Chinese Culture
Chinese culture and Chinese customs
The cradle of Chinese culture is one of the oldest civilizations and complex, covering a history of more than 5000 years. China covers a vast geographical area with habits, customs and traditions vary greatly between provinces, cities and towns in China.
Ethnic Chinese
Many ethnic groups have existed in China. In numerical terms the group is the dominant Han Chinese. Throughout history, most ethnic groups have been assimilated in their habits and cultures or disappeared without trace. At the same time, many within the Han identity have maintained traditions, habits and distinct regional culture.
Values of Chinese culture and habits
Most social values in Chinese culture and customs derived from Confucianism and Taoism. The issue of who has more influence on the values Chinese culture - Confucianism or Taoism - is always debated. Besides these, Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism also had an influence on Chinese values and customs.
Mythology and spirituality in Chinese culture
A large part of Chinese culture is based on the notion that the spiritual world exists. Several methods have helped divine answer questions and even served as an alternative to medicine. Folklore and mythology have helped fill the space for things that can not be explained. In Chinese culture there is often a fine line between myth, religion and unexplained phenomena. Many of the religious and mythological stories developed in traditional Chinese holidays. Along with the belief in the sacred, there is also evil. Practices such as Taoist exorcism is one of the concepts passed down through generations. Some sort of ritual of forecasting are still used today, as the habit of Chinese fortune cookies, after hundreds of years of refinement.
Arts in Chinese culture
The jars, porcelain was one of the earliest forms of Chinese art. The music and poetry were influenced by ancient Chinese Book of Songs, Confucius and the poet Qu Yuan. The song was based on ancient Chinese percussion instruments, which later gave way to wind instruments and strings. In the Han dynasty there was a new art form with paper cuts. Chinese painting was much admired at the court encompassing a wide variety of Shan shui with specialized styles such as painting of the Ming Dynasty.
Chinese habits at the table
Most dishes in Chinese cuisine is served in pieces in sizes suitable for being eaten without cutting. Traditionally, Chinese culture considered using knives on the table and graphs as a barbaric thing, since these are seen as weapons. It is also not considered polite to the guest has work to cut their own food.
Cirlene Glucksberg
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