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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studying‚ sacrifice and most of all‚ love of what you are doing.” This quote by Pele‚ a soccer player regarded as one of the best of all time‚ describes the determination that it took for Adeline to succeed and overcome her childhood. In the memoir‚ Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ the author writes about the support from Ye Ye‚ Aunt Baba‚ and also rising above her abusive childhood. Ye Ye is one of the reasons why Adeline was able to succeed. Adeline’s grandfather stated‚ “‘I ordered the maids
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room. A suspect is forcefully dragged into the center of the room. Shaking with fear‚ he is asked to kneel down in front of the official. “Bang!” The official strikes the table and here the interrogation begins. This is a typical scene from ancient Chinese courts of law where the judge is settling a dispute or crime. He assumes every suspect on trial is guilty and the suspects have to prove their innocence‚ or else they may face severe punishment like beatings or decapitation. The job of the judge is
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Weibo and Chinese Society COM 650 Zhenzhen Lyu The new media‚ different from television‚ magazines‚ books or paper-based publications‚ is a new form of mass communication‚ which contains technologies that enable digital interactivity. For example‚ websites‚ video games‚ Internet all belong to the new media. Currently‚ the new media is becoming increasingly popular and sharply changing people’s life. The advent of Weibo in China is one of the most prominent examples‚ which is also the topic I am
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has about five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. Also‚ the Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappinesses were happening during this period. The Chinese culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to learn. The family life is very important for every Chinese. Chinese families are very close-knit. Children tend to stay with their parents even after they
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Up to now‚ Chinese bourgeoisie swore only by the famous international luxury brands such as LouisVuitton‚ Hermes or BMW. Today‚ some Chinese brands are trying to conquer a piece of the enormous cake: China will represent 20% (27 billion dollars) of the worldwide luxury market by 2015‚. Watches‚ cosmetics‚ jewelry‚ spirits or clothing: here nine brands Qeelin NE Tiger Moutai Shang Xia Longio Hongqi Chow tai fook Herborist Dorian Ho which start to emerge and which hope to regild the image of the “made
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Development of Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphic characters are very well known even in modern days; we can easily find them on the walls or banners in chinese stores or restaurants. In fact‚ chinese calligraphy has gone through a period of almost five thousand years‚ from complex characters on bones‚ to seal script‚ clerical script‚ running script and finally the most well popular and known standard script‚ and other kinds of script like cursive script. Moreover‚ chinese calligraphy has
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Typography in Publication Design Chinese Typography Study Training for cultural awareness and sustainability Choi Chi Kit Jackson‚ Hong Kong Design Institute‚ Hong Kong‚ ckchoi@vtc.edu.uk Monica Chiu‚ Hong Kong Design Institute‚ Hong Kong‚ monchiu@vtc.edu.hk Sylvia To‚ Hong Kong Design Institute‚ Hong Kong‚ sylviato@vtc.edu.hk Abstract: This paper aims to present the unique quality of Chinese letterforms & characters‚ and to discuss our approach of teaching Chinese typography as a tool of nurturing
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Socialization ------ American Born Chinese Children under Chinese Culture According to the American Heritage Dictionary‚ socialization is "the process of learning interpersonal and interactional skills that are in conformity with the values of one ’s society" (American Heritage). It is a process of learning culture. During socialization‚ children will acquire attitudes‚ norms‚ values‚ behaviors‚ personalities‚ etc. within agencies of socialization‚ which were described as "Agencies of socialization
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1310 By: Zhao Mengfu (Chinese‚ 1254–1322) Type: Handscroll‚ ink on paper Size: 9 5/8 x 46 1/8 in. (24.4 x 117 cm) The artist of this calligraphy scroll‚ Zhao Mengfu‚ was highly praised by the Yuan emperor Renzong as unrivaled traditional Chinese polymath (for a lack of a better word). It is said that the emperor admired him for possessing the following seven outstanding qualities: wide learning‚ Song royal ancestry‚ elegant and charismatic appearance‚ pure character and righteous conduct‚ literary
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