As bestas com olhos da perfuração e gigantescos enormes, mythical, bocas rujir estão o protetor em muitas dos edifícios os mais importantes e de estruturas antigas de China. O nome destas criaturas imponentes é “Fu Dogs” ou Rui Shi (” cão auspicious” no Mandarin), sabido também como leões imperiais do Guardian.

Começado durante o Dynasty de Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.), a tradição de colocar duas estátuas grandes dos leões masculinos e fêmeas perto da entrada de um estabelecimento foram pretendidos…

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O amanhã é o começo do ano novo chinês, sabido também como o Festival da mola. Este festival começa no primeiro dia do primeiro mês lunar (no calendário chinês) e termina no décimo quinto dia deste mês. Este período está tradicional cheio dos celebrations, das visitas da família, de alimentos especiais e de fireworks. É um dos festivals chineses mais importantes e todos fará exame do momento de comemorar, especialmente durante os primeiros três dias do festival.

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Viver em uma família chinesa

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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