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Descendants of the dragon about themselves – Chinese self-stereotype

Summary/Abstract: The author reconstructs Chinese self-stereotype, using the data from the surveys carried out among the students of Polish philology in Beijing, and some Chinese proverbs. She takes into account students' opinions concerning the following questions: who can be described as real/typical Chinese, what are the features of his character; what are the characteristic features of South and North parts of China residents, what is their attitude towards family, work, money, education, food, tidiness, religion. The author explains how important is the social rank for Chinese and describes the need to retain one's reputation.

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