The Chinese are known worldwide for their love of culture and tradition. The Chinese are mainly located within China, although some of them are widespread all over the world. China is believed to be the most populated country with an estimated 1.3 billion people (Colson, 270). Culture is an important thing to the Chinese. It surrounds every aspect of their lives right from language to the way in which they talk to older and younger people.
The common language in China is Mandarin Chinese. In writing, the Chinese use the symbols of activities rather than the letters of the alphabet. The Chinese love festivals and celebrate such festivals throughout the year (Adler, 59). An example of these feasts is the Feast of the great dragon. During these feasts, the Chinese engage in a lot of eating, drinking and merry-making.
The national color for the Chinese is red. This color always dominates the Chinese festivals and cultural grounds. They believe in the hierarchy of human beings whether at home or work. This means that superiority is recognized with regards to the age and position of an individual within (Alon, 82).
Young people are expected to respect older people. This respect is shown to the elder person by avoiding eye contact, as this is a show of disrespect.
The Chinese believe in peaceful coexistence. Aggression and outspokenness are sometimes regarded as an embarrassment (Davis, 92). Problems between people are solved behind closed doors with the help of an intermediary.
Religion and culture go hand in hand amongst the Chinese. Most of them believe in the teachings of Confucius and Buddha thus making Confucianism and Buddhism two popular religions amongst the Chinese.
Works Cited
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Alon, Ilan. Chinese Culture, Organizational Behavior, And International Business Management. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003. Print.
Colson, Mary. Chinese Culture. Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann Library, 2013. Print.
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