In addition to the five main religions, Chinese people have some other traditional folk beliefs. More than 200 million people believe the existence of the ancestors’ souls and worship them, while about 700 million have taken part in the activities to worship their ancestors or related activities. About 150 million people believe in Fengshui theory and 140 million people believe in God of Wealth. Chinese Astrology is very popular and many people think the sign can decide one’s characters and future. Thus, it is obvious that the traditional folk belief has a wide foundation among the local people. Now, more and more Chinese people are fond of constellation in western culture. In the beginning of a new year, some people will watch some fortune telling programs to see whether they can succeed in the next year and learn how to avoid back luck.
In addition to the five main religions, Chinese people have some other traditional folk beliefs. More than 200 million people believe the existence of the ancestors’ souls and worship them, while about 700 million have taken part in the activities to worship their ancestors or related activities. About 150 million people believe in Fengshui theory and 140 million people believe in God of Wealth. Chinese Astrology is very popular and many people think the sign can decide one’s characters and future. Thus, it is obvious that the traditional folk belief has a wide foundation among the local people. Now, more and more Chinese people are fond of constellation in western culture. In the beginning of a new year, some people will watch some fortune telling programs to see whether they can succeed in the next year and learn how to avoid back luck.
An introduction to Chinese Culture - MeetMandarinMeetMandarin
Understanding Chinese culture will help you better learn Chinese language. In this presentation, we take tour to a brief introduction of Chinese culture!
PPT slides of Chinese history from ancient times to the present (21th century), including every major dynasty and some important people. With maps and pictures in slides. Good for high school and college intro-level history courses.
In this presentation, we briefly introduced Chinese history and culture, including the facts and figures of China, and some recent changes and trends. It could be quite helpful especially for the non-Chinese who would like to understand China more and/or foreigners who would come to live and work in China.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
FLAG
NATIONAL FLAG. By Zeng Liansong
NAME (FIVE STAR FLAG)
adapted in SEP 27 1949.
The flag has a red background with a yellow star in the upper left-hand corner and four smaller yellow stars in a crescent formation to its right. The color red symbolizes the revolution. The large star stands for the Communist Party. The five stars together represents their relationship and the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
MILITARY FLAG.
The flag of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (the People's Liberation Army [PLA]) is red with a golden star in the upper hoist, but the star is smaller than on the national flag. Next to the star are three small lines, the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", which stand for "August 1", to celebrate the establishment of the PLA in 1928,
The flag of the Ground Forces has a forest green bar at the bottom, the naval ensign has stripes of blue and white at the bottom and the Air Force uses a sky blue bar at the bottom. The forest green represents the earth, the blue and white stripes represent the seas and the sky blue represents the air.
All four flags were made by Željko Heimer.
COLORS.
Red indicates an assertive, passionate and enthusiastic nature
Orange means you are warm-hearted, quick-witted and active.
Yellow indicates cheerfulness, optimism and originality.
Green shows you are responsible, hopeful and into green issues.
Blue displays a cool, calm and peaceful nature.
Violet means you are sensitive, tasteful and artistic.
White is innocence, enlightenment, and efficiency.
Black means you are mysterious, unconventional and dominant.
Brown indicates a trustworthy, reliable and home-loving nature.
Grey shows a desire to be anonymous.
SYMBOLS.
THE NATIONAL SYMBOL.
The national emblem of the People's Republic of ChinaContains in a red circle a representation of Tiananmen Gate, the entrance gate to the Forbidden City, where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Above this representation are the five stars found on the national flag. The largest star represents the Communist Party of China, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes as defined in Maoism. The emblem is described as being "composed of patterns of the national flag"
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land. The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
The outer border of the red circle shows sheaves of wheat and the inner sheaves of rice, which together represent agricultural workers. At the center of the bottom portion of the border is a cog-wheel that represents industrial workers.
An introduction to Chinese Culture - MeetMandarinMeetMandarin
Understanding Chinese culture will help you better learn Chinese language. In this presentation, we take tour to a brief introduction of Chinese culture!
PPT slides of Chinese history from ancient times to the present (21th century), including every major dynasty and some important people. With maps and pictures in slides. Good for high school and college intro-level history courses.
