China's great wall and cross cultural paradox By Mohammed Wasiful Alam Fahim Graduated from School of Business, Chittagong Independent University. Email : fahimbd329@gmail.com Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/md-wasiful-alam-fahim-709a84167/

1. China's Great Wall and
Cross-cultural Paradox
Prepared By
Wasiful Alam Fahim

2. CHINA
 China, officially the People's Republic of China
 Most populous country in the world, with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017.
 Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq. mi), it is the third or
fourth largest country by total area.
 Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22
provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin,
Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
 One of the fastest growing emerging economy

3. Recent History……
• China Has been undergoing massive changes since 1970s
• Government mixing communism and free enterprise
• Economy has grown rapidly and GNP supposed to pass USA by 2025
• Inequality in the economy has also grown
• Undergoing largest transition from rural to urban
• Farmers moved to government owned lands

4. Great Wall of CHINA
• Great wall is 7200 km or 4474 miles in length
• Said that first emperor of China,Qin Shin Hua, began the
construction project in 221 BCE.
• Protected the Chinese borders and consolidate territories of Chinese
states and empires against various nomadic groups
• Defensive system of Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the
most Impressive architectural feats in history
• Frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses

5. Han Dynasty
• In 209 BCE the Han dynasty rose after Qin dynasty fell
• Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of
China after the fall of Qin Dynasty
• About 85% of Chinese are classified as Han, although
china is home of 400 ethnic groups and 56 spoken
languages
• Han conquered the Central Asia, extended wall for
another 300 miles into Gobi Desert
• Provided protection for silk road linking traders from
distant point one to another.

6. Ming Dynasty
• Ming dynasty arose in 1368 CE
• Extended the Great Wall to its current Length and
made the Great Wall more bigger, ornate and
more impressive structure that we see today
• China was referred as “The Middle Kingdom”
during Ming dynasty

7. Confucianism & Taoism
Confucianism Taoism
&

8. Confucianism
Impossible to understand the Chinese culture
without understanding the Confucian Thought
Confucianism ideals in Workplace:
• Chinese prefer relationships vs. quick
business deals
• Chinese thought is conservative but also
allows for a change

9. Confucianism
5 Confucian thought includes:
• Jen
• Wen
• Chunzu
• Te
• Li

10. Confucian Says……
• Jen : Human-Heartedness
• Chuntzu : To accommodate others and not to be selfish
• Li : Propriety and Proper conduct
• Te: The way men (people) should be ruled not by force but by moral
example
• Wen : Art as a means of Peace and Moral education

11. Taoism
• Taoism created by Lao Tzu
• Taoism is usually considered the primary religion among the Chinese
• Main Tenets outlined in one small book “Tao Te Ching” or “The Way &
the Power”

12. Tao or the way has 3 overlapping meaning
• First of which is that it can be known only through mystical insight
• Second tao refers to the ordering principle behind the universe
• Third sense of tao is the way man should order his life to be balance
in the universe

13. Languages
• Chinese culture is directly linked with language
• Language dialect
• English vs. Chinese

14. Conclusion
China throughout the history used the Great Wall
as a physical barrier and cultural barriers to keep
the outsiders out

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