... the mainstream of Chinese cultural values for 2500 years. Its influence penetrated into all fields, from court politics to the everyday life of the ordinary people. Therefore, comparing Confucianism with Western culture helps people understand Chinese culture. Confucianism stresses the social structure of the society based on a hierarchical order. China has a long history of being an authoritarian society: that is, Confucius ... the willingness of subordinates to depend on the decisions and instructions of their superiors. Chinese people are more willing to recognise and accept a hierar...

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... with the fact that both nations tried to extinguish the individuality of Vietnam's culture. China felt itself superior to Vietnam and had the same exploitation intentions in mind as the Western imperialists, but did not disrupt Vietnam's social organization, like France whom tried to colonize or westernize Vietnam; taking their land, religion, and culture and trying to mold it ... regular registration of births and deaths to allow more accurate tax polls and more efficient tax collection. The right to vote was based on education in new system only to Western-educated individuals, who h...

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... chase down the few communists surviving. When China was being invaded by a foreign power, Japan, He did what no other politician would do he ignored the threat and waited for western powers to respond and kick the Japanese out. When World War II broke out he stockpiled the weapons given to him by the USA to use against the communist afterwards ... died in 1916. From 1916-1927 various warlords rulled China. In 1921 the CCP Chinese Communist Party was formed and soon after merged with the Kuomintang as the first United front. In 1925 Sun Yat-Sen died and leadership of the Kuomintang army ...

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... . 2-Hakka Widespread, especially between Fujian and Guangxi. 3-Hsiang (Hunan). South central region, in Hunan 4-Kan Shanxi and south-west Hebei. 5-Mandarin A wide range of dialects in the northern, central and western regions. North Mandarin, as found in Beijing, is the basis of the modern stanaard language. 6-Northern Min North-west Fujian. (Min Pei) 7-Southern Min The south-east, mainly in parts ... the passive voice, e.g. (by),(let), (tell). As for mood, in English, the subjunctive mood is represented by the changes of verbs. In Chinese the adverbs can be used only in front of the ver...

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... between heaven and earth. At the same time the west was expanding rapidly, mainly Britain which was colonising a large proportion of the world, in particular India. The Chinese viewed the Western "barbarians" as "outlandish in their physical characteristics, generally uncouth and smelling of mutton fat". The official history of the Ming had described how the Portuguese used to boil and eat ... Chinese children. This form of propaganda which slandered the West was helpful to the Chinese government to show a strong front, while in reality the Imperial court was quickly declining in power....

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... worldwide. Along with Unilever, P&G is a dominant global force in laundry detergents, cleaning products, and personal care products. P&G expanded abroad after World War by exporting its brands and marketing policies to Western Europe, initially with considerable success. P&G entered China in 1988, during a few years it gets very successful in some cities. It has the biggest market share of shampoo until now. Why ... ', they believe in "what is seen by the eye rather than what is heard by the ear". Communicating with them face to face; demonstrating how to use the product in front of them...

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... to age. Family hierarchy is very important in Chinoy families. This leads to ancestral worship as seen in "death anniversary dinners" (tsue ki), the lighting and offering of incense in front of pictures of departed elders (pai hiu), and the observance of several holidays for the dead as seen in the Lunar calendar (Ghost Month). This idea of filial piety also ... balm (used for colds and headaches) and sanitary balm (used to heal insect bites and colds). Interestingly, several chemical bases found in these herbs are replicated in the production of Western drugs. This superstition actuall...

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