Interesting Chinese FACE Hello everybody, my name is Tony. I would like to tell you something interesting about Chinese culture. There is a Chinese saying that is ‘A man has his face like a tree has its bark’, meaning a man has a sense of shame. Nowadays, for most Chinese people, they pay special attention to ‘FACE’, which equivalence in Chinese is ‘面子’(Mian Zi). The literal meaning is one’s face, but its extended meaning is reputation or prestige or something related. Especially for men, they don’t like to lose FACE when they’ve done something wrong or something worse. For a long period of time, Chinese culture’s highly influenced by Confucianism, which believes ‘Harmony is precious’ as the basic principal of people’s mutual communication and daily intercourse. Confucianism advocates that people should always keep harmonious relationships with other people. So when people make some mistakes, others may not point it out in public. This is friendly. It is not only an important way to save FACE and show your respect to him / her, but it is also a kind of lubricant of maintaining harmonious relationships with your friends. Well if you are interested in Chinese culture, welcome to chat on skype, my name is TONY. Thank you very much! See you next time. 再见!