In this presentation, we briefly introduced Chinese history and culture, including the facts and figures of China, and some recent changes and trends. It could be quite helpful especially for the non-Chinese who would like to understand China more and/or foreigners who would come to live and work in China.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
FLAG
NATIONAL FLAG. By Zeng Liansong
NAME (FIVE STAR FLAG)
adapted in SEP 27 1949.
The flag has a red background with a yellow star in the upper left-hand corner and four smaller yellow stars in a crescent formation to its right. The color red symbolizes the revolution. The large star stands for the Communist Party. The five stars together represents their relationship and the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
MILITARY FLAG.
The flag of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (the People's Liberation Army [PLA]) is red with a golden star in the upper hoist, but the star is smaller than on the national flag. Next to the star are three small lines, the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", which stand for "August 1", to celebrate the establishment of the PLA in 1928,
The flag of the Ground Forces has a forest green bar at the bottom, the naval ensign has stripes of blue and white at the bottom and the Air Force uses a sky blue bar at the bottom. The forest green represents the earth, the blue and white stripes represent the seas and the sky blue represents the air.
All four flags were made by Željko Heimer.
COLORS.
Red indicates an assertive, passionate and enthusiastic nature
Orange means you are warm-hearted, quick-witted and active.
Yellow indicates cheerfulness, optimism and originality.
Green shows you are responsible, hopeful and into green issues.
Blue displays a cool, calm and peaceful nature.
Violet means you are sensitive, tasteful and artistic.
White is innocence, enlightenment, and efficiency.
Black means you are mysterious, unconventional and dominant.
Brown indicates a trustworthy, reliable and home-loving nature.
Grey shows a desire to be anonymous.
SYMBOLS.
THE NATIONAL SYMBOL.
The national emblem of the People's Republic of ChinaContains in a red circle a representation of Tiananmen Gate, the entrance gate to the Forbidden City, where Mao declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Above this representation are the five stars found on the national flag. The largest star represents the Communist Party of China, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes as defined in Maoism. The emblem is described as being "composed of patterns of the national flag"
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the yellow color of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land. The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
The outer border of the red circle shows sheaves of wheat and the inner sheaves of rice, which together represent agricultural workers. At the center of the bottom portion of the border is a cog-wheel that represents industrial workers.
This was the front end to a business presentation that we created for a eventwhere the speaker really needed to grab the audiences attention and make a memorable speech and presentation. We added this front end of China facts to inject interest and discussion for the presentation. It was also the only presentation to do this and made the speaker professional and engaged the audience from the start.
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In the early 19th century, a French teacher named Allan Kardec founded animism. Unlike most other religions, Allan Kardec is not a prophet. In fact, spiritualism does not believe in prophecies either. Kardec has written five books on spiritualism, which are based on research and evidence on conversations with the spiritual world. This religion embraces the same values as Christianity, but does not see Jesus as the Son of God.
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Bats, the mysterious creatures of the night, have long been a source of fascination and fear for humans. With their eerie squeaks and fluttering wings, they have captured our imagination and sparked our curiosity. Yet, beyond the myths and legends, bats are fascinating creatures that play a vital role in our ecosystem.
There are over 1,300 species of bats, ranging from the tiny Kitti's hog-nosed bat to the majestic flying foxes. These winged mammals are found in almost every corner of the globe, from the scorching deserts to the lush rainforests. Their diversity is a testament to their adaptability and resilience.
Bats are insectivores, feeding on a vast array of insects, from mosquitoes to beetles. A single bat can consume up to 1,200 insects in an hour, making them a crucial part of our pest control system. By preying on insects that damage crops, bats save the agricultural industry billions of dollars each year.
But bats are not just useful; they are also fascinating creatures. Their ability to fly in complete darkness, using echolocation to navigate and hunt, is a remarkable feat of evolution. They are also social animals, living in colonies and communicating with each other through a complex system of calls and body language.
Despite their importance, bats face numerous threats, from habitat destruction to climate change. Many species are endangered, and conservation efforts are necessary to protect these magnificent creatures.
In conclusion, bats are more than just creatures of the night; they are a vital part of our ecosystem, playing a crucial role in maintaining the balance of nature. By learning more about these fascinating animals, we can appreciate their importance and work to protect them for generations to come. So, let us embrace the beauty and mystery of bats, and celebrate their unique place in our world.
