I think Chinese will become more important than English as international language in the future. And I will explain the reasons from different points of view‚ includes economy‚ population of Chinese and the effort made by Chinese government promotes Chinese learning. First of all‚ more people take Chinese language as an important language. The position of China becomes more crucial over the world as Chinese economy increases rapidly and keeps pace in GDP growth. David Teather (2010) stated that
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intercultural comparison between Chinese and foreign humor Summary: Humor is a wonderful work of human civilization and wisdom‚ she smiled as a bridge‚ bond people in different culture‚ and made people recognizing the power of the humor in their normal communication. This paper will trace the historical origins of humor. From the humorous discourse features‚ themes‚ social functions‚ performance practices and seize of the subtle to start the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western humor.
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Chinese New Year Fun Facts! In ancient times‚ Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came and Buddha named a year after each one. People born during the year of the snake are wise‚ charming‚ generous‚ and smart. Red‚ the color of Chinese New Year‚ symbolizes fire which drives away bad luck. Long ago‚ people in China lit bamboo stalks‚ believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Tangerines symbolize luck and prosperity. The traditional
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Sports and Chinese Society (Spring 2014) – Second Essay CHAN Chun Ho (UID: 3035071486) Name: CHAN Chun Ho UID: 3035071486 Email: gy9402@hku.hk Tutorial group: Friday 14.30 Mao Zedong once famously declared: women can hold up half of the Sky. In China’s competitive sports arena‚ do Chinese women hold more than half of the sky? Introduction The late Chairman Mao Zedong famously coined that “women hold up half the sky”‚ recognising the importance of female to the development of the Chinese society
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Learning difficulties from Chinese and American culture Question 1 Different culture of East and West can cause problems in each other. American culture trends to individualism. They need for more privacy and personal space. They do not independent of other people. On the contrary‚ Chinese culture trends to collectivism. They need to more close physical contact and close personal relationship or friendship. They concern about other people live for building up a close relationship. Therefore
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The Importance of Shadow Play to Chinese Culture And the Development of Film History Being a Chinese student‚ I’m really proud to see one of our culture’s - ‘Shadow Plays’ displayed in the London Film Museum. It makes me think of my childhood memories; my grandmother use to hold my hand and lead me to the park and watch the Shadow Play. I still remember how impressed I was when I watched one for the first time. An old man with a white beard yelled at people to catch their attention‚ and
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Chinese Influences on America through Cuisine Since the 20th century‚ Chinese food has had an influence on American cuisine‚ with over 40‚000 Chinese restaurants across the country. There are more Chinese restaurants in America than all of the McDonald’s‚ Burger Kings‚ and KFC’s combined! The Chinese have taken over the American food kingdom. The history of Chinese food started in the 1800s‚ when the Chinese came over to the United States during the Gold Rush. But the Chinese
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Chinese Food Industry and Market Report Ying Bin & Xia Ni‚ Tong Wentao‚ Hu Linqing‚ Du Peng‚ Lu Liaoyuan‚ Yan Jihong LIFS‚ Lund University‚ Sweden Zhongnan University of Economics & Law‚ China July 1st‚ 2006 Introduction China is a country in transition that is developing rapidly. Although China became a net export country of food after 1980’s‚ the import and export scales of foods keep growing for many years. In 2005‚ the food trade scale has reached 44.28 Billion US$ with a growth
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Aesthetic differences between Chinese and Western Poetry —critics on Xu Yuanchong’s Chinese poetry translation 1 Introduction Nowadays in China‚ there are mainly two kinds of different opinions on translating classical Chinese poems. On one side‚ Xu Yuanzhong‚ as a representative，hold that classical Chinese poems should be translated in the form of poems(rhymed verse translation). Xu Yuanzhong put forward the Theory of Three Beauties and the Theory of Rivalry. On the other side‚ scholars such as
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western idea of medical treatment with Ch’i and Chinese healing. Western medical treatment is tremendously different from Chinese medical treatment isn several ways. First of all‚ the Chinese use inductive and synthetic methods‚ while western medicine uses reductive and analytical methods. This can be seen in how the Chinese understand and learn medicine. Instead of solving everything with evidence and scientifical reason like western doctors‚ the Chinese use experience and cures that seem to work for
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