CHINESE INFLUENCE ON YOUR CULTURE Historically‚ Vietnam has undergone many wars with some countries all over the world. After each war‚ Vietnamese culture was influenced by those countries. Especially‚ China is the huge country‚ which dominated Vietnam for a thousand years‚ (countryside‚ n‚d). Thus‚ it is no surprise that Vietnamese culture has been affected by Chinese culture in many aspects such as calendar‚ language‚ religion and food. The most obvious influence can be seen is the calendar.
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The ancient Chinese culture was a male dominant society. Women were always treated beneath men because of the teachings of Confucius. Confucius referred to women as unworthy and incapable of a literary education. Women were in a position of servitude from when they were born to when they could no longer serve their man because of old age. Women were considered as men’s property. If women were to disrespect the husband‚ without a doubt‚ she would be killed. A historical female figure in
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Appreciation Deeply rooted in Chinese culture is a system based on ethics‚ morals‚ hierarchy and behavior. The behaviors in which Chinese people show and accept appreciation are very profound. In the Western 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 you or gift is preferred. The gift selected to show appreciation must be appropriate in the Chinese culture‚ and if one is receiving a gift‚ they should
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You Agree with China’s One Child Policy? China’s government had always had the problem of finding a way to provide for its large population. After the death of Mao in the 1970s‚ China finally realized that if the economy or the standard of living were ever going to improve‚ they would need to reduce China’s massive population. Thus‚ in the 1980s‚ the One Child Policy was introduced as a solution but did China make the right choice by limiting parents to only one child? After giving much thought
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China’s one child policy China has a history of over 5000 years making it the longest continuous civilization. In the fourth century BC‚ the population of China became the most inhabited region in the world. After the fall of Rome‚ it stayed the most populated region under on government body for the rest of history (Hooker; Matthews 35). In 200 BC‚ the population was a few million. By 400 AD‚ the number of people in the Chinese Empire was 50 million. It leveled at about this number until
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of weakness and downfall. Population control in China has been hurting the Chinese people and destroying the Chinese economy for a span of 65 years‚ and continues to cause conflict even today. The one-child policy that exists within China’s communist government has and will continue to devastate the Chinese economy if forced sterilizations and abortions continue. Population control in China has been prevalent in the Chinese economy ever since the communists took over china in 1949. When Mao Zedong
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Negative Effects of Only-Child Policy Only-Child policy‚ aimed at addressing overpopulation‚ was promoted in 1970s. After 25 years‚ this policy does have lots of positive effects. At the same time‚ however‚ it also causes lots of problems. Since each family only has one child‚ parents spoil their child‚ which makes the child fell like the king of the world. In the family‚ the child doesn’t need to do anything and he can get everything he wants. However‚ meanwhile‚ the child faces more pressures
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China’s one-child family policy was first announced in 1979. In a 1979 speech‚ Deng Xiaoping drew the first outlines of a policy to limit population growth‚ "Use whatever means you must to control China’s population. Just do it." (Mosher 50) Basically the aim of China’s one-child family policy was to help slow population growth to 1.2 billion by the year 2000. It was hoped that third and higher order births could be eliminated and that about 30% of couples might agree to not have a second child. (Choi)
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Chinas One-Child Policy: The Gender Outbreak In 1979‚ the Chinese leader Deng Xiaping implemented the one-child per family policy with an aim to reduce the over population that was happening back then in China. Over half a century has passed and the so called “temporary law” is still in action believing that it is reforming work and improving the living standards of the people. However‚ the one-child per family policy has built many physical and mental disadvantages into the Chinese society and
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Ever wonder if the one-child policy worked out in china? China’s population was increasing too fast‚ almost to one billion. The communist party feared china’s population and created a policy named The One-Child Policy that started in 1980. Now we discuss if this policy was a good idea for china or not. More evidence has been found in the documents about this policy not being a great idea afterall. The population still has been growing because of exceptions. Female babies have been killed because
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