April 13th Social Studies Scribe Post
Today in Social Studies we had homework on China. We had to answer 11 questions on different people and happenings.After 1949 became a communist state. A communist state is when the government has control over the economy and society as a whole. The government also allows little or no private ownership of property. Did you know that in 1989 students called for a democracy in Tiananmen square, but as a result the government sent in tanks and troops. This killed hundreds of of people and thousands were arrested. Because of this many countries around the world criticized the Chinese leaders on their human rights. Some reasons were that was the right to have freedom of speech. After the death of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping brought many reforms to China like the fact that he gave more economic freedom to the people and he wanted to make China a more open country. Some leaders live in exile which means he or she is forced not to live in their country because of their political beliefs. An example of a leader living in exile is Dalai Lama. He was the Buddhist leader of Tibet who now lives in India. The Chinese are known for their type of writing that is called calligraphy. This is a type of writing that uses symbols for words. Plus many cooks in China use the stir-fry method of cooking. This is the process of quickly cooking food with little oil over veryhigh heat. Many of China’s cities are growing rapidly in population. This is because many of the farmers are moving to the big cities on the East coast.
