Language and Culture
As China is an extremely large and populous country, the customs and traditions of its people vary by both geography and ethnicity. There are 56 ethnic minority groups, with Han Chinese being the largest ethnic group of estimately 900 million people (Zimmermann, 2015). Other groups include the Tibetans, the Mongols, the Manchus, the Naxi, and the Hezhen (Our Culture And Traditions, 2015).
Currently, in China, the are 5 main official religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism (Our Culture And Traditions, 2015).
Currently, in China, the are 5 main official religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism (Our Culture And Traditions, 2015).
There are seven major groups of dialects of the Chinese language, which each have their own variations, and hence are very different from one another. Mandarin dialects are commonly spoken by about 71.5 percent of the population (Zimmerman, 2015), followed by Wu, Yue, Cantonese, Xiang, Min, Hakka and Gan.
Discrimination
Discrimination is very prominent and common in China, and some major examples of discrimination seen in China, are employment discrimination, gender discrimination and even height discrimination. Gender discrimination have been a major discrimination occurring in the country and it exists everywhere. As restricted by the one-child policy implemented in China, Chinese couples can only give birth to one child, and the traditional preference for male children are so prominent in China, that most families do not want to give birth to female babies (Nolan, 2014).
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The deeply rooted male-preference lies in the Chinese culture, with its belief that only the bloodline of the family can be passed down by the males (Nolan, 2014). This also led to the inequality between the two genders, as can be seen from the opportunities given to the males instead of the females, such as the chance to pursue education and employments, as well as when fighting on the court (Steinfield, 2014).