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    Our Culture: China
    Our Culture: China
    Our Culture: China
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    Our Culture: China

    By Sean L. Young

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    Traveling to China? Or do you have an interest in China and her people? This guide will help you better understand the Chinese people and make a great first impression, and maybe a lasting friendship.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSean L. Young
    Release dateJan 10, 2019
    ISBN9780463020135
    Our Culture: China
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    Sean L. Young

    AUTHOR'S NOTE: With the rise of fake books penned by AI and being sold without an author's knowledge, Please refer to my page here on Smashwords to view the books written by me. If you find a title with my name listed on a book-selling website and it's not listed here, report it immediately to the website or merchant where you have discovered it.Us authors work hard to bring you the information to help you learn or keep you entertained. Your support for our hard work and efforts is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.Learning languages since 1978, I have studied over 50 of them and mastered eight of them. The rest are various degrees of fluency from beginner to intermediate. I am the founder of Young's Language Consulting and creator of the popular Speak Up! language series. I currently do language consultation for any language using any language course and method.

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      Our Culture - Sean L. Young

      Our Culture - China

      By Sean L. Young

      Copyright 2018 Young's Language Consulting

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for purchasing this eBook. This book may not be reproduced, copied or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system without the written permission from the publisher. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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      Table of Contents

      Facts and Statistics

      Languages in China

      Chinese Culture & Society

      Social Etiquette and Customs

      Business Etiquette and Customs

      Chinese Phrasebook

      Problems and Emergencies

      Dealing with Authority

      Acknowledgements and Credit

      Connect with Me Online

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      Facts and Statistics

      Official Name: People’s Republic of China - 中华人民共和国

      Capital: Beijing

      Largest City: Shanghai

      Official Languages: Standard Chinese

      Recognized languages: Mongolian, Uyghur, Tibetan, Zhuang

      Ethnic Make-up: Han 91.5%, other 1%

      Government: Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic

      Formation:

      First imperial unification - 221 BCE

      Republic established - 1 January 1912

      People's Republic declared - 21 September 1949

      Proclamation of the People's Republic - 1 October 1949

      Current constitution - 4 December 1982

      Population: 1,403,560,000 (2018 estimate)

      Currency: Renminbi (CNY)

      Time zone: UTC+8 (China Standard Time)

      Date format: yyyy-mm-dd or yyyy年m月d日

      Driving side: right

      Calling code: +86

      Internet TLD: .cn

      Internet TLD (Chinese): .中国 or .中國

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      Languages in China

      The language known as Chinese is, in reality, a group of related

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