Report for China and Australia
China and Australia like sun and moon, they have different things and also have many similar features, you can not say which country is more beautiful and which country is better, but you can choose which country will make your more comfortable. Today I will introduce some similarities and differences of these two countries.
The longer I live in Australia the more I find that these countries have a lot more in common. First of all, In China, everybody knows that China map’ s outline looks like a hen and when I first time saw the map of Australia, the outline looks like a hen too, although before you see this, you need to turn the map around. Australia is a large country and has a complicated geography, likewise, China has a vast land and has a variety of geography, for example, plain, desert, marsh and hill, so the both has similar climates
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Likewise in China and Australia people share the same eating custom of eating three meals every day. Of course, if you are lazy person, you only have one meal a day. Maybe a big hamburger!
In China and Australia the education system is also similar. For example kinder garden, primary school, high school and university are all similar. Usually the children need to study for 9 years and then you can leave school, when you study in primary school and high school, the students do not pay the tuition, this policy is easy to Australia government but it is very difficult to China, because in China have more twenty times the total of number students .
When I study here for half a year, I found a lot of differences between China and Australia. The first one is the official language, Chinese speak Chinese, but Australian speak English, sometimes I envy them, because they do not need to learn English. Especially the young children as they speak and write better English than me. Although, location is different between China and Australia. China is an ancient country and the biggest the eastern country in the northern hemisphere. Similarly Australia is a big island country in the southern hemisphere. In Australia one of the biggest celebrations is the Solar New year, Australians celebrate the New Year on the first of January and every family will eat turkey that is like big chicken. Chinese New Year is the lunar New Year, we like to set off the firecrackers to celebrate the New Year and we enjoy eating fish and wishing good luck for the next year. One other thing that is very different, China has a 1.4 billion population, In contrast, Australian population is 22 million, and so when you drive a car in Adelaide, you do not have a chance to meet traffic jam, this is a pity for Australian. Because you will lost a good chance to check your endurance. However I enjoy that when I take bus and catch tram, I always can find a seat to sit down. In China, if I am very lucky, I can find a space to stand. Even though the Chinese with Australia have different eating habits. For example, Chinese really enjoy eat chicken feet and pig feet, but Australians never choose this style food to enjoy. Australian like boil vegetables and BBQ, on the other hand, in Australia everybody has a very simple lunch, only a small sandwich.
Certainly, I was born in China, I really love my country’s landscape. Australia also has a beautiful country side.
These are just some of the comparisons and contrast between our two countries which I have found interesting. I like and try to understand both.
