By: Stewart Goh | 2010-03-27 | News and society Firstly, let me just clarify. Stereotyping is nowhere close to discrimination. Though at times stereotyping may eventually lead to discrimination, we should abstain from such a demoralizing act. read more
By: Ashley | 2010-11-11 | Free It is strange to hear an America say that some Americans hold the opinion that Chairman Mao is still alive. It puts up a question. read more
By: Lucy | 2011-03-25 | Fashion Here is an article, written by myself, a person who is influenced to all aspects of fashion. But is fashion how people are being judged? read more
By: Brian John | 2011-01-11 | College The most general argument against Native American mascots is that they symbolize racist label of Native Americans. Stereotypes of Native Americans emerged throughout United States popular culture, such as in: movies; government seals; read more
By: David Bruce Tan | 2010-04-01 | Language 1. Interestingly, if the man with a pockmarked face, some people may not address his full name Huang Yue Po, they might nickname him Huang Ma Zi (Yellow Pockmarks). But this is considered impolite. 2. "Ning Zhao Di", this is a girl's name. She may be the first one child of the family or her parents have given birth to several girls before her, they want a boy after her so they name her "Wanting Brother", this is considered a good wish... 3. In the remote villages, some uneducated fond parents may give pet name their children "Da Gou" (the first dog); "Er Gou" (the second dog); "San Gou" (the third dog); "Si Gou" (the fourth dog)... read more
By: Hearts | 2011-04-06 | News and society China in everyone''s mind is a mysterious colour, because there was eighth wonder of the world terracotta warriors. It will be a mystery. China is formal state, has thousands of years the cultural his... read more
By: jon smith | 2010-10-26 | Automotive These days, you only need to watch Emmerdale or Corrie to see the stereotypical young male driver portrayed on our screens. Not only on TV, I have seen some pretty dangerous drivers on the roads when driving and there is no excuse for the mayhem that they cause, which in some cases hold criminal records. read more
By: James Tien | 2010-10-20 | News and society Comparing Chinese names to Western names you will notice the contrast in the order of placement of the names. For instance, John Smith is a western name and Tak Ning Swa is a Chinese name with Tak being the surname as Smith would be in the Western name. When a Chinese businessman does business with a Westerner he will often adopt a western name to assimilate in the culture or make it easier to find commonality. read more
By: jamestien | 2010-10-20 | Reference & Education Naming conventions are different in the Chinese culture when they are compared to Western naming conventions in that Chinese names are written with the family name first proceeded by the given name read more
By: Ricardo Lumbardo | 2011-10-11 | Business English to Chinese Translation of names may sound hard especially for people who are somewhat alienated with the Chinese language. or those who are non-Chinese, having their names in Chinese symbols can mean a lot. read more
By: Code Blue | 2011-10-14 | Article Writing When she quit form school, she had no place to stay. The eye illness made her sink into the mist; she could not see the things clearly. It made her depressed, despairing, even if she wanted to suicide. One day she heard a TV column about the Chinese medicine; it said that old doctor has cured a lot of people. Her mother knew what she thought, so mother prepared the money and food to her. read more
By: Eric Giguere | 2010-12-01 | Science Two thirds of villagers in a remote area of China are considered to have origin of Caucasian. The result of genetic tests supports the theory that these people may be come from a “lost legion” of Roman soldiers. For example, a local man appears with green eyes. They make people think that he may be a descendant of Roma mercenaries who battled against the Han Chinese around 2,000 years ago. Besides, a lot of other villagers have blue or green eyes, long noses and even fair hair. They seem to have European blood. read more
By: Mike Chan | 2007-06-20 | Cuisine China, in addition to being the homeland to the Han people and fifty-five other ethnic groups, is also the birth place for one of the world’s most consumed beverage- tea. Tea plants originated in China and were first used for medicinal purposes. It is believed that tea plants have been in existence in China for six thousand years already. Two thousand years ago, tea was developed as a drink. Since then, the Chinese learned to grow tea plants and to use the leaves as various types of tea that we drink today. Chinese tea leaves can be separated into... read more