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INTRODUCTION TO THE ASIAN
CONTINENT
EAST ASIA (China, Japan, South Korea
and Taiwan)
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CONTINENT
• the largest of all continents
• area of about 44 million
square kilometers
• the continent of extremes -
the highest mountains as
well as the largest stretches
of lowlands
• extremely cold
temperatures vs. extremely
hot temperatures
• very wet areas and very dry
areas

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CONTINENT
• heavily populated vs.
the most thinly
populated areas in the
world

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East Asia
• Eastern Asia encompasses the densely

populated eastern half of China with Hong
Kong, Macau and Taiwan, together with
Korean peninsula and the island state of
Japan.

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Climate in Eastern Asia
• variety of climates.
• bitter cold of the polar
north;
• the hot, dry desert
environment of the
center and southwest;
• and the hot, humid
conditions of the
tropical south.

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China
• China mountainous in the
west is oriented toward the
valleys of three great rivers:
• (1) The ‘Huang He’ or
‘Yellow River’, flowing into
the Yellow Sea south of
Tianjin.
• (2) The ‘Chang Jiang’ or’
Yangtze’, emptying into the
East China Sea near
Shanghai.
• (3) The ‘Xi Jiang’, flowing
into the South China Sea
near Guangzhou.
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The most famous
mountains
include
Huangshan
Mountain in
Anhui, famed for
its spectacular
rocks, odd-
shaped pines,
hot springs and
sea of clouds; the
renowned Five
Sacred
Mountains,
Taishan Mountain
in Shandong,
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CHINA and its Important Places
• China is also known as The People’s Republic of China.
• Capital city: Beijing (BJS)
• National Airline: Air China International Corporation
(CA)
• Important Airports:
• Beijing International Airport (BJS)
• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
• Kumming International Airport (KMG)

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• Tiananmen Square
Situated in the heart of
Beijing, this square covers
100 acres. In the centre is
Chairman Mao’s
Mausoleum in which
joining a long queue with
tourists can view his body.

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The Forbidden City

Once the Imperial Palace of
the Ming and Qing dynasties,
the area forbidden to the
ordinary people, hence its
name. It houses some
Priceless collections of
antiques.
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Summer Palace
Once the summer retreat
Of the Imperial family, the
summer Palace is set in a
park about four times the
size of the Forbidden City.
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The Great Wall of China

• was built 2000 years
ago and is one of the
great wonders of the
world.
• be visited from Beijing
on a day tour that
allows time to
climb the wall.

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The Yangtze River

The third longest river in
the world, cruises
operates on the river in
several places.

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Shanghai
The famous port city of
the past is now a
sprawling city covering
some 6000 km with a
population of over 12
million people, situated
where the Huangpu and
Yangtze River flow into East
China Sea.
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China Culture - Curiosities
• Skin Deep: Chinese
Minority Tattoo Culture
Girls from the Drung ethnic minority had their faces tattooed when they turned
12 or 13 as a symbol of maturity. There are different explanations as to why the
women tattoo their faces. Some people say that the Drungs consider a tattooed
woman more beautiful and will not marry a woman without tattoos on her face.

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The 100-Family Meal of Dai
• During important festivals, every family in Lujiang and Nanhu
will contribute one or two dishes for a huge banquet.
• Records indicate that over 1,000 families provided 1,500 bags
of rice and 3,000 dishes. The 100-family meal, which is like a
buffet, became the 1,000-family meal. It promoted
communication and friendship among villagers who used the
occasion to express their common desire to be prosperous.

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Fish-Skin Clothes
• ethnic group in North China that lives by hunting and

fishing
• used to wear clothing made of fish skins and used
dogs for hunting, earning the titles of Yupi Tribe (Fish
Skin Tribe)

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The Hanging Coffin
• hanging coffin is a
unique funeral and
sacrifice custom of the
minority groups in
southern China.
• People put the bodies
of their ancestors into
wooden coffins that
were later placed in
caves of precipitous
cliffsides.
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Good Bye China

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Hong Kong & Macau
• The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong
consists of Hong Kong island, Kowloon
Peninsula and a section known as New
Territories. Nearby is the Portuguese
administered Macau. Both Hong Kong and
Macau have since returned to China
respectively in 1997 and for latter 1999.

