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Kултура на пиенето в Русия и Китай
Drinking culture of Russia and China

Author(s): Yunlin Zhu
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Culture and social structure
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: drinking culture of Russia and China; wine; traditional Chinese wine utensils; five virtues (goodness; bravery; politeness; wisdom; honour)
Summary/Abstract: In this report I outline the drinking culture of Russia and China. The problems of drinking in Russia, the distinctive culture of drinking in ancient Russia, and the concept of drinking in the Russian language picture of the world are discussed. The origin of wine in China and traditional Chinese wine utensils are introduced. I also show the connection between Chinese drinking culture and folk culture, the spirit of the Chinese people and the spirit of the poets. The end of the reportis devotеdtoall who love Chinese culture with one of the most famous poemsabout drinking in China (QiangJin Jiu)