...First of all, Chinese people have celebrated their New Year as a spring festival for thousands of years. It s a time for families and friends to visit. Since Chinese culture has a very long history, there is a very traditional way of celebrating the New Year. They also developed their own calendar system called the Lunar Calendar. The Chinese New Year appears very changeable from day to day every year, because it is based on this calendar. A long time ago, most of the people in China were farmers. Every day life followed the cycles of planting and harvest. The New Year s festival was held after the fall harvest and before the start of the spring planting season. The Lunar Calendar, based on the moon, begins in a month with a new moon. The Chinese New Year is the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, and it lasts for fifteen days until the full moon. Each year the holiday falls sometime between January 21 and February 19. This year, the Chinese New Year is going to be on February 16. Chinese people also developed twelve different animals to stand for each year. After twelve years, the cycle of animals begins again. The animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. A week before the New Year, every Chinese family starts to prepare for it. In the Chinese tradition, the New Year is the most important day in a year. Everyone wants to have a new and good beginning in the coming year. Therefore, people begin to...
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...The Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is considered the most important holiday of all of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is also known as the “Spring Festival” or the “Lunar New Year.” It marks the end of the winter season, and the beginning of the spring season, lichun, the first solar term in the Chinese calendar year. Chinese New Year is also the longest and most important festivity of the Chinese year. Its origins go back to ancient times, and it not only influences celebration in mainland China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines also celebrated this festive holiday. Within China, traditions and customs of the festival widely vary. Windows and doors will be decorated with red couplets and paper-cuts with the popular themes of good fortune, wealth, happiness, and longevity. Money would be spent for presents, decorations, food, and clothing. There is even a tradition when families would thoroughly clean their house to sweep away any “ill-fortune” in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Children are given monetary gifts in red paper envelopes. In association with the Chinese New Year, twelve different animals represent and predict what talents and weakness those who are born on that particular year. It is also known as the Chinese “match-maker,” advises who you could marry and who you should avoid. This is known as the Chinese Zodiac. Alongside the 12-year cycle of the animal zodiac there is a 10-year...
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...Chinese New Year: Why many will travel home for good Every Chinese New Year as people board trains, planes, buses, cars and mopeds to head home for the warmth of the family reunion, they arrive battered and beleaguered, each with their own tale of travelling woe. The 20-hour journeys with standing room only. The pickpockets. And just the sheer overwhelming numbers of people, thronging every platform, forming every queue. So when the whole country seemingly becomes one large crowd it might seem unlikely that China would be shocked by pictures of a large crowd. But then the Guangzhou Railway Station crowd was a particularly special one. The snarl-up began on Monday with bad weather further north causing the cancellation or delay to some services out of Guangzhou. As word spread of the increasingly large throng of waiting passengers, even more people began turning up extra early for their trains and the problem only intensified. 'Dumplings in a bowl' At the peak, 100,000 people were crammed shoulder to shoulder on the giant square in front of the station, spilling out into side roads. "We are like dumplings in a bowl," one man told me. He faced a three-hour wait to clear security and then, once finally aboard his train, an eight-hour journey home. "I am very tired," another young woman said "but when I think about my mother and father at home I feel warm and I want to be with them sooner." Despite the extraordinary scenes...
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...Preparations for the New Year begin a couple of weeks before the big day. This is a fun time full of anticipation and joy as we get ready for the thrill and excitement of the celebrations. According to the traditions, this is the time to clean the house, prepare food for the feast and make banners and 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 you??!! Cleaning house also means settling all your unfinished business to start fresh for the new year: Pay off all your debts, resolve all quarrels with friends, catch up with homework!!! Make some Banners and Decorations Red banners with New Year messages of good luck decorate the main entrance of your house/room. Red is a very lucky color and symbolizes vitality of life and happiness. You can make your own Chinese New Year decorations with bright red paper and markers or a brush if you prefer. Here are some instructions to make your own New Year Banners including the "Lucky Characters" stroke by stroke. | | Preparing the Chinese New Year Banquet On New Year's Day, the families...
