China

I'm choosing the People's Republic of China (generally known China) as my country for my MDG. China's economy amazed me because they're still a developing country yet their economy is exponentially growing ever since the economic reforms in 1978. Under successful years of administration, 150 million peasants were pulled out of poverty. China’s economy today was different from the past decades. It has moved from a centrally planned system that isolated itself from international trade and moved on to a market-oriented economy.

Culture can be understood by a countries daily life, sports and recreation. In China, many people come together at dawn to practice tai chi. China excelled at the 2004 summer games with 63 medals. Everything relating to recreation in China amazes me. From acrobatics to kung-fu, many of the finest people in American cinematography came from China surpassing the humanly borderline with their unimaginable stunts. Martial arts whose origin dates back two thousand years ago where bandits and warlords fought each other is now being used for entertainment, is weird to me and raises my eyebrow.

Music and dance are one of the oldest forms of art in China. Historical narration in China is unsurpassable by any other country. The most educated of the Chinese back in the day boasted great competence in calligraphy and painting which is rivalled by each other in visual arts. Calligraphy shows that the Chinese are quite fond of their written characters. Paintings are often fused with beautifully written poetry. Calligraphy is cherished for its aesthetic qualities of balance, energy and strength.