WILD GOOSE PAGODA : BUILT IN 652 DURING THE REIGN OF EMPEROR GAOZONG OF THE TANG DYNASTY
EMPEROR QINSHIHUANG’S TOMB FIGURES OF SOLDIERS AND HORSES
THE BELL TOWER : 36 METERS HIGH AND WAS BUILT IN 1384

21
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THE LOCAL SNACKS

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SPICY SOUP AND THE COLD NOODLES

22
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WHEN WAS NPU FOUNDED

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1938

23
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THE CAMPUSES OF NPU

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CHANG’AN CAMPUS AND YOUYI CAMPUS

24
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IN WHICH CAMPUS IS THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LOCATED

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YOUYI CAMPUS

25
Q

FACULTY AND STAFF

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3900

26
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PROFESSORS

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1380

27
Q

HOW MANY SCHOOLS ARE THERE

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14

28
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A FEATURE OF NPU

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THE LOW SPEED WIND TUNNEL

29
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AN ACHIEVEMENT

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THE NATIONAL TEACHING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD