What do you know about the real Chinese culture and traditions? And how do you interest about it?
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I'm familiar with Chinese culture and traditions because they (the Chinese) are well integrated in Filipino society.  Chinese New Year is a big tradition here also and you have to prepare certain foods and your house for the coming of the New Year.  White is worn at funerals while Red is worn during traditional weddings.  Although the women are submissive, it is a matriarchal society.  Chinese men are also known to have queridas (other mistresses) on the side and it is quite common.  They are astute in business and usually put good luck items (according to feng shui) in their shops to bring in good fortune.  They cook well and it is an insult to decline food when offered or even to criticize cooking but the one who cooked will self-criticize as a sign of humility. \n\nIn the family, hierarchy is observed and this is evident in the designation given to the child in accordance with birth-order.  They are very astute in business and finance and will haggle aggressively.  They prefer that their offspring marry someone of Chinese descent and usually, traditional families will look down on a fiance/boyfriend from another race although most modern children defy their parents about this.
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Anthropology, with a specific focus on Eastern culture sounds like just the thing for you. You could help promote understanding, I can't think of anything more important than that.
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I love to learn about cultures and such, so how about Indigenous Peoples?
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ancient chinese secret
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Chinese gold coins \nred things \ndragons
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Dear $$$$,\n\nOne of the first things the Communists did in China after taking power in 1949 was to reform family law. Polygamous marriages (previously a strong tradition in Chinese culture) were outlawed and divorce was made available to women as well as men. The Communists also promoted the advancement of women in every area of society. In that regard, the Communists can indeed be argued to have dealt positively with some of the more unsavoury realities of traditional Chinese culture, which was often extremely unfavourable towards women.\n\nFor the rest, however, their record is frankly dismal. From the very beginning the Communists launched a massive attack on most aspects of Chinese culture, cracking down on religious practice and the millennia-old tradition of ancestor worship, which were dismissed as "bourgeois superstitions". Spiritual figures such as Buddhist monks and shamans, previously an integral part of Chinese culture, were imprisoned. Cultural festivals were abolished - even Chinese New Year was considered to be part of the "old superstitions", and the Communists replaced it by the politically correct appelation of "spring festival" (which is still in use today).\n\nIn the 1970s, Mao's wife Jiang Qing initiated a "criticise Confucius" campaign, seeking to cast shame and discredit on one of China's greatest cultural influences. There was even a plan at some point to abolish the Chinese writing system altogether and replace it with the Roman alphabet. Thankfully this plan proved to be unworkable and was quickly scrapped.\n\nBut nothing compares with the catastrophe unleashed upon Chinese culture by the Communists during the infamous Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). During that fanatical time, all icons of traditional culture were decreed to be "reactionary" and violently attacked. Classical Chinese literature was banned. Thousands of temples and churches across the country were ransacked, looted or destroyed and millions of priceless cultural artefacts were lost. \n\nThis is without even mentioning, of course, the millions of people who were brutally killed, tortured, or removed from their jobs and sent to undergo hard labour in the countryside for somehow becoming associated with "old ways of thinking". This was a huge trauma for Chinese society, and the country still has not finished recovering from it. All in all, the Communists have been very bad news for Chinese culture.\n\nBut it is also important to note that things have changed, and nowadays the Communist authorities have advocated a revival of Chinese culture. It is fine to read Confucius again, temples have reopened and the government has openly espoused a traditional Chinese architectural style for many of its buildings (and encouraged this trend in the private sector too). The Cultural Revolution has been cautiously condemned as a mistake.\n\nHope this helped,
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Hey, I'm from Hong Kong, and have just moved back to Canada, my mom wants me to practise Chinese more often. E- mail me, the address is in my profile.\nSure I can see the characters, and I'd say I'm fine thank you! Mind if you tell us whether you are a guy or gal? Two more things, it's learnt and it's Putonghua! \nCheers!C
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There's a lot to the Russian culture (just like any other - arts, traditions, music, food, clothing, etc.), and a lot of websites out there that describe it. I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but I am Russian so I can probably answer any detailed questions you have. E-mail me if you want to know anything in particular - aia4spoc@yahoo.com
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Here is info for China:
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Yep, that's me ;) It's the best decision I made, marrying my sweetheart who's from the States. I come from a country that's very rich in tradition, and I'm chinese. Since we've been involved, he learnt a lot about my culture and the traditions that we have. Although we still have disagreements in our relationship sometimes, but it's the one thing that brings us closer too. Life will never be boring for us, that's for sure.
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The people that can help are the Peace Corps. Ask what they would like to have and work from there. You could pick culture and be most effective by prepareing. \nI am sure the second language, local customs, laws,etc.\nThen something you can offer them. English lessons, math, science, agriculture. Maybe you have someting particular for them.\nI'll list an interesting book about working in China. There is a short movie also.
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I think of many things. Sure Chinese food, ancient ruins, also I think of Thailand (a good fiend of mine is from Thailand).\n\nI think of efficiancy.  I think, as a whole, Asians are a bit more efficient in a lot of things.  There are, of course, the cars we drive, "cheap" labor for our US companies (aren't a lot of our jobs moving to China?).\n\nPaper and fireworks - both originating from China.  The terra cotta warriors, art, bonsai trees, chrysanthemums, sushi.\n\nI think of a lot of things, more than I could mention here.
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I'm impressed that Chinese people are usually polite and hard-working.One of my friends who is Chinese is  excellent in her study and she gets along with her friends in a good manner. I quite like Chinese people.
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What do you want to know :\n-number\n-origin\n-history\n-what people do that day
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Nope.  The only way to even begin to understand a different culture is to experience it for yourself.  You must spend a lot of time there as well.  A 2 week stretch in Shanghai won't even scratch the surface on how the the Chinese think and behave for example.\n\nThe other aspect is that through books and newspapers, you are not experiencing anything original.  You are having second hand feelings that are being warped and controlled by the author.\n\nIf you can't go to the places you're interested in, try talking to as many people as you can to learn before making any snap judgements.
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Hi,\nHow about Asian Splendor?
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everything you need to know is here http://chineseculture.about.com/bl_index.htm