
	Where results make sense

Topic: China in world languages

Related Topics

Name of China in various languages

Shina (word)

Languages of China

China

China proper

Chinese language

Cathay

China (disambiguation)

Joseon Dynasty

Culture of China

Haner language

South China

History of China

Science and technology in China

Mainland China

In the News (Thu 26 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Names of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chinese traditionally positioned the Emperor of China at the center of the world, conceiving of concentric rings that extend from the cultural center to barbaric borderlands.
		The mention of the Chinas in ancient Sanskrit literature, both in the Laws of Manu and in the Mahabhārata, has often been supposed to prove the application of the name before the predominance of the Qin Dynasty.
		The division of North China and South China under the Jinn Dynasty and Song Dynasty weakened the dogma that China should be unified, and it was common for a time to call the politically disparate North and South by different names.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/China_in_world_languages (2278 words)

	China: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		China or Zhongguo (中國) is an ancient cultural and geographic entity in continental East Asia with some offshore islands which is currently divided between the People's Republic of China (governing Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) and the Republic of China (governing Taiwan and several outlying Fujianese islands).
		China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization, and became a large united country with an advanced culture at a very early stage, outpacing the rest of the world in areas like art and science.
		In the east, along the shores of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea are found extensive and densely populated alluvial plains; the shore of the South China Sea is more mountainous and southern China is dominated by hill country and lower mountain ranges.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ch/China.html (1480 words)

	Languages of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chinese language policy in mainland China is heavily influenced by Soviet nationalities policy and officially encourages the development of standard spoken and written languages for each of the nationalities of China.
		Language policy within China is the subject of a number of political controversies mostly having to do with the political status of minority nationalities in China.
		Some critics of the PRC government, such as the Tibetan Government-in-Exile argue that China's official multilingualism is a sham and that social pressures and political efforts result in a policy of sinicization and often term PRC policies cultural genocide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Languages_of_China (940 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		China is the world’s third largest country by area (after Russia and Canada) and the largest by population.
		The climates of China are similar, in their range and distribution, to those of the continental U.S.; temperate climates prevail, with desert and semiarid regions in the W interior and a small area of tropical climate in the extreme SE.
		China’s major environmental problems in the mid-1990s included acid rain, chiefly from the burning of coal as fuel; water pollution from untreated sewage and industrial wastes; misuse of agricultural chemicals; and loss of arable land because of soil erosion and population pressures.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/china.html (6553 words)

	China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		China was one of the earliest centers human civilization and became a large united with an advanced culture at a very stage outpacing most of the world in such as art and science.
		The Palaeozoic formations of China excepting only the part of the Carboniferous system are marine while the Mesozoic and Tertiary deposits are estuarine and freshwater or else of terrestrial origin.
		China Miéville's novel Iron Council is the tumultuous story of the "Perpetual Train." Born from monopolists' greed and dispatched to tame the western lands beyond New Crobuzon, the train is itself the beginnings of an Iron Council formed in the fire...
	www.freeglossary.com /China (1932 words)

	Qwika - similar:China
		China proper refers to the historical heartlands of China in the context of that paradigm which contrasts these heartlands and frontier regions of Outer China (including sections of Inner Asia and other regions).
		Greater China (Traditional Chinese: 大中華地區; Simplified Chinese: 大中华地区; Hanyu Pinyin: Dà Zhōnghuá Dìqū) is a term referring collectively to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and territories administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan), usually in the context of their financial markets and economies.
		Among the scientific accomplishments of China were early seismological detectors, matches, paper, dry docks, sliding calipers, the double-action piston pump, cast iron, the iron plough, the multi-tube seed drill, the...
	www.qwika.com /rels/China (1135 words)

	China, Country history, language religion politics
		China is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations, with a history characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war, and violent
		China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization.
		China's overall population, the largest in the world, is 1.3 billion.
	www.findthelinks.com /countries/china.htm (1763 words)

	China's Transformation – World Socialist Movement
		The economic changes in China can be dated from 1978, and it is useful to divide them into changes in industry and those in agriculture.
		It should be borne in mind that even today China is a predominantly agricultural country and most of the population live in villages rather than towns or cities.
		China is second only to the U.S.A. in terms of attracting overseas investment—£16 billion was invested in 1994.
	www.worldsocialism.org /articles/chinas_transformation.php (878 words)

	World InfoZone - China Information - Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		China has a legacy of beautiful buildings from its past: The Forbidden City, the home of the Emperor with 178 acres of palaces, pavilions and gardens; the Temple of Heaven and many other buildings.
		The population of China is so great that Mandarin is spoken by over fourteen per cent of the people in the world.
		At the moment, the written language is being modified to simplify the characters involved.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=China (730 words)

