CHINA ARTICLES: by Brian Hennessy
On traditional Chinese values
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing in China; and Cairns in Australia. Download Brian's eBook, Culture Shock in China: a guide for foreigners on cultural adaptation, for more detailed information. On the Toolbar above. Traditional Chinese values: An introduction This article highlights some cultural values which underpin the behaviour of Chinese citizens and their relationships and institutions. The language is [...]
China from the inside out
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing, China. February, 2012 China from the inside out I hesitate to write about some of my observations of life in China. The boundary between my own culture and Chinese culture has become blurred. For example: when I arrived here in 2003 everything was new and exciting, and it was easy to [...]
Chongqing police chief disappears
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing, China. February 11, 2012 Bo Xilai and Wang Lijun On the disappearance of the Chongqing police chief, Wang Lijun. Bo Xilai is the Party Secretary of the municipality of Chongqing. This huge metropolis is the central government’s hub for growth in the hinterland of China. In China, the Party Secretary is the [...]
Butuo
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing in China; and Cairns in Australia. Butuo Butuo is the saddest town I have seen in China. It is a couple of hours by local bus from Xichang, the provincial capital of the Liangshan (Cool Mountains) area in Southern Sichuan province. This is the heart of the Yi Autonomous Prefecture, homeland of [...]
Nujiang Canyon
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing, China; and Cairns, Australia. Nujiang Canyon The Nujiang (Nu River) Canyon is a spectacular 315 kilometre long marvel of nature in northwest Yunnan province in southwest China. The Chinese call it the Grand Canyon of the East: a direct comparison with the more famous Grand Canyon in the USA. There is [...]
Stress in Modern China
To be translated into Chinese Language Stress in Modern China or the little red book on stress by Brian Hennessy DipT; BA; MEd; DipPsych. Australian psychologist in China Preface China used to be a relatively static society where roles were rigidly defined, and people always knew what was expected [...]
On culture shock
By Brian Hennessy. Australian psychologist. Chongqing, China. Download Brian's eBook, Culture Shock in China: a guide for foreigners on cultural adaptation, on the toolbar above. Cultural adaptation in China Culture shock is a well-known but little understood term. Although most people have heard of it, few people understand what it means. Recent research has [...]
To Yangshuo
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing. September, 2011. To Yangshuo Travel agencies around the world display the photos. Sensually moulded limestone kharst mountains huddled together – a jumble of softly rounded silhouettes pushing up into a hazy blue south China sky. Iconic stuff. Really. If you are on a boat floating, drifting, or motoring lazily down the shallow [...]
A song and dance in China
Brian Hennessy. Cairns and Chongqing. July 3, 2011 A song and dance in China On the reappearance of revolutionary rhetoric What can we make of the reappearance of Maoist-era revolutionary rhetoric in China? This recent phenomenon was first noticed in Chongqing, China’s gateway to the west which is situated on the Yangtze River upstream [...]
On understanding the local environment
Brian Hennessy. Chongqing, China. October 8, 2010 Download Brian's e-Book, Culture Shock in China: a guide for foreigners on cultural adaptation, on the Toolbar above. On understanding the local environment China is an ancient, complex, and culturally strong society with its own ways of doing things. Ways which are sometimes difficult for a foreigner to understand. It [...]