About+China


 * Due for Class of April 5th - Great list! And you guys were the first team to complete. Kwintessential is one option for business culture, but keep in mind there are a lot more out there. As you prepare for the presentation, you will want to have notes on specific cultural concerns for doing business in China. **

//a. First post what you know under the appropriate heading(s) without repeating what team members have already posted. (Remember each team member will choose a different font color to be identified with.)// //After completing the list, review it and what your team members have posted. Think about what things might be useful for you to know about China if you were to do business there or work with a Chinese firm in the U.S.//

//b. Search on the web for any new information you feel you might need and add to the wiki in italics. Share any interesting and relevant links you may come across in your post with your team members.//

__Food__ Chinese food, fortune cookie, boba tea, rice, fish, // noodles, stir fry, chinese fried rice, green tea, oolong tea, yellow wine(chinese rice wine), chopsticks ﻿, //you basically covered everything.. Food with a lot of vegetables, everything fried or steamed, lot of rice, soy sauce, strange animal meat (like cow's head, alligators, dogs, etc)

__Politics__ communist, socialist? Communist

__Art__ great wall of china, //porcelain pottery, ﻿ // Geisha's make up and theater

__Sports__ gymnastics, //archery, equestrianism, bad-mitten, racquetball,// ﻿ping pong, sumo wrestling, martial art//s, Tai Chi, Chinese Chess,// ﻿football (soccer)

__Products__ pretty much everything says made in china on the bottom of it, i agree!, ﻿everything

__Famous people__ girl from charlie's angels (don't remember her name), Yao Meng (basketball) , //Mao Zedong (led Chinese Revolution),// Jackie Chan, //Bruce Lee, Jet Li,// ﻿Lucy liu

__Cities/Regions__ hong kong, bejing, shang ghai, macao, //Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, ﻿Tibet //, //Nanjing, Ningbo//

__Religion__ Buddhist, //Taoism, Confucianism,// //﻿Shenism-Taoism //

__Key words/images you associate with China__ communism, Buddha, Chinese food, ﻿animated movies, panda bears, bamboo, green tea

__Cultural Characteristics__ communist //, economy has grown because of capitalist elements //, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">family-oriented, old/traditional, <span style="color: #ff7b00; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">﻿very attached to their traditions, //conservatism//, very religious.

//<span style="color: #ff7b00; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">b. How to make business in China: //[]