Chinese culture

Chineseculture

Made by: Fang Zixuan

Contents

What are we going to talk about in this presentation?

Part 1

Introduction

Chinese festivals, Language, art and food

Part 2

manners and traditions

part 3

Values in Chinese Culture

Part 4

Gallery

Part 5

Introduction

Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago.The Chinese language, ceramics, architecture, music, dance, literature, martial arts, cuisine, arts, philosophy, etiquette, religion, politics, and history have influence on the world.

Chinese LANGUAGE, festivals, art and food

What's Chinese culture like?

Chinese language

Chinese language is a kind of Pictographic Language(like hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt) which has 3,000 years of history. Chinese is one of the oldest languages still in use. Chinese is the most used mother tongue on the planet with over 900 million native speakers !

Chinese traditional FESTIVALS

The most famous festivals in the Chinese tradition are :

• Chinese New Year
• Lantern Festival
• Qingming Festival(Tomb-sweeping Day)
• Dragon Boat Festival
• Double Seventh Festival
• Mid-autumn Festival(Moon Festival)
• Double Ninth Festival

Chinese ART

Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Different eras and dynasties had their specialties. Calligraphy,poetry,painting,sculpture,silk, porcelain and lacquer are all manifestations of Chinese art.

Watch a video about Chinese food

Chinese food

Food from diffrent region in China are very diffrent.Examples of Chinese dishes are Hotpot, Dumplings, Peking Roasted Duck, Ma Po Tofu, Spring Rolls, Sweet and Sour Pork,and Kung Pao Chicken

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CUSTOMS, MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE in China

What was Chinese manners,customs and etiquette like?

Greetings in China

• In China it is rude to call someone by their first name unless you've known them since childhood.
• Bowing is generally reserved as a sign of respect for elders and ancestors, especially on on special holidays

Chinese Table Manners

Gift Giving in China

Respect for Older People in China

• Chinese are not as big on gift-giving as Japanese. Nevertheless it is polite to present a small gift when meeting a Chinese person.
• The recipient of a gift should make sure to shower the gift giver with thanks, smiles and compliments.
• Gifts exchanged in business and social situations include fruit, pens, handkerchiefs, chocolates, whiskey, wine, Scotch, or pictures from your home country or city.

• When offering a item to someone older than you, you should show respect by using two hands to present the object.
• Chinese people are often introduced from oldest to youngest.
• Younger let older people speak first, sit down after them and not contradict them.

VIDEO

A video about Etiquette in China.

Values in Chinese Culture

What values ​​are the most important in Chinese culture?

The most important Values in chinese culture

Click on the "magnifying glass"botton the see more in formation about the value

Harmony

courtesy

filial piety

benevolence

wisdom

loyalty

righteousness

honesty

Modesty

source: https://carnegietsinghua.org/2013/11/21/china-s-traditional-cultural-values-and-national-identity-pub-53613#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20traditional%20cultural%20values,most%20important%20Chinese%20traditional%20value.

GALLERY

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