巨大，神话野兽与贯穿的眼睛和硕大，咆哮嘴守卫在许多中国的最重要的大厦和古老结构。 这些轰烈的生物的名字是“Fu尾随”或Rui Shi (”吉利狗”在普通話)，亦称皇家监护人狮子。

开始在汉朝(206期间BC。 - 220 A.D.)，安置公和母狮子二个大雕像的传统在创立的入口附近意欲…

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明天是中国新年，亦称春节的开始。 这个节日在第一个阴历月的第一天开始(在中国日历)，并且它在第十五天结束这个月。 这个期间传统上是充分的庆祝、家庭参观、特别食物和烟花。 它是其中一个更加重要的中国节日特别是在节日的前三天期间，并且大家将需要时间庆祝。

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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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