Fruit baskets and Mao’s Mangos

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Did you know that Mao once gifted mangos? Well, more like Mao had regifted mangos. In an article on Atlas Obscura, a little known fruit during Mao’s China, the Mango became a political symbol. How this came to be explains why mangos mean something uniquely different in China from other culturally Chinese countries like Taiwan, Singapore or Hong Kong, where tropical fruits have been readily available and enjoyed. Read more here:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/does-anyone-like-fruitbaskets

Contact Chinese Intercultural, LLC to learn more about the giftgiving taboos and giftgiving etiquette before you meet your Chinese guests.


Photo by HOTCHICKSING on Unsplash

Photo by HOTCHICKSING on Unsplash

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yvonne.liu.wolf

Yvonne Wolf was born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S. and Europe. She has extensive experience living and working internationally (Denmark and Japan). She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Danish, and has studied Japanese, Spanish, and Greek. Between work and personal travel, she has visited more than 20 countries and well-traveled within the U.S. and Canada. She has worked with organizations and business executives focusing on communication strategies working with Chinese and East Asian partners. Among her many skills is mediating across cultural misunderstandings.