Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy (Brush calligraphy) is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy)‚ Hua (painting)‚ Qin (a string musical instrument)‚ and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati. Regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in Chinese culture‚ "Shu Fa" (calligraphy) is often thought to be most revealing of one’s personality. During the imperial era‚ calligraphy was used as an important criterion for
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Psychological anthropology is the study of individuals and their personalities and identities‚ within particular cultural contexts (Miller‚ 2007). Although American and Chinese people are raised in different cultures‚ their cultures are somewhat similar. Even though individuals are raised thousands of miles apart‚ is it possible to possess some of the same personality traits? In the American culture‚ baby showers are held to celebrate the impending birth of a baby. Family and friends bring many
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Haobang Lu Professor Connie So AAS 350 March 21‚ 2015 Meaning of being Chinese or Chinese American China has a long brilliant history. The history of Chinese American in the Unites States has three major waves of Chinese immigration to the United States at the very beginning of the 19th century. The one impressed me most is Chinese immigrants worked as laborers‚ on the transcontinental railroad during 19th century. The Chinese immigrants were suffered a lot at that time‚ full of racial discrimination
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Irish and Chinese experience in America The end of the civil war and the beginning of the industrial revolution started an increase of immigration into the United States because of a need for low paid workers. Immigrants from around the world fled to America taking valuable jobs away from American citizens. Immigrants who came to the United States sought out every job known to man. Anything from sweeping floors to craftsman was available to the immigrants. From 1880-1920 the population of the United
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structure and believe Americans should adapt a more Chinese style parenting‚ while many other persons believe that Americans should stay with their parenting style to increase global competitiveness. The problem of Americans falling global competiveness can be addressed in several ways however looking specifically at parenting styles affects‚ it boils down to a solution either of keeping the same parenting style‚ or transferring to a more Chinese parenting style. However an understanding of what
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Google and the Chinese Government - Case Analysis Overview: Google is a cutting edge Silicon Valley based Internet Company; known world wide for being a titan in the internet industry was admired for their ethical business standards and their distinguished and celebrated corporate motto‚ “Don’t be evil.” Google had established itself as one of the most visited sites in the world. Google was rapidly expanding as more than half its user traffic came from outside the US. Though Google.com
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Chinese Food: Traditional Foods for Chinese Festival Chelsea Yu 15th‚ Sep‚ 2012 First Draft of Chapter 2‚ 3 Pages IE924 Academic Writing Ⅲ China is famous for foods‚ especially which must be prepared for traditional festivals. These foods are made with traditional recipes and related to their meaning‚ ancient legend or historical story‚ which are passed along generation to generation. Among these traditional foods‚ “Nian-gao”‚ ”Yuebing”‚ and “Zongzi” are representative. “Nian-gao”‚ a kind
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The Colour Symbolism in Chinese Culture There are many different colours in the world. Each colour has a symbolic meaning behind that one would have certain impression and perception towards that particular colour. It is interesting to note that this kind of perception and impression vary among cultures. Every country has its own perception towards the colours. In the following paragraphs I would introduce briefly the colour symbolism in Chinese culture. Please note that only colours which do
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Entrepreneurship Case study QI-TECH: A Chinese Technology Company for Sale Name: Choi Ying Kai SID: 06523393 Date edited: 11-11-2007 Case background: QI-TECH‚ a Chinese manufacturer of precision Coordinate Measurement Machines‚ is a joint venture established by Indiver BV‚ a Dutch aircraft engine manufacturer and a Chinese state-owned enterprise QQMF. Looking for a strategic exit‚ Indiver BV‚ which holds 50% of QI-TECH‚ must negotiate a sale with its Chinese partner and a potential buyer‚ Brown
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]]]–]]] www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Research Note Shopping behaviors of individual tourists from the Chinese Mainland to Hong Kong Tsan-Ming Choi Shuk-Ching Liu‚ Ka-Man Pang‚ Pui-Sze Chow Institute of Textiles and Clothing‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong Received 19 March 2007; accepted 8 July 2007 Abstract Since 2003‚ the Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland (CM) governments have established Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) which simplifies the process for
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