2007-08-04 04:20:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
I am a Chinese(and proud to be one)! Um lets see...
Oh, and don't be surprise if my answer is different. I live in a multi-racial country...
Our language is one of the oldest in the world,
the Chinese language have lots of slangs such as Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien(I speak this slang), Hakka and many more
Chinese cuisines are one of the best in the world and it varies too
we have on of the most historical histories and culture
we live all around the world
the "aiyah", "aiyoyo" and "lah" in our sentences is unique
and lastly, one word says it all... we are simple UNIQUE!!!
**Anyway, Bo and Shiori Tomoe... are you Chinese? Ni hao ma? :p Where are you from? I am from Malaysia. :p Please tell me where you're from. Or better still, e-mail me. Just go to my profile and e-mail me. :p
2007-08-04 05:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by nARuTo fAN 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
For that, I would answer FOOD! - it's what I love the most of being a chinese.
I been brought up tasting various great chinese food, thus gets the chance to experiment, cook & eat them.
Other than that. Language - ability to understand most of the dialects & speak some of it's dialects well. I like the Chinese cultures & festive too. Hmm for some reasons, many said I don't look like Chinese XD dn't knw why. Gosh there are so many things I love for being a Chinese... *it's like all the sudden flash back to once upon a time in China ages.*
2007-08-05 16:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh good, a question for me to do some soul searching. Let see....I love being a Chinese or I am proud to be born a Chinese because:-
-ours is one of the oldest civilisation in the world.
-we have a rich history, heritage and culture.
-our language is the most widely spoken in the world.
-our name and language are our identity.
-we are adaptable because we can live in any part of the world.
-we have some of the best cuisine in the world not to mention the varieties of it.
-lastly, we are distinguishable by our language, looks, names and culture.
A Chinese will always be known as "long de chuan ren" literally means "descendant of the dragon".
Edit:
This is a reply to Joriental;
You have done some research, my friend. Yes, Yuan dynasty and Qing dynasty were ruled by Mongols and Manchurians respectively. And now, comes a question as a food for thought:-
Can anyone tell me which dynasty does all the Chinese in this world descends from?
Edit #2:-
Ai Leen2003hk has answered perfectly. All Chinese or should I say, most Chinese anyway, are descendants of the Han. That's why we are called Han Ren. In Cantonese, it is called Hon Yan.
Ai Leen, well done. Actually, I already know the answer but I just want to ask to see how many people knows. I'm a Cantonese too.
2007-08-04 11:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by Skystryfe 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I'm a natural born Chinese and the main reason I love being a Chinese is because we have a rich history 5000 years and the technology in our history really stunned a lot of the people that it took more than a hundred years for the Western countries to catch up. the Chinese words are complicated to many Western people, but it has a lot of meaning in a word with different parts combining to make a different meaning word. Many sceneries in our country cannot be found in other countries and I especially love our country's animal symbol "Panda"!!!
2007-08-04 12:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by CXfan 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
As a Chinese, I love the food. Haha
2007-08-04 12:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jaspis 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Food, language (although I can only speak basic Cantonese) and celebrations (Forget about paying respects to the ansectors as I'm about to be a Christian) are the reasons why I should be proud of being Chinese.
2007-08-05 22:11:01 · answer #6 · answered by Bill A 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not chinese but I wish I was. Chinese people are so much more normal and accepting than british people. Its a culture/country/way of life and people I have fallen in love with
2007-08-04 19:47:49 · answer #7 · answered by tons'o'fun 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
100% Chinese, Cantonese was born and brought up in Hong Kong, and at this moment I'm in our Beijing office... yeah.. Sunday late afternoon, taking a break and.. hahah.. yeah.. I'm proud being a Chinese, answering this question in our capital city ..
There are just too many things I enjoy to be a Chinese,
1) Chinese cooking / food - I'm lucky that my dad is a good cook plus I have 3 aunts also are very good cooks (one of them was executive chef), our family loves gathering and we all enjoy home cooking. We have strong family bonding and I believe - food is the one of the very important elements.
(for further detail, you may check my answers in "Ethnic Cuisine")
2) Chinese Opera - Peking / Cantonese
(below is my answer to a Peking Opera question)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjZU_as4Gtd.2fx.uidpXNDsy6IX?qid=20070507081600AAcvdGN
3) Chinese History
(below is my answer to a question about the great dynasties in Chinese History)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgUWevvnhZm0rHPhhrIduTbsy6IX?qid=20070525182219AAq0pmO
4) Chinese Language & Literature
too many others that I cannot list up all of them here!!!!.....!!!! (Below is my answer to another question 3 months ago about ten things I like about China)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Atdidn6Xqy7vnnJp4QVyJbjty6IX?qid=20070429095635AAG9a5f&show=7#profile-info-VPh4VTKFaa
I'm proud mostly as a Chinese and willing to work in China and make my mother country to be a better place to live, I believe if everyone's doing his/her good, we could achieve our goals.
P.S. to Shiori Tomoe
Early back before Xia/Shang Dynasty! We were known as Hua-Xia and started one of the oldest civilization in Central Huang he (Yellow River) area.
You may check the link about the great dynasties of China I put up there which may give you some information about Chinese History.
Although Yuan and Qing were not ruled by Han "ren", the majority of populaces in those two dynasties were still Han "ren"!
Even now... the majority of populaces in China is still Han "ren"!
2007-08-05 06:34:46 · answer #8 · answered by Aileen HK 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I like how Chinese people are so social. Meals always seem to be a celebration.
2007-08-04 11:25:00 · answer #9 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
chinese new years and chinese food
2007-08-04 22:02:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