• Carole Lee – from Hong Kong

• MaMu – from China

• Angelica Lam – exchange student from Hong Kong

Black hairOval faceCostumeJade braceletChinese moon guitarChinese characters (vertical – top down horizontal – left to right)Chinese flower -peony

• Where is China?• Where is Hong Kong

Hong Kong (below the Tropic of Cancer)

Location: AsiaStatus: Chinese Special Administrative Area

Population: 7 million people

Area: 1,040 km2

Currency: 1 U.S. dollar = 8 Hong Kong dollars

Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)

Religions: Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Christian, Muslim, Hindu

HandoverHong Kong return back to China on July 1, 1997

Scenic places

• http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/home/home?name =HomePage

Chinese Astrology2008 Year of the RAT!

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Check your astrology

1996 12 rat 2002 6 horse

1997 11 ox 2003 5 sheep

1998 10 tiger 2004 4 monkey

1999 9 rabbit 2005 3 rooster

2000 8 dragon 2006 2 dog

2001 7 snake 2007 1 pig

Festival – Chinese New Year• starts with the New Moon on the first

day of the new year • a very happy occasion when people

get together with family and friends.

Mid-Autumn Festival

• celebrates the abundance and togetherness

• falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Chinese Food

• Capital: Beijing • Area: 9 million sq Km (4th largest country)• Population: 1.3 billion (largest population)

Great Wall Summer Palace

Forbidden City

The Olympic Games:2008 in Beijing

Chinese Arts

Chinese paper cuttings

Chinese paintings

• How to use chopsticks

• http://video.about.com/chinesefood/How-to-Use-Chopsticks.htm

Shopping Paradise

• East meets West• All styles of goods from different

parts of the world

Mandarin1 yi 一2 er 二3 san 三4 si 四5 wu 五6 liu 六7 qi 七8 ba 八9 jiu 九10 shi 十

Basic Chinese• Hello – ni hao (你好 )• Good morning – zao an (早安 )• Good afternoon – wu an (午安 )• Good night – wan an (晚安 )• Thank you – xie xie (謝謝 )• Goodbye – zai jian (再見 )• America – mei guo (美國 ) beautiful country• China – chung guo (中國 ) middle country

China

• The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution.

• The large star symbolizes the Communist Party (which rules China) and the smaller stars represent the people of China.

Inventionscompass

silk

paper

firearm

kite

umbrella

Olympic flame

PandaSwallow

FishAntelope

Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni

Welcome to Beijing

Mascots – 5 Friendlies

Culture in US

• The coexistence of diverse cultures and people is one of the greatest strengths of the United States.

A story

• A boy• A mother• A father

What’s behind the story

Chinese Culture

• Respect relationships (family, friendship, seniority)

• Humble as a virtue (not boastful)• Less expressive (quiet & reserved) but

perseverance• Personal & physical space (limited)• Harmony (less conflict)

Chinese CultureGood/ Bad

• Less expressive – misunderstanding• Respectful to elder – difficult to break

from family bondage• Group decision – not individualistic• Guilty conscious• Destiny/ Fate• Submissive/ obedience

Variations

• Do not group Chinese immigrants together.

• Differences exist among first generation and second- or third-generation immigrants.

• Chinese from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong may not be the same.

Conclusion

• There is no “One Size fits All”.(Therefore, do not stereotype!!!)

• Due to globalization and the rapid flow of information (internet, media etc.), the cultural differences among different nationalities seem to get narrower .

• Take time and patience to understand one’s culture.

• Thank you

cklee@uark.edu