Mandarin Chinese is taught to all of the children in schools, but they may speak their native dialect at home. The diet in China has basic staples common in all of the provinces, while each region must rely on the food grown nearby for variety. Noodles, rice, grains, or tofu are the basic ingredients of most meals. Due to the high price of meat, vegetables and sauces must provide the individual flavors and variety. The appropriate dress in China is conservative, western-style clothing designs.
Women tend to wear dresses more than slacks.
The rate of population growth in the past led the Chinese government to offer incentives to families with only one child. For this reason, many of the children available to adopt in China are in orphanages because their families cannot support them. The Alliance for Children assists families throughout the entire China adoption process, which includes document gathering, assignment, travel, accommodations and the in-country process in China.