날카로운 눈을 가진 거대한, 신화적인 짐승 및 거대한 중국의 가장 중요한 건물 및 고대 구조의 많은 것에, 포효 입 경비를 선다. 이 당당한 창조물의 이름은 "Fu 미행한다" 또는 Rui Shi (관화에서" 경사스러운 개"), 일컬어 제국 후견인 사자이다.

한 왕조 (206 동안에 시작하는 B.C. - 220 A.D.), 설립의 입구의 가까이에 수컷과 여성 사자의 2개 큰 동상을 두기의 전통은 예정되었다…

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내일은 중국 새해, 일컬어 봄 축제의 시작이다. 이 축제는 (중국 달력)에 첫번째 달 달의 첫번째 날에 시작한다 이 달의 15 날에 끝낸다. 이 기간은 전통적으로 축하, 가족 방문, 특별한 음식 및 불꽃 놀이의 가득 차있다. 더 중요한 중국 축제의 한이고 축제의 첫번째 3 일 동안에, 특히 경축하는 시간이 모두에 의하여 걸릴 것이다.

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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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