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("China's culture," 2009)(odontuya, 2004)("East vs. west:," 2012)(Yasmeen, 2012)("Chinese firework displays," 2013)("Chinese culture," 1998)
Most People in China are not religious because they are mostly communist and Follow Karl Marx's ideals ("People," 2013)
Role of Religion
The Longhua Temple
("Sacred destination," 2012)
The Longhua Temple is the busiest and biggest Buddhist temple, it was founded in 247 AD ("Sacred destination," 2012).
Emei Shan
("Sacred destinations," 2012)
This has been a sacred Buddhist mountain since the third century AD. This is the tallest of the four sacred Buddhist mountains, it is more than 1,000 m higher than the other three("Sacreddestinations," 2012).
Great Facts about China's Culture and Traditions
http://www.calligraphyforgod.com/factschineseculture.html
Great Information about China's Culture Food and More
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/
Social Conditions and Demographics
Women are still not completely accepted as equals, one of the main reasons is because women have been treated horribly for centuries in this culture. The combined median age for males and females is about 35.5 years. The life expectancy is 72 years for men and 77 years for women. The ethnic groups are as follows; Han Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Mia, Uighur, Tuji, Yi, Mongol,Tibetan, Buyi, Dong,Yao,Korean, and other nationalities 8.5%. The religions in China are Daosit, Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim, but the country is officially atheist ("China demographics profile 2012," 2012).
Chinese Dumpling
("Travel china guide," 2013)
The Chinese dumpling is one of the most important foods for the Chinese New Year Celebrations ("Travel china guide," 2013).
Statistics
China is made up 91.5 Han Chinese
Most of the people living in China are atheists
The median age for men living in China is 35.2 years old
The median age for women living in China is 36.6 years of age
There are 12.31 births per 1,000 people
There are 17.7 deaths per thousand people("The world factbook," 2013)
Most of the people living in China are atheists
The median age for men living in China is 35.2 years old
The median age for women living in China is 36.6 years of age
There are 12.31 births per 1,000 people
There are 17.7 deaths per thousand people("The world factbook," 2013)
Education
There has been a steady increase in the literacy rate of women ages 15 and older from 1981 to 2006
Environment
In China the forestry has increased from 17% in 1990 to 21% in 2005
Health
The percentage of children under the age of five has decreased from 1990 to 2010
Education, Environment and Health
There has been a steady increase in women's literacy over the years, this is probably because China is making more equality laws for women. More women are going to school so they are growing up and becoming more literate than their ancestors . This is great for women's moral in China. China is working hard to improve their environment. The forestry has increased slowly but surely. One of the most important factors is improving, the health of the people. In 1990 children's malnutrition was under 3% but in 1991 it jumped up to 3.5%. After 1993 childhood malnutrition steadily decreased to .8% in 2010.
Status of Women
The status of women in China has increased over the last decade, it is bcoming more common for women to be politically involved. Womens employment, education, medical, and personal rights are taken more seriously now. Women are now being encouraged to get involved in social and political affairs by the government. The governement is even trying to expand employment for the women in their country to help women who are poverty stricken. The government is promoting the development of tertiary industry, encouraging community and household services, and they are trying to make favorable policies for these women. The governement is also encouraging women to start up their own business. In the government of China the proportion of female government officialls is 36.2 percent of the total amount of officials. 46% of the total female population is now employed, from 1990 to 2000 the amount of employed females has risen from 280,000,000 to 330,000,000 ("Chinese women's status," 2002).
As you can see in the figure 1 below the employment rate of Women ages fifteen and older in China has definitely increased from 1991 to 2007. This is a good sign for the rights of women whom reside in China ("Gapminder," 2008).
Women are having a better chance at being educated; 13.4 million illiterate females have received proper education from 1995 to 2005. Education in China has been very important for more than three thousand years. It wasn’t until recently that women have become a part of education. Within the last sixty years women have been slowly but surely gaining more rights in very important things like education. The status of females is getting better, but is still not equal to the status of a male. There can still be an imbalance of achievements and opportunities for women seen in China today (Carpenter, 2005).
In the Figure 2 below it shows the ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary school from 1976 to 2010. There is an obvious difference in the ratio of girls to boys in this figure. As the importance of gender equality grows in China so does the amount of girls who partake in school. As the years pass it starts leveling off and becoming more equal ("Gapminder," 2008).
