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Well, I think this forum is interesting and people here can tell me many cultural differences between countries. To talk with people from different countries and culture is great!!!
So I have made my decision to write something about life , customs, society and people in China, as well as my personal emotion and ideas.
I will try to write something new every one or two days. I wish my description can show the life about an ordinary Chinese girl to friends in other countries.
By the way, I hope you can tell me about your life in your country, and the culture ,customs ,traditional festivals, and so on. You know, I'm so curious about the life styles and culture in countries near or far from mine.
2011/09/01
:Yahoo!:
Yeah, I'm a Chinese girl living in PRC, and I am a student in university.
And my hometown is in east China, where is full of lakes and rivers and is called to be " a land of fish and rice". The climate here is mild and moist all the year round, although in winter the temperature is below 0 degree Celsius several times. There is a variety of trees and bushes. In my university, there are several forestries and gardens, where may birds and cats appear regularly.
I eat rice everyday and sometimes noodles, and vegetables take a important place in my meals .I like meat, especially beef and chicken.
I haven't gone to other countries yet, but I am curious about the different lives styles in other countries. I want to know more about the world and people ,and want to make friends from people all over the world.
So would you like to be a friend to me? Could you tell me what your life and your country are like, and give me some interesting descriptions of your customs?
:Bravo:
2011/09/02
So happy to find some people's replies !
One told me about the life and customs in Pakistan, and it surprised me a lot. In my country, the TV station seldom show the life in West Asia , Arab, or Africa. There is not enough introduction about the richness and peace of the countries in West Asia or Arab to help me build a right and proper view of the lives and social conditions in those countries.
Before someone told me they also have delicious food and different kinds of fruits in Pakistan, I used to think the Pakistanis eat pastry everyday and don't have enough fruit to eat. I used to think the Pakistan maybe seclude the country to the outside world because I had never seen any Pakistanis in China.
But now I admit that this view and the imagine are wrong. Pakistan is a good country and abundant in materials...
About the Religion:
There are muslims in China, but many Chinese are not religious believers. We have Buddhism , Taoism, Islam and Christian. It is our habits and tradition to show respect to god or goddess, whatever the religion he or she belongs. When we climb mountains ,we can easily find a temple of Buddhism or Taoism. At that time, nearly every Chinese will go to the temple and show their respect to the god or goddess, even though they are not believers.
In my opinion, most traditions and customs are about the ancestors, but not involved in the religion. Most of the festivals in China are related to the ancestor worship.
For example, the day before Spring Festival , the most important traditional festival for Chinese all over the world, each family will hold the ancestor worship ceremony in their family. Members of a family must Kowtow to their ancestors' memorial tablets or pictures or incense to their ancestors.
The Mid moon Festival, on September 12th this year, is also a traditional festival. On that day, family members share mooncakes, a kind of round cake with different tastes of fillings inside (such as red beans, peanuts, eggs, lotus seeds, salty meat, etc). This festival is a time for a family to reunite and get together to have joys and funs. But before we eat the mooncakes, we should sacrifice them to our ancestors and the moon first. After several steps of sacrifice, we can eat mooncakes and many other dishes, and it is a big meal! :friends:
I'm not a religion believer, and sometimes I think about why I'm not a believer, but unfortunately I don't have the answer. Maybe that's because my parents are not believers . Or maybe the ancestors position is more important than the god or goddess in our ideas. Maybe most Chinese people are not believers ,so I am not a believer...
But it doesn't matters. :Bravo: Anyway, I respect every god or goddess in any religion although I am not among the followers.
So I have made my decision to write something about life , customs, society and people in China, as well as my personal emotion and ideas.
I will try to write something new every one or two days. I wish my description can show the life about an ordinary Chinese girl to friends in other countries.
By the way, I hope you can tell me about your life in your country, and the culture ,customs ,traditional festivals, and so on. You know, I'm so curious about the life styles and culture in countries near or far from mine.
2011/09/01
:Yahoo!:
Yeah, I'm a Chinese girl living in PRC, and I am a student in university.
And my hometown is in east China, where is full of lakes and rivers and is called to be " a land of fish and rice". The climate here is mild and moist all the year round, although in winter the temperature is below 0 degree Celsius several times. There is a variety of trees and bushes. In my university, there are several forestries and gardens, where may birds and cats appear regularly.
I eat rice everyday and sometimes noodles, and vegetables take a important place in my meals .I like meat, especially beef and chicken.
I haven't gone to other countries yet, but I am curious about the different lives styles in other countries. I want to know more about the world and people ,and want to make friends from people all over the world.
So would you like to be a friend to me? Could you tell me what your life and your country are like, and give me some interesting descriptions of your customs?
:Bravo:
2011/09/02
So happy to find some people's replies !
One told me about the life and customs in Pakistan, and it surprised me a lot. In my country, the TV station seldom show the life in West Asia , Arab, or Africa. There is not enough introduction about the richness and peace of the countries in West Asia or Arab to help me build a right and proper view of the lives and social conditions in those countries.
Before someone told me they also have delicious food and different kinds of fruits in Pakistan, I used to think the Pakistanis eat pastry everyday and don't have enough fruit to eat. I used to think the Pakistan maybe seclude the country to the outside world because I had never seen any Pakistanis in China.
But now I admit that this view and the imagine are wrong. Pakistan is a good country and abundant in materials...
About the Religion:
There are muslims in China, but many Chinese are not religious believers. We have Buddhism , Taoism, Islam and Christian. It is our habits and tradition to show respect to god or goddess, whatever the religion he or she belongs. When we climb mountains ,we can easily find a temple of Buddhism or Taoism. At that time, nearly every Chinese will go to the temple and show their respect to the god or goddess, even though they are not believers.
In my opinion, most traditions and customs are about the ancestors, but not involved in the religion. Most of the festivals in China are related to the ancestor worship.
For example, the day before Spring Festival , the most important traditional festival for Chinese all over the world, each family will hold the ancestor worship ceremony in their family. Members of a family must Kowtow to their ancestors' memorial tablets or pictures or incense to their ancestors.
The Mid moon Festival, on September 12th this year, is also a traditional festival. On that day, family members share mooncakes, a kind of round cake with different tastes of fillings inside (such as red beans, peanuts, eggs, lotus seeds, salty meat, etc). This festival is a time for a family to reunite and get together to have joys and funs. But before we eat the mooncakes, we should sacrifice them to our ancestors and the moon first. After several steps of sacrifice, we can eat mooncakes and many other dishes, and it is a big meal! :friends:
I'm not a religion believer, and sometimes I think about why I'm not a believer, but unfortunately I don't have the answer. Maybe that's because my parents are not believers . Or maybe the ancestors position is more important than the god or goddess in our ideas. Maybe most Chinese people are not believers ,so I am not a believer...
But it doesn't matters. :Bravo: Anyway, I respect every god or goddess in any religion although I am not among the followers.
