Is taller and bigger Has small, slit-like, and/or slanty eyes with single eyelids Has a longer rugged

face (possibly with considerably more facial hair than southerners) Speaks a northern Mandarin dialect -Eats wheat-based food rather than rice-based food

Is shorter and smaller Has a smooth, round face Has almond shaped eyes with double eyelids Speaks a southern dialect such as Wu, Hakka, Yue (Cantonese), Xiang or Min Eats rice-based food rather than wheatricewheatbased food -Resemble other Southeast Asians.

The Chinese are very conscious of face. Face is essentially respect in a community and is a crucial underpinning of society. Loss of that respect threatens the relations of individuals with almost everyone in his or her world and is hard to get back once lost, and thus must be avoided at all costs.

Traditional Chinese values includes:

love and respect for the family integrity loyalty honesty humility industrious respect for elders

Patience Hard working Commitment to education Belief in order and stability Emphasis on obligations to the community rather just individual rights and preference for consultation rather then open confrontation. These values are generally shared by other Asians and are drilled into children from nursery school onward.

Prosperity Happiness Passion health good luck. *Patience and diligence and family are highly valued.

Whenever there is an accident around the streets, numerous bystanders are around the spot.

Chinese attaches much importance to "the face" or respectability. They never want to lose faces. So it is rare to see that Chinese people are wiling to admit their mistakes.

Chinese people are usually late either in an appointment, even the public buses are often late.

Chinese people give high importance to friendship. Sometimes, friendship is put above the "law and regulations".

Just like the country's robust economic growth, Chinese people's ambition continues rising. From little pupils to adults, all its nationals have a strong sense of development and being competitive