ChinHuh?

What have I been taught about China? Honestly, over the years probably alot. How much have a retained? Now There is the real question, unfortunately with a pessimistic answer. UNTIL RECENTLY in this class called China Mojo, heard of it? With my handy texts Postcards from Tomorrow Square and Country Driving in addition in to in class films but we will start from before that.

Through some series of events I do know these things about China:

China and Google Don't get along.


History class has taught me the Great Wall's original purpose was to keep out those gosh darned barbarians from Mongolia.It was built by slave labor right? and they tossed anyone who died while making it into the foundation.


Or maybe that was South Park...


Jackie Chan comes no where near Bruce lee



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The only other thing I know about is Tienanmen Square. In the eighties the government didn't take to kindly to protestors and decided to shoot a few...hundred.
Tank Man became the symbol for the protests as he stood alone blocking tanks on their way to crowd "control".

The only other important thing I know is the overpopulation issue they have, and the laws limit you to only having one child. The Chinese people pray for sons to carry on the name and make the moolah. I've read somewhere in the old days when a couple had a daughter they didn't want, they would leave the baby up in the mountains...The law still exists.

Most of the things I know of China aren't of the culture its what either the Media or a Teacher tells me...

Things I want to know:
Chinese food in America, is it the same in China?
What the Chinese know about us? Is it only what the media portrays?
I know media is censored and Government controlled, but to what extent?


As you can see I know nothing.