China Past and Present Instructor: David Sena Teaching Assistant: Yuan FENG Dongguan Mosque Xining, Qinghai Province Tea harvest, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province Shanghai cityscape Monk, Shaolin Temple Henan Province Mural in McDonalds restaurant Shanghai Shenzhen, Guangdong Province Shanghai Bund Chinese oil rig People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers Military street barricade, 2008 Lhasa, Tibet Chinese aircraft carrier, Shi Lang 2008 Olympic Games Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Beijing Monks at billiard table Jinghong, Yunan Province Vice Presidents Xi Jinping and Joseph Biden August 2011 First edition (lacks final chapter) 1.Syllabus 2.Schedule 3.Course website 4.Pronunciation guide A few years later, Emperor Xiaowen decided to transform his state into a true Chinese dynasty on the model of Han and Jin. In the 490's he moved the capital more than 300 miles to the ruins of Luoyang and built a splendid new city there; he gave Chinese surnames to the Xianbei, taking the name Yuan for the imperial house. A few years later, Emperor Xiaowen decided to transform his state into a true Chinese dynasty on the model of Han and Jin. In the 490's he moved the capital more than 300 miles to the ruins of Luoyang and built a splendid new city there; he gave Chinese surnames to the Xianbei, taking the name Yuan for the imperial house. 北京 Beijing romanization Pinyin Chinese personal names Sun Zhongshan Mao Zedong Chinese personal names Sun Zhongshan family name Mao Zedong Chinese personal names Sun Zhongshan family name given name Mao Zedong Pronunciation guide on Course website Pinyin Pronunciation c ts in its or tsetse cao q ch in chicken qin x sh in hush xian zh j in jump zheng e uh in duh de u oo in boo nu i i in chirp (after z, zh, c, ch, s, shi sh or r i ee in peep (after all others) ji .