As
an ancient nation, China has lots of taboos that are deeply
rooted into people's mind. Taboo is definitely a social, historical
and cultural complex. In ordinary life, people will not conform
to all the taboos but still care them to some extent. Hospitable
Chinese are humble in expression and in mind, so a foreigner
is not necessarily worried about the occasion on which he goes
against a taboo. In order to avoid something unhappy, please
go through the following messages:
It is common to bring flowers and fruits to people in sickness in China. But you should not include apples in the fruits you carry. The only reason is that 'Apple' in Chinese sounds like 'Die of sickness'.
The gift you present to a newlywed couple should exclude 'clock' and 'umbrella'. For 'present clock' in pronunciation also is equal to meaning of 'attend upon a dying people' and 'umbrella' will be regarded as 'departure'.
The figure of '13' is a traditional taboo, which stands for silly persons in some situation.
As
an ancient nation, China has lots of taboos that are deeply
rooted into people's mind. Taboo is definitely a social, historical
and cultural complex. In ordinary life, people will not conform
to all the taboos but still care them to some extent. Hospitable
Chinese are humble in expression and in mind, so a foreigner
is not necessarily worried about the occasion on which he goes
against a taboo. In order to avoid something unhappy, please
go through the following messages: 