	CNN.com - China gripped by World Cup mania - May 17, 2002
		China could have the largest number of soccer fans in the world, according to a sports editor at Sina.com
		Such feverish enthusiasm is driving China's team to improve their skills and mental toughness as they train at high altitude in the country's southwestern Yunnan province.
		With Team China playing in the World Cup for the first time, interest in the game is soaring as soccer fans and business enterprises compete for the best seats on the ground and in cyberspace.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/worldcup/05/01/china.mania (505 words)

	china map and map of china information page
		With the end of World War II, the upstart Communists under the leadership of MAO Zedong established a dictatorship that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life, and cost the lives of tens of millions of people.
		China's economy is booming and its influence is growing worldwide.
		Attractions China, the third largest country in the world, offers an endless variety of fulfilling and interesting attractions, including hundreds of ancinet relic sites; countless museums; beautiful and interesting caves, gardens, grottos, lakes, mountains, rivers and waterfalls, as well as timeless monasteries, temples and villages.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/cn.htm (933 words)

	ICT [2005/08/02] 'Voices' seeks to preserve languages
		China has 21.5 percent of the world's population and 8.6 percent of the world's area, but holds a mere 2.6 percent of the world's languages.
		Seventy percent of the world's languages are gathered in only 20 nations, primarily in two zones.
		The issue of language suppression because of economic, social, political and cultural reasons is being examined and how people cope when their language is not given space in the public sphere.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096411318 (665 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| China emerges as global consumer
		China is well ahead of the US in the consumption of goods such as television sets, refrigerators and mobile phones, according to the Washington-based Earth Policy Institute.
		"China's eclipse of the United States as a consumer nation should be seen as another milestone along the path of its evolution as a world economic leader," Lester Brown, the institute's president, said.
		The report said China's massive appetite for goods ranging from grain to platinum had placed it "at the centre of the world raw materials economy".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4272577.stm (527 words)

	CNN.com - China's World Cup ends goalless - June 13, 2002
		The loss means that China failed to scored a goal in any of its three group matches, going down 0-2 to Costa Rica and 0-4 to Brazil.
		A less than impressive World Cup debut for China, but more joy for Turkey who go through to the next round for the first time in their history, beating Costa Rica for the second spot in Group C on goal difference.
		China was reduced to 10 men when defender Shao Jiayi was sent off in the 59th minute, 13 minutes after coming on as a substitute, for a late, reckless challenge from behind.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/worldcup/06/13/china.out/index.html (297 words)

	China Deserves World's Attention: WEF Official
		The summit, held annually in China since 1981, is an event jointly held by the WEF and China Enterprise Confederation.
		Again, if China was to relinquish some of its U.S. dollar foreign reserves holdings, the effect would be significant not just for the United States but for the global economy, said Howell.
		The world needs to know about the problems China is facing, the path China is following, the way China handles its problems, the reasons which underlie China's economic and social choices, and the effects of its decisions on the world, he said.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /2946/2006/09/06/53@135726.htm (607 words)

	China
		China remained largely isolated from the rest of the world's civilizations, closely restricting foreign activities.
		The invasion of Tibet and a perceived rivalry for the leadership of the world Communist movement caused a serious souring of relations between China and the USSR, former allies.
		China is poised to have the world's fourth-largest economy, after the United States, Japan, and Germany.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107411.html (2646 words)

	People's Daily Online -- China, engine of world economic growth
		The world economy is expected to log solid growth, which will be likely to clock in approximately five percent increase in 2006 and 2007, said Rodrigo Rato, chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) while addressing the Brookings Institution, a leading think-tank, on Sept. 5.
		Apart from the "engines" of China and India, Europe and Japan are recovering economically and the areas south of the Sahara Desert in Africa will maintain an economic growth momentum these two years.
		IMF projected the world economic growth at 4.9 percent this year and at 4.7 percent in 2007 in its original April report.
	english.people.com.cn /200609/07/eng20060907_300619.html (251 words)

	World :: China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		China Three Gorges Project Corporation, the builder of the Three Gorges dam, is in talks with Congo about participating in the Grand Inga project, a plan to dam Congo River 225 km downstream of capital Kinshasa.
		China's rapidly rising demand for energy is stoking anxiety in Washington that there is not enough oil in the world to satisfy the appetites both of America's 300 million gas-guzzling citizens and of 1.3 billion Chinese.
		China is set to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to Beijing to mend soured ties and prevent further provocations by its communist ally, a news report said Sunday, amid fears the North might test a nuclear bomb.
	chinadigitaltimes.net /world (8154 words)

