Tag: China
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East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait by Yang Liu
East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait by Yang Liu Click to find a series of infographics designed by Yang LIU, a Chinese living in Germany. Question to ponder: If these are cultural outlook what would be the underlying worldview, beliefs and values which cause these?
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The Culture of Giving Tips
This is a must read for anyone who seriously wants to learn about culture: Readers’ tipping nightmares and fairytales Some excerpts: 1. Kenneth McLeod, Xiamen, China: I live and work in China; last year at a trade conference we were invited to a banquet by our Chinese hosts. The waitress was giving top class service and an American…
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China and the Christian Impact
Excerpt from ‘A Conflict of Cultures’, the Review of: China and the Christian Impact: A Conflict of Cultures Jacques Gernet – Cambridge University Press, 1985, by J.S. Cummins: Translating and closely analysing contemporary Chinese material, Gernet show that it was not merely clerical squabbles, doctrines, rituals or customs which separated missionary and potential convert. The…
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Interesting Reads on China for Westerners
I have enjoyed reading Martin Jacques’ opinions published in the BBC website and I though it would be good to share them here: Is China more legitimate than the West? How China sees a multicultural world Making sense of China As a Chinese whom speaks, writes and breath Chinese I am please to see that someone…
Faith and Culture Today 