Jillian Bowdring

CHINESE CULTURE

Traditions• FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS• A. Xunpu Women and Mazu Culture

• B. Laba Rice Porridge Festival

• C. Table Manners and Customs

Xunpu Women and Mazu Culture

• Located in Quanshou • Women work• Fishing• Well preserved traditions• Original Xunpu Oyster Shell

House

and Xunpu women• Women and flowers

• Mazu’s birthday• No fishing on this day, only

worship• Clothing• Mazu as Sea Goddess, faith

in her• Story to prove Mazu

XUNPU WOMEN MAZU CULTURE

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Laba Rice Porridge Festival• 8th day of the 12th Lunar

Month• Originated from Buddhism• Legend• In memoir• “Longevity Blessing

Porridge”• What families do to celebrate• Philosophies

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Table Manners and Customs• RULES

1. Food is served in large dishes

2. Rude not to eat what you are given

3. Don’t stab your chopsticks into your rice

4. It is rude to play with your chopsticks

5. Don’t put your chopsticks on the table

6. Hold your chopsticks in your right hand

7. It is rude to stab any food with your chopsticks

8. When tapping a glass for a cheer, it has to be lower than the oldest person at the table

9. It is normal to spit bones out onto table

10. It is normal to talk/eat with mouth open

Food and Drink• TEA TIME• A. Tea for Tranquility

• B. Persimmon Leaf Tea

• C. Serving Tea, A Sign of Respect

Tea for Tranquility• Pleasure and peace/formal

and relaxed• Cha Dao• Important roles in

performance• Originally used as medical

herb and cooking ingredient• Originated in Tang Dynasty • Not religious• Steps in Cha Dao:

• 1. Wen Bei

• 2. Qu Cha

• 3. Chong Pao

• 4. Pin Ming

• 5. Jing Cha http://tinyurl.com/bltuk2m

Persimmon Leaf Tea• Healthy effects• Brewed from leaves from

Persimmon tree• Large variety of Persimmon

trees in China• Tree Seedlings, “Persimmon

Ye”• Included in traditional

Chinese medicine• What is in Persimmon Leaf

Tea• Drinking this Tea promotes a

healthy metabolism• Long term consumption

effects http://tinyurl.com/bqtkye2

Serving Tea, A Sign of Respect• National beverage• Tea drinkers-highly respected• Drinking tea • Tea as respect• Traditional Chinese Marriage

Ceremonies

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History• HISTORICAL FIGURES• A. Zhou Enlai

• B. Shang Yang

• C. An Lushan

Zhou Enlai• March 5th, 1898-January 8th,

1976• First Premier of the peoples

republic of China• Communist Party

involvement• Development of Chinese

economy and society involvement• Chinese Foreign Minister• Geneva Conference and

Richard Nixon’s trip to China• Popular in Revolution

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Shang Yang• 390 BC-338 BC• Statesman of Qin in Warring

States period• Changed Qin into a strong

military centralized kingdom• Changed Qin’s administration

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An Lushan• Ca. 703- January 29, 757• Prince La of Yan• Military leader during Tang

Dynasty of China• Popularity• Won favor of Chancellor and

Emperor• Large military power in

northeast• An Shi Rebellion• Yang Guozhong killed• Yan collapse

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Works Cited"Food and Drink-Tea Time." Cultural China. Cultural China, 2007. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.

"History-Historical Figures." Cultural China. N.p., 2007. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.

"Traditions-Festivals and Customs." Cultural China. Cultural China, 2007. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.