Culture in China

General information

• Full Name: The People's Republic of China

• Capital City: Beijing

• National Flag: Five-Stars-Red-Flag

• Currency and Monetary Unit : Renminbi/Yuan

• Chinese President: Xi Jinping

• Language: Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua) based on Beijing dialect, plus local dialects

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High Context Culture

• No eye contact

Eye contact is sometimes viewed as a gesture of challenge or defiance. When people get angry, they tend to maintain steady eye contact.

• Last Name

In China, wife can keep her last name but the children often have their father’s surname

• Chinese Culture - One Child Policy

Most families in China have adhered to the one child policy, if you have the money– you can pay a fee to have a second child.

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Greeting

•Chinese may nod or bow instead of shaking hands

•Greetings are formal and the oldest person is always greeted first.

•Handshakes are the most common form of greeting with foreigners.

•Many Chinese will look towards the ground when greeting someone.

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Gifts

• The Chinese like food and a nice food basket will make a great gift

• Present a gift with both hands• Older Chinese usually refuse a gift at first

to be polite. Offer a second time. 1. Alcohol2. Tobacco3. Tea4. Candy5. Fruit6. Hat7. Scarf 8. Clothes

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Body Language 6

Interesting Facts

• Ghost marriage is the name of a Chinese tradition where the wedding is performed for two dead people or a dead person and their alive spouse.

• Celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival, the time when the souls of the dead are free to roam the Earth to seek food and entertainment.

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Famous Places to visit 8

Great Wall of China Forbidden City Terracotta Army

Famous Places to visit 9

Potala Palace Huangshan Li River

Chinese Proverbs

广交友，无深交 (guǎng jiāo yǒu ， wú shēn jiāo)

Meaning: a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

一笑解千愁 (yī xiào jiě qiān chóu)

Meaning: a smile can erase a million worries.

大智若愚 (dà zhì ruò yú)

Meaning: he knows most who speaks least

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Let's get to know each other in Chinese 11

References

• Kim Ann Zimmermann. (2015). Chinese Culture: Customs & Traditions of China. Retrieved from: http://www.livescience.com/28823-chinese-culture.html

• Chinese Business Culture .(n.d). Retrieved from : https://www.legacee.com/the-global-leader/chinese-business-culture/

• China . ( n.d). Retrieved from: http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_cn.htm

• Traditional chinese Festival. Retrieved from: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/Festivals/78315.htm

• wikipedia, A. o. (n.d.). wikipedia. Retrieved 4 12, 2015, from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_marriage_(Chinese).

• wikipedia, s. o. (n.d.). wikipedia. Retrieved 4 12, 2015, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival. 12

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Let’s play together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gawuFW5Qtxs