CHINESE INFLUENCE ON YOUR CULTURE Historically‚ Vietnam has undergone many wars with some countries all over the world. After each war‚ Vietnamese culture was influenced by those countries. Especially‚ China is the huge country‚ which dominated Vietnam for a thousand years‚ (countryside‚ n‚d). Thus‚ it is no surprise that Vietnamese culture has been affected by Chinese culture in many aspects such as calendar‚ language‚ religion and food. The most obvious influence can be seen is the calendar.
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The ancient Chinese culture was a male dominant society. Women were always treated beneath men because of the teachings of Confucius. Confucius referred to women as unworthy and incapable of a literary education. Women were in a position of servitude from when they were born to when they could no longer serve their man because of old age. Women were considered as men’s property. If women were to disrespect the husband‚ without a doubt‚ she would be killed. A historical female figure in
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Appreciation Deeply rooted in Chinese culture is a system based on ethics‚ morals‚ hierarchy and behavior. The behaviors in which Chinese people show and accept appreciation are very profound. In the Western culture‚ a sincere thank you or a thank you note is an acceptable way to extend appreciation. However‚ in China‚ a more tangible form of thank you or gift is preferred. The gift selected to show appreciation must be appropriate in the Chinese culture‚ and if one is receiving a gift‚ they
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Chinese Culture - The Culture of Shanghai Shanghai University 30.11.2012 Shanghai – Brief Overview Shanghai is an important commercial harbor and the most important industrial town of the People ’s Republic of China. The administrative area has more than 23 million inhabitants. The status of the town corresponds to that of a province; the town is subordinated directly of the central government. Shanghai is an important traffic interchange and an important cultural center and educational
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The spread of Chinese Civilization to Korea and Vietnam due the fact that China’s borders naturally surpass their great neighbor. According to History of World Societies‚ The Han Dynasty asserted sovereignty over vast regions from Korea in the east to Central Asia in the west of Vietnam in South. Once garrisons were established‚ traders were quick to follow‚ leading to considerable spread of Chinese material culture in East Asia. Chinese goods‚ especially silk‚ were in demand far beyond East Asia
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Theme: Sacrifice Various cultures believed that sacrifice were communicating tools to the gods. In this belief‚ various religions offered human‚ animal and material sacrifices to their deity. "They spoke to the Gods through sacrifice and believed in creation and destruction to better the world and its birth and its rebirth." (Sterk) The Chinese‚ Sumerian and Celt’s believed in tradition and cultural sacrifice to their deitie’s. Sacrifice in cultural myth is part of their religion and everyday tasks
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The Egyptian and Chinese Culture The cultures of China and Egypt are similar in a way that both have old traditional cultures and now the modern culture. China is an ancient country‚ with thousands of years of history which leaves a rich foundation for their culture. Any attempt to describe the Chinese people can be very difficult and a challenging task. The Chinese culture has come a long way from gender preference to overcoming a feudal society. It seems the Egyptian people are still in a mode
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between Chinese and American‚ how they were being treated unequally when their first arrival‚ what kind of the discrimination law they have suffers‚ and how their next generation‚ the native-born view’s the previous generation. Nowadays‚ many of these about Chinese American experiences and stories have put into a film to show people. In the class‚ we have watched four films‚ “Hollywood Chinese‚” “The Joy Luck Club‚” and “The Gua Sha Treatment‚” these focusing on the interpretation of Chinese American
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Student ID: F12418001 My favorite Chinese Event Chinese new year is one of my favorite Chinese event‚ the reason why is‚ the culture behind it is so interesting‚ at first I want to talk about the Chinese zodiac‚ we know that we also have zodiac determined by a star‚ but Chinese zodiac is different‚ every year is a different zodiac‚ there’s 12 zodiacs‚ they take animal as the symbol of it‚ why? Once I heard the story about this 12 chinese zodiacs‚ the heaven (Chinese heaven) makes competition‚ a race
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of Chinese culture that Joy is confronted with‚ women are put at a lower status than men where daughters are thought of as a disgrace to the family and women are confined to obligations within the household. Overall‚ Joy is suppressed by the dominantly negative Chinese culture. The Chinese culture has an adverse effect on women who get accustomed to the ways of life in a male dominated system. Men are thought of as the important beings because they are physically stronger than women. Chinese elders
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