China at it’s China at it’s BestBest

Population: 1,338,331,000 (2006 Population: 1,338,331,000 (2006 estimate)estimate)

By: Jennifer By: Jennifer CaoCao

China’s GovernmentChina’s Government Government Type-

Control by Communist Party

a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people

• China has a president (but he’s mostly a highly traditional figure)

Major Major ReligionsReligions

Confucianism: High ethical standards Deep respect for ancestors and for the past Well ordered society

Taoism: Many protective gods Living in harmony with nature

Buddhism: Strict moral standards Ideas of rebirth

Family LifeFamily Life

• Mother cleans, cooks and stays at home

• Father works for money

• Kids and relatives help out when they can

• Families try to spend lots of time with each other.

FoodFood China’s food is known for it’s

diversity

China is also known for it’s exotic food. Where else would you find ant soup (and even if you find it, would you want to eat it)?

Chinese people tend to not eat desserts. Instead, they either eat a sweet soup or a plate of fruit.

Chinese TraditionsChinese Traditions

• During most festivals During most festivals or celebrations or celebrations Chinese people usually Chinese people usually host an enormous party host an enormous party and feast.and feast.

During most festivals or feasts During most festivals or feasts every family brings a couple every family brings a couple trays eachtrays each

Education in ChinaEducation in China

Most Chinese schools tend not to be very large unless it is an international school, but the international schools are enormous

General noise can reach up to shouting levels sometimes

Entertainment and Entertainment and RecreationRecreation

China has hundreds of unique games

Most Chinese movies really emphasize emotion and details

Personally, my favorite game is called mahjong

Invisible Features of Invisible Features of Chinese CultureChinese Culture

Invisible Feature: World View

Chinese people usually believe the stereotypes of everyone else

Visible Feature: Concept of Fairness

Since Chinese people

believe the stereotypes

their belief of fairness is

altered.

Invisible Features of Chinese Invisible Features of Chinese CultureCulture Part 2Part 2

Invisible Feature: Rules of Social Etiquette

Chinese people usually are extremely polite unless they are talking to a friend

Visible Feature: Importance of Time

Chinese people usually are very uptight about time and become very upset and express it when someone is late

Communication Do’s and Communication Do’s and Don’tsDon’ts

Body language is not really emphasized in China

If you want to be heard, speak out!

Keep a respectable distance away from the person you are talking to (about 1 or 2 feet)

Eye contact is essential when you are talking or else people think you are rude

Eye contact also keeps you audience’s attention

AdviceAdviceYou really don’t have to try really hard to

make friends. Some people will accept you just because you are different

If you want to get noticed, reveal something interesting (not embarrassing or rude) about you to get you known

To do well in school, you just have to pay attention in class and not slack off a lot

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