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    Himalayas to southwest and to the north had the Golbi desert and Pacific Ocean to the East. Chinese people have different customs by their geography. Important aspects in Chinese culture is the Largest festival in China is the New Year in mid-January. It includes fireworks and dancers dressed in dragons. There are 7 major dialects in the language. 80% speaks Mandarin dialects and Wu and Yue. Many Chinese people use English Language. Food has many styles of Cantonese with stir fried dished, and

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    Socialization ------ American Born Chinese Children under Chinese Culture According to the American Heritage Dictionary, socialization is "the process of learning interpersonal and interactional skills that are in conformity with the values of one 's society" (American Heritage). It is a process of learning culture. During socialization, children will acquire attitudes, norms, values, behaviors, personalities, etc. within agencies of socialization, which were described as "Agencies of socialization

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    had a right to restore back their freedoms and their gods to the country. They felt that their culture and religion which was important to them had been taken away by the Japanese and they needed to restore it by all means. The group that embraced the colonial rule felt that the Japanese were able to abolish some cultures that were not useful (Ming & Chien, 2011). Foot binding, for example, was a culture practiced in Ming and Qing dynasty. It was considered to be a fashionable act even though it had

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    A country can have many different cultures, especially a country as large as China. The different cultures in this particular country are influenced by the different ways of living. Due to Chinas completely different living conditions amongst the regions this has an impact on the differences in the culture of the country. Culture can be defined as a way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a certain place. Also the

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    their culture. For the first sister, she was brought up according to the traditional practices such as foot binding and serving and cooking for the family. From the poem, the first sister was supposed to "[learn] to walk in shoes the size of teacups", which is foot binding, a tradition in China. Women are supposed to bind their foot and learn how to walk in small shoes. Even though it's a painful experience, the women in China had to do it as it is their tradition and is part of their culture. Additionally

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    The integration of aspects from other cultures in a culture is an example of culture hybridization; the English language has been recently used in China regularly. English itself has been becoming a worldwide language, about 300 million to 450 million people on Earth are native English speakers and more than 1 billion people in total know how to speak English (“English as a Global Language”). In China, English is taught in schools of all levels and individuals are even learning the language on their

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    than western parts of the world. Chinese culture varies greatly compared to ours. These great differences between eastern culture and western culture make China a very interesting place. Some of the vast differences include literature, social structure, and government. The greatest difference is Chinese philosophy and way of thinking. China has developed a strict system of tradition that has given China great advantages and disadvantages. This is shown in Chinese literature. Tradition in China is

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    The Japanese Culture vs. The Chinese Culture: The loss of Patriotism Dallas was launched to Europe in the 1980s. Before it was launched to Europe, the ideal mission for European television was has generally been perceived as educational. According to Ang’s essay, “(Not) Coming to Terms With Dallas, most European critics believed that television should be a “window on the world” for the mass audience, and should enhance people’s awareness of their duties as national citizens. Yet, Dallas, being

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    HOLISM AND CHINESE CULTURE Dena Roberts Grand Canyon University – NUR 502 July 16, 2017 , In Chinese culture, the world is viewed as a detailed system demonstrated by the principles of yin-yang and the Five Phases. This theory was developed more than 2000 years ago and continues to play a major part in Chinese health culture. The doctrine of yin-yang and the Five Phases describes the human organism as a micro-organism of the universe, constantly looking to maintain balance. Its elements swing

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    Communication and the Conflicts between Chinese Culture and Western Culture Abstract There are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of Chinese culture and western culture, and it seriously affects the course of communication. So, it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultural communication. This is the right way to avoid the cultural conflicts. There are several culture conflicts: the conflicts on privacy

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