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...It’s the season when pundits traditionally make predictions about the year ahead. Mine concerns international economics: I predict that 2010 will be the year of China. And not in a good way. China has become a major financial and trade power. But it doesn’t act like other big economies. Instead, it follows a mercantilist policy, keeping its trade surplus artificially high. And in today’s depressed world, that policy is, to put it bluntly, predatory. Here’s how it works: Unlike the dollar, the euro or the yen, whose values fluctuate freely, China’s currency is pegged by official policy at about 6.8 yuan to the dollar. At this exchange rate, Chinese manufacturing has a large cost advantage over its rivals, leading to huge trade surpluses. Under normal circumstances, the inflow of dollars from those surpluses would push up the value of China’s currency, unless it was offset by private investors heading the other way. And private investors are trying to get into China, not out of it. But China’s government restricts capital inflows, even as it buys up dollars and parks them abroad, adding to a $2 trillion-plus hoard of foreign exchange reserves. This policy is good for China’s export-oriented state-industrial complex, not so good for Chinese consumers. But what about the rest of us? In the past, China’s accumulation of foreign reserves, many of which were invested in American bonds, was arguably doing us a favor by keeping interest rates low — although what we did with...
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...Homework Assignment: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 NOTE: Follow the instructions for sending your homework to me that you’ll find in the Learning Module 1 Lecture Notes. START COPY HERE (Chapter 3)************************************************************ Your Name: Xin Song Chapter 3 Homework (type your answer below each question; keep your responses concise) 1. Why is outsourcing such an attractive way for firms to tap into foreign markets? What are the risks of foreign outsourcing? 2. What are the key elements of sociocultural barriers to trade? How can companies overcome these barriers? 3. How has NAFTA impacted the U.S.? Overall, do you believe that it was a positive move for the U.S.? Why or why not? 4. Take a look at Fortune magazine’s most recent list of the 500 largest global companies ( HYPERLINK "http://fortune.com/global500/" http://fortune.com/global500/). (If this link doesn’t work, just copy and paste the URL in your browser.) What are the top 10 companies on the list? What industry, if any, dominates this Top 10 list? What country, if any, dominates this Top 10 list? What country dominates the overall Global 500 list? 5. From golden arches to blockbuster movies, American business has clearly influenced cultures around the world. But foreign industries and companies have also shaped American culture. Brainstorm a list of 5 foreign goods or services that have influenced American culture; include the specific good or service as well as its country...
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...Chinese culture China has about five thousand years history which is a long period of time. The Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappiness were happening during this period. Although, the time has passed, the histories and the civilizations have not passed. These family virtues, serious, working attitudes, sense of justice and the great Confucian tradition have been deeply assimilated into the Chinese people. Some Chinese traditions are different from Mongolian’s. The Chinese culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to learn. The family life is very important for every Chinese. Chinese families are very close-knit. Children tend to stay with their parents even after they get married and have children of their own, so that you often see three or four generations living under the same roof, unlike other cultures where the kids that have grown up try to get as far away from the parents as possible. However, everyone is well organized within this compact family each member of the family help each other when there is any problem and they will suffer together. The family life is quite different from Western’s. Deeply rooted in Chinese culture is a system based on ethics, morals, hierarchy and behavior. In the Mongolian 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...
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...During the holidays, tourism economy is "much starker choices-and graver consequences-in" an important engine for the sustainable development of China's economy, is also a 1.3 billion Chinese reform tangible dividends, is worth focusing on. As a CPPCC member, continuously paying attention to this issue, I have related proposals for three consecutive years. This year my proposals include the following four contents: One is about the Spring Festival holiday arrangement. I still continue to advocate the differences between town and country vacation plan, it is suggested that the national urban and rural counties and cities and below, the lunar New Year holiday from New Year's eve on the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival. Specific reasons I have been doing in the 2015's proposal in detail. New Year's eve is the beginning of the Spring Festival, the whole family reunion; Yuanxiao is one of the most famous traditional Chinese carnival, meaning that the end of the Spring Festival. For now, the Chinese Spring Festival has become a veritable "golden week" in the world, and critical for the world China has excited the world, this article big tourism, how to do their Spring Festival to delve into the government authority, elaborate design. The second is to encourage countries with characteristics of small short ones. This special is advantageous to the development of local tourism economy. Hubei province has been developing 2 days a week and a half holiday plan, I think that is worth...
