Books on "saving face."

[Pokarface]

Hi. 

I'm looking for books that talk about "saving face" in China.

The closest books I can think of are those written by Confucius.

How exactly do people in China know what saving face is?

Are there books about it or do they only know about it because it has been done that way for more than 5,000 years?

I want to understand this concept since I already speak too much Chinese but I'm a Chinese culture ignorant.

[Shelley]

Not a book but this might help

 

http://www.china-mike.com/chinese-culture/understanding-chinese-mind/cult-of-face/

[Pokarface]

Thanks Shelley! I really think that at my current Chinese speaking level, the worst I could do in China is keep acting American while speaking Chinese.

I'll read it and try to apply it in China to fit-in the culture.

[Shelley]

By the way i just spotted you in the new course I have just started

 

Pinyin is easy. I mean, compared with Chinese characters. 

Here is an example:

What's the Chinese translation of Trump's name?

 

 

This is how it appears on the introduction to pinyin page.

[Demonic_Duck]

Chinese "translation" of Trump's name is "Sichuan Mandarin".