| During 2005, SLCL, in conjunction
with Worldways Children's Museum, will highlight a different
culture each month with its Cultural Connections program.
Children ages 7-12 to experience aspects of Japan, Spain,
Peru, Mali, Scandinavia, India, French Polynesia, Korea, Scotland,
Jamaica and China. Featuring CHINA during June! Now Boarding!
Population:
1,298,847,624 (July 2004 est) Ethnic groups:
Han Chinese 91.9%; Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao,
Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean and other nationalities 8.1%
Languages:
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque
2% note: Castilian is the official language nationwide;
the other languages are official regionally
Capital:
Beijing
Country name:
conventional long form: People's Republic of China
conventional short form: China
local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
local short form: Zhong Guo
Area - comparative:
Slightly smaller than the United States
NOTE: China is the world's fourth largest country (after
Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with
Nepal is the world's tallest peak.
Natural hazards:
Frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and
eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes;
droughts; land subsidence
Environment - current issues:
Air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates)
from reliance on coal produces acid rain; water shortages,
particularly in the north water pollution from untreated
wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural
land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development;
desertification; trade in endangered species.
Literacy:
Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 90.9%
Male: 95.1%
Female: 86.5% (2002)
Monetary units: Yuan
NOTE: Also referred to as the Renminbi
Schedule of Programs at St. Louis
County Library June Programs
Grand Glaize 6/11/05 11 am
Daniel Boone 6/22/05 7 pm
Cliff Cave 6/23/05 7 pm
Tesson Ferry 6/25/05 2 pm
Join us as we visit China to learn about
Chinese culture and history through music and dance. You
may even win a door prize!
Cultural Connections is sponsored by Worldways
Children's Museum. |
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