Sichuan Introduction In terms of size, Sichuan is the fifth largest province to the southwest of China, and it has two distinct geographical parts. One part lies within the eastern part of the province and is largely characterized by a fertile area known as the Sichuan basin. The western part of the province is characterized by a highly mountainous geography. The eastern part is surrounded by a series of lower mountain ranges from the east, south, and north. The province has a competitive economy
cultural traditions and national customs and other factors, some genetic inheritance relationship is formed, similar flavor dishes, high visibility, and is a favorite of some people the well-known genre called local flavor cuisine. Among them, Shandong, Sichuan, Jiangsu cuisine and Cantonese cuisine, enjoy called "Four Major Cuisine” in China. Yue (Guangdong, Cantonese) Cuisine（粤菜） Yue cuisine, also known as Guangdong cuisine originated in Lingnan, generalized from Guangzhou dishes, East River, Chiu Chow
INTRODUCTION The Peoples Republic of China is rich in cultural and natural diversity. and is listed by biologists as a ‘megadiversity country'. Since 1950, when China embraced modernity, the forests have been indiscriminately felled reducing forest cover. This has threatened biodiversity, causing drastic declines of mammal and bird counts, recurrent flooding and erosion, and recurrent snow disasters. These not only threaten global climate, but undermine the livelihood of the local people and
dynasty ( BC1279- BC1368), Tibet, which includes the area of today’s Tibet, Qinghai province, and norther-west part of Sichuan Province,
Nitchelle Predvil April 17, 2014 English 64-005 Comparison Paper Through Different Lenses In the society that we live in today we are surrounded by an abundance of different cultures, politics and physical features. In the two books, Sky Burial and Stick Out Your Tongue it gives us different aspects on the people and culture of Tibet. Sky Burial written by Xinran is a story about a Chinese women going to Tibet in order to find her husband. During that journey we are able to get a sense of what Tibet
However, Hunan food is actually hotter than Sichuan food due to staples, such as fresh chilies, garlic, and shallots that are used in the kitchen. In addition to Sichuan peppercorn, vinegar is also used to stimulate the taste buds and make them tingle. This allows the eater to perceive a wider range of flavors and the rich variety of ingredients and spices
Sichuan Massacre Lily Maynard Chloe’Ann Hoffman Allie Lathrom Tyler Fox Zayne Nowak The Sichuan Massacre was caused by a man name Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong was born in 1606 in the Dingbian, Shaanxi province of China. Zhang was a Chinese rebel leader and he was close to the Ming Dynasty. After a terrible famine in the northern province of Shaanxi in 1628. After the famine Zhang became the leader of a group of freebooters. When attacking or looting they used hit and run tactics to plunder though
The Sichuan province in mainland china has had a long history of seismic activity. On May 12th, 2008 the village of Wenchuan County located in Sichuan province was struck by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. According to the State Council Information Office, the causalities from this disaster were approximately 70,000, with approximately 10,000 confirmed to have been school children, whose deaths resulted from 7,000 collapsed classrooms and 18,000 more individuals, were reported missing (Teets, 330)
Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility is define as intended actions of an organization that changes its company process to operate in an society, environmentally and feasible way which affect the community development and human rights. Corporate Social Responsibility programs aim to provide value to the society while at the same time improve an organization’s reputation and leading to success. In practice this can apply to an extensive of actions that organization could
Natural disasters happen all over the world and they can be completely devastating for people and the environments they live. Natural disasters are caused by nature and there is nothing that we can do to prevent them from happening, there are many different events that lead to natural disasters, and being aware of these causes enables us to be better prepared when such disasters present themselves. China is one of the unlucky countries that commonly have natural disasters. China is the world's most
An earthquake is a major natural disaster which damages a lot of life and property as well as interrupts the socio economic growth of a particular geographic region. It causes shaking and ground rupture, landslides, avalanches, tsunami, soil liquefaction, floods, fires, etc. Both wildlife and human beings experience huge loss to their life and livelihood through earthquakes. Some deadliest earthquakes till the date; • 1556 Shaanxi earthquake: On 23rd January, 1556 at Shaanxi (China) world’s worst
Even though it is currently possible to predict most natural disasters and minimize their consequences, major social impacts still have been seen over recent decades. In this essay, a natural disaster is defined as a naturally occurring event that exerts adverse effects onto human society, including those caused by geological factors and infectious organisms. It may result in a wide range of aftermaths, however, only the most prominent ones of these will be examined including casualties caused by
Nevertheless, the distance between urban and rural area is still enormous and serious which encumber the process of urbanization in Sichuan and violate the policy of Chinese urbanization. In order to solve this issue effectively and initiatively, the government made and carried out two policies, coordinated residential plan and 'small city strategy '. The former policy is to manage rural
rescue citizen many days, and they did not sleep even one night. It almost seems that we can hear theirs’s prays. They want all citizen be rescued. I choose this image because that earthquake is distressing, but I saw many good spirits. This event is Sichuan earthquake in may 2008. Also Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics is in August，financial crises burst out in the whole world, and I move to other place with my parents. So it is an impressed year for me. In my personal life, that year my parents bought
The Chinese cuisine is varied. There are four major families of Chinese cuisine: Dongbei, in Shangai, Sichuan and Cantonese. The diversity of ingredients, cutting techniques, and variety of spices, seasonings and different cooking methods contribute to the richness of this kitchen: eat raw fish on the east, south and vegetarian in no pork in the west. An art of living In China the food is a moment of sociability. The Chinese share dishes that taste with the help of Chinese chopsticks and spoons
multi-religion state with Taoism, Buddhism & Confucianism being the majors. Chengdu locals use Mandarin for communication & it is also their official language. However Chinese is also spoken there widely. Chengdu is located at the western edge of the Sichuan Basin and sits on the Chengdu Plain; the dominating terrain is plains. The prefecture ranges in latitude from 30° 05' to 31° 26' N, while its longitude ranges from 102° 54' to 104°
Ai Weiwei’s art vs. Censorship “I don’t want to be part of this kind of denying reality. We live in this time. We have to speak out” (Klayman). Ai Weiwei is an internationally known Chinese artist as well as activist, and his motivation and determination can be summed up by this quote. In all of his pieces, Weiwei critically examines the social and administrative issues facing China today. Many of his works exhibit multiple themes that can be interpreted in various different ways. This lends
organization as well as others are trying to find a way to help save these beautiful panda bears. Compared to other species, the pandas are considered the baby of the bunch. In 1869, the giant panda was first discovered in a province in China called Sichuan. Sichuan in located in the southwestern part of China. Even though the giant panda is from China, the French are credited with discovering the pandas. Armand Perez Davi was the Frenchman who is credited with discovering this beautiful creature. He thought
against what the government is trying to force onto its’ people through the spread of information. With the technology Ai Weiwei uses, he is able to display the evidence of the injustices that are occurring in China, including posting the names of Sichuan earthquake victims on his blog and recording the police assaulting him. This way he can spread the information
the elderly; or, we would tell them what should they eat to being healthy. Also we would do some exerciser together. Just to make them happy and feel like there still have a lot of people care about them, they are not alone. Besides, I have been to Sichuan to teach the children whose family can not support them to go to school. After this trip, it made me more and more desirous to be a nutrition because they are obliviously malnutrition.In my country we always said that “it’s more blessed to give than