People of most cultures want to protect their face. Few like to be embarrassed or criticized in public. But why are we only talking about the Chinese face? The answer lies in the unique dimension that the Chinese give to the concept: GIVE FACE to others. Westerners are often destabilized by the lack of questions …
Everybody talks of health at the moment, but what is the Chinese perception of body and medecine? WEST: BODY AS A MACHINE | EAST: BODY AS A GARDEN | The Western outlook of medicine is a war on disease, with doctors as general, disease as the enemy, patient as occupied territory. The goal is to …
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Confined to your homes due to the epidemic? I recommend the Obamas’ first Netflix film AMERICAN FACTORY, the 2020 Oscar winner for documentary. This moving film reveals the clash of cultures between the Chinese and the Americans, after a Chinese billionaire rescued a factory in the Rust Belt of the deep America : collectivism vs …
Books to know and understand China: history, literature, detective stories, biographies. In the context of an economic slowdown due to the epidemic, companies are taking protective measures such as working at distance or limiting travels. We have more time for reading. Hereby some books on China that I really liked, particularly the one by Jonathan …
Chinese new year 2020, the year of rat, of metal, begins on January 25, 2020. In the Gregorian calendar, the date of the Chinese new year varies from year to year, but always falls between January 21 and February 20. It marks the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar, during the second new moon …
Le Nouvel an chinois 2020, l’année du rat, de métal, débute le 25 janvier 2020. Dans le calendrier grégorien, la date du nouvel an chinois varie d’une année sur l’autre, mais tombe toujours entre le 21 janvier et le 20 février. Il marque le premier jour du calendrier lunaire chinois, lors de la deuxième nouvelle lune …
Respect & Obedience are the cornerstone of Confucian doctrine, key to human relations in China. It is impossible to decode Chinese culture without understanding Confucian thought, which has dominated the Chinese world for 2,500 years. His ideas were largely inspired by the fierce wars that ravaged the country at the time. His teachings for the …