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...Introduction chinese culture Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest and most complex. The area in which the culture is dominant covers a huge geographical region in eastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between towns, cities and provinces. Important components of Chinese culture includes art,cuisine, festival and etc. People in the culture Identity Throughout history, many recognized ethnic groups have been assimilated into neighboring ethnicities or disappeared without a trace. At the same time, many within the Han identity have maintained distinct linguistic and regional cultural traditions. The term Zhonghua Minzu has been used to describe the notion of Chinese nationalism in general. Much of the traditional identity within the community has to do with distinguishing the family name. Values Most social values are derived from Confucianism and Taoism. The subject of which school was the most influential is always debated as many concepts such as Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism and many others. Reincarnation and other rebirth concept is a reminder of the connection between real-life and the after-life. In Chinese business culture, the concept of guanxi, indicating the primacy of relations over rules, has been well documented. Chinese Language The Chinese language (汉语/漢語 Hànyǔ; 华语/華語 Huáyǔ; 中文 Zhōngwén) is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees.[4] Originally the indigenous languages...
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...Ho- land Hopia Chinese Delicacies In Partial Fulfillment Of the Course Requirements In SHURMAN K31 Submitted to: Mr. Real So Submitted on: March 15, 2016 Submitted by: Navoa, Carmela Ngo, Malcolm Nicolas, Mikhael Sarza, Victoria Uy, Lanz I. Introduction The paper is about Ho- land Hopia Chinese Deli’s different processes, and how human resource management is practiced. The group will be discussing about the background of those processes, and the human resource management practices of the company. In doing so, the group will be able to slowly transition to the identification of the problem in the human resource department, to provide clear insights about the company. After the problem has been identified, the group will then try to apply the learned concepts of strategic and proper human resource management from the class SHURMAN to Ho- land Hopia Chinese Deli, so that the company will be able to improve their biggest contributor in the company: human resource. According to Mello (2014), management usually think human resource to be a mediocre helper, in terms of helping in the achievement of the company’s goals. Not only that, but managers are hesitant in investing heavily in human resource management simply because it is difficult to quantify their outputs. That of course was a misunderstanding, and a misconception. The group intends to support Mello’s work by applying his concepts into the company. Ho- land Hopia is a company in the foodservice...
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...adapt to the new environment since there are significant differences between the States and the place where I was brought up—Hong Kong, especially in several major areas of food culture, environment, and lifestyle. One big difference between the States and Hong Kong is food culture. “Pizzas, burgers and French Fries are our regular meals!” one American student told me. I do agree with her, for I have seen pizzas, burgers and French fries appear in the school cafeteria every day since I arrived. Moreover, McDonald’s, Burger King and Papa Gino’s, which sell fast food, dominate in the States. If you stay in the States for a while, you’ll definitely familiarize yourself with various types of pizzas and burgers: Pepperoni Pizza—pizza dough topped with tomato sauce mixture, cheese and pepperoni; Hawaiian Pizza—combines sweet with sour; Double Cheese Burger—consists of beef patties, melted cheese and mustard. However, for the Chinese, steamed rice, cooked or fried vegetables and fish are main meals in Hong Kong. Apart from that, food in the United States only satisfies hunger. In contrast, food in Hong Kong “is also an expression of cultural identity and the choice or rejection of certain types of food, the ways in which specific types of food are consumed and the context in which it is consumed tells us a lot about the culture” (“Food Culture”). Zong Zi (dumplings) is a Dragon Boat Festival food in remembrance of Qi Yuan—a famous historical figure in Chinese History (“Food...
