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Feel China from the Closest

Feel China from the Closest. Lin Dai Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Lin Dai Lecturer MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Sheffield, UK PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China lindai@sjtu.edu.cn. Test Your Knowledge of Chinese Culture. Where is the capital of China?

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Feel China from the Closest

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  1. Feel China from the Closest Lin Dai Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  2. Lin Dai • Lecturer • MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Sheffield, UK • PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China • lindai@sjtu.edu.cn

  3. Test Your Knowledge of Chinese Culture Where is the capital of China? • Shanghai • Beijing • Tianjin • Chongqing

  4. What is the official language of China? • Mandarin • Cantonese • English

  5. If the Chinese woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei, is Zhang : • her husband's last name • her first name • her own last name

  6. How many minority nationalities in China? • 10 • 55 • 2

  7. When a Chinese friend says: "Have you eaten yet?" to you, what does he mean: • Invite you to have dinner • Greeting you • Just curious

  8. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person, what do you get inside? • Love letter • Cash • Candy

  9. Which animal does not belong to 12 Animal Zodiac? • Cat • Pig • Ox

  10. Food • A great variety of food • Staple food – rice and wheat

  11. Long noodle • A symbol of longevity • Red boiled egg • A baby is born • Fish • A symbol of prosperity

  12. Table Manners • be prepared for a ton of food (cold dishes, main courses, soup & staple food, could be up to 20 courses) • share food • chopsticks • where to sit and who should eat first • toast • where to put bones • slurping or belching

  13. Festivals • Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year (1st day of the 1st lunar month) • Up-side down “Fu” character • Red packet (red envelop) • Fire crackers • Jiaozi

  14. Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Festival (15th day of the 1st lunar month)

  15. Qing Ming (Pure & Bright in Chinese) • memorial ceremonies for the dead

  16. Duan Wu(Dragon Boat) Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

  17. Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 8th lunar month)

  18. Life • City life and country life • Family, marriage and one-child policy

  19. 0.57% - annual growth 16.6% - 14 or younger 13.26 % - 60 or older 49.7% - urban residence 221.4 million – floating population 8.93 % - people with university education 4.08 % - illiteracy 3.01 - the average size of family household

  20. CCTV Building

  21. National Theatre

  22. Bird’s Nest (National Stadium)

  23. Shanghai World Financial Centre

  24. Shanghai Tower

  25. Arts & Craft • The carving of ivory and jade • Cloisonne • Porcelain • Paper cutting • Silk embroidery

  26. Double-sided Embroidery

  27. Ancient Chinese Garden • Make the best use of the landscape and make the infinite out of the limit • There is a complete picture viewed from any angle, big or small in size and the view changes with every step.

  28. Imperial gardens in the north • Private gardens in the south

  29. Rocks • Water • Plants • buildings

  30. Religions • Confucianism & Taoism

  31. Buddhism • Mahayana

  32. Lingyin Temple (Temple of the Soul’s Retreat), Hangzhou

  33. Layout of a Typical Chinese Buddhist Temple • Mountain Gate • Bell Tower and Drum Tower • The Hall of Heavenly Kings and Laughing Buddha • The Grand Hall • Bodhisattva Hall • the lecture hall • Sutra Depository

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