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Understanding
Diverse Chinese Cultures
and Religious Beliefs
Kun Shi
USF Confucius Institute
St. Petersburg College – November 18, 2013
http://global.usf.edu/confucius
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Diversity and Complexity
of China
Regional Dialects of Mandarin
Chinese and Ethnic Minority
Languages
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Languages_of_China
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The Han people and 55 Ethnic
Minority Groups
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Minority populations: 8.5% of total; but they inhabit 64% of the country. The larger minority groups are listed below.
Zhuang: 17 Million
Yi: 8.7 M Miao: 9.4 M
Manchu: 10.4 M
(2010 census data from Wikipedia)
Hui: 10.6 M Uyghur: 10.1 M
Tibetan: 6.3 M
Tujia: 8.4 M
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China’s Arable Land
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China in Transformation A complicated picture: development & underdevelopment
(Find out more about China from Wikipedia)
Ningxia, 2005
More at http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2012/03-12/3737442.shtml
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China’s Growth and Comparative Low GDP
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Source: http://www.stats.gov.cn/zgrkpc/dlc/yw/t20110428_402722384.htm
China’s College Education Attainment Rate
China’s Illiteracy Rate
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Changes in China
Growth of Internet Users, 1997-2012 (from 1% in 1997 to 40.1% in 2012)
Source: Everyday Life in China during the Last Two Decades (袁岳、张军《日子里的中国》), 2013
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The Chinese Stream – Online Video in China The Economist, Nov. 9, 2013
“China’s online-video market is the largest and most innovative in the world. It is also the most competitive.”
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Social Media Landscape in China
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Three Religions in One
Taoist Taichi Society in north America
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World Buddhist Forum
(2nd Forum in 2009; 1700 Buddhist monks and scholars from 50 countries)
March 28-29 in Wuxi, Jiangsu; and March 31-April 1 in Taipei
First WBF in 2006, Hangzhou: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Buddhist_Forum,_2006
Third WBF in 2012, Hong Kong: http://gbtimes.com/news/third-world-buddhist-forum-opens-hk
Theme of 1st Forum:
Harmonious World Starts
from the Heart
首届论坛主题: 和谐世界从心开始
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10,586,087 in 2010 (3,559,350 in 1953); speaking Chinese
From: http://www.chinahush.com/2009/12/06/family-portraits-of-all-56-ethnic-groups-in-china
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Pop: 10,069,346 in 2010 (8.4M in 2000; 3.6M in 1953); Turkish speaking
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42,000 in China: following Shia Islam and speaking Wakhi (no writing)
From: http://www.chinahush.com/2009/12/06/family-portraits-of-all-56-ethnic-groups-in-china
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Mosques in Xinjiang
• About 10 million of China’s 25 million Muslims live in Xinjiang
• About 23,000 of China’s 30,000 mosques are in Xinjiang
Emin Minaret and Mosque in Turfan
Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar
Mosque in Urumqi
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Female imams (ahong) in China
From http://www.npr.org/2010/07/21/128628514/female-imams-blaze-trail-amid-chinas-muslims
Inside one of 16 women's mosques in Kaifeng
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Bai Chongxi Hui Liangyu ROC Army General PRC Vice Premier
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6,282,187 in 2010 (4,593,072 in 1990, and 2,501,174 in 1964)
From: http://www.chinahush.com/2009/12/06/family-portraits-of-all-56-ethnic-groups-in-china
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The Diversity of Tibetan Religions
Three religious traditions of the Tibetans: 1. the divine dharma, or
Buddhism; 2. Bon dharma; and 3. the dharma of human
beings, or folk religion.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/understand/bon.html
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Areas of the CI Activities Include: • Supporting academic programs at USF • Community engagement in the Tampa Bay area • Helping K-12 schools with Chinese language programs • Promoting cultural and economic exchanges between China and the U.S.