3. CULTURE...
Culture can be defined as a “set of
beliefs, values, attitudes, habits, an
d forms of behavior that are shared
by a society and are transmitted
from generation to
generation.
4. CULTURE SHOCK
Lack of understanding and inability to
communicate with the host culture.
5.
6. American tourist in the
Philippines
Ballot (cooked duck egg with embryo)
Bagoong (preserved salted fish)
7. “Mass follow Class”
Suggests that a destination first
attracts a small number of high-status
individuals whose actions are
eventually copied by a large number
of persons with lower social status.
8. The Importance of Cultural
Tourism
Promoting cultural relation and
international cooperation.
10. ART – Performing Art
The “Pangkat Kawayan” (literally ‘Bamboo Band’) otherwise
known as the “Singing Bamboo of the Philippines ” is a unique
orchestra that draws music from unconventional bamboo
instruments.
11. Cirque du Soleil ("Circus of the Sun") is a Canadian
entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix
of circus arts and street entertainment."
12. ART – Fine Arts
The Spoliarium (often misspelled Spolarium) is a painting
by Filipino artist Juan Luna.
13. The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by
the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the
best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung
about, the most parodied work of art in the world."
14. MUSIC AND DANCE
Music is a major source of enjoyment and
satisfaction of tourists.
Kulintang is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of
music composed on a row of small, horizontally-laid gongs that
function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs
and drums.
15. Kundiman (originally spelled Cundiman) is a genre of
traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the
Kundiman are written in Tagalog.
The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and
gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundiman was
the traditional means of serenade in the Philippines.
Dr. Francisco Santiago(1889–1947), the
"Father of the Kundiman Art Song"
16. Hawaii Calls
Hawaii Calls was a radio program that
ran from 1935 through 1975 that
featured live Hawaiian music
conducted by Harry Owens, the
composer of "Sweet Leilani".
Because of its positive portrayal of
Hawaii.
17. Dancing, in its native or ethnic, is one of
the most appealing aspects of a
country’s culture and can be presented
as a tourist attraction.
The Bayanihan
Philippine National
Folk Dance
Company is a group
of Filipino dancers
and musicians
conceived in the
ancient spirit of
bayanihan, a Filipino
word which refers to
a spirit of communal
unity or effort to
achieve a particular
objective.
18. Kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-
drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the
stylization of its drama and for the
elaborate make-up worn by some of its
performers.
19. HANDICRAFTS
Blessed with rich natural resources, people from the different
cultural communities discovered how to fashion useful and beautiful
things out of wood, bamboo, rattan, abaca, coconut
shells, capiz, shells, and object abundant in nature.
20. Patronizing local
handicraft
encourages tribal
and cultural
communities to
produce more. In that
way we preserve and
promote our cultural
heritage.
The Philippines is one of
the world’s leading
producers of handicrafts.
Locally hand-made
crafts are admired world-
wide for their
versatility, beauty and
21. Painted umbrella is one of the famous handicraft, especially
from Borsan village in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The artistic
traces could be seen in many places.
22. INDUSTRY and BUSINESS
SM Mall of Asia is the 2nd largest mall in the
Philippines after SM City North EDSA, 3rd largest
shopping mall in Asia and the 4th largest shopping
mall in the world.
23. Movenpick Resort and Spa, which will be managed
by the Swiss-based Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts.
24. South China Mall, China
This shopping mall is one of the world’s largest
shopping malls, it also has included the wind mills and
theme parks, it opened in 2005 and its area is 7.1
million sq ft.
25. AGRICULTURE
Del Monte Philippines Inc.
(DMPI) Pineapple Plantation
Considered as the biggest pineapple plantation in the Far
East, the vast tracks of pineapple-laden lands of DMPI are a
major attraction of the Municipality of Manolo Fortich.
26. India led the world in banana
production, representing approximately 28% of
the worldwide crop, mostly for domestic
consumption.
27. EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS IS THE
OLDEST EXISTING UNIVERSITY in Asia. In
terms of student population, it is the largest
Catholic university in the world in a single
campus.
28. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher
learning in the United States and the
first corporation chartered in the country.
Harvard's history, influence, and wealth
have made it one of the most prestigious
universities in the world.
