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Category: Culture


16 Dec 2010
China Holiday Calendar, 2011
by Dragon Team, dragonbn.com

Chinesenewyear China has 7 legal holidays each year: New Year's Day, Spring Festival (also called Chinese New Year), Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day (Ref. 1). The two biggest celebrations take place around Spring Festival and National Day, when businesses typically shut down for a More...
23 Sep 2010
Guanxi Explained: More Opinions on Guanxi
by Carey Chambers, dragonbn.com

Guanxi Few topics seem to fascinate foreigners doing business in China as much as guanxi. I've encountered numerous, often contradictory, thoughts and opinions on guanxi lately. Here are a few of them. *** "The most interesting aspect to me… is the sense that it is an adaptation within a culture that More...
09 Sep 2010
Guanxi, Relationships and Foreigners
by Carey Chambers, dragonbn.com

Guanxi Guanxi (or "relationships") plays a role in Chinese business, but just how big of a role? Many experienced, feet-on-the-ground foreigners will tell you that business people new on the scene often overestimate the importance of guanxi in today's China, particularly as it applies to foreigners. A new blog post by More...
14 Jun 2010
Chinese Business Etiquette Instructional Video
by Dragon Team, dragonbn.com

This brief, three-minute video touches on a number of Chinese business etiquette topics for men and women. It includes a realistic example of a typical business meeting in China. Note that this video is provided by YouTube. Since YouTube is blocked in China, you may not be able to access More...
11 Jun 2010
China Expert Reveals Hard Truths about Chinese Culture and Business
by Carey Chambers, dragonbn.com

Every now and then an article about Chinese business comes along so packed with insight that it can save you hours of stress and aggravation, and maybe even piles of cash. "Chinese Culture for the Frustrated Foreign Buyer" by David Dayton at Silk Road International is such an article. Here's More...
28 May 2010
How to Use "Face" to Get Better Results from Small Chinese Factories
by Ed Choong, dragonbn.com

Factory When ordering low production quantities, you will typically deal with a small Chinese factory since larger factories have higher minimum order requirements. In this article I'd like to describe my experiences dealing with small factories and how I use the concept of "face" to get better results. I've been dealing More...
28 Apr 2010
Understanding Mianzi: The Concept of Face
by Ed Choong, dragonbn.com

Mianzi, or face, is a key motivator among Chinese business people. Face factors in to many actions and decisions taken in the business world, as well as in day to day life. To do business in China, you need to have at least a basic understanding of face. In loose More...
10 Apr 2010
Chinese Business Etiquette
by Ed Choong, dragonbn.com

Chinese business people not only have unique customs and practices, but they also have a unique perspective that makes their decisions and behavior different from that of business people from other countries. Though many of the traditional practices are changing and becoming more globalized, the Chinese viewpoint remains. As a More...
30 Mar 2010
Guanxi: What is it and Why is it Important?
by Carey Chambers, dragonbn.com

Guanxi Guanxi (pronounced gwan-shee) is a Chinese concept important to life and business that means "relationship". The term guanxi can also be used to describe a network of contacts. If you have good guanxi you have a strong network of people and relationships that you can use to resolve problems, achieve More...