Group buying is a new shopping mode which, as its name implies, means a large group of people buying the same product. It aims at enhancing buyers' negotiation power with sellers to get a favorable price. With the prosperity and development of Chinese e-commerce, online group buying is popular among Chinese Internet users and has become the main form of group buying. It is convenient, fast, low in price and unrestrained by regions. Currently many websites in China are trying to launch group buying service and flourish quickly, such as Juhuasuan(聚划算), Nuomituan(糯米团). It is known that the majority of online group-buyers are young people in large and medium-sized cities in China.
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Fish is an indispensable dish on the table before the Spring Festival, because the pronunciation of “fish” in Chinese is the same as that of“Yu”(which means abundance). Because of this symbolic significance, fish are also given as gifts to relatives and friends during the Spring Festival. It is said that the symbolic meaning of fish derived from Chinese traditional culture. The Chinese have a tradition of saving, and they think that the more you save, the safer you feel. Today, although people are getting richer and richer, they still think that saving is a virtue worth carrying forward.
It is a Chinese tradition to have the family reunion dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And it is not only the most important dinner in a year but also the best occasion when all family members get together, especially for families whose members live in different places. Foods eaten at the family reunion banquet are varied, some of which have special meanings. For example, fish is an indispensable dish as the pronunciation of “fish” is analogous to that of “abundance” in Chinese. In many places of China, dumpling is also an important dish for its symbolic meaning of wealth and fortune.
In recent years, the social development and changes in employment situation have put higher requirements on college students. Instead of confining themselves to the knowledge in books,more and more college students are stepping-out of the “Ivory Tower” and taking an active part in social practice in their spare time. Through social practice, college students can have a deeper understanding of society, increase their sense of social responsibility, and improve their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Meanwhile, taking part in social practice can also help students recognize their own shortcomings and have a clear idea about where they are to go in the future. All these benefits will help them build up social and work experience, which will lay a solid foundation for them in finding jobs or starting their own businesses in the future.
It is a tradition for Chinese people, when dinning, to sit around the table and share the same dishes. Different from that the westerners place flowers at the center of the dining table, the Chinese place dishes in the middle so that people could share them together. This custom reflects the importance of food in Chinese civilization. What is more important, this way of dinning facilitates(促进) the communication among diners. Usually, after a dinner, the relationships between friends get closer and the business partners deepen their mutual understanding. People would sometimes put the food into the bowls of the guests or the elders to show respect for them.