%0 Journal Article
%T The Confucian Value of Harmony and its Influence on Chinese Social Interaction
%A Xiaohong WEI
%A Qingyuan LI
%J Cross-Cultural Communication
%D 2013
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/j.ccc.1923670020130901.12018
%X As the cardinal cultural value in Chinese society, the Confucian harmony presupposes the coexistence of different things and implies a certain favorable relationship among them. In social interaction, Confucianism puts weight on ˇ°harmony but not samenessˇ±, ˇ°harmony without mindlessly following othersˇ± and ˇ°harmonization of various kinds of people by observing rituals of proprietyˇ±, under the influence of which Chinese interpersonal relationships are characterized by emphasis on group orientation, the Doctrine of the Mean, giving or making face for others, guanxi (social connections), and reciprocity.
%K Confucianism
%K Harmony
%K Influence
%K Social Interaction
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/ccc/article/view/3299