yes. hong kong was under british rule for 99 years.
they are much westernized.
Gordon liu, Danny Yen etc they went to british system of schools of in HK. They had to learn some kung fu and get a hold/glimpse of the chinese roots.
Taiwan and Mainland were split since 1949.
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however, for the most part , the city living is the big division for the mainlanders.
if you live in the country side, you are pretty much old china.
if you live in the coastal cities, you are exposed to all the conviences of western technology in the 21st century.
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even thou political realities are different
but people are bound by the same Chinese culture with old values--
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