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ChineseCultureOverviewChina,anancient,mysteriousandbeautifulland,isproudofher1.3billionpeople,fivethousandyears’history,resplendentcultureanddistinctivecustoms.Chinese'fourgreatinventions'(paper,gunpowder,printingandthecompass)arehergreatestgiftstotheworld.Chineseartsandcrafts,includingpainting,calligraphy,operas,embroideryandsilkaredistinctiveandunique.ChineseMartialarts,whichhaveonlyrecentlybeguntoenjoypopularityacrosstheworld,havebeenpartofChinesecultureforcenturies,Chinesecuisinehasbeenexportedtoeverycorneroftheglobe.ContentsModernChinesecultureBusinessculture&etiquetteTraditionalChineseCultureTraditionalChineseCulture信息平台业务流程设计原则TraditionalFestivalChineseFolkArtsChineseArchitectureChineseCuisineTraditionalChineseCultureReligion&PhilosophySpringFestival

TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchas

SpringFestival,LanternFestival,DragonBoatFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival.ButSpringFestival,alsoknownasChinesenewyear,isthemostimportantinourculture,justasimportantasChristmasDayinwesternculture.SpringFestival

TheoriginofSpringFestival—”Nian”,lunaryear.

15-daycelebration—reunionandthanksgivingNewYear'sEveDinnerFireworksDuiLian

TraditionalFestivalChineseDumpling--themostimportantfoodsinChineseNewYearFireworksareusedtoscarethebeast“Nian”andtogetridofillluckReflectthebestwishestotheupcomingyearChineseFolkArts业务流程ChinesefolkartsTraditionalFestivalMartialArtsBeijingOperaTwospecialartsBeijingOperaTherearefourmainrolesinBeijingOpera:

ShengDanJingChouThefacialpaintingisworthappreciatingforitsartisticvalueMartialArts(Wushu)AnyonewhohasseenclassicalChineseKungFumovieswillbedeeplyimpressedbytheChineseWushu,whichiscalledKungFuorChinesemartialartsinthewest.

ChineseArchitecture业务流程AChinesestructureisbasedontheprincipleofbalanceandsymmetry.Officebuildings,residences,temples,andpalacesallfollowtheprinciplethatthemainstructureistheaxis.Thesecondarystructuresarepositionedastwowingsoneithersidetoformthemainroomandyard.ThedistributionofinteriorspacereflectsChinesesocialandethnicalvalues.TheForbiddenCityTheGreatWallTheGreatWallofChinawasbuiltmainlytoprotecttheChineseEmpirefrominvadersfromtheMongolians.Thishugewallstretchesover1,500milesandextendsfromKansuinthewesttotheYellowseaintheeast.

BeijingRoastDuck

BeijingRoastduckisthoughttobeoneofthemostdeliciousdishesallovertheworld;mostvisitorscomingtoBeijingwillneverforgettohaveatry.First,thechefwillshowyouthewholeduck.Then,hewillsliceitintoaboutonehundredandtwentypieceswithbothskinandmeatforeach.Usuallytheduckisservedtogetherwithspecialpancakes,hollowedsesamebun,greenonionsandsweetsauce.Dinnerscanwrapduckslices,onion,andsauceinapancakeorasesamebunwiththeirbarehands.Sometimespeoplewouldliketoputinmashedgarlicandcucumberorcarrotstripsaswell.ChineseReligionandPhilosophyThethreemainChinesereligionsare

BuddhismTaoismConfucianism

ThesethreemainreligionshaveinteractedwithoneanotherthroughoutthetwothousandsyearsofChinesehistory.

BuddhismBuddhismwasfirstintroducedfromIndiaasearlyas166AD.ItgainedthesupportoftheimperialcourtandsincethenithasbeendominatingChinaformanycenturies.

TaoismTaoismistheChinesereligionwhichbelievesinghostsandspirits.ItoriginatedfromaChineseschoolofphilosophywhichemphasizedcooperationwiththenaturalforces.Confucianism

ConfucianismwasoriginallythephilosophyofConfuciuswhostressedthemaintenanceofastablesystemofinter-personalrelationshipsatdifferentlevelsofsociety.TheAnalects

Confucianism

Theembeddednessofeachpersoninconcentriccirclesofrelationshipsandethicalresponsibilities,Theimportanceofthefamily

Theimportanceofahierarchicalsocialsystem

ThesignificanceofeducationBusinessculture&etiquette信息平台业务流程设计原则Relationship&“Face”GiftGivingDiningEtiquetteBusinessculture&etiquette

Businessculture&etiquetteChinaisbecomingverymuchaeconomicpowerhouse.

ItisonlyamatteroftimebeforeyouneedtodobusinesswithsomeoneinChina.China'sbusinesspracticeisverydifferentfromWesternbusinesspractice,soitwillbegoodifyoucanlearntounderstandChinesebusinesscultureandetiquette.

Relationship&“Face”ChinesepeoplecaremoreaboutthesocialrelationshipthanbusinessrelationshipindoingthebusinessGivingface(givingduerespect)isaveryimportantconceptinChina.Youmustgivetheappropriaterespectaccordingtorankandseniority.

GiftGivingDonotgiveclocks.Clocksareassociatedwithdeath.Donotgiveknives,scissors,letteropeners,etc.ItimpliestheseveringofarelationshipDonotexpectthatagiftwillbeopenedimmediately

Avoidgivingthingstopeopleingroupsoffour,sincethenumberfourinChineseisahomonymfortheword'death'.NevergiveaChinesegentlemanagreenhat.Itisassociatedwithadultery.DiningEtiquetteIfyouaretheguest,waittobeseatedashierarchyisinvolvedEatingusuallybeginsoncethehostoffersthefirstdrink.UsetheservingchopsticksorturnyourchopsticksaroundwhenusethemtoserverothersAvoiddroppingchopsticksasitisconsideredbadluck.TheJuxtapositionofEasternCultureandWesternCultureExplorethe

AmericanCulture

美利坚合众国（UnitedStatesofAmerica）是一个由五十个州和一个联邦直辖特区组成的宪政联邦共和制国家。UnitedStatesofAmerica(UnitedStatesofAmerica)isa50stateandTerritorySARformafederalconstitutionalfederalrepublic.FAMOUSSTATESHawaiiState(迈阿密(Miami))Texas休斯顿（Houston）NewYorkCalifornia洛杉矶（LosAngeles)God’sWaitingRoom----Miami

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thelargestU.S.

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world'slargest

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headquartersin

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getapiece"ofItaly.NewYork百老汇(Broadway)帝国大厦(TheEmpireStateBuilding)

联合国大楼(TheUnitedNations)

华尔街自由女神像(TheStatueofLiberty)

中央车站（GrandCentralTerminal）Broadway

TheEmpireStateBuildingEmpireStateBuilding

NewYork,

theworld's

tallest

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worked

inNewYorkCity

landmarks,

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wondersof

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presented

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presentedto

France

in1876,

the100thanniversaryof

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gift.

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steelsupports

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to

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