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Working together to promote East Asia!

Culture  Why Learn another language and culture?  Why learn about the Chinese culture?  The Chinese  East and West

Explore! To explore strange new worlds… …to seek out new civlizations…

Something Different City life Trollies

Hong Kong Bridge into the city Hong Kong Airport

Yangtze River Journey 3 rd longest river

Understanding Cultural Diversity 1.Global Competence Global citizenship and active participation in the world economy. 2.Competitive Edge Experience with other cultures should be a priority. 3.Personal Fulfillment A tremendous source of pleasure and fun!

Chinese, Japanese, or Korean? Go talk to them Rex! 1. Kungfu 2. Taekwondo 3. Karate 4. Judo 5. Sumo 6. Sushi 7. Bowing 8. Quiet in public Language

Chinese? Do they feel the same? Chinese, Japanese, Korean?

Even Google!!! Chinese?

Who are the Chinese? Activity  Write down 5 words that come to mind when you think of the Chinese? Stereotypes  Has anyone here ever been to the “Far East?”  Where have you learned about the Chinese and their culture?  Why not Oriental?

How do the Chinese perceive themselves? What are the 4 Great Inventions?

The 4 Great Inventions Gun powder Compass

四大发明 Paper Printing

Did you know?  Toothbrush  Toilet paper  Fishing reels  Wheelbarrows  Ice cream  Whiskey  Poker  Kite

Discover China

Quick Facts  Communist  Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism  92% Han Chinese  56 ethnic minorities  100’s of dialects  Mandarin  3 rd largest country

1 out of billion population316,000,000 Population

Important elements of the Chinese Culture

Individual vs. Group US. or China China or the U.S.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down !

Lingdao －领导 U.S.  In Western countries, the terms “leader” and “leadership” often imply bettering oneself and managing in a fair, just, and responsible manner China  In China, Lingdao has much more to do with personal power.  Status or honor  Soft hands-management style  Cannot lose face!

Face-mianzi 面子 What is “face?”  Reputation  Feelings of prestige  Individual view  The community view  Actions Examples of Face.

Relationships-Guanxi- 关系 “It’s not what you know, but who you know 。 ”  Relationships form the foundations upon which business and society are built upon.  Protect their networks with a level of devotion rarely seen in Western countries. Confucianism The 5 Relationships  Ruler to Subject,  Father to Son,  Husband to Wife,  Elder Brother to Younger Brother, and  Friend to Friend.

East meets West

Do’s Don’ts  Remove your shoes  Greet the eldest person first  Palm down to wave someone over.  Use both hands  Open gifts later  Toast below other person’s glass.  Eat all of the rice in your bowl.  Slurp your food.  Leave your chopsticks upright in your bowl.  Point the bottom of your feet.  Say, “Boy that Mao killed a lot of people.”  Show PDA  Give clock or books as gifts  Talk about the “3 T’s”

Never…..  Accept a compliment. Be humble. Parents never compliment……  Never make someone lose face….Yelling, correcting someone  Never address people by their first names(Last name goes first).  Never drink alcohol without a toast.  Never let someone pay for the bill without fighting for it.  Never show up empty handed.

Living together

References Yang Liu: East Meets West Sinolandquality.com Edward Tylor: Primitive Culture Dennis O’Neil Dr. Paul Bell: Dean Emeritus at the Univ. of Oklahoma

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