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...together, but I like the Chinese Spring Festival most, because there are so many culture about it.The festival is the most important one in China,In fact,it's the highlight of the year. It is also named the Chinese New Year, it comes in January or February, and it has long been an occasion for family reunions. So, in the festival, most of Chinese people prefer to return their hometown, and spend the time with their family members. Before the holiday, people begin to get ready. We clean the house and make special purchases for the Spring Festival. In China, there have a traditional habit that is we dress new clothes in New Year. So mothers must buy new clothes for each of us. In addition, peopleprepare all kinds of delicious foodssuch as dumplings,glutinous rice cake, smoked fish and meat. A series of colorful celebration activities begin on New Year's Eve, the last day of the last lunar month.Weget together to have a big feast, also namely, have a family reunion dinner. After the dinner, adults set off firecrackers. In the evening, it is children’ time, they are especially happy, because they not onlycan get presents and treats,including red envelopes, also can enjoy fireworks or play with lantern. On the Spring Festival Eve, it is a folk custom to stay up late or all night to pray for peace and prosperity in the coming year.At the same time, we generallywatch the live broadcast of the Spring Festival party on TV held by CCTV. During the Chinese New year, people can chat about...
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...but I like the Chinese Spring Festival most, because there are so many cultures about it. The festival is the most important one in China. In fact, it’s the highlight of the year. It is also named the Chinese New Year, it comes in January or February, and it has long been an occasion for family reunions. So, in the festival, most of Chinese people prefer to return their hometown, and spend the time with their family members. Before the holiday, people begin to get ready. We clean the house and make special purchases for the Spring Festival. In China, there have a traditional habit that is we dress new clothes in New Year. So mothers must buy new clothes for each of us. In addition, people prepare all kinds of delicious foods such as dumplings, glutinous rice cake, smoked fish and meat. A series of colorful celebration activities begin on New Year's Eve, the last day of the last lunar month. We get together to have a big feast, also namely, have a family reunion dinner. After the dinner, adults set off firecrackers. In the evening, it is children’ time, they are especially happy, because they not only can get presents and treats, including red envelopes, also can enjoy fireworks or play with lantern. On the Spring Festival Eve, it is a folk custom to stay up late or all night to pray for peace and prosperity in the coming year. At the same time, we generally watch the live broadcast of the Spring Festival party on TV held by CCTV. During the Chinese New year, people can chat...
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...and France: |French |China | |Area |674,843 Km2 |9,596.960 Km2 | |Population |65 million |1.2 billion | |Capital city |Paris |Beijing | |People |95% French people and 5% people from foreign country |93% Han Chinese and 7% immigrants | |Main language |French |Mandarin | |Major industries |consumption goods,auto industry,machinery and so on. |iron,steel,coal,machinery, textiles and so on. | |Currency |Euro |RenMinbi | | China geographically vast a land of great diversity,it`s the third largest country.France is a one of bigest country in europ,and about six countries(Belgium,Luxembourg and Germany to the north-east,Switzerland and Italy ascross the Alps to the south-east and Spain Across the pyrenees to the South-west). On the other hand,I find some very interesting differences,French people brush their teeth after eating breakfast but in China people always brush their teeth when they week up and before they eat breakfast.In China the 1st floor is the ground floor,but In france the 1st floor actually is 2end floor in China.Also in Franch people have dinner late and long,for Chinese people have dinner about 6:00.In resttaurant France people eat their own ordered dishes but for chinese people like share.Two French gril friends don`t hold hands in the street but Chinese two gril if they are good friend they slways hold hands when they walk in...
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...China China is an ancient culture with numerous regional and national traditions and values. While some of the traditions have died out, many are still a very important part of the Chinese society. The role of men and women in China has changed significantly. In China (100 years ago up to a few decades ago), women were treated as inferior in comparison to men, and were restricted to the confines of their homes to raise the children and clean (Live Science, 2013). They would also sew and weave, and prepare food for guests. Women were thought of as yielding, receptive, passive, reflective, and tranquil, where men were hard, active, assertive, and dominating. The men were the sole income and ‘head of the household’. Their job was to bring home money and food for the wife and children while the woman stayed at home. Throughout much of China’s history, women were undermined and almost used as slaves. When communism was introduced (in the 1920’s), women and men became more equal, although they are still not completely equivalent in terms of social and economic status. The One-Child-Policy has pushed the number of women down in China, due to Chinese parents only wanting boys (they are thought of as more ‘beneficial’). Men are still the ‘dominant race’, as they are higher in the percentage of the population in China. In Australia, women and men are almost completely equal. Both women and men both work in politics, manual labour, education, law enforcement, etc. with almost equivalent...
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