Multi-disciplinary, diverse and pervasive, Chinese culture encompasses a firm foothold in Eastern Asia. One of the most intellectual cultures in the world, this culture is responsible for major advanced technologies that took place in history as well as today. The axial rudder, the navigational compass and the heavy ploy, all responsible for the Industrial revolution, in fact were outcomes of the Chinese cultural intellectuality. This helps establish the view that Chinese culture is an amalgamation of traditions and intellectuality as follows.
One of the most pre-historic cultures in the world, a striking feature of Chinese culture is the sub cultures within it and how ancestral items represent each sub culture. The variations within these …show more content…
Examples of this can be provided by observing the festivities of the Chinese culture. The mid-autumn festival, the second most important festival in the Chinese society, demonstrates how family life is given priority. The families must gather together on this day as part of a reunion. The celebrations which follow involve Fire dragon dance and various cultural games which represent how family and culture are inter-related. I took part in this festival this year and observing the bonding between families and the traditional music and arts being displayed helped me get an inside view of this major celebration and realise the symbolic value of the dragon in the Chinese culture. The dragon festival provided me with great insight into the Chinese believes as it linked various aspects such as Chinese lucky number 9 and symbol of auspiciousness together. As part of their another value, the children have the responsibility and are expected to take care of their parents in old age. This value is adhered to so strictly that it is referred to as the “Pension Plan”. This “Pension Plan” is another reason why families stick together and we observe a tight family structure with generations of families staying …show more content…
These believes are not restricted to the individuals thought process and values only but are showcased in everything they undertake, be it festivals, art or their famous martial arts practice. The Sixi Wawa folk handicraft, which is also known as the “Four Happiness Baby Figure”, is the most frequently used handicraft in Chinese homes. The belief of the people associated with this handicraft is that hanging this at home brings peace and wealth. Even the surnames of individuals have such a strong value that it is a symbol of blood tie within a particular social structure. In-fact recently after coming to Hong Kong, I realised that the surname withholds a special meaning in the Chinese culture. The individuals of the Chinese culture while giving out their names first give out their surname or the family name followed by their first name. Later i learned that this forms an integral part of their values and pinpoints at the importance of the family structure. The family name is the individuals identity and the actions of him or her influence the whole families identity. This family structure indeed forms a major component of their
One of the most pre-historic cultures in the world, a striking feature of Chinese culture is the sub cultures within it and how ancestral items represent each sub culture. The variations within these …show more content…
Examples of this can be provided by observing the festivities of the Chinese culture. The mid-autumn festival, the second most important festival in the Chinese society, demonstrates how family life is given priority. The families must gather together on this day as part of a reunion. The celebrations which follow involve Fire dragon dance and various cultural games which represent how family and culture are inter-related. I took part in this festival this year and observing the bonding between families and the traditional music and arts being displayed helped me get an inside view of this major celebration and realise the symbolic value of the dragon in the Chinese culture. The dragon festival provided me with great insight into the Chinese believes as it linked various aspects such as Chinese lucky number 9 and symbol of auspiciousness together. As part of their another value, the children have the responsibility and are expected to take care of their parents in old age. This value is adhered to so strictly that it is referred to as the “Pension Plan”. This “Pension Plan” is another reason why families stick together and we observe a tight family structure with generations of families staying …show more content…
These believes are not restricted to the individuals thought process and values only but are showcased in everything they undertake, be it festivals, art or their famous martial arts practice. The Sixi Wawa folk handicraft, which is also known as the “Four Happiness Baby Figure”, is the most frequently used handicraft in Chinese homes. The belief of the people associated with this handicraft is that hanging this at home brings peace and wealth. Even the surnames of individuals have such a strong value that it is a symbol of blood tie within a particular social structure. In-fact recently after coming to Hong Kong, I realised that the surname withholds a special meaning in the Chinese culture. The individuals of the Chinese culture while giving out their names first give out their surname or the family name followed by their first name. Later i learned that this forms an integral part of their values and pinpoints at the importance of the family structure. The family name is the individuals identity and the actions of him or her influence the whole families identity. This family structure indeed forms a major component of their