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Níhao, China!
Part I: China and Chinese Culture
Dr. Tim Xie
CSULB
June 21, 2002
*Photos and pictures in this presentation are used
for educational purposes and limited time only.
Map of China
Provinces, Autonomous Regions,
Municipalities, Special Administrative
Regions
• 22 Provinces (Taiwan is not included)
• 5 Autonomous Regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia,
Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang (Uigur)
• 4 Municipalities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and
Chongqing
• 2 Special Administrative Regions (SAR): Hong
Kong and Macao
Population Data
(2000 Census):

Total Population: 1.29533 billion (about
22% of total population in the world)
 The average lifespan: Male: 69 years;
Female: 73 years
 The yearly average net increase of
population: 12.79 million
(Resource: http://www.chinatoday.com/people/people.htm)
Flag of the PRC
Flags of Hong Kong and
Macao
Flag of ROC (Taiwan)
Paramount Communist
Leaders
Mao Tse-tung
(Mao Zedong)
Deng Xiaoping
Current Leaders
Jiang Zemin
Zhu Rongji
Li Peng
President
Premier
Chairman of
the People’s
Congress
Government Structure
Main Religions

Confucianism
 Taoism
 Buddhism
 Islam
 Folk and Popular Religion
 Catholic church
 Christian church
Temples and Churches in
Shanghai
Buddhist
Catholic
Islamic
Confucius
Lao Tzu
Taoism
Taoism: Service
Buddha
Buddhist Temples
Muslins in Yunnan
Western Missionaries
Sunday Service
Kitchen God, Door God, Gods
of Luck, Prosperity and
Longevity
Family
Chinese families used to be “big families”
 The current family is the so-called “nucleus
or module family” – a couple with one child
 Family value: respect the elders and care the
youngsters
 Who has say in modern family?

A big family
Old Wong Family
A Family Photo During the
“Cultural Revolution”
A Graduate Student’s Family
Family Planning Poster
Current Module Families
Money
Chinese currency: RMB (Renminbi –
people’s currency)
 Units: yuan (dollar), jiao (dime) and fen
(cent)
 Denominatios: notes in 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2,
1, 0.50, 0.20, 0.10
 Sizes and colors are different
 Exchange rate: 1 dollar=8.27 yuan

100 yuan
Different colors for the same denomination
100 yuan
50 yuan
20 yuan
10 yuan
The color and size of 10 Yuan is very close to 100 Yuan. Be careful.
One day, I paid 200 yuans to a taxi driver for an actual charge of 20
yuans 
5 yuan
2 yuan
1 yuan
5 jiao (0.50 yuan)
2 jiao (0.20 yuan)
1 jiao (0.10 yuan)
Travel

In addition to airplanes, the train is most the
popular transportation means in China.
Travel: Train and Railway
Station
Train: Hard vs. Soft Seats
Taxi
Food: Chopsticks, Spoon and
Bowl
Restaurant: A Banquet Setting
Restaurant: You Are Served!
Menu and Food
Business Etiquette

Greetings: Nihao! Hand-shaking is
appropriate. NO HUGS!
Business Etiquette
Gestures: too many gestures, shrugging shoulders
and putting legs on the table are inappropriate
body language
Business Etiquette
No patting on shoulder or back
Business Etiquette: Polite
Expressions
Hello
Thank you.
I am sorry.
Excuse me.
Very good.
Please
Good-Bye
Níhao
Xièxie
Duì bu qi
Duì bu qi
Hén hao
Qing
Zaijiàn
Thank you, Good-bye!
Xièxie,
zaijiàn!
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