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Belief Systems
Confucianism
- Is the soul of chinese culture
- Is not a real religion
- Developed from Confucius thoughts
Buddhism
- Most popular
Taoism
- Influenced local culture,medicine, and literature deeply
Islam
- Brought by Ehtesham Khan
Christianity
- 1840 was first named Nestoriansm
Languages
Seven main dialects
- Kejia
- Mandarin
- Wu
- Xiang
- Gan
- Min
- Yue
And Of Course Chinese
Holidays and Festivals
Women’s Day, March 8th
- Since 1975
- To remember women’s struggle to get rights
Qingming festival, April 4th or 5th
- Means “Pure Brightness” or “Tomb-sweeping Day”
- Signifies the fact days are becoming bright and warm
Teacher’s Day, September 10th
- To be praised as the engineers of human spirit
Army Day, August 10st
- To commemorate the contribution that the PLA has made to China
Mid-August Festival, 15th day of Chinese 8th lunar month
- Means Family reunion
- Most important traditional festival
Religion
Recreation
Islam
- More than 1,400 years of history
- Introduced in the 7th century in Tang Dynasty
Buddhism
- Brought into China 2,000 years ago
- Was developed into three sections
- Christianity
- Organized in about 30 parishes
- Beach activities
- Biking
- Dolphin Park
- Go-Karting
- Horseback riding
- Kite flying
- Acrobatics
- Martial Arts
- The Great Wall of China
- Forbidden city
- Hiking and Rock-climbing
Family or Kinship system
- Maternal and paternal lineages are distinguished (A uncle of the father's side and a uncle on the mother's side have different terms)
- The generation from ego is indicted (Father's younger brother has a different terminology than his older brother)
- Classified as a Sudaneye Kinship (One of six most complicated of all Kinship system)
- Influence of Confucianism
Religion
China
- 15% real Atheists
- 185 million believe in Buddhism
- 33 million have faith in Christianity
- 12 million people are Taoists
Confucianism
- Obtained stable position of Emperor of Han Dynasty(202 B.C.- 220 A.D.
Taoism
- 1,800 years of history
- 5 Taoism schools
- Taoism influenced the local culture deeply
Education
- State-run system
- Public education run by the ministry or citizens
- Must attend for at least 9 years
China
Clothing and Art
Foods
Three main type of traditional Clothing
- Pien-fu (ancient two-piece ceremonial costume)
- Ch'ang-p'ao (long robe)
Art
- Paintings, sculptures, architecture, operas , theater, music and dance
- One of the greatest methods of cooking
- Confucius once said "Eating is the utmost important thing in life."
Main Foods
- Typically rice accompanied by vegetables, fish, meat, or other items.
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