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Understanding the Mahadasha of Shukra (Venus): Effects and RemediesAstro Pathshala
The Mahadasha of Shukra (Venus) is one of the most significant periods in Vedic astrology. Shukra is known as the planet of love, beauty, wealth, and luxury. Its Mahadasha can bring about profound changes in an individual's life, both positive and negative, depending on its placement and condition in the natal chart.
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2. Background & Approach
• Don as a “China Watcher”
• What this talk is not about
– History
– Philosophy
– Economics
• What this talk is about
– The contemporary plight of religion in China
– Spirituality and religion “born again” in the New China
– The struggle ahead with the CCP
5. Chinese religion is not an organized, unified system of beliefs and
practices. It has no leadership, headquarters, founder, or
denominations. Instead, "Chinese religion" is a term describing the
complex interaction of different religious and philosophical
traditions that have been influential in China. Chinese religion is
composed of four main traditions: Chinese folk religion,
Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. - See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/#sthash.JX3AoC4C.d
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Chinese religious rituals are especially based in Chinese folk religion
and Confucianism but are influenced by Taoism and Buddhism as
well. - See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/practices.htm#sthas
h.Q6bv9cp9.dpuf
6. What is the story of the Chinese spirituality?
China is one of the most ancient civilizations on earth, and
Chinese religion is one of the oldest forms of religion.
Evidence of burial practices has been dated to as early as
5000 BCE. Today, Chinese religion is a complex mix of
Chinese folk religion, Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and
Communist anti-religious sentiment.
- See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/history.htm#
sthash.WPnzHyru.dpuf
7. Culture, Customs, Superstition
• 2008 Olympics
• Pearl Buck in China
• Ghost festival
• Tomb sweeping
Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship (also called ancestor veneration) is a
ritual practice that is based on the belief that deceased
family members have a continued existence, take an
interest in the affairs of the world, and possess the ability
to influence the fortune of the living.
8. The Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday
celebrated on the fifteenth day of July with some
similarities to Western culture’s Halloween. It is believed
that the gates of hell are thrown open, releasing hungry
ghosts to wander on the earth in search of food. A solemn
holiday, the Ghost Festival represents the connections
between the living and the dead, earth and heaven, body
and soul.
9. Tomb Sweeping
or
Pure Brightness Festival
A festival of commemoration that combines sadness and happiness—
held in early April every year.
10. Religion in Chairman Mao’s China
• 1949-1957—soon after the founding of the
People’s Republic of China in 1949 the
Communist Party launched political
campaigns against religious organizations as
the ideological enemy and subversive
political forces.
11. Religious Affairs Department
• Within the Commission of Culture and Education
• With the main tasks of driving out the foreign
missionaries, pressing Catholics and Protestants
to cut off ties completely with foreign countries,
and handling the transition of the educational
institutions, charity organizations, and religious
bodies that at one point received funding or
subsidies from the US and other Western
countries.
13. Cultural Revolution . . .
Smash
• Old customs
• Old culture
• Old habits
• Old ideas
Worship of Mao becomes a folk religion with dedicated
temples and burning of incense sticks—authorities carry out
waves of atheist propaganda, anti-superstition campaigns,
and brutal crackdowns. The Mao personality cult or “political
religion” had hundreds of millions of sincere worshippers.
14. Are religions thriving or dying?
• “All kinds of religions are thriving in China
today”—Genggand Yang
• “To live in China in the early years of the 21st
Century was to witness a spiritual revival that
could be compared to America’s Great
Awakening in the 19th Century.”—Evan Osnos
17. Enlightenment?
• 1994—all religious groups required to register
with the government and foreigners prohibited
from proselytizing
• Evil cults banned—Falun Gong 1999
• Non-Christian groups banned that originated in
other countries such as the Unification Church,
the Children of God, Mormonism, and others.
• In December 2014, in China’s Jerusalem,Wenzhou
officials banned schools from holding Christmas-
related events.
18. Enlightenment?
• Chinese Communist Party bans new
Communist party members who practice
religion. “Believing in communism and
atheism is a basic requirement to become a
party member.”– Li Yunlong, a professor at the
Party School of the CCP central committee.
19. Chasing Faith in the New China?
• Do you remember the prophecy by members
of the Church of Almighty God that the world
would end on December 21, 2012 as
predicted by the ancient phase of the Mayan
calendar? Chinese authorities responded by
arresting 1,000 members of the church,
asserting that group staged illegal protests
and spun out of control.
