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Welcome to the YoYo Chinese Guide to Gift Giving in China.
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Gift giving in China is a lot different from Western countries.
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In China, giving a gift to someone is customary when you want to do something like thank a friend, say goodbye to someone, meet your partner's family, or meet with a business associate.
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Since both the gift giving customs and appropriate gifts differ greatly from the West, we've put together a guide to help you through this gift giving process in China.
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Gift giving do's and don'ts.
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First, let's take a look at the general customs for giving gifts.
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Do, feel free to leave price tags and receipts in the bags if it's an expensive gift.
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Unlike in most western countries, you don't have to take off the price tag in China.
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Do, hold the gift in both hands when giving it to the recipient.
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Using both hands to give and receive gifts is proper etiquette.
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Don't worry about including a card.
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Greeting cards are rarely used in China, so a Chinese person wouldn't expect a card along with their gift.
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Selecting the right gift.
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Gifts for family.
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When you're meeting your partner's family for the first time, or even during a visit, a gift is expected.
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These are some great gift ideas that are popular in China.
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Vitamins and supplements.
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These are great gifts for in-laws as Chinese people are very health conscious.
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You can also give American ginseng, herbal teas or good quality multivitamin.
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Food or fruit baskets full of delicious and exotic fruits.
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This is the go-to gift of choice if you have no idea what to give or if you've never met someone before.
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Also if your hometown is known for special food, buy some to take along as gifts.
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Sweatshirts or t-shirts from a university or tourist area near your hometown are great gift options for people under Fit Me.
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Barbies, Legos, and board games.
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These are great choices for kids, plus they're quite rare and expensive in China.
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Gifts for friends.
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With friends, you'll likely spend less money than you would on family, but the same type gifts are generally appreciated.
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Clothing.
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Sports apparel, especially if you know their favorite team, is a good gift for sports fans of all ages.
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Perfume and lotions.
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Fragments are catching on in mainland China, so stocking up on lotions and body sprays is a good idea.
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Business acquaintances.
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Whether you're starting a business relationship or strengthening an existing one, a tasteful gift will go a long way in developing and maintaining the relationship.
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Engraved pens.
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Whether it's a nice pen from your company or engraved with the recipient's name, it's a practical gift that will get used again and again.
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Local snacks.
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Giving a food from your area is both a great gift and conversation starter.
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Cigarettes and alcohol.
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Whether we like it or not, these are popular and well received by most Chinese businessmen.
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Even if the recipient doesn't drink or smoke, they can re-gift it to someone who does.
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Gifts to avoid.
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Some gifts should be avoided at all costs due to cultural symbolism
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or the fact that the word has a similar pronunciation to something undesirable.
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Clocks.
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The phrase to give a clock in Chinese, 送中, has the same pronunciation as the phrase 送中, which refers to paying one's last respects to a loved one.
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Due to the sound connection between these two words, giving a clock is in bad taste.
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Chrysanthemums.
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Although these flowers are lovely and make a tasty tea, you don't want to give them for gifts as they're often used for funerals.
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Umbrellas.
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There are many beautifully crafted umbrellas in China, but they're not appropriate for gift giving.
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The word for umbrella, 散, sounds like the word 散, which means to separate.
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Giving an umbrella symbolizes that the relationship you share with the recipient may soon dissolve.
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Shoes Avoid buying shoes as a gift, especially for your partner.
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Not only does the word for shoes, 邪, sound just like the word for evil, 邪, it's also said that you want the recipient to leave you.
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The idea being that they'll wear those very shoes to walk away from the relationship.
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Green hats.
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Green hats should be avoided because of the phrase to wear a green hat, or 戴绿帽子, which is used to express
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that a man's wife is cheating on him and has its roots all the way back to the Yuan Dynasty.
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The number four.
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When giving cash gifts, avoid giving an amount that includes a four, such as 40 or 400, since the pronunciation of four, 四, sounds like the word for death.
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Alright, that wraps up our list of some of the best gifts to give and avoid when giving gifts in China.
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