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Volunteer Abroad in China

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




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