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    united ideological front. The behavior of the intellectuals and the Chinese government from the founding of the People’s Republic to just before the Hundred Flowers Bloom era in 1956 were marked by a tendency for the intellectual class to divide‚ rather than unify‚ as a result of the actions of the Communists. In early 1949 the common stance of the intellectuals toward the imminent political change was one of reserved support. The Chinese Communists were making headway in their conquest of the country

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    and Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior It is true that the ways the parents raise their children will decide how well the children grow‚ especially the mothers who impact their children the most. There is no right or wrong in how a mother takes care of her children. All of them want the best for their children. The only difference is the level of intensity in how to raise a child. In Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚ Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale Law School believes that the ways Chinese mothers

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    Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Names The names are common language phenomenon‚ not only because it is a kind of identification code between people to distinguish each other‚ but also because it is a national historical and cultural information carrier.It conveys a language of a nation‚ as well as history‚ geography‚ religion‚ custom‚ social status and other aspects of information. Names have been interpreted in two senses:a broad sense and a narrow sense. The names ‚in its

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    help balance bad luck with good. The red items worn for good luck could be socks‚ scarves‚ or even underwear. Also explained was the Chinese tradition of giving money to loved ones. The money had to be new straight from the bank with no rips‚ tears‚ or creases and was placed in a red envelope and given to those in the family. If there was a wedding in the Chinese culture this practice was done in a white envelope instead. Chen- Yu also explained that in Japanese and other Asian cultures a red envelope

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    How can we promote Chinese culture worldwide? It is known to all that China has a long and magnificent history as well as many other things such as the Great Wall‚ poetry‚ Chinese painting‚ calligraphy and so on. These things are all unique in the world. We have our own culture and tradition which attract many foreign tourists coming to China in order to experience the charm of the Chinese culture. As far as I am concerned‚ the unique feature of Chinese culture is that it has a pretty long history

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    Fiona Fang 996623872 EAS 344 H1 S Prof. Meng Yue The Chinese Meat Fetish: A socio-cultural enquiry Meat consumption patterns in China have risen dramatically in the past 30 years‚ which various implications for different groups worldwide. I propose that the current emphasis on meat consumption in China is weakly justified‚ thus I call a “meat fetish”. This essay focuses on the sociological and cultural factors in China that contribute to this underlying attitudinal change. Moreover‚ I propose

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    decorations special for the New Year. A clean house to welcome the New Year Before the New Year comes‚ it is one of the Chinese New Year customs to clean the house from top to bottom to get rid off all the bad luck gathered in the previous year. And after the New Year comes‚ you cannot sweep during the first days otherwise all the new luck will sweep away! So one of your Chinese New Year activities will be to... clean your room! Wouldn’t want all that accumulated bad luck for another year would

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    How is Zhuhai Putuo Temple critical for reflecting Chinese Buddhist Tradition? Zhuhai Putuo Temple was built in March 2000‚ managed by Mingsheng Master. It rebuilt and enlarged in 2002. Master Yanhai said that this temple is one of the eight sects. The main idea of this temple is Bodhimanda. It is also a temple for chan. I was focus on the Buddhist architecture of this temple‚ and I found the architecture has both traditional characters and modern installation. This temple is symmetrical placement

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    Chinese and American Cultures In the Joy Luck Club American and Chinese cultural differences are brought to perspective in Amy Tan’s novel‚ The Joy Luck Club. The book follows the lives of eight women‚ 4 American born daughters and 4 Chinese immigrant mothers as their lives intertwine with each other in America. As the daughters clash with the mothers‚ they are faced to embrace the American culture‚ to comply with their mothers and accept the mothers deep Chinese cultural heritage or

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    manipulation cannot be‚ under any definition or circumstance‚ be considered actual thought.  Searle uses what has come to be known as the “Chinese Room Argument.” The Chinese Room Argument      The premise of the Chinese room argument is that a person with absolutely no understanding of the Chinese language is placed in a room that has baskets full of Chinese symbols.  He is given a book in English that supposedly identifies the symbols and explains that they are entirely identified and related

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