Las bestias con los ojos de la perforación y gigantescos enormes, míticas, las bocas el rugir están parado a protector en muchas de los edificios más importantes y de las estructuras antiguas de China. El nombre de estas criaturas imponentes es “Fu persigue” o Rui Shi (” perro propicio” en mandarín), también conocido como leones imperiales del guarda.

Comenzado durante la dinastía de Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.), la tradición de colocar dos estatuas grandes de los leones masculinos y femeninos cerca de la entrada de un establecimiento fueron pensados…

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La man#ana es el comienzo del Año Nuevo chino, también conocido como festival del resorte. Este festival comienza en el primer día del primer mes lunar (en el calendario chino) y termina en el décimo quinto día de este mes. Este período es tradicionalmente lleno de celebraciones, de visitas de la familia, de alimentos especiales y de fuegos artificiales. Es uno de los festivales chinos más importantes y todos tomará la época de celebrar, especialmente durante los primeros tres días del festival.

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El vivir en una familia china

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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