china powerpoint - jennifer cao
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China at it’s China at it’s BestBest
Population: 1,338,331,000 (2006 Population: 1,338,331,000 (2006 estimate)estimate)
By: Jennifer By: Jennifer CaoCao
China’s GovernmentChina’s Government Government Type-
Control by Communist Party
a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people
• China has a president (but he’s mostly a highly traditional figure)
Major Major ReligionsReligions
Confucianism: High ethical standards Deep respect for ancestors and for the past Well ordered society
Taoism: Many protective gods Living in harmony with nature
Buddhism: Strict moral standards Ideas of rebirth
Family LifeFamily Life
• Mother cleans, cooks and stays at home
• Father works for money
• Kids and relatives help out when they can
• Families try to spend lots of time with each other.
FoodFood China’s food is known for it’s
diversity
China is also known for it’s exotic food. Where else would you find ant soup (and even if you find it, would you want to eat it)?
Chinese people tend to not eat desserts. Instead, they either eat a sweet soup or a plate of fruit.
Chinese TraditionsChinese Traditions
• During most festivals During most festivals or celebrations or celebrations Chinese people usually Chinese people usually host an enormous party host an enormous party and feast.and feast.
During most festivals or feasts During most festivals or feasts every family brings a couple every family brings a couple trays eachtrays each
Education in ChinaEducation in China
Most Chinese schools tend not to be very large unless it is an international school, but the international schools are enormous
General noise can reach up to shouting levels sometimes
Entertainment and Entertainment and RecreationRecreation
China has hundreds of unique games
Most Chinese movies really emphasize emotion and details
Personally, my favorite game is called mahjong
Invisible Features of Invisible Features of Chinese CultureChinese Culture
Invisible Feature: World View
Chinese people usually believe the stereotypes of everyone else
Visible Feature: Concept of Fairness
Since Chinese people
believe the stereotypes
their belief of fairness is
altered.
Invisible Features of Chinese Invisible Features of Chinese CultureCulture Part 2Part 2
Invisible Feature: Rules of Social Etiquette
Chinese people usually are extremely polite unless they are talking to a friend
Visible Feature: Importance of Time
Chinese people usually are very uptight about time and become very upset and express it when someone is late
Communication Do’s and Communication Do’s and Don’tsDon’ts
Body language is not really emphasized in China
If you want to be heard, speak out!
Keep a respectable distance away from the person you are talking to (about 1 or 2 feet)
Eye contact is essential when you are talking or else people think you are rude
Eye contact also keeps you audience’s attention
AdviceAdviceYou really don’t have to try really hard to
make friends. Some people will accept you just because you are different
If you want to get noticed, reveal something interesting (not embarrassing or rude) about you to get you known
To do well in school, you just have to pay attention in class and not slack off a lot
Thanks For Thanks For Watching!Watching!
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