	Amazon.com: The World's Major Languages: Books: Bernard Comrie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Language Universals and Linguistic Typology: Syntax and Morphology by Bernard Comrie
		One of the best books on languages, "The World's Major Languages," is a must have for all those who want to undertand the complexity and origins of many of the world's major languages.
		There are chapters on most of the important languages of the world, as well as some of the language families that include these languages.
	www.amazon.com /Worlds-Major-Languages-Bernard-Comrie/dp/0195065115 (2133 words)

	Study Abroad in China and Learn Chinese Language in Beijing - Courses and programs at Universities and Language Schools ...
		WLE's leading Chinese Language immersion programs are specially designed to provide the most comprehensive and balanced curriculum, combining class instruction with free after-class language tuition, language exchange with native speakers, and electives.
		The lectures are presented by business professors from China's leading business university, and the seminars and field trips are provided by a wide cross-section of China's expatriate and business community whom are senior representatives of foreign multinational corporations and small businesses.
		The Chinese Language component is taught by native speakers who are experienced and qualified, and hold a degree in teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
	www.study-in-china.com (923 words)

	Study Languages Abroad in Spain, France, Italy, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Germany and UK.
		World Link Education (WLE) is an international organization that offers quality language immersion programs around the world.
		World Link Education offers unique and affordable programs to persons worldwide wishing to study in Beijing, China.
		Study English in the UK with WLE and be immersed in the English language, culture and the English way of life.
	www.worldlink-education.com (345 words)

	BBC World Service \| chinas_world
		In a special series of programmes entitled China's World, BBC World Service explores the complex image of contemporary China.
		Beginning on Monday 7 March 2005, BBC World Service radio broadcast a season of exciting and diverse programmes from the UK and China itself.
		There will be a range of BBC programmes focusing on the country with the world's biggest population.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/specials/142_chinas_world/index.shtml (90 words)

	CNN.com - Seven-goal China in World Cup exit - Nov 17, 2004
		GUANGZHOU, China -- Coach Arie Haan faces the axe after China suffered a devastating exit from Asian World Cup qualifying on Wednesday despite thrashing Hong Kong 7-0.
		China will rue a second-half penalty miss by Zheng Zhi, tipped around the post by Hong Kong's livewire 'keeper Fan Chun-yip, which could have taken them to the final qualifying round.
		China's players were in tears, however, with several sobbing as they boarded the team bus after the match.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/11/17/world.korea/index.html (578 words)

	China: History In Detail
		The Qin Dynasty left a legacy of a centralized and bureaucratic state that would be carried onto successive dynasties.
		Note that the title of Ziying was "king of Qin" to reflect the fact that Qin no longer controlled the whole of China.
		Although the Qin Dynasty was short-lived, its legalist rule had a deep impact on later dynasties in China.
	ariellegabriel.tripod.com /id514.html (958 words)

	China Pen Pals and Penfriends
		Our service contains various international free penpal photo ads from all over the world but this page gives you an unique chance to meet young female and male pen pals and penfriends from beautiful China.
		In the western news media, "China" is commonly used to refer to the People's Republic of China or mainland China, while "Taiwan" is used to refer to the Republic of China.
		(See also: China in world languages) China contains a large variety in landscapes, with mostly plateaux and mountains in the west, and lower lands on the east.
	penpalsite.com /china-penpals.htm (841 words)

	Ethnologue, Languages of the World
		Over 12,000 citations spanning 70 years of SIL International's language research in over 1,000 languages.
		Books about languages and cultures of the world for education, research, and reference.
		Computer resources including an extensive library for language researchers and software tools and fonts.
	www.sil.org /ethnologue/countries/Chin.html (74 words)

	Ethnologue report for China
		Samtao of Myanmar and China is not intelligible with Blang, but is closely related to Blang and Wa.
		Covers all of mainland China north of the Changjiang River, a belt south of the Changjiang from Qiujiang (Jiangxi) to Zhenjiang (Jiangsu), Hubei except the southeastern corner, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, the northwestern part of Guangxi, and the northwestern corner of Hunan.
		Their language has an Oghuz Turkic base, has taken on a medieval Chaghatay Turkic stratum through Central Asian contacts and finally acquired a stratum of features from local languages.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=China (8374 words)

	WORLD LANGUAGES COLLECTION
		The World Language Center is located on the second floor of the Greenwich Library.
		The library also has Chinese language movies in both VHS and DVD formats.
		www.french-times.com -- An English language newspaper covering France and the rest of the world.
	www.greenwichlibrary.org /worldlang.htm (848 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)