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HONG KONG and it’s important places
• Capital city: Hong Kong Island
• National Airline: Cathay Pacific (CX) Hong Kong
based.
• Important Airport:
• Hong Kong International Airport - HKG

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Ocean Park
Ocean Park is Asia’s largest
oceanarium with
performance of dolphins
and killer whales. Its cable
car affords breathtaking
view rocky coastline and the
South China Sea. There is a
Reef Aquarium contains
30,000 species of tropical
fishes.
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Harbor Cruises
Cruises of different
lengths and at various
times of the day are
available. A customer can
take a dinner cruise, a
sunset cruise, morning or
afternoon cruise which all
visit different areas of the
harbor.
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Kowloon
The shopping paradise of
the east with a large
percentage of Indian- runs
shops.

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Hong Kong Island
The Peak Tram is a old
resorted tram that carries
tourists up to Victoria
Peak providing
magnificent views.
Victoria Peak can also be
reached by car or coach.

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Repulse Bay
The home of many of the
original refugees from
China, a large number of
these people live their
lives on junk boats and
never set foot on the land.

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Hong Kong Disneyland
The Disneyland of
Anaheim (Los Angeles)
was opened in ‘2005 in
Hong Kong, targeted for
the mainland China
market and around its
Asia regions.

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Avantgarde-Inspiring Boutique Hotels
Hotel LKF by Rhombus Hotel Panorama by
(Lan Kwai Fong) Rhombus, Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong grown cha chaan teng
• The Hong Kong grown cha chaan teng, which
translates to “tea restaurant,” is a casual dining
restaurant
• Popular Hong Kong drinks include Hong Kong style

milk tea (a very strong mixture of teas (Chinese tea
and English Breakfast, usually) with evaporated milk
and sugar), yin yang (half coffee, half Hong Kong style
milk tea) and hot Coca-Cola with lemon (an
accquired taste, but apparently very good for colds).
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Macau and it’s important places
Has a reputation for gambling, horse racing centre and night life, its name the
‘Monte Carlo of the Far East’
• Capital city: -
• National Airline: Air Macau (NX)
• Important airports:
• Macau International Airport – (MFM)

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Romantic Hotels Macau
Hotel Pousada de Sao The Venetian Macao
Tiago Resort

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Japan
• Japan - four large islands: Hokkaido, Honshu
(being the largest) and Shikoku and Kyushu.
Most of the country is mountainous, with flat
land limited to few lowland plains. Many of
the mountains are volcanoes, the most
famous being Mount Fuji, near Tokyo.

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JAPAN and its Important Places
Pearl of the Orient
• Capital City: Tokyo
• National Airline: Japan Airlines (JAL) and All
Nippon Airways (ANA)
• Narita Airport (Tokyo) -NRT
• Central Japan Airport (Nagoya) - NGO
• Kansai Airport (Osaka) - UKY

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Tokyo
Tokyo has a wide range of

attractions, from Imperial
Palace to the Meiji Shrine.
Shinjuku, the city centre,
is bustling shopping and
entertainment area.
Akasaka is the geisha
district, a centre for
expensive nightlife and
restaurant.
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Tokyo Disneyland
The Japanese version of
Anaheim (Los Angeles)
Disneyland

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Kyoto
This former capital was
built in traditional Chinese
style in the first century
and retains many places of
interest. Kyoto is also
famous for its many fine
arts and crafts including fine
work porcelain and lacquer-
ware.
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima, on the island
of Honshu, is the city on
which an atomic bomb
was dropped in World
War II, Visit the Peace
Park, the Cenotaph for the
Victims, and the Atomic
Bomb Memorial.

Hokkaido
Japan’s most northern
island, with its vast rural
areas producing a wide
range of diary products.
Hokkaido is popular for
skiing in winter and for the
Snow Festival held each
year in early February. The
enormous magnificent ice
sculptures are well worth a
visit.

„Ryokan“-traditional Japanese Hotels
Japanese style Hotels are a unique experience.
On arrival guests are given kimonos and rooms
Are decked out in traditional Japanese style
complete with paper sliding doors and Japanese
bathtubs.

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„Ryokan“
Okami, the traditional

manager of a ryokan
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Japanese Food
• bowl of rice (gohan), a bowl of miso soup
(miso shiru), pickled vegetables (tsukemono)
and fish or meat
• several kinds of noodles (udon, soba and
ramen)
• wide variety of fish, squid, octopus, eel, and
shellfish appear in all kinds of dishes from
sushi to tempura.

