Setting off firecrackers to drive away bad luck and welcome the new year is a centuries-old Chinese tradition.

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"Respecting and caring for the elderly is not only a Chinese tradition, but also a symbol of national civilization and progress, " he said.

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Taking care of parents is part of Chinese tradition but the country's one-child policy and the trend of people moving away for work have put strains on the traditional family structure.

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The "8City" project, so named because the development's eight districts will resemble the number eight when viewed from above, also plays to the Chinese tradition that eight is an auspicious number.

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It is an impulse with deep roots in Chinese architectural tradition, dating back thousands of years.

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It is also a reminder of an itinerant merchant tradition of the ancient Chinese caravans.

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" Mr. Wagener notes that the 3, 000-year-old Chinese culture has a long and fabulous tradition of luxury, "an even more natural relationship to luxury than Europeans.

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In the tradition of Sun Tzu, Chinese analysts of IW assert that knowledge can be assembled together in a rational and coherent manner that would produce inevitable victory.

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On the flip side, Chinese business people generally respect cultural differences and won't expect westerners to be fully customized to their tradition, analysts say.

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