Can anyone tell me more about Chinese culture?

United States
May 14, 2007 5:50am CST
My parents have adopted a six year old Chinese boy. I want to know more about his culture and ways of life before they brought him to the United States. I have never been to China but would love to go visit sometime.
5 responses
@Norstar (694)
• India
17 May 07
Hi Luintaurien, It is very nice of you to put in efforts, in advance, to understand the little brother (I would not call him adopted brother) whom you would meet shortly. It would certainly help you undrstand him better and take care of him in a better way. All I can say is that the boy is very lucky: first to get parents like your parents and then a caring elder sister like you. I wish you all the success.
@Norstar (694)
• India
17 May 07
You are absolutely right. I also apprecioate your concern for family and family members, at a time when attachment to family is on the decline, everywhere. I wish you had told how many brothers and sisters you have and their age. I guess, if you have any, they would be quite grown up and this brother would be quite a young one, comparatively.
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• United States
17 May 07
Thank you. I think it will all be good. I am just really curious about different cultures and especially when they do have something to do with a family member.
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• United States
18 May 07
I am the oldest and am 32 My brother Ryan is 30 My sister Tierney is 24 My sister Dannielle is 22 And Tyler Is 7 now
@yxinxin (467)
• China
16 May 07
Since he is only a six-year-old boy in Fujan Province, I don't think he has any religion experience, for not many people have a religion faith there. He should be a first-year grader at a primary school and can communicate in Chinese,write some Chinese, work with numbers, perhaps sing some Chinese songs or make some very simple drawings. I guess he might not be able to speak English but a Chinese boy of his age usually hasn't much difficulty in learning English and he will learn quickly. People in Fujan mostly have rice with a lot of vegetables. I think the boy is very lucky to become a family member of yours. I can't imagine how happy he is now!
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• United States
17 May 07
Thank you. He is a wonderful child. This information is very helpful to me.
@kay1230 (249)
• Hong Kong
14 May 07
Hi friend, i come from the Hong Kong S.A.R. What kind of Chinese culture you want to know? As He's till little, i guess he can acclimatize himself to a new place. Children is very good at learning new things. Just tell me what kind of things you wanna know and i'll try to tell you all ;-)
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• United States
16 May 07
What kind of religion experiences would he have had? He was in an orphanage from birth. What would his schooling have been like?
@yxinxin (467)
• China
14 May 07
Hi,luintaurien! I'm Chinese. Ask me a question about Chinese culture, and I'll answer you.
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• United States
16 May 07
What are some of the aspects of the culture like foods, arts, crafts, history that he might have been exposed to? He was in an orphange in the Fujan province I think mom said. What would his life have been like in the orphanage?
@windhair (498)
• Germany
16 May 07
About the religion, I think you will have all of this in the documents. About the culture, for a 6 years boy, I do not think he already have a strong feeling about the real culture about China. This needs time, and it touch so much different fields, it is hard to talk what a chinese culture looks like in a short discussion. Maybe several books are necessory.
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• United States
16 May 07
Thank you very much for your post. Would you be able to recommend some good books about this?