20. Chasing Faith in the New China?
• “The longer I lived in China, the more I
worried about how people responded to rapid
change. This wasn’t an issue of modernization
. . . But from what I saw, the nation’s greatest
turmoil was more personal and internal. Many
people were searching; they longed for some
kind of religious or philosophical truth, and
they wanted a meaningful connection with
others.”—Peter Hessler
21. Chasing Faith in the New China?
• “Outsiders often saw the Chinese as pragmatists
with little time for faith, but for thousands of
years the country had been knitted together by
beliefs and rituals.”—Evan Osnos
• China is in the midst of a full-fledged revival. The
‘spiritual void’ is being filled by a religious
universe, exploding centrifugal in all directions.
• See Osnos, p. 281
22.
23. The yin-yang (Taijitu) symbol 太極圖 is one of the most
common Taoist symbols. Most of the time, this symbol
represents two opposing and complementary forces that
make up all phenomena of life. Most Taoist organizations
display the yin-yang in some way. This symbol is also very
common among all Chinese religious faiths. - See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/symbols.htm#
sthash.5piC69az.dpuf
24. Taoism (also spelled Daoism) is a religion based on the teachings of the
Tao Te Ching, a short tract written in the 6th century BC in China. The
emphasis of the Tao Te Ching is on spiritual harmony within the
individual, which complements Confucianism's focus on social duty.
Today, there are 20 million followers of Taoism worldwide, most of
whom live in China, Taiwan, or Southeast Asia. (See Confucianism)
Many followers of Taoism are characterized by their use of the Taoism
symbol, ying yang, reading books on Taoism, and living out their beliefs
against the backdrop of Chinese culture. Taoism is also increasingly
influential in the West, especially in the field of alternative medicine and
in martial arts like Tai Chi.
- See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/taoism/index.htm#sthash.YqElE13P.dpuf
25. Chinese folk religion is composed of a combination of religious practices,
including Confucianist ceremonies, ancestor veneration, Buddhism and Taoism.
Chinese folk religion also retains traces of some of its ancestral neolithic belief
systems which include the veneration of (and communication with) the sun,
moon, earth, the heaven, and various stars, as well as communication with
animals. It has been practiced alongside Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism
by Chinese people throughout the world for thousands of years.
Ceremonies, veneration, legends, festivals and various devotions associated
with different folk gods/deities and goddesses form an important part of
Chinese culture even today. The veneration of secondary gods does not conflict
with an individual's chosen religion, but is accepted as a complementary
adjunct to Buddhism, Confucianism or Taoism. Some mythical figures in folk
culture have even been integrated into Buddhism as in the case of Miao Shan
who is generally thought of having evolved into the Buddhist bodhisattva Kuan
Yin. Other folk deities may date back to pre-Buddhist eras of Chinese history.
The Chinese dragon is one of the key religious icons in these beliefs.
26. Is there a heaven is Chinese Religion? The idea of Heaven
(T'ien) plays a prominent role in indigenous Chinese religion.
The term can refer to a god, an impersonal power, or both.
The concept is not well-defined, and religious scholars have
had a difficult time deciding whether T'ien was believed to be
a force like fate or a personal deity. It is also unclear whether
the ancient Chinese believed T'ien responded to human
supplication or simply worked in accordance with the
principles of T'ien. - See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/beliefs/heave
n.htm#sthash.REqxIpJB.dpuf
27. Prayer
Chinese Buddhism and Taoism both incorporate prayer into their daily
religious rituals. In addition to the prayer accompanying offerings, the
monastic prayer (mu-yu) is said morning, noon and night to the sound of a
small bell.
Longevity Practices
Longevity practices - rituals and lifestyles aimed at gaining a long life or even
immortality - have long been a part of Chinese religion. Even before the
development of Taoism, several "hygiene schools" were teaching various
techniques for achieving longevity.
Divination, Prophecy and Astrology
Divination was commonplace in ancient China. The famous "Classic of
Changes" (composed before the third century BCE) involved divination.
- See more at:
http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/practices.htm#sthash.Q6bv9c
p9.dpuf
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29. Resources
• “The New China: Contemporary Life &
Governance” (2013) – Donald C Menzel
• Go to Smashwords.com, search for Menzel
• https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3
52367
• A multi-touch Ipad version can be
downloaded at
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-new-
china/id686948050?mt=11