A Sinophile is a person who demonstrates a strong interest for China, Chinese culture, Spoken Chinese, Chinese history, and/or Chinese people. Those with professional training and practice in the study of China are referred to as Sinologists.

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.

Notable Sinophiles

Europe

France

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Russia

Oceania

Australia

North America

United States

Asia

Cambodia

Thailand