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Culture in China

Culture in China. 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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Culture in China

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  1. Culture in China

  2. 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 General information

  3. 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. High Context Culture

  4. 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. Greeting

  5. 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. • Alcohol • Tobacco • Tea • Candy • Fruit • Hat • Scarf • Clothes Gifts

  6. Body Language

  7. 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. Interesting Facts

  8. Terracotta Army Great Wall of China Forbidden City Famous Places to visit

  9. Potala Palace Huangshan Li River Famous Places to visit

  10. 广交友，无深交(guǎngjiāoyǒu，wúshēnjiāo) Meaning: a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 一笑解千愁(yīxiàojiěqiānchóu) Meaning: a smile can erase a million worries. 大智若愚 (dàzhìruòyú) Meaning: he knows most who speaks least Chinese Proverbs

  11. Let's get to know each other in Chinese

  12. 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. References

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

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