Member Nation : China


China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country with a population exceeding 1.4 billion people. China spans five geographical time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. (Wikipedia) Established in 1973, The Chinese Community Center (CCC) of Capital District of New York, is a nonprofit and nonpolitical entity. The purpose of the CCC is to: Foster and encourage the study of the Chinese and English Languages. Promote Chinese History, Art and Culture Further Communication among its members. The CCC runs and maintains the largest Chinese School north of Metro New York City and West of Buffalo. Amount the courses provided are: Chinese Language for adults and children, English as Second Language, Chinese Folk Dance, Chinese Calligraphy and Brush Painting, Martial Arts, Mathematics and others. In addition, the CCC regularly organizes recreational and cultural activities to celebrate its heritage, such as China New Year Gala show.

Culture


Since ancient times, Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by Confucianism. For much of the country's dynastic era, opportunities for social advancement could be provided by high performance in the prestigious imperial examinations, which have their origins in the Han dynasty. The literary emphasis of the exams affected the general perception of cultural refinement in China, such as the belief that calligraphy, poetry and painting were higher forms of art than dancing or drama. Chinese culture has long emphasized a sense of deep history and a largely inward-looking national perspective. Examinations and a culture of merit remain greatly valued in China today. Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and has strongly influenced Lunar New Year celebrations of its 56 ethnic groups, such as the Losar of Tibet (Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་), and of China's neighbors, including the Korean New Year (Korean: 설날; RR: Seollal), and the Tết of Vietnam, as well as in Okinawa. It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries that houses significant Overseas Chinese or Sinophone populations, especially in Southeast Asia. These include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. (Wikipedia)

Ethnic Cuisine


Chinese cuisine is highly diverse, drawing on several millennia of culinary history and geographical variety, in which the most influential are known as the "Eight Major Cuisines", including Sichuan, Cantonese, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Hunan, Anhui, and Zhejiang cuisines. All of them are featured by the precise skills of shaping, heating, colorway and flavoring. Chinese cuisine is also known for its width of cooking methods and ingredients, as well as food therapy that is emphasized by traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, China's staple food is rice in the south, wheat based breads and noodles in the north. The diet of the common people in pre-modern times was largely grain and simple vegetables, with meat reserved for special occasions. And the bean products, such as tofu and soy milk, remain as a popular source of protein.Pork is now the most popular meat in China, accounting for about three-fourths of the country's total meat consumption. While pork dominates the meat market, there is also pork-free Buddhist cuisine and Chinese Islamic cuisine. Southern cuisine, due to the area's proximity to the ocean and milder climate, has a wide variety of seafood and vegetables; it differs in many respects from the wheat-based diets across dry northern China. Numerous offshoots of Chinese food, such as Hong Kong cuisine and American Chinese food, have emerged in the nations that play host to the Chinese diaspora.
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Ethnic Clothing


China has a long history and many ethnic minorities, and the 5,000 years of civilization has accumulated a distinctive style of Chinese clothing. Cheongsam (Qipao, 旗袍), Tangzhuang (Tang Suit, 唐装), Hanfu (Han people clothing, 汉服), Mao suit (Zhongshan suit, 中山装) are perhaps most well known by the world.

Tourist Attractions


China received 55.7 million inbound international visitors in 2010, and in 2012 was the third-most-visited country in the world. It also experiences an enormous volume of domestic tourism; an estimated 740 million Chinese holiday makers traveled within the country in October 2012. China hosts the world's second-largest number of World Heritage Sites (56) after Italy, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world (first in the Asia-Pacific). (Wikipedia) Visitors making their first trip to China usually stick to the larger cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, HK; The more experienced visitors will strike out in other directions towards to the Middle and south west such as Zhangjiajie, Huangshan, Yunan, and Tibet. With so much on offer, the only problem is how to fit all the best places to visit in China into just one trip.

Reference Links


Chinese Community Center (CCC) : https://cccalbany.org/sys/website/?pageId=18261
CCC Chinese School: https://registration.albanychineseschool.org/albany/
China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#Culture
Chinese New Year: https://chinesenewyear.net/
Tourist attractions: https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/article-top-china-tourist-destination.htm
Ethnic clothing: https://www.cchatty.com/Traditional-Chinese-Clothing-g-100065?hl=en

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