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Taiwan
seafarers from far off Portugal set the first
western eyes upon this tear-shaped Island in the
South China Seas they declared it to be Ilha Formosa,
the Beautiful Isle.
Taiwan is a chain of islands from Japan in the north to
the Philippines in the south -west. It lies on major air
and sea transportation routes in the western Pacific
Ocean.

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Taiwan
• Taiwan is known for its mountain features from the

north to the south of the island. These hard rock
mountains had developed from series of volcanic
activities during the passé centuries. Nearly 200 of
the island's peaks rise 3,000 meters or more in
altitude, with Yu Shan (Mount Jade) being the
highest peak at 3,952 meters

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TAIWAN and its Important Places
• Capital city: Taipei (TPE)
• National Airline: China Airlines (CI)
• Important airports:
• Kaohsiung International Airport – KHH
• Tainan - TNN
• Taipei Chiang Kai Shek International Airport –
TPE
• Taipei Songshan Airport - TSA

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Chiang Kai Shek Memorial

Hall
This hall in Taipei honors
the nation’s late general
and president.

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National Palace Museum

This museum houses the
world’s largest and most
priceless collection of
600, 000 pieces of Chinese
art treasures, much of which
was brought over from
Beijing’s Forbidden City
when the Taiwan’s leaders
fled the mainland China.
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LungShan Temple
The most notable historic
250 years old temple, built
to dedicated to Kuan Yin,
the Goddess of Mercy.

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LungShan Temple
The most notable historic
250 years old temple, built
to dedicated to Kuan Yin,
the Goddess of Mercy.

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B&B Taiwan or special themed Hotels
Hello Kitty Hotel Laurel Villa - Nantou

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Special dishes in Taiwan
• chicken feet
• stinky tofu
• duck tongue
• blood on a stick
• oyster omelet
• sun cakes
• 1000 year old eggs
• monkey brain

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North and South Korea
Korea lies adjacent to China and Japan.
The Tuman-gang river to the east serves as a natural
border with Russia. The west coast of the Korean
Peninsula is bounded by the Korea Bay to the north
and the Yellow Sea to the south; the east coast is
bounded by the East Sea

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SOUTH KOREA and its Important Places
• Capital city: SEOUL (SEL)

• National Airline: Korean Air (KE)
• Incheon International Airport – ICN

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Seoul
• capital of Korea since the fourteenth century, historically
surrounded by nine gates
• Changdokkung Palace is noted for its huge and remarkable
Piwon, a beautiful Secret Garden adjoining the Palace.
• Namdaemun Gate (the Great South Gate) and Tongdaemun
Gate (the Great East Gate
• The Itaewon district, which includes underground complexes,
is the city’s major shopping area.
• Namsan Mountain in the centre of the city.

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Panmunjom
Situated on the border with
North Korea, the treaty
agreement that ended the
Korean War was signed here in
July 1953. Therefore, the
Republic of South Korea shares
a common border with the
Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea to the north and a
demilitarized zone separates
the two countries.

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Suwon
The Korean Folk Village of
Suwon is an authentic
functioning community of
an era. Tourists are able to
observe the people
making authentic artifacts
and in traditional national
dress.

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Kyongju
In ancient times, it was
one of the six largest cities
in the world. Burial
mounds, tombs, temples,
and a national museum
are the attractions here.

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Pusan
Pusan is Korea’s largest
seaport on the south
coast. The area has
popular beach and hot
spring resorts.

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Special Accomodations
Eco Tourism in Korean Jeju Island Hyatt Regency
Wetland
Bugok Hot Spring Tourist
Resort

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Korean meal "is called "Hanjoungshik“
(grilled fish, steamed short ribs, and other meat and vegetable dishes with
steamed rice, soup and "kimchi“)
• the products of the sea, the field and the mountain

• foods are very special, exotic and particular
• Spiceness
• basic seasonings-red pepper, green onion, soy
sauce, bean paste, garlic, ginger, sesame, mustard,
vinegar, wine
• cabbage "kimchi"
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BYE,BYE
EAST ASIA
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INTRODUCTION TO THE ASIAN

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• Eastern Asia encompasses the densely

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The Forbidden City

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The Great Wall of China

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The Yangtze River

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• ethnic group in North China that lives by hunting and

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• Popular Hong Kong drinks include Hong Kong style

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Tokyo has a wide range of

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Okami, the traditional

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• Taiwan is known for its mountain features from the

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Chiang Kai Shek Memorial

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National Palace Museum

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• Capital city: SEOUL (SEL)

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