OverviewTheredcolouroftheNationalFlagofthePRCsymbolizesrevolutionandtheyellowcolourofthestarsthegoldenbrilliantraysradiatingfromthevastredland、ThedesignoffoursmallerstarssurroundingabiggeronesignifiestheunityoftheChinesepeopleundertheleadershipofthemunistPartyofChina(CPC)、Chinaisacountryofvariedtopographicalfeatureswithhighlandsinthewestandplainsintheeast、Mountainouslandandveryroughterrainsmakeupabout67%ofChineseterritory,basinsandplainsabout33%、ThefirstprimitivemanknowntohaveexistedinChinaisYuanmouMan,wholivedabout1、7millionyearsago、PekingMan,whoexistedmorethan600,000yearsagoatZhoukoudian,inthevicinityofmodernBeijing,couldwalkupright,makeandusesimpletools,andmakeuseoffire、Equality,unity,andmonprosperityarethebasicprinciplesoftheChinesegovernmentinhandlingtherelationsbetweenethnicgroups、PRC————People’srepublicofChina————中华人民共与国CPPCC———ChinesePeople’sPoliticalconsultativeConference———中国人民政治协商会议CPC——munistPartyofChina——中国共产党NPC——NationalPeople’sCongress——全国人民代表大会《义勇军进行曲》:MarchoftheVolunteers京杭大运河:theGrandCanalbetweenBeijingandHangzhou炎黄子孙:descendantsofYanandHuang特别行政区:specialadministrativeregion一国两制:onecountry,twosystemsLocatedintheeastoftheAsiancontinent,onthewesternshoreofthePacificOcean,thePRChasalandareaofabout9、6millionsquarekilometers,andisthethirdlargestcountryintheworld,nextonlytoRussiaandCanada、Chinaisacountryofvariedtopographicalfeatureswithhighlandsinthewestandplainsintheeast、Mountainouslandandveryroughterrainsmakeupabout67%ofChineseterritory,basinsandplainsabout33%、MostofChinaliesinthenorthtemperatezone,characterizedbyawarmclimateanddistinctiveseasons,aclimatewellsuitedforhabitation、Chapter1Thephilosophyinthepre-Qintimeswasmarkedbytheemergenceofvariousancientphilosophyviews、ThemostinfluentialschoolswereConfucianism,Taoism,MohismandLegalism、AncientChinesephilosopherssharesomemonfeaturessuchastheirstressonspiritualexistence,practice,morality,harmonyandintuition、Chineseethicsandmoralityfocusesmoreonharmony,collectivismandspirituallife、China