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Human-Environment Interaction

The chinese people lived in houses called thatched houses or thatched cottages.In the northern parts of china, the people that live there use tile, concrete, & stone to keep warm in the cold winters. In the southern parts of China the people use wood, brick, & woven bamboo. Home

The chinese clothing started with the Han Chinese Clothing or silk robe. The silk robe refers to the historical dress of the Han Chinese people, but now it has evolved. Now with the the silk robe, they added new designs to the silk robe.

The main fod in china is rice, wine(made from rice), millit, corn, sorghum, potatos, soybeans, barley, oats, buck wheat, feild peas, & beans. In the mid 1940s, China's farmers planted crops on about 145 million hectares(100 acres). 80% of the feild was sown with grain. 5% is oilseed & fruit. 3% is vegetables. 2% is fiber crops. 0.5% surgar crops.

Fun Facts! Ice cream was made in china. It was made in 2000BC. Ice cream (back then) was a soft milk, rice, & snow mixture.

The chinese year is based on the cycles of the moon. This is called the lunar schedule. A complete cycle of the chinese calendar takes 60 U.S.A years. This chinese calendar goes back to 2600BC. This is the oldest calendar known to man.