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Jillian Bowdring
CHINESE CULTURE
Traditions• FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS• A. Xunpu Women and Mazu Culture
• B. Laba Rice Porridge Festival
• C. Table Manners and Customs
Xunpu Women and Mazu Culture
• Located in Quanshou • Women work• Fishing• Well preserved traditions• Original Xunpu Oyster Shell
House
and Xunpu women• Women and flowers
• Mazu’s birthday• No fishing on this day, only
worship• Clothing• Mazu as Sea Goddess, faith
in her• Story to prove Mazu
XUNPU WOMEN MAZU CULTURE
http://tinyurl.com/bm9als2 http://tinyurl.com/cmbmla5
Laba Rice Porridge Festival• 8th day of the 12th Lunar
Month• Originated from Buddhism• Legend• In memoir• “Longevity Blessing
Porridge”• What families do to celebrate• Philosophies
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Table Manners and Customs• RULES
1. Food is served in large dishes
2. Rude not to eat what you are given
3. Don’t stab your chopsticks into your rice
4. It is rude to play with your chopsticks
5. Don’t put your chopsticks on the table
6. Hold your chopsticks in your right hand
7. It is rude to stab any food with your chopsticks
8. When tapping a glass for a cheer, it has to be lower than the oldest person at the table
9. It is normal to spit bones out onto table
10. It is normal to talk/eat with mouth open
Food and Drink• TEA TIME• A. Tea for Tranquility
• B. Persimmon Leaf Tea
• C. Serving Tea, A Sign of Respect
Tea for Tranquility• Pleasure and peace/formal
and relaxed• Cha Dao• Important roles in
performance• Originally used as medical
herb and cooking ingredient• Originated in Tang Dynasty • Not religious• Steps in Cha Dao:
• 1. Wen Bei
• 2. Qu Cha
• 3. Chong Pao
• 4. Pin Ming
• 5. Jing Cha http://tinyurl.com/bltuk2m
Persimmon Leaf Tea• Healthy effects• Brewed from leaves from
Persimmon tree• Large variety of Persimmon
trees in China• Tree Seedlings, “Persimmon
Ye”• Included in traditional
Chinese medicine• What is in Persimmon Leaf
Tea• Drinking this Tea promotes a
healthy metabolism• Long term consumption
effects http://tinyurl.com/bqtkye2
Serving Tea, A Sign of Respect• National beverage• Tea drinkers-highly respected• Drinking tea • Tea as respect• Traditional Chinese Marriage
Ceremonies
http://tinyurl.com/c3cxysf
History• HISTORICAL FIGURES• A. Zhou Enlai
• B. Shang Yang
• C. An Lushan
Zhou Enlai• March 5th, 1898-January 8th,
1976• First Premier of the peoples
republic of China• Communist Party
involvement• Development of Chinese
economy and society involvement• Chinese Foreign Minister• Geneva Conference and
Richard Nixon’s trip to China• Popular in Revolution
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Shang Yang• 390 BC-338 BC• Statesman of Qin in Warring
States period• Changed Qin into a strong
military centralized kingdom• Changed Qin’s administration
http://tinyurl.com/czqzbe4
An Lushan• Ca. 703- January 29, 757• Prince La of Yan• Military leader during Tang
Dynasty of China• Popularity• Won favor of Chancellor and
Emperor• Large military power in
northeast• An Shi Rebellion• Yang Guozhong killed• Yan collapse
http://tinyurl.com/c8vd2do
Works Cited"Food and Drink-Tea Time." Cultural China. Cultural China, 2007. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.
"History-Historical Figures." Cultural China. N.p., 2007. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.
"Traditions-Festivals and Customs." Cultural China. Cultural China, 2007. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.