Eye contact
Eye contact means looking into another person's eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can show feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding.
In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important. If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying.
However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause problems. For example, an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying.
Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite either. In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous.
The traditional Chinese skill of turning bamboo into beautiful pieces of tools and furniture has got much attention on the short video platform(平台)Tik Tok (Douyin). Skilled bamboo weavers(编织工人)are showing how they work —cutting, weaving, burning and boiling.
"That's amazing!" A Tik Tok user from America wrote after watching the videos. These skills are seen as a magic Chinese power in foreigners' eyes.
Pan Yunfeng, 51, is from Lin'an in Zhejiang Province. He makes pot brushes and bamboo umbrellas and puts the videos on Tik Tok. With over 5 million followers on Douyin, he has become popular among netizens abroad.
Bamboo weaving art began 2,000 years ago. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产). Now, the popularity of bamboo art on Tik Tok has opened a window for foreign netizens(网民)to understand Chinese culture better.
A. He started learning the skills at an early age.
B. What's more amazing is that workers do it simply by hand.
C. These skills are very amazing.
D. They have got thousands of likes.
E. It has become an important part of traditional Chinese culture.