CulturedifferencesbetweenWesternandChinese****Thedifferenceideaaboