Ling's EDU240 Padlet by Ling Zhang https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240 Culture en-us 2018-05-19 17:28:06 UTC 2025-04-03 13:38:39 UTC hello@padlet.com FOOD lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262120105 Chinese food is famous all over the world. And it is really one of the most important part in Chinese culture. You may be shocked by its surprising range and variety of ingredients if you’ve only eaten in Chinese restaurants abroad. Chinese food has countless delicious and fantastic dishes. And people from different areas have different cuisine types, which can be bland, sweet, salty, spicy, or sour.]]> 2018-05-19 17:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262120105 EYE CONTACT lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262120378 In countries such as China and Japan, eye contact is not considered an essential to social interaction, instead it is often considered inappropriate. In such an authoritarian culture, it is believed that subordinates shouldn’t make steady eye contact with their superiors.
For example, students are discouraged from making eye contact with their professors, as it can be interpreted as a sign of disrespect. Similarly a daughter will point her eyes downwards when her father is speaking to her, as a sign of politeness and respect.

]]> 2018-05-19 17:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262120378 TONE OF VOICE lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262120596 Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language. In order to differentiate meaning, the same syllable can be pronounced with different tones. Mandarin's tones give it a very distinctive quality, but the tones can also be a source of miscommunication if not given due attention.
Mandarin is said to have four main tones and one neutral tone (or, as some say, five tones). Each tone has a distinctive pitch contour which can be graphed using the Chinese 5-level system.Cultural body language in China
Differences in cultural body language are an important part of non verbal communication. ]]> 2018-05-19 17:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262120596 MUISC lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262121313 The Chinese music is consist of the music of the Han Chinese as well as other ethnic minorities within mainland China. It also includes music produced by people of Chinese origin in some territories outside mainland China using traditional Chinese instruments or in the Chinese language. It covers a highly diverse range of music from the traditional to the modern. These further developed into various forms of music through succeeding dynasties, producing the rich heritage of music that is part of the Chinese cultural landscape today. Chinese music continues to evolve in the modern times, and more contemporary forms have also emerged.]]> 2018-05-19 17:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262121313 BODY LANGUAGE lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262122076 When two Chinese people meet, they will shake hands with one another (usually using the right hand). They usually don't like being touched by strangers. They don't like hug, lock arms, back slap or make any body contact. This is very different from American people.
Clicking fingers or whistling is considered rude in China. And never put feet on a desk or chair. If you need to point, please point with an open hand. Never point with your index finger. 
Finally Chinese people they don't use their feet to gesture or move or touch other objects (feet are considered lowly and dirty).
]]> 2018-05-19 18:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262122076 HOLIDAYS lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262122639 Chinese people celebrate a lot of festivals each year. Most of these festivals take place on important dates in the Chinese lunar calendar. There are annual events like Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, the Qingming (Tomb Sweeping) Festival, Double Seven Festival, and the Winter Solstice.
The picture below is taken when I introduced the Chinese New Year to my daughter's class.]]> 2018-05-19 18:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262122639 RELIGION lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262132412 National surveys conducted in the early 21st century estimated that some 80% of the population of China, that is more than a billion people, practise some kind of Chinese folk religion or Taoism; 10–16% are Buddhists; 2–3% are Christians; and 1–2% are Muslims. Folk religious movements of salvation constitute 2–3% to 13% of the population, while many in the intellectual class adhere to Confucianism as a religious identity. In addition, ethnic minority groups practise distinctive religions, including Tibetan Buddhism, and Islam among the Hui and Uyghur peoples.]]> 2018-05-19 21:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262132412 SIX WORD MEMOIRS lzhang9746 https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262135784 Be satisfied. Be happy. Live healthy.]]> 2018-05-19 23:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lzhang9746/lingzhangedu240/wish/262135784