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Working together to promote East Asia!

Culture

Why Learn another language and culture?

Why learn about the Chinese culture?

The Chinese

East and West

Explore!

To explore strange new worlds…

…to seek out new civlizations…

Something Different

City life Trollies

Hong Kong

Bridge into the city Hong Kong Airport

Yangtze River

Journey 3rd longest river

Understanding Cultural Diversity

1. Global Competence

Global citizenship and active participation in the world economy.

2. Competitive Edge

Experience with other cultures should be a priority.

3. Personal Fulfillment

A tremendous source of pleasure and fun!

Chinese, Japanese, or Korean?

Go talk to them Rex!

1. Kungfu

2. Taekwondo

3. Karate

4. Judo

5. Sumo

6. Sushi

7. Bowing

8. Quiet in public

Language

Chinese?

Do they feel the same? Chinese, Japanese, Korean?

Even Google!!!

Chinese? Chinese?

Who are the Chinese?

Activity

Write down 5 words that come to mind when you think of the Chinese?

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Stereotypes

Has anyone here ever been to the “Far East?”

Where have you learned about the Chinese and their culture?

Why not Oriental?

How do the Chinese perceive themselves?

What are the 4 Great Inventions?

The 4 Great Inventions

Gun powder Compass

四大发明Paper Printing

Did you know?

Toothbrush

Toilet paper

Fishing reels

Wheelbarrows

Ice cream

Whiskey

Poker

Kite

Discover China

Quick Facts

Communist

Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism

92% Han Chinese

56 ethnic minorities

100’s of dialects

Mandarin

3rd largest country

1 out of 5

1.357 billion population 316,000,000 Population

Important elements of the Chinese Culture

Individual vs. Group

US. or China China or the U.S.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down!

Lingdao－领导U.S.

In Western countries, the terms “leader” and “leadership” often imply bettering oneself and managing in a fair, just, and responsible manner

China

In China, Lingdao has much more to do with personal power.

Status or honor

Soft hands-management style

Cannot lose face!

Face-mianzi 面子What is “face?”

Reputation

Feelings of prestige

Individual view

The community view

Actions

Examples of Face.

Relationships-Guanxi-关系

“It’s not what you know, but who you know 。”

Relationships form the foundations upon which business and society are built upon.

Protect their networks with a level of devotion rarely seen in Western countries.

Confucianism

The 5 Relationships

Ruler to Subject,

Father to Son,

Husband to Wife,

Elder Brother to Younger Brother, and

Friend to Friend.

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

East meets West

Do’s Don’ts

Remove your shoes

Greet the eldest person first

Palm down to wave someone over.

Use both hands

Open gifts later

Toast below other person’s glass.

Eat all of the rice in your bowl.

Slurp your food.

Leave your chopsticks upright in your bowl.

Point the bottom of your feet.

Say, “Boy that Mao killed a lot of people.”

Show PDA

Give clock or books as gifts

Talk about the “3 T’s”

Never…..

Accept a compliment. Be humble. Parents never compliment……

Never make someone lose face….Yelling, correcting someone

Never address people by their first names(Last name goes first).

Never drink alcohol without a toast.

Never let someone pay for the bill without fighting for it.

Never show up empty handed.

Living together

References

Yang Liu: East Meets West

Sinolandquality.com

Edward Tylor: Primitive Culture

http://anthro.palomar.edu

Dennis O’Neil

Dr. Paul Bell: Dean Emeritus at the Univ. of Oklahoma

Q & A