| Are you thinking of volunteering in China
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| | theme shared among all Chinese religions.
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| ? To volunteer in China is one of the top
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| | Traditional Chinese culture, Taoism,
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| volunteering destinations in the world.
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| | Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism all
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| The economic boom combined with the
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| | value filial piety as a top virtue, and
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| ancient Chinese culture is a great pull
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| | the act is a continued display of piety
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| for volunteers from around the world.
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| | and respect towards departed ancestors.
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| Chinese civilization is one of the worlds
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| | The Chinese generally offer prayers and
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| oldest continuous civilizations. It has
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| | food for the ancestors, light incense and
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| the world's longest continuously used
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| | candles, and burn offerings of Joss
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| written language system, and the source
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| | paper. These activities are typically
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| of such major inventions as what the
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| | conducted at the site of ancestral graves
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| British scholar and biochemist Joseph
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| | or tombs, at an ancestral temple, or at a
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| Needham called the Four Great Inventions
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| | household shrine.
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| of Ancient China: paper, the compass,
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| | To volunteer in China on a short term
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| gunpowder, and printing.
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| | volunteer vacation, longer term or on a
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| Most languages in China belong to the
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| | gap year break is a great experience! It
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| Sino-Tibetan language family, spoken by
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| | will give you a chance to make an
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| 29 ethnicities. There are also several
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| | important contribution to the people of
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| major dialects within the Chinese
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| | China, and to gain an in depth experience
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| language itself. The most spoken dialects
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| | of the country and its culture that will
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| are Mandarin which is spoken by over 70%
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| | stay with you the rest of your life.
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| of the population, Shanghainese,
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| | Most volunteer programs are based in
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| Cantonese, Min, Xiang, Gan, and Hakka.
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| | Beijing or Shanghai. These two great
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| Taoism is an indigenous religion of China
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| | cities are a very attractive place to
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| and is traditionally traced to the
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| | stay whilst doing your project work. Both
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| composition of The Book of Tao and Its
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| | Beijing and Shanghai are not cheap
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| Virtues. The philosophy of Taoism is
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| | destinations like other places in Asia so
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| centered on "the way"; an understanding
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| | keep this in mind as it will be difficult
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| of which can be likened to recognizing
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| | to get very cheap placements in these
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| the true nature of the universe. Taoism
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| | cities.
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| in its organized form is also considered
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| | Besides the two great cities there are
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| a folk religion of China.
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| | several smaller cities and rural China
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| Buddhism was introduced from South and
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| | where you can join a volunteer project.
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| Central Asia during the Han dynasty and
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| | Wether it is in a city or in rural areas
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| became very popular among Chinese of all
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| | volunteering in China is great! Mostly
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| walks of life, embraced particularly by
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| | you will be teaching English or taking
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| commoners, and sponsored by emperors in
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| | care of children in various projects such
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| certain dynasties. Buddhism is the
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| | as schools, orphanages and projects for
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| largest organized faith in China and the
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| | disabled children.
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| country has the most Buddhist adherents
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| | The language barrier can be a problem
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| in the world, followed by Japan. Many
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| | especially when you start at a project so
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| Chinese, however, identify themselves as
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| | try to learn a bit of Mandarin Chinese
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| both Taoist and Buddhist at the same
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| | before you go which will make your stay
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| time.
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| | much more enriching.
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| Ancestor worship is a major religious
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