Showcase China

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Showcase China And The Beijing Olympics
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All About China
Amazing Facts About China!!
Bamboo is a fast growing plant and can grow up to
one metre a day. The great wall of China was
built over 2 and a half thousand years ago and is
more than 5,000 km long.
The Map Of China
( isn't it fascinating!!!)
Population Of China
1.3 billion people live in China which is one
fifth of the worlds population!!
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All About China
The most popular food in
China are dumplings and noodles.
Inside dumplings can be duck yolk, meat,
vegetables etc
Chinese Mascots
Beibei (blue) represents fish and the blue
Olympic ring. Jingjing (black) represents the
Chinese panda and the black Olympic
ring. Haunhaun (red) represents the Olympic flame
and the red Olympic ring. Yingying (orange)
represents the Tibetan antelope and the yellow
Olympic ring. Nini (green) represents the swallow
and the green Olympic ring.
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Did You Know
Great Wall Of China
Over 2 and a half thousand years ago, The Great

Wall Of China was built. Reaching over
5,000 Km
long it is an extremely popular landmark to
visit in
China. It was built by emperor Qin Shi huangdi.
He
was the first emperor of china. He built the
wall for
protection from the evil enemies lurking
about in china.
Forbidden City
The forbidden city is located in the centre of
Beijing. It is rectangular shaped and covers 74
hectares. The forbidden city is surrounded by a 6
metre deep moat and a 10 metre high wall. Since
yellow is the symbol of the royal family the
roofs are built with yellow glazed tiles.
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History of the Olympics
2008
2004
2000
1996
1992
1988
1984
1980
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The Closing Ceremony
In Beijing on the 22.08.08 the Olympics finished
for another four years. The Olympics were amazing
and the closing ceremony was great with all its
beautiful fireworks!!! It was being watched by
thousands in the audients and by millions more on
the TV. The torch was put out by an extinguisher
and was carried away to London for the next
Olympic games.
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History Of The Olympics
The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of
five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow,
black, green, and red on a white background. The
five Olympic rings represent the five continents
and were designed in 1913. They were designed by
Baron Pierre De Coubertin. The reason that the
rings are linked is because the five continents
are being brought together to the Olympics!
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History Of The Olympics
The Olympics were created in Greece to help the
soldiers stay strong and in shape while not at
war with events such as shot-put. People were
trained as human cannons .Pole-vault and high
jump helped people get over large walls
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Beijing, Host Of The 2008 Olympics
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is a great place to relax and
enjoy nature. The Palace was built the 12
century. It was built as an imperial palace It
covers the area of 304 hectares. The water and
hill sceneries look awesome next to the palace.
Map of Beijing
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Beijing, Host Of The 2008 Olympics
The Temple Of Heaven
The Temple of heaven is located in the southern
part of china. It is Beijing's largest existing
complex of sacrificial buildings. Covering the
area of 273 hectares, this lovely tourist
attraction is great for wedding anniversaries or
honeymoons. Highly recommended to visit for a
nice peaceful holiday.
Map Of China
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High Jump
The high jump technique has changed more than any
other track or field event since the 1896 Athens
games. Jumpers have jumped over feet first and
head first belly down. Competers now enjoy
jumping head first belly up. High jumpers must
remain calm as later rounds put on pressure.
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Netball
Netball is a non-contact sport similar to
basketball. Netball was created when a gym
teacher at a high school misunderstood the rules
of basketball. There are seven players in a
netball team and seven different positions such
as, centre, goal shoot, goal keep, wing attack,
wing defence, goal attack, and goal defence.
Netball positions
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Discus
Originally made of stone, later discuses were
made of bronze, iron, or lead. The ancient discus
looked a lot like the ones used today. It weighed
between 1.3 and 6.6 kilograms and was anywhere
from 17 to 32 centimetres in diameter. Boys threw
a different, smaller discus than the men. Though
it was not used as a weapon in war, the discus
has a reputation for being an instrument of
accidental death in mythology.
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Tom Ashley
Thomas John Mitchell Ashley (born 11 February
1984 In Auckland ) is a sailor from New Zealand ,
who won the gold medal in the mens sailboard
event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he also won
the 2008 RSX World Championships . He is the
Olympic champion and the 2008 World
champion. Ashley placed 2nd two years previous at
the 2006 World Championships. During the event
the top-10 sailors were selected to sail the
final race, called the medal race. Before the
start of the medal race Ashley was in first
position, only one point in front of Casper
Bouman from the Netherlands. Bouman finished
second in the medal race, one position in front
of Ashley. Both sailors then had the same points
(23), but Bouman was crowned as the World
champion thanks to his better position during the
medal race. Tom went to Kings Prep in Auckland.
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Mahe Drysdale
Alexander Mahe Owens Drysdale (born November 19,
1978) is a New Zealand rower and three-time World
Champion single sculler. Born in Melbourne,
Australia, Drysdale began rowing at university at
the age of 18. He gave up rowing to concentrate
on his studies, but began rowing again after
watching fellow New Zealander Rob Waddell win
gold at the 2000 Olympic Games.
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