Taking a Look at Chinese Culture

year of his life. This year, Shao will take the National University Entrance Examinations, which

The geographical area of China is more than 9 million square kilometers and as a result, it is the fourth largest country in the world. There are several ethnic groups in China, the Han Chinese is the largest group, and it is found in almost all parts of the country. Other minority groups include Tibetan, Zhuang, Korean, and Mongol. The Chinese society is high context and non-verbal. The Chinese people acquire the knowledge of what they are supposed to do and say even if they are not told through conversation. Voice and facial expressions play a critical role in determining the feelings in a person. They do not have facial expressions when in a conversation. Direct eye contact is avoided because it is viewed as a symbol of disrespect (Clair & Norris, 2011).

China’s culture saw some drastic changes during the 19th and 20th centuries, from the influx of new influences from the West to the more culturally sterile regime of Mao Zedong. In the early 20th century, Shanghai was a top cultural center in the East, and its achievements, although almost lost due to decades of conflict and political struggle, were preserved and built upon in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Following the social reforms, post-Mao China was ripe for reintroduction of culture, and Taiwan’s close proximity and similar origins helped smooth the transition and pave the way for China’s return from the cultural dark ages.

Doing business in China may require more patience and understanding the culture before adventuring in taking a foreign assignment. There are several factors that need to be looked at before taking the assignment, knowledge, skills, and culture understanding, knowing how to negotiate and knowing when to except the idea. There are traditions and customs that China has that have to be known before anyone conducting business in China needs to know. China is based on an old system of proper manners and etiquette when doing business. Doing business in China you need to know their customs and know how to communicate effectively but there are more things that need to be looked at such as political differences, building trust and respecting Chinese culture. As part of this paper I will answer several questions about my assumptions about China, adjusting my behavior on a business trip to China, Chinese managers running a business in the United States and if I would be less interested in taking a foreign assignment.

For over 2000 years Taoism has been a major influence on China and its culture, but what exactly is Taoism? Taoism is a philosophical religion that has a complex origin and a unique way of perceiving the meaning of life, and to understand this distinct religion it is important for an individual to know about its history, sacred sites, teachings and beliefs, practices, holidays, and presence in the modern world.

Chinese culture and American culture are very different. Each culture have different rules for women. They also treat the women different.

Change is always happening in the world, old things go and new things come. In traditional Chinese culture the changes are very apparent and passed down from generation to generation. The world looks or the “next thing,” making new traditions that challenge the old. This is shown as Yu-I was set free from everything she was held back by. Being set free in a China is a big deal because women and men were not treated equally, men were to be served by the women. Yu-I explained how she wanted to have filial piety, “[…]We married whoever our parents chose for us.” (68) Men in China have power, and for a woman to feel equal she had to feel as if she had the amount of power as the man and that she will be able to liv her life on her own without having

A lot of my friend are American Born Chinese. Not a lot of them can speak their native language, they would like to speak English instead. In my opinion their parents were Chinese and not all of them can speak English well. I am curious about how they communicate to their parent, their life in US. Their culture value were totally different than a real Chinese family for instance they would not celebrate Chinese holiday they be independence after they turn to 18.I think it would have a lot of cool melting pot and salad bowl story in their family.

China is today the third largest economy of the globe, with immense prospects for growth. This position grants the country a vast power within the global arena. Still, aside from its current economic strength, China is notable at the level of its cultural importance. In this setting, the Chinese culture is significant not only at its individual level, but also at the level of the influences it has manifested upon its neighboring countries at political, historical or cultural stances (McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey and Beck, 2006).

wards time vary a great deal person to person, and cultural differences with regards to time serve only as a touch point of consideration when dealing with patients/families (Li, 2008).

Extensive and profound Chinese culture, thoroughly understand the connotation of Chinese culture is not an easy thing, let me introduce about Chinese culture symbol of lucky and unlucky things.

This paper focuses on two cultural artifacts and portray the differences between China Western Han dynasty (206 BC-9 AD) and Athen, Greece (ca. 50-540BC) vessels. To this end, this paper will provide insight into skilled vase techniques between two cultural regions.

Economy, knowing I will have a job and a sufficient standard of living, having healthy trading relationships with the west, and fascinating culture are all criterion in which I would consider when choosing somewhere to live in 1680. Although there are many more variables to consider making this choice, China is where I would want to be in the year 1680. It has the booming economy I need to have opportunities to have a career, a incredibly beneficial trade setup with Europe, and a culture I would love to explore.

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.

Some people argue that globalization has made some cultures perish. Do you think globalization will have the same effect on Chinese culture? Does globalization have a positive or negative effect on Chinese culture? Why? Generally speaking, what are the advantages and disadvantages of globalization?