The Chinese Way

Encounter of China and the West When the Chinese and Europeans first came into contact with each other, there was a mutual fascination for the other's culture, or way of life. The Chinese began to look at the European culture. They became interested in Western thinking. They were also beginning to look at the religion that the European missionaries were preaching about, Christianity. On the other end, the Europeans who came in contact with the Chinese were fascinated by their culture and their

Chinese Culture Preservation in Singapore When walking through the Chinatown, people can easily see the red decorations like Chinese knots and paper-cut for window decoration. When meandering on the street during Spring Festival, the Lion Dances are also performed in front of some shopping center attractively. All these things make us feel the strong Chinese cultural atmosphere. Although being thousands miles away from China, Chinese culture is still preserved well in Singapore. To preserve

English just in China (“English Language Teaching and Learning at the National Level in China” 5). In lower education schools, such as primary and secondary school, English is intensively taught and studied. English is one of the optional subjects on a Chinese exam called China’s National College Entrance Examine, which is similar to the SATs taken by students in America (10). In postsecondary educationC or higher education, English is the most “in play” in China (10). Anywhere on campus, one can see students

“Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by Amy Chua. People always asked Amy Chua the same question “How do Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids.” Chua stated that she had, “thought long and hard about how Chinese parents can get away with what they do. I think there are three big differences between the Chinese and Western parental mind-sets.” Chua claims that at a young age her father called her “garbage” when she is disrespectful to her mother. She felt guilty and ashamed and

time. One of the most popular ethnic foods in America is the Chinese cuisine. Society is so blindly in love with it, they cannot seem to notice that Chinese food in America is not the authentic food in China. In addition, American fast food that goes overseas, have misplaced its authenticity as well as Chinese food in America due to many valid reasons. The conclusion of authenticity has raised an argument whether for what reasons why Chinese food has lost its authenticity. Moreover, the different reasons

Ancient Chinese Compass Introduction The compass might seem like a simple resource, but it actually has a wacky history to it. The compass was actually made for coordinating buildings instead of navigation. It has changed in extreme amounts than before. The compass was even made in a different way and had more than 1 version! Ancient China invented the compass which was used and created in different ways. The Compasses Original Purpose The compass wasn’t always used for navigation. In fact, it was

Negotiating with Chinese Introduction When a company want to establish in China they have to follow some unwritten rules based on the cultural development China´s. You cannot come to China and doing business as you know it from Germany. That will not work. The chinese people will misunderstand you. In this assay I will give some informations about chinese negotiating methods and how western people can manage it, where they have to be careful. I chose this topic because in my opinion this

Eastern culture and Chinese culture are unique in many ways. Many ideas and customs in the eastern world account for it’s unique qualities. One country in the east that is an exceptional representation of eastern culture is China. China’s geography, prehistory, role of women, philosophies, and culture, are factors that separate China from the rest of the world and shape China into the unique country it is today. Many components account for the uniqueness of eastern culture. Eastern people are

the only event that is comparable and contrastable to Animal Farm another thing that can be is the Chinese Communist Revolution. The Chinese Communist Revolution is similar to Animal Farm in the ways they gain control. Also, how they both try to obtain their role and methods, they spread their ideas. The differences between the two groups are how they fight and seek to achieve their goal. The Chinese Communist Revolution between 1949 and 1978 and Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm mirror each other as they

the United States during the nineteenth century; some of them being Chinese. They came here through Angel Island to find better lives than in China, but it did not work out that way for most. These people faced much discrimination in this new country, such as working cheap jobs and being treated unfairly, but eventually they began trying to conquer these unfair acts towards them. There were multiple reasons why the Chinese experienced discrimination, most reasons coming from the fact that the