Color in Chinese culture

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China; it is a time for families to get together and celebrate. It consists of many different events than the American New Year. There are many traditions of the Chinese New Year that are celebrated by many families, and Amy Tan’s book “Fish Cheeks” does a good job of representing this culture. Chinese New Year is a very important celebration in China that happens every year; it includes many traditions and many different…

Have you ever heard the racial joke that begins with “An American, a Chinese and a Hispanic man are in a plane?” Or how about the one that takes place with different religious leaders meeting in a casual bar? If you live in the United States, especially California I would assume you would have heard these jokes or similar ones. Although they are extremely offensive, they help show how culturally diverse our country is. Being culturally diverse, many people of different religions and…

Like Chinese American students, Lee realized the different between school and her home. It began from the different of her culture and the way she was brought up. She didn’t know the Chinese heritage would play any role in her future as much as other students. This is easy for her to become an American and fit with American culture in here. Epidemically (2) outer layer of the skin Squirm (3) distress, embarrassment Haphazard (4) random, by chance Tandem (7) bicycle with two seats Read to…

interesting history legend tells a story about the Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese legends, there was a big beast Nian who always harm people. To avoid the Nian beast attack, people thought that Nian was afraid of red color and loud noises, so they began setting off fireworks and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as “guonian” meaning ‘to celebrate the Chinese New Year’ (China Highlights, 2015). The Chinese New Year is on January 28th, 2017, the year…

Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year is a very important celebration in China or the “Lunar New Year” as it’s called in other Asian countries. The Chinese New Year is the fifteen day of the lunisolar calendar this calendar method is based on the moons orbit around the earth while our calendar is based on the earth orbiting around the sun. The lunar New Years falls on the first new moon between January twenty-one and February twenty. It has been a tradition for centuries, it began back in the…

In 17th century France, it is the rise of the new middle class. People free to natural, elegant. There are only two color red and white about makeup at that time, and eye makeup does not attach any. In 18th century, with the rise the bourgeois status, Empire style of the Baroque age also retire. It be replaces by the Rococo era gradually. Rococo period began with Foundation and power. And the power apply face is usually made of lead. In late 18th century France,people are affected by democracy…

Chinese New Year Vs. American Christmas On Friday, February 16th, 2018 the next celebration of the spring festival, also known as Chinese New Year, will take place. This is the most important part of the year in China, and is comparable to our Christmas. The two holidays have some similarities, but the two cultures are very diverse, causing many differences. In the story “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, these differences are seen at a Christmas dinner with both Chinese and American guests. The Chinese…

first generation immigrants, I did not live in a tight-knit immigrant community, and my parents did not bring many elements of their home culture into the house. I grew up listening to American music, learning American history, and my friends were predominantly non-Asian. As a result, I never understood much about my parents’ background, and Taiwanese culture. Sensing my curiosity about my background (perhaps from the number of questions I began asking them), the summer before I left for college…

upon Ronnie, a Chinese-American male from New York who is a street performer. Benjamin is looking for Chinatown and asks Ronnie for help, sparking a conversation that is anything but dull. Though Ronnie and Benjamin come from two completely different backgrounds, and do not seem to see eye to eye, by the end of the play, it is apparent that Ronnie and Benjamin have similar views when it comes to race and identity. Ronnie is a Chinese-American that does not want to be seen as a…

with five objects, it was the most lavished in both form and colors. The ornamented pot can be associated with higher society or respected people because the material of copper and enamel are, unlike clay or bronzes, produced for specific groups of people with no mass production. Initially, the dominant light blue color didn’t look like a typical Chinese censer that I’ve seen before. However, like other censers we see in Chinese cultures today, this tripod censer would be seen as the centerpiece…