Chinese Culture: Customs & Traditions of China

Chinese Culture: Customs & Traditions of China

A dragon dance celebrates the temple at Foshan, China.

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China is an extremely large country, and the customs and traditions of its people vary by geography and ethnicity.

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More than 1 billion people live in China, according to the Asia Society, representing 56 ethnic minority groups. The largest group is the Han Chinese, with about 900 million people. Other groups include the Tibetans, the Mongols, the Manchus, the Naxi, and the Hezhen, which is smallest group, with fewer than 2,000 people.

"Significantly, individuals within communities create their own culture," said Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London. Culture includes religion, food, style, language, marriage, music, morals and many other things that make up how a group acts and interacts. Here is a brief overview of some elements of the Chinese culture.

Statue of Confucius at Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China.

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