I like that family is so important in China. People really try to take care of their children and family elders. It’s less selfish than many western societies in this regard.

One thing I was surprised to find and which I also really love is how culturally diverse China is. There’s not really such a thing as “Chinese culture” or “Chinese language”. “China” and being “Chinese” is so many things.

I also love the Chinese culinary tradition. Truthfully, there’s a lot of Chinese food I hate, but even the dishes I don’t like I usually have to respect for their adventurousness and ingenuity. Seriously, is there anything the Chinese can’t make with a soybean? Furthermore, is there anything the Chinese can’t turn into a dish somehow? I’m often impressed by this.

I also really love the Chinese emphasis on perfection, especially in the arts. I’m constantly amazed by how hard working people are, and how accomplished even “amateurs” can be at music and painting for example. It’s this methodical and dogged dedication to pursuits which leads to a certain kind of mastery that is lost to notions of individual expression in western societies.