Guanxi Concept in Chinese Mentality “Guanxi” is the traditional model of social relations in China, based on mutually beneficial cooperation, reciprocity and trust This term can be roughly translated as “personal connections”, or “social networks”. Basically, it is...
Money means everything in Chinese culture People in China are known to have a full blown obsession with money. Their lives revolve around how much you earn and how much you can spend They are some of the biggest spenders in the world, yet they are also famous for...
Chinese tradition to work overtime A lot of Chinese companies expect their employees to work according to the rule of “996” – working from 9am till 9pm and 6 days a week. For instance, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has recently made a bold statement defending this...
Food culture is an integral part of Chinese mentality Mealtime is one of the most important activities in Chinese everyday life. A Chinese person can’t do his work properly without a regular substantial lunch The Chinese tend to wake up early, and by 8 AM they are...
Foreigners often wonder, why Chinese people use the phrase “你吃饭了吗” (Ni chi fan le ma?) as a greeting, meaning “Have you eaten yet?” This way they greet each other and their foreign friends or partners, often inviting them to have a dinner together...
China is a group-oriented culture, and Face represents a person’s reputation and feelings of prestige within those groups. Everybody will tell you how important it is not to make Chinese counterparts lose face, and this is undoubtedly good advice. But what, exactly,...
