Cultural Resume : Chinese Culture

China is the 3rd largest country in the world, with a total area of approximately 22,117 km. Located in Eastern Asia, between North Korea and Vietnam, it is bordered by a total of 15 countries, and has access to three seas, the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and South China Sea, and the Korea Bay.

In English China is official called “People’s Republic of China” https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html and in Chinese “Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo” https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html.

China has a long and mysterious history of almost five thousand years. China can trace her culture back to a blend of small original tribes which have expanded until they became the great country we have today. Each rise and fall of a dynasty created new leaders, new laws, new rules, and usually new expansion. Chinese history is that of alternating periods of political unity and disunity. The rise and fall of many dynasties created a rocky path in Chinas

China has the largest population of any country on our planet Earth, with more than 1.35 billion people.

There are about 195 countries worldwide, yet if one were to be questioned about any one specific culture, they would not be able to answer. As already known, the United States is a country of immigrants. It could be described as “a ‘melting pot’ in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct ‘flavors’ to American culture” (Zimmermann, 2017). One of the most distinct cultures that have entered America would have to be the Chinese culture. China is a unique country in itself yet with so much to learn, it is safe to say that the average person would not know a small fraction of what makes up the Chinese culture. China, as every other country, is unique due to its tourism, customs, family life, and its government.

China has become a rather multinational country within itself and former separated regions due to the Qing Dynasty taking over and having a rather successful reign from 1644 to 1911. The Qing Dynasty were the ones to add several regions to China including Taiwan, Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. This was a huge step, even though there was trouble with the merger of these realms it turned out to be a good thing for many of these regions and China as well after all the dust settled. One of the biggest difficulties was the language barrier between these regions, the inability to understand one another always creates hardships. The Qing allowed the people of the regions they ended up taking over to keep many of their cultures to try to make it easier for the new realms to accept the Qing. There was of course many people that didn’t accept the Qing’s rule and they created groups and brotherhoods against the Qing including the well-known at the time Heaven and Earth Society. The effects of what the Qing Dynasty had done by combining many of the realms in the area and bringing its people together, even though many fought the merger have made China the large and diverse Asian country it has become today.

My family originated from China. China is located in Southeast Asia, bordering India, Russia, Afghanistan, and other countries. China is the third largest country after Canada and Russia. However, China is the world 's most populated country with the population of 1.357 billion. The official language spoken in Mainland China is Mandarin. However, there are seven main dialects in China including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Wu, Min, Xiang, and Gan.

To a great extent the European imperialism undermined Chinese culture, Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest cultures, around thousands of years old. The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographic region in which eastern Asia with customs and traditions varying, greatly between provinces, cities, and even towns as well. About 1.4 billion people live in China, with each community creating their own culture.

At the core of any nation’s culture are its religious beliefs. In China there are the “Three Jewels” Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, as described in Lopez (1996). There are small numbers of people practicing other religions such as Christianity and Islam, but these are the three dominant beliefs of the region. While they are separate in content, they have coexisted for several thousand years. Lopez (1996) goes on to say, “Historical precedent and popular parlance attest to the importance of this threefold division for understanding Chinese culture…Buddhism is the sun, Daoism the moon, and Confucianism the five planets…suggesting that although they remain separate, they also coexist as equally indispensable phenomena of the natural world.” Each belief system stands alone, and at the same time needs the other(s).

Now I’ll tell you about the geography of China. On the east of China there are two bodies of water, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. Then in the Southeast corner of China there is the South China Sea. In the Southwest corner is India. Sharing with India on its borders there is the Himalaya Mt. and within them is Mt. Everest which is one of the biggest mountains in the world. Coming from the east, the Yangzi River flows in and stops right around the center of China. Above it is the Huang He River that flows on the same direction the Yangzi River does. The top center of China is the Gobi Desert. There are many more geography than this but here are just some that I chose to talk about.

China, or People’s Republic of China, is a sovereign state located in East Asia. China spans 9.6 million kilometers making it the second largest country by land, only surpassed by Russia with 17.8 million kilometers. China is the most populated country on the planet with 1.35 billion people. Rich with history and tradition that goes back to ancient civilization, China has risen and fallen in power many times over. Within the last 30 years, China has become a dominant global leader once again and this has surprised many analysts due to their rapid success.

Chinese culture is truly one of the great civilization our world has come across. It boasts a vast geographic expanse, over 4000 years of written history, as well as a rich and profound traditional society. Many aspects of Chinese civilization can be traced back many centuries. It is so diverse and unique, yet harmoniously blended, and presents itself a priceless benefit to the world.

China has about five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. Also, the Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappinesses were happening during this period. Although, the time has passed, the histories and the civilizations have not passed. These family virtues, serious, working attitudes, sense of justice and the great Confucian tradition have been deeply assimilated into the Chinese people. Some Chinese traditions are different from North American’s. The Chinese culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to learn.

China is considered that of a third World County and their culture is deep in beliefs and customs with rules. In addition, China is located on the eastern Asia bordering Afghanistan, the major culture there is that of Han

The country selected to be discussed and elaborated on is China. This is the world’s most populous country; it stands top with a staggering population of 1.35 billion. China is a single-party state governed by a Communist Party. When dealing in Economies it is important to know