Cross Cultural Behaviour In China
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Cross Cultural Communication in CHINA
-BYRAM DHAWADSWAPNIL THOLIYARANJEET KUMARTRIPURARINIKHIL SINGH
SOCIAL CUSTOMS
- Addressing Chinese
- Ways to greet
- Behaviour- Refusing an invitation/ saying “no”- Keqi (Modesty)- Mianzi (Face)- Gifts- Good gifts: Banquet, Fine Pen, Calculator- Bad gifts: Clocks, Blue or Black items, Handkerchief.
Cont…
• Meals Etiquettes.• No tipping.
• Business Communications:• Punctuality• Appointments are must• Patience• Allow the Chinese to leave the meeting first.
• Humor
13,000,000,00 people13,000,000,00 people
FAMILY LIFE
“ the music of lutes & harps”
-Basic unit of Production & Consumption is ‘CHIA’ (Family)
- ‘One Child Policy’ in 1978
- Father / Husband is Family Leader & Decision maker
- Still women does all house work
WELCOME TO MARRIAGE PARTY1) Proposing2) Birthday Matching3) Presenting Betrothal Gifts4) Presenting Wedding Gifts5) Selecting the Wedding Date6) Wedding Ceremony
HOUSING
-Average housing : apartment of one or two bedrooms
-Average rural living space : 8.1 sq.m.(1978) to 20.5 sq.m.
- House consists of Ming & Qing Furniture
CLOTHING
- Traditional Dress Style : TANGZHUANG- Changshan for Men- Qipao for women
-Modern Dress Style : - Men/ Women :Formal/ Casual Wear- Teenagers prefer Brand Name- Children wear cloths with cartoons
FOOD IN CHINA
FOOD
Famous Dishes : Jiaozi Baozi - Steamed Buns Chaomian – Fried noodles Chaofen – Fried Rice Zhou – Breakfast Food
Food Serve in STYROFOAM box
Drinks : All Famous Soft Drinks
BE AWARE OF CHINESE “WINE”
CLASS STRUCTURE
-Depends on
1) Personal or Household Per Capita Income
2) Occupation
3) Education & Qualification
4) Family Background
CLASS STRUCTURE
- Society divided into SIX parts
1)Kings2)Dukes3)Scholars4)Aristocrats5)Farmers6)Merchants
TYPES OF MINORITY GROUPS
- Racial or Ethnic
- Religious
- Gender or Sexual
- Age
- Disable
POLITICAL & ECONOMICAL POWER
MAJOR PARTY: Communist Party Of China(CCP)
8 MINORITY PARTIES
Currency YUAN
Trade Organizations WTO, APEC & Others
GDP (Nominal-2007) $ 3.42 Trillion
GDP (Per Capita-2007) $ 2034
GDP Growth (2007) 11.4 %
GDP (PPP-2007) $ 10.21 Trillion
Inflation (Feb-2007) 8.7 %
Interest Rate 4.14 %
MEDIA
- Newspaper : The Peoples DailyXingHua
- News Channels : CCTV
RELIGION & FOLK BELEIFS
- Religious Groups : Buddhism Taoism
IslamCatholicismProtestantism
- CONFUCIANISM- Tolerance for Minority religions
PLACES HAVING SACRED VALUES
The Great Mosque of Xi’ans
PAGODA
RELIGIOUS EVENTS
-Chinese New Year Festival
- Lantern Festival
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Ghost festival
- Mid-Autum Festival
- Double Ninth Festival
- Influence of Religious Beliefs
- Affect on Attitude towards Smoking, Drinking & Gambling
-Belief on Good Luck & Bad Luck
VALUE SYSTEM
- Competitiveness v/s Co-operation
- Thrift/ Moment of enjoyment more exalted
- Politeness v/s Factual Honesty
- Admired Virtues
-FRIEND: Definition: Responsibilities
-EDUCATION: Female education v/s Male Education: Business Persons with College Degrees
ECONOMICAL INSTITUTIONS
- Huge Market- Products Like Automobile, electronic instruments, agriculture etc.- Emphasis more on quantity with cheaper price- ACFTU (All China Federation Of Trade Union)
Conclusion
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