ASPECTS OF CHINESE POP CULTURE SUBMITTED BY: (gen) II
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Ren Jia Yu Zhu Yu Ling MBA year
GENERAL CULTURE
People’s Republic of China
National Flag: Red flag with five stars
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one , it signifies the unify of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China
Distribution of administrative divisions in china
Plants and animals
Plants
Animals
The peony, a flower which is to Giant panda, golden-haired monkey, china South China tiger, the “kind of known as the "king of flower” and animal” is Giant Panda. treasured as one of the county's national flowers.
Chinese traditional dress: QI PAO
OTHER NATIONAL MINORITIES IN CHINA
Chinese food--tools
Food
Chinese tea culture
Chinese arts & kong fu
City view - HONGKONG
BEIJING
SHANGHAI
Business culture
Business culture An insight into Cultural Protocols in China. Definition the traditional values, emerging modern business and personal practices. Dealing with prevailing culture restrictions and weakness of culture in China. Incorporating the culture be successful business in china
Office Customs and Practices Work time in China
Inter-business matters are from 10:00-5:00pm Workweek is five days long, with two days off
Practices
Punctuality is appreciated strictly adhere to Better to keep your proposal more options to be chose Getting the permission if it’s required According the different position treated as different role
Chinese company culture Hierarchy to be respected Protocol, manners, and obligations are different based on your position in the hierarchy Better call their name accomplishes with their position, directly to call “sir” or “madam” is not encourage in China business culture
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The boss always has the right attitude You have no role in negotiation as a subordinate in public The highest percentage of persons who would not express emotions in the work
Treating woman
Advisable to handshake in business environment, and avoid unfriendly or over friendly attitude.
Nod or smile
In a group, greeting first to the eldest one in the crowd with nod or smile
Patience
Chinese need to take time to making decision through each hierarchy, patience is concerned Don’t persuade somebody to do things faster
Business dinner culture Conversation
In the dinner culture, the hot topics are : Different culture between China and host county Politics, movies, sports, finance Avoid the direct way to continue the business conversation in the dinner
Meeting
Greeting
Order : downward-----upward host -----guest male-----female
Handshake
Don’t:
use left hand wear sunglasses wear hat wear gloves use two hands together while shaking hand with opposite sex
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Business card
Give----name should face to others Receive----read carefully to show respect
Eye contact
Don’t stare at others
Entertaining and Gift Giving
Not inviting for dinner at home in business case, just inviting when you are good friends
The guests should reach a little early, and not stay for a long time after dinner.
Taste every dishes to show your manners.
Don’t discuss business while having food
Having dinner (formal)
Order for displaying dishes: tea----not compulsory
H o t d ish e s
Expensive dishes
Sweet dishes
Snack
Rice
Fruit
Dinner etiquette Wait until eldership starts to eat.
Hold the bowl when you are eating.
Take the food which close to your side
Don’t
make sound when you are chewing.
Don’t put the food back when you already touch it.
when use chopsticks
Don’t put the chopsticks upright in the bowl. It only happens on ancestor worship.
Don’t hit the bowl or plate to make sound. Only beggars do it with distressed sound to get money.
Chopsticks as gift
To friend: Share weal and woe To newlyweds: best wishes, get baby early To lover: good ends, be together for ever To children : grow up fast and safely To older: happy for long life To foreigner: long relationship for both cultures To business partner: Win-win and mutually beneficial To teacher: Praise moral
Giving gift
Luxury gift will make one party embarrassed.
Don’ts clock-----end-----bad luck pear-----separate----misunderstand crow’s sound-----bad luck write letter or sign with red color pen---break off a friendship 13-----stupid, foolish 14-----unfortunate , bad luck(some area)
Elements of the Chinese Style of Business Negotiation
Personal Connections
The English “personal connections” doesn’t justice to this fundamental concept of business negotiations with Chinese. For Chinese, one’s place within his or her social network is very important. It has its roots in filial piety, but the notion is extended to include friends, friends of friends, former classmates, relatives, and associates with shared interests.
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The medium of “personal connections” is reciprocity.
Favors are almost always remembered and returned, the latter often not right away. In China, ignoring such reciprocity is not just bad manners; it’s immoral. To be labeled as one who forgets favors and fails on righteousness and loyalty, poisons the well for all future business. Cause they believe courtesy demands reciprocity.
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Face or Social Capital
The notion of face for the Chinese is closely associated with American concepts of dignity and prestige.
Breaking promises, displays of anger, or other disreputable behaviors at the negotiating table can all cause you, or more importantly your client or business partner, to lose face.
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