{"id":1021,"date":"2020-07-05T12:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2020-07-01T22:19:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T02:19:33","slug":"around-the-world-in-80-days-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2020\/07\/05\/around-the-world-in-80-days-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World in 80 Days &#8211; China"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1023\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china-624x390.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a>CHINA<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>East Asia<br \/>\nCapital: Beijing<br \/>\nLanguages: Chinese (written), Mandarin (spoken)<br \/>\nPredominant Religion(s): Buddhism<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/map_china.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/map_china-300x240.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diligent, hardworking and modest: these words are often used to describe Chinese people.<\/li>\n<li>Collectivism is a norm in China. Chinese love group activities. Winning honour for the group is something to be proud of.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese tend to be reserved when it comes to showing affection in public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-Stephanie-Kroos-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-Stephanie-Kroos-flickr-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-Stephanie-Kroos-flickr-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-Stephanie-Kroos-flickr.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>FUN FACTS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Despite its size, China only has one time zone!<\/li>\n<li>While the dragon is typically seen as an evil creature in Western culture, it holds first place among the four greatest creatures in Chinese mythology, along with the phoenix, tiger, and tortoise. It is typically associated with the emperor.<\/li>\n<li>Once known as the \u201cKingdom of Bicycles,\u201d now China owns the most number of electric bikes. There are over 200 million e-bikes in China!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>USEFUL PHRASES:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>How are you?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N\u01d0 h\u0103o ma?<\/li>\n<li>Fine, thanks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W\u014f h\u0115n h\u0103o, xi\u00e8 xi\u00e8.<\/li>\n<li>My name is\u2026:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W\u014f de m\u00edng z\u00ec sh\u00ec\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Nice to meet you.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H\u0115n g\u0101o x\u00ecng y\u00f9 ji\u00e0n n\u012d.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Xi\u00e8 xi\u00e8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item infofade active\">\n<h1 class=\"xh-Bold-head text-center mar_btm20 teal\">Family <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-UI-International-Programs-Flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1022\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-UI-International-Programs-Flickr-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-UI-International-Programs-Flickr-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-UI-International-Programs-Flickr-624x409.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/China-UI-International-Programs-Flickr.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 Info-item wysiwyg-editor\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\" col-sm-12 Info-item\">\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li>Usually grandparents live with their children and grandchildren, so there are three generations in one house. Grandparents will also share the responsibility of bringing up the children. The Chinese value peace and wholeness of a family. As an old Chinese saying goes: \u201cA harmonious family can lead to the success of everything.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Chinese families attach a lot of importance to the traditional holidays, and parents like to arrange large family meals with their children.<\/li>\n<li>Children are encouraged to develop and learn new talents such as music, calligraphy, dancing and so on from an early age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\">Photos by: Stephanie Kroos {flickr}; UI International Programs {flickr}<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/china.png\"><\/a>CHINA East Asia Capital: Beijing Languages: Chinese (written), Mandarin (spoken) Predominant Religion(s): Buddhism COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/map_china.gif\"><\/a> Diligent, hardworking and modest: these words are often used to describe Chinese people. Collectivism is a norm in China. Chinese love group activities. Winning honour for the group is something to be proud of. 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