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GROUP MEMBERS
Abhishek Dey Ajay Nair Rajeev Gulati Pooja Devadiga Himangi Gawde Piyush Bhattad Chaitali Borwal Bhakti Divekar Divyang Patel
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INTRODUCTION
 Chinas Population  Location  Governance

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HISTORY
Discovery of China.

Civilization.

Golden Age of Chinese Culture.

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CULTURE
Languages: Mandarin or Putonghua Non-Chinese Languages  Mongolian,  Tibetan,  Uighur  Turkic languages (in Xinjiang)  Korean (in the northeast)
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CHINESE CUISINE
The Chinese food has its unique glamour the key lies in its flavor. The biggest characteristic of Chinese food habits is: Use the Chopsticks A typical meal starts with some cold dishes, like boiled peanuts and smashed cucumber with garlic. This is followed by the main course, hot meat and vegetable dishes. Finally soup is brought out, which is followed by the starchy "staple" food, which is usually rice or noodles or sometimes dumplings. Many Chinese eat rice (or noodles or whatever) last, but if you like to have your rice together with other dishes, you should say so early on.
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FESTIVALS
Chinese New Year Ching Ming

Tin Hau (T'ien Hou)

Birthday of Buddha

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Cheng Chau Festival (Festival of the Bun Hills)

Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival

Mid Autumn Festival

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Chinese Art
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DOS
Foreigners who want to visit, on official business, an area not opened to them should apply with the local public security organ for a Foreigner's Travel Permit. Foreigners traveling with their own transport vehicles should request for approval before they enter china. Passengers should make factually declaration to the customs on the actual information on the luggage they carry into the territory. Each passenger is allowed to carry a camera, a portable tape recorder, a small movie camera, a portable video-camera, and a portable word processor. If exceeding the scope, he or she should make declaration to the customs.
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DONTS
A foreigner staying in China with tourist visa is not allowed to engaged in activities unfitted to his position, such as employment, study, and illegal journalist interviewing. There is prohibition to carry any sort of weapons, imitation weapons, ammunition, and explosives , counterfeit money and forged securities. Restriction on carrying animal and plant pathogens (including bacterial and venomous vaccines), pests and other injurious organisms. No allowance to carry any printed matter, negatives, records, films, audio and video recordings, laser optical video-discs, computer storage media and other articles containing materials deemed harmful to China politically, economically, culturally, or ethically.
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WORK CULTURE
Working week -- Monday to Friday Working hours -- 8 am to 5pm Public holidays (1) New year --1st Jan 1 day off (2) Spring festival (Chinese new year) (3) International labour day 1st may (3 days off) (4) National day 1st Oct (3 days off)

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CHINESE MANAGEMENT STYLE

Directive management style. Subordinates are not expected to question the decisions of superiors that would show disrespect The manager should be seen as a type of father figure who expects and receives loyalty and obedience from colleagues. In return, the manager is expected to take an holistic interest in the well-being of those colleagues. Senior managers have close relations to the Communist Party.  Many business decisions are scrutinised by the party.
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CHINESE COMMUNICATION STYLES

 Communicating in China can be a slow  & laborious activity.  Chinese find it extremely difficult to say  NO  It is difficult to deliver bad news.  The Chinese have a reputation for  impassiveness (Use very limited Visual Body Language)
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 Many Chinese consider winking to be rude.  Lower head and bend slightly to show respect.  Prolonged eye contact is a mark of disrespect.   Non verbal practices assume great importance in the Chinese culture. Chinese often make use of gestures, emotions, and facial expression and eye signals to convey messages.

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TRANSLATIONS
English Phrases How are you? Good morning! Happy birthday! Thank you (very much)! Chinese Phrases Ni hao! z o shng h o Zhu ni sheng ri kuai le! Xie xie

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English Phrases Can I help you?

Chinese Phrases You shen me xu yao wo bang ni de? Qing shao hou! Qing wen!

Hold on please! (phone) Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) What's your name?

Ni jiao shen me ming zi?

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