Curtis

Name:Curtis My Culture:Hong Kong
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food, clothing, customs, traditions, housing, family, language, education, celebrations, pastimes, games || ** Notes from: ** Food :what food do they eat in the new year? rice cake Clothing: what clothes do they wear at festivals? they wear robes. Another fact:speak cantonese Another fact: in Hong Kong right now there is more than 6,000,000 people. how do they orginize neighborhoods, citys, & towns? what does the flag represent? the red and white on the flag symbolizes the one country two system political alliance between Hong Kong and China, while the bauhinia blakeana flower, a flower native to Hong Kong, is a symbol of harmony. || ** Paragraph ** ==** Hong Kong has many different foods. There are noodles, sticky rice, vegetebles and dumplings. Most of the people in Hong Kong go out to eat food. They drink tea, water, date juice etc. There is many different foods in Hong Kong. **==
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==** The people in Hong Kong wear robes to festivals in Chinese New Year. At festivals there are hundreds of people playing games, dances, loud music etc. I really like going to festivals to play games. **== || religion, holidays, right and wrong, symbols, education, customs, traditions, beliefs, folktales || ** Notes from: ** Holiday : what is a famous holiday? Chinese New Year Custom/Tradition: They eat rice cake every new year. Another fact: 10 percent of Hong Kong people are Christians. Another fact: Hong Kong offers 9 years free education. what religon are they mainly? buddhist || ** Chinese New Year is a famous holiday for the Chinese. They eat rice cake every new year, its traditional. And they have many, many festivals with bright lights and loud noises because for the chinese bright lights and loud noises means good luck for the chinese. I really like going to festivals. ** art, music, dance, games, leisure, beauty, drama || ** Notes from:culture book ** Art: what arts are there in Hong Kong? The Hong Kong logo Music: Who is a famous singer from Hong Kong? Miriam yeung famous building:ifc another fact: the Hong Kong Cultural Center is a popular venue for music, dance & drama performance. Another fact: the Academy of Performing Arts is a school to cultivate students in arts. || ** The Hong Kong logo is a symbol from Hong Kong. The symbol is a dragon with the word //Hong Kong// on it. **** It represents wisdom, power and good luck. The logo is important to Hong Kong. ** jobs and work, money, technology, roles of men and women, currency, goods, services || ** Notes from: ** Money :what is the currency in Hong Kong? Hong Kong Dollars Another fact: Hong Kong has three different banks to issue money. Another fact: the major economic activities are finance & tourism. did the culture offer any inventions? No What are some of the traditional foods for celebrations? rice cake || ** Hong Kong dollars is the money they use in Hong Kong. There are pictures of animals or flowers that shows the culture of Hong Kong. One Hong Kong dollar is leess than one U.S. Dollar. I don't use Hong Kong dollars. ** || rules, laws, government, leaders, local, national || ** Notes from: ** Current President or leader : Donald Tsang Another fact: how are leaders chosen? leaders are chosen by votes. who is the current leader? Donald Tsang || Donald Tsang is the current president/leader of Hong Kong. hehas done exetremly nice things for other people. For example he helped the poor do things. He lives in a very big house in Hong Kong Island. I wish I could see Donald Tsang in real life. || geography, climate, land and water features || ** Notes from: ** Continent :what continent is it in? Asia Animals : only birds and monkeys. Climate/weather : tropical monsoon climate What is a famous landmark in Hong Kong? The giant buddha || Hong Kong is located at the southern coast of China. There is a sheltered& deep Harbor that facilitates trade with many asian countries. Victoria Peak & the Big Buddha are the famous landmarks of Hong Kong. Hong Kongis made up of three major areas: Hong Kong island, Kowloon & New territories. Hong Kong is small but convenient. || history || ** Notes from: ** Important date:12/25/ Important date:2/14/ || Hong Kong was a vritish coloney. qing Dynasty governmenlet the british government to rule Hong Kong forn 100 years since 1898 ||
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 * Most of the people in Hong Kong are buddhist because there is the Big Buddha. For christians, when the bell rings that means it's time to go to church. I go to church every sunday. We go to church to worship God. ** ||
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 * Miriam Yeung is a famous singer in Hong Kong. She goes to many concerts to sing, she is Hong Kong's singer. She sang in the grand variety show celebrating the anniversary of Hong Kong's and China's reunification. I have never been to concerts. ** ||
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