Sinophile

Sinophile

Sinophile

Someone with a strong interest in or love of Chinese people, culture, and history

This article is about the cultural affinity. For the fetish, see Asian fetish.
Not to be confused with Cinephilia.

A Sinophile is a person who demonstrates a strong interest for China, Chinese culture, Spoken Chinese, Chinese history, and/or Chinese people.[1][2][3]

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a 17th–18th century German polymath who made significant contributions in many areas of physics, logic, history, librarianship, and studied numerous aspects of Chinese culture
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Those with professional training and practice in the study of China are referred to as Sinologists.[4]

Typical interests

The overall study of Chinese culture is referred to as Sinology. This could include Chinese culture architectural and fashion styles, such as including Traditional cultural Han Chinese clothing (Hanfu). Another area of Chinese culture is cuisine and liquor, such as Chinese wine culture and baijiu. Medicine, architecture, characters, language (and varieties such as Standard Chinese and Cantonese), are also areas of interest for Sinophiles. They also tend to be drawn towards Chinese astrology and horoscopes, as well as Feng Shui and Kung Fu. The history of China, Chinese philosophies and folk religions like Daoism, Chan Buddhism, and Confucianism are also topics of Sinology, as well as the Politics of China, socialism with Chinese characteristics, Dengism, Three Principles of the People, one country, two systems, the Mass Line. Chinese artwork is a topic of interest for many Sinophiles. The Chinese arts, encompass poetry, literature, music, calligraphy and cinema, as well as Chinese traditional forms of theatrical entertainment such as xiangsheng and operas.

Louis XIV, a 17th-century French monarch whose Grand Trianon, spread of Chinoiserie, centennial new year bash, and Confucian translations were influenced by Chinese culture[5]

Notable Sinophiles

Europe

Germany

Italy

Russia

Oceania

Australia

North America


United States

  • Allen Iverson (born 1975), former NBA star basketball player who has expressed affinity for the country[16][17]
  • Stephon Marbury (born 1977), former NBA star basketball player who joined the Beijing Ducks and has expressed affinity for the country[18][19]
  • James Veneris (1922-2004), US soldier who defected to China after the Korean War and remained in the country expressing positive feelings until his death in 2004[20]

Asia

Cambodia

Thailand

  • Sirindhorn (born 1955), Thai princess who has received awards in China for promoting friendship between the two countries[22][23]

See also

References

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    京报网 (3 February 2022). "泰国公主诗琳通抵达北京，将出席北京冬奥会开幕式" [Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand arrives in Beijing and will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics]. Toutiao. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023.
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