A friend lent me a book when I got here called, "101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People," by Yi S. Ellis and Bryan D. Ellis.  I wish there was a book like this for every culture.  It's already helped me understand soooo many things better.  I've avoided a couple of faux pas, and shown cultural savvy (a couple of times) because of this book.

If you do business with Chinese people, teach Chinese students or are just curious, I highly suggest you read this book.  It's simple and entertaining - I downed it in two days.

ISBN 978-7-5382-8109-5