Leisure in UK and China Presented by : 王鸽 区韵怡

Cultural difference Emergence of orient and occident Differences A lot of places in common

LEISURE INSIDE THE HOME In UK In China

Reasons : more time available more money women have more spare time to do what they want.

In China People have more and more choices to spend their leisure time,especially for women.

LEISURE OUTSIDE THE HOME

Participation in art activities

Proportion of adults who had participated in the arts in the 4 weeks before interview: GB, 2002

Popular art activities in UK

Situation in China Chinese people are thought to have limited time, money and even a low taste to participate in art activities. But with the development of economy and education, more and more Chinese people tend to participate in art activities, especially the rich and upper class people.

The unique Chinese art activities

Participation in sports

Twelve month and four week participation rates, GB 2002

United kingdom ( ) Males Walking Snooker/pool/billiards Cycling Swimming Soccer Females Walking Keep fit/yoga Swimming Cycling Snooker/pool/billiards

Traditional sports of UK Hunting foxHorsemanship

Situation in China National Fitness Programme Since its promulgation by the State Council in early 1995,the NFP has enhanced sports-consciousness among the board masses and brought a nationwide boom in the sports for all in both rural and urban areas.

China (Summarize by myself) Males jogging Basketball Football Ping-pong Body-building Females jogging Body mechanics Yoga Ping-pong Badminton

Traditional sports of China Wushu Taijiquan Qigong

Both in UK and China Golf Bowling

Participation in entertainments

Two different cultures Tea shops vs.Pubs

Tea shops are everywhere in China, especially in cities like Chengdu and Beijing. Drinking tea and chatting become a kind of social culture and the city’s feature. The tea shop is a symbol and representation of Chinese tea culture and it has a long history since Ming and Qing dynasty.

There are more than pubs in the UK.Pubs usually have two separate rooms: the public bar and the lounge bar. The former one is in general frequented more by men then women and the latter tends to be a more equal number of men and women. The former one is cheaper than the latter one.

Gambling UK Horse racing Weekly football pools National lottery Bingo China Mah-jong Poker Local lottery National lottery

Seeing a film

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