Chinese social relations

Chinese social relations are social relationstypified by a reciprocalsocial network. Often social obligations within the network are characterized in familialterms. The individual link within the social network is known by guanxi(关系) and the feeling within the link is known by the term ganqing(感情). Social relations are often expressed by the exchange of gifts. An important concept within Chinese social relations is the concept of faceand many other Oriental cultures. A Buddhist-related concept is yuanfen(缘分).

Unlike other societies, the Chinese tend to see social relations in terms of networks rather than boxes. Hence, people are perceived as being "near" or "far" rather than "in" or "out".

See also

• Chinese society
• Chinese tea culture
• culture of China
• face (social custom)
• ganqing
• guanxi
• kowtow
• red envelope
• Sifuzh:中国人的社会关系

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