As you can see in the figure 1 below the employment rate of Women ages fifteen and older in China has definitely increased from 1991 to 2007. This is a good sign for the rights of women whom reside in China ("Gapminder," 2008).
Women are having a better chance at being educated; 13.4 million illiterate females have received proper education from 1995 to 2005. Education in China has been very important for more than three thousand years. It wasn’t until recently that women have become a part of education. Within the last sixty years women have been slowly but surely gaining more rights in very important things like education. The status of females is getting better, but is still not equal to the status of a male. There can still be an imbalance of achievements and opportunities for women seen in China today (Carpenter, 2005).
In the Figure 2 below it shows the ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary school from 1976 to 2010. There is an obvious difference in the ratio of girls to boys in this figure. As the importance of gender equality grows in China so does the amount of girls who partake in school. As the years pass it starts leveling off and becoming more equal ("Gapminder," 2008).
At first Buddhism began in India then it spread to Asia as it evolved, this began around 530 BCE. Taoism started in China over 1,700 years ago. Islam was introduced to China in about the seventh century. Atheism started getting popular in China around 1949 around the time communism spread ("Freedom of religious," 2013).
China’s people were more religious in early years than they have been in about the last seventy years. Now only 31.4 adults in China are religious. This is most likely because of the China’s Communist party being made up of atheists. People who live in China might feel like they have to hide their religious beliefs because of that political party("China party official," 2011).
The Giant Buddha of Leshan is sacred in China. It is the tallest Buddha statue that is made out of stone in the world. It was carved on a mountain. This huge Buddha was carved by a monk in the 8th century ("Sacred sites in," 2005). There are many sacred mountains to the people who practice Taoism they believe that deities or immortals live there. Some early Taoists even lived on these sacred mountains ("Sacred sites," 2007).
China is controlled by the China Communist Party, and they are officially atheist. It is a requirement for party members to be atheists. They are not supposed to believe in religion or partake in any religious practices. Yet the religious practice of members have begun to increase, some think that is not god for the unity of the party. Some members do not want to tolerate this type of behavior. However over the last twenty years some members have begun to be more tolerable of other religions ("China party official," 2011).
Freedom of religious belief in china. (2013). Retrieved from http://chineseculture.about.com/library/china/whitepaper/blsreligion.htm
Sacred sites in china. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/sacred-sites
Sacred sites. (2007, April 20). Retrieved from http://www.china.org.cn/english/daodejingforum/208122.htm
China party official warns members over religion. (2011, December 19). Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/china-party-official-warns-members-over-religion-070228975.html
China’s people were more religious in early years than they have been in about the last seventy years. Now only 31.4 adults in China are religious. This is most likely because of the China’s Communist party being made up of atheists. People who live in China might feel like they have to hide their religious beliefs because of that political party("China party official," 2011).
The Giant Buddha of Leshan is sacred in China. It is the tallest Buddha statue that is made out of stone in the world. It was carved on a mountain. This huge Buddha was carved by a monk in the 8th century ("Sacred sites in," 2005). There are many sacred mountains to the people who practice Taoism they believe that deities or immortals live there. Some early Taoists even lived on these sacred mountains ("Sacred sites," 2007).
China is controlled by the China Communist Party, and they are officially atheist. It is a requirement for party members to be atheists. They are not supposed to believe in religion or partake in any religious practices. Yet the religious practice of members have begun to increase, some think that is not god for the unity of the party. Some members do not want to tolerate this type of behavior. However over the last twenty years some members have begun to be more tolerable of other religions ("China party official," 2011).
Freedom of religious belief in china. (2013). Retrieved from http://chineseculture.about.com/library/china/whitepaper/blsreligion.htm
Sacred sites in china. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/sacred-sites
Sacred sites. (2007, April 20). Retrieved from http://www.china.org.cn/english/daodejingforum/208122.htm
China party official warns members over religion. (2011, December 19). Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/china-party-official-warns-members-over-religion-070228975.html
("Yangtze river," 2005)
The Giant Leshan built by an 8th century monk
("Taoist mountains," 2013)
This is one of the Taoist sacred mountains