Since 2004, numerous guides have been published in the German book market, promising intercultural assistance for an upcoming business trip to China. According to the authors of these publications, the mystery of China is explained in a compact, understandable, and practical manner concerning business life, along with promising recommendations for action. But what do these recommendations from China experts look like in detail? Are they truly based on sound expertise, or do the descriptions of China rather align with the usual, historically traditional patterns of perception, which are essentially characterized by a lack of differentiation?.