Culture Shock! China - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette, 2nd Edition

Index 293

L
language 195–221
cognates 204–206
dialects 197–200
grammar 204
language resources 207–208
non-verbal communication 218–
221
origins of chinese 195–197
pronunciation 201–203
romanisation 200–201
tones 203–204
written Chinese 208–218
Li Ka Shing 246

M
Mao Zedong 20, 21, 23, 24, 245
meals 65–66
mountains 192–193
music 168–169

O
opera 167–168

P
People’s Republic of China 23–27
pets 90, 91, 95, 97
poetry 166–167
police 83, 90, 91, 115, 116, 117,
138, 179
population 29–30, 243
pregnancy 75–78

R
racism 69–72
religions 158–159, 243
relocation 95–98
Republic Of China 19–23
retirement 78–79

S
safety 120–121
shopping 102–108
social groups 34–44
farmers 35–36
fl oating population 37–39
fringe groups 43–44
leaders, entrepreneurs and stars 41
managers and technocrats 40–41
new working class 39–40

retirees 41–42

state workers and xiagang 36–37

Soong Qingling 245

sports 170–174

basketball 114, 170, 248

Dragon boat racing 171, 173

football 170

Sun Yat-sen 19, 20, 21, 33, 244, 245

T

tailoring 106

tai chi 41, 42, 154, 170

time 242

toys 107–108

transportation 113–118

bicycles 117–118

driving 116–117

hiring a private car 116

subways and buses 115–116

taxis 114–115

travelling within China 174–193

Beijing 186

Harbin 191

Shanghai 186–187

Sichuan 187

Three Gorges 192

Tibet 190

Xiamen 190–191

Xian 191

Xinjiang 188

Yunnan 188–190

V

visa 32, 82, 83

visiting 66–67

W

weddings 73–75

women 21, 42, 55, 58, 69, 75, 78,

100, 101, 148, 160, 161, 190,

231, 245

Y

Yao Ming 247–248

Z

Zhang Yimou 247

Zhou Enlai 245–246

zodiac 161, 162, 163