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#7: China's Provinces and Municipalities

from the introduction: China is a country that extends over a vast area of land and encompasses many cultures. The People's Republic of China divides this land and these cultures into administrative units that all answer directly to the central government. There are four different kinds of administrative units: province, autonomous region, municipality, and special administrative region (SAR). There are 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two SARs. Though China's geographic regions (northeast, northwest, etc.) are divided into several different administrative units, these regions often share similar histories and cultures. For this reason, the land, people, and culture under these local governments are discussed in groups pertaining to their geographical location. After reading this book and exploring resources on the CD-ROM, you will have a greater understanding of modern China and of the geographic and cultural features that have shaped it.

Regions covered:
Northeast - Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi
Northwest - Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang
East Central - Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong, Taiwan, Zhejiang
Central - Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi
Southeast - Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, HOng Kong, Macau
Southwest - Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
Municipalities - Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin

Book includes teacher introduction and planning strategies, bulletin board resources and ideas, class discussion topics and projects, approaches to active learning, student information sheets, student activities, and references and resources.

Included CD-ROM (Win/Mac) features additional teacher tips and charts, more student handouts and activities, photos, internet resource links, and puzzles.

The Chinese Culture Active Learning Series is endorsed by Huang Youyi, Vice President of China International Publishing Group and Vice President of Translators Association of China, and Lin Wusun, Retired President of CIPG, Senior Editor and Translator.

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Contributors to this volume include Aimee Bothwell, Donna Breniman (West Lake Middle School, Apex, NC), Dr. Jane Liedtke ( CEO, OCDF), Joyce Melton-Ma (Christian Life Middle School, Rockford IL), Dr. Jason Patent (Stanford University), Georgina Van Dort (Western Academy of Beijing), Michelle Wu (The Spence School, New York, NY), and Megan Zaroda (OCDF).

Updated 12.16.09