Chinese Culture

Shockley Su

7/24/2011

Four categories

• Foods ( 食 )• Clothing ( 衣 )• Living ( 住 )• Transportation ( 行 )

China ( 中國 )

食

Foods_1 ( 食 )

北方大漢菜：魯、皖菜

江南美女菜：蘇、浙菜

風流公子菜：粵、閩菜

博學名士菜：川、湘菜

Foods_2 ( 食 )Rice field in KungSi province, power by water buffalo power

Foods_3 ( 食 )

Soy bean dishes: • soy milk for breakfast or

drink• bean curd with scallion

Rice and all kinds rice dishes:• fan• noodle• bun• cake• dessert

Foods_4 ( 食 )Whole parts for all materials: seafood, birds or animals.

Stir-fried Prawns, Shredded Jelly Fish, Dried Shrimp, Five-flavor Smoked Fish, Celery with Bean Curd Cheese, Beef Slices, Cucumber with Mashed Garlic, Soy Tender Chicken and Wax Gourd

Birds, ducks, geese, etc.Fish with head, fish egg, sea horse, sea cucumber, jelly fish, etc

Foods_5 ( 食 )

Rice and chopsticks

Foods_6 ( 食 )• Drinking tea has become a part of

people's daily life. • Tea culture as the crystallization of

Chinese tradition has a long history. • China is the homeland of tea. • Tea as one of important exports has

made a great contribution to economic development of Ancient China.

• Tasting tea is a unique culture of China.

Foods_7 ( 食 )

Hot, hot and spicy.More variety material: herbs, litchi, lotus seed, rabbit head, dove, cow stripe, pig ear, sea horse, dog, etc..

Foods_8 ( 食 )Desserts and snacks:DouHua, LiangFen,TangYuan, ToFu pudding,Pear sugar pastry, rice cake,BaoZi, Green dumpling,ZongZi, Moon cake.

Story behind it..

Foods: 食 Comparison

PorkRiceLots vegetableEat everythingServe soup after mealWhole body of meatChopsticksEat at homeSharingGan Bei!(cheers!) Soy bean productsTeaLateness Plentiful and splendid cuisine

Foods: 食 Comparison

Pork BeefRice BreadLots vegetable Lots meatEat everything Eat selected foodServe soup with meal Serve soup before mealWhole body of meat Fillet or bonelessChopsticks Forks, spoons, knifesEat at home Eat out or fast-foodSharing Eat your ownGan Bei!(cheers!) Drink yourselfSoy bean products Milk & cheeseTea CoffeeLateness PunctualityPlentiful and splendid cuisine Nutrition and balance

Everyday Eating Customs in China

1. three meals a day

Everyday Eating Customs in China

1. three meals a day2. a hot towel3. share, bones and shells 4. It is perfectly acceptable 5. just leave the food in the plate.6. seniority7. by sipping from the spoon 8. chopsticks9. embarrassing

We learned ..• Identify the differences between Chinese and American Table manners• Identify the difference between simple form and traditional form in Chinese character• Identify the difference between the major food of Chinese and American dining table• Identify the difference between the Chinese clothing and American clothing• Identify the difference between the house structure of Chinese and American • Identify the similarities & differences between the transportation of Chinese and American • List 5 differences between the culture of Chinese and American from those four categories.

Practice & HomeworkWrite below Chinese characters 5 times and brief the meaning食衣住行

Search the answer from library, web or any resource you can find.Which country invented paper, gunpowder, compass & woodblock printing? (extra point) Read below links, brief the topic into a paragraph. Costume: media.huayuworld.org/culture/chinese/cul_chculture/vod29html/vod29_01.htm

Lucky symbol, jade: media.huayuworld.org/culture/chinese/cul_chculture/vod21html/VOD21_01.HTM

 

Future Presentation• Society • Language • Mythology and spirituality • Literature • Music • Arts • Martial arts • Fashion • Architecture • Leisure • Gallery

Web Link

• http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/art.html• http://www.chinapage.com/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China• http://food.chinese.cn/en/

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