What is Chinas culture values like?

(im not from china, but I come from a country where 70% of the pop. is chinese. and im chinese myself. been to china many times as well, mostly to visit relatives -.-)

age of consent? for sex or drinking? if im not wrong, china does impose an age restriction for alcohol (18 I think) but it is not observed countrywide.

generally speaking, china values are more family-centric, while americans seem to be more individualistic. this is especially true in rural areas, where it is not uncommon to find families with 10 children (the one child policy is ineffective in rural areas). however, the bigger urban centres are extremely westernised, except for the pollution, and most urban families are nuclear. however, family loyalty and filial piety remain big, big values in all parts of china, even in urban regions.

generally speaking, people in china are also very obsessed with tv dramas. not that americans arent, but people in china go CRAZY over serials, especially korean ones, to the extent that many of their malls have HUGE posters advertising these serials. sometimes they even screen popular serials for 10 hours straight in one day (thats 10 episodes!)

again, generally speaking, china people are extremely patriotic. there are many, many people in china who hate their flag, anthem et al, but its a minority. and it sure helps when much of the media is controlled by the central chinese gvt. nothing anti-china at all on chinese tv