ضخمة, يقف الحيوان [مثيكل] مع ثاقبة أعين وضخمة, يهدر أفواه حارسة في كثير من الصين بنايات مهمّة أكثر وبنى قديمة. الاسم من هذا مخاليق مهيبة "[فو] يتعقّب" أو [روي] [شي] (" كلب ميمونة" في مندرين), أيضا يعرف كإمبراطوريّة حارسة أسود.

يبدأ أثناء [هن] سلالة (206 [ب.ك.]. - 220 نويت [أ.د.]), التقليد من يضع اثنان تماثيل كبيرة من ذكريّة وأسود أنثويّة قرب المدخل من إقامة كان أن…

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الغد البداية من السنة جديدة صينيّة, أيضا يعرف كنابض مهرجان. يبدأ هذا مهرجان على اليوم أولى من الشهر أولى قمريّة (على التقويم صينيّة) وهو ينهي على اليوم خامس عشر من هذا شهر. هذا فترة تقليديّا يشبع من إحتفالات, أسرة زيارات, أطعمة خاصّة ولعبة ناريّة. هو واحدة من الأكثر مهرجانات مهمّة صينيّة وسيأخذ كلّ واحد الوقت أن ب احتفل, خصوصا أثناء الأولى ثلاثة أيام من المهرجان.

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يعيش في أسرة صينيّة

It was one thing to work with Chinese people, have Chinese friends and Chinese clients, but one of my most enriching experiences was living as a member of a middle-class Chinese family.
 
For two years, I was married to a wonderful, beautiful and successful Shanghainese businesswoman, Michelle, who had a seven-year-old daughter.

All I had heard about and read about the Chinese culture, I was able to experience from the inside. Family, friends and health awareness are integral parts of their culture.
 
There are no nursing homes in China. Confucian philosophy dictates the relationship between the son and his parents. It is expected that the son will look after his parents in their old age. A room is set aside for the eventual occupation of his remaining parent in the son’s home. Because of the one-child policy, sons are Read the rest of “China Chapter Eight: China Experience” or post a comment

Food is important in all cultures, but in China, it plays a paramount role as the tool for face and guanxi.

Business eating is where guanxi is established. To get to know another person and to build trust, eating together is necessary. The Chinese don’t eat at their desks, and they don’t rush out to the nearest fast-food joint. It is a specific time for talking and getting to know the other person. Typically, business is not discussed. That’s done during the many business meetings.

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Shanghai Traffic

I recalled two phenomena from living in Richmond, B.C., for twenty-seven years.
 
The influx of Orientals from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China changed the population mix among Caucasian, East Indian and Chinese.

The Chinese drivers soon overtook women drivers as the ones to beware of on the roads. Their unpredictability, ignorance of common courtesies of the road, their seeming inattention to…

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