Les bêtes avec des yeux de perforation et colossaux énormes et mythiques, des bouches d'hurler tiennent la garde à plusieurs des bâtiments les plus importants et des structures antiques de la Chine. Le nom de ces créatures imposantes est « Fu poursuit » ou Rui Shi ( » chien propice » en mandarine), également connu sous le nom de lions impériaux de gardien.

Commencé pendant la dynastie de Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.), la tradition de placer deux grandes statues des lions masculins et femelles près de l'entrée d'un établissement ont été prévus…

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Le demain est le début de la nouvelle année chinoise, également connu sous le nom de festival de ressort. Ce festival commence le premier jour du premier mois lunaire (sur le calendrier chinois) et il finit le quinzième jour de ce mois. Cette période est traditionnellement pleine des célébrations, des visites de famille, des nourritures spéciales et des feux d'artifice. Il est l'un des festivals chinois plus importants et tout le monde prendra le temps de célébrer, particulièrement pendant les trois premiers jours du festival.

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Living in a Chinese Family

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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