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8.4 Chinese Culture - Coggle Diagram
8.4 Chinese Culture
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1. Language
While Mandarin is the national language in China, it is by no means uniformly or universally used.
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Mandarin is used in Beijing and other major cities, while Cantonese is used in Hong Kong and Macau and on the mainland in and around Guangzhou.
2. Religions
Religious devotion was strongly discouraged by the communist government in the early days of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Most people follow an unorganized folk religion, which combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, ancestor veneration, Confucianism, and other traditional spiritual beliefs.
There are also some followers of organized religion with modest numbers of Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims among China’s population.
5. Education
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Education is free at the primary and secondary levels, and compliance with mandatory attendance is very high.
Many Chinese see education as the key to a better life and vigorously push their children to excel academically.
4. Lifestyles
n urban areas, most Chinese people live in apartments, or less frequently in townhouses.
In more rural areas, houses can be modest multi-room structures to very simple mud and straw houses.
It is common for three generations to live in one dwelling (children, parents, and grandparents) and it is not unusual to have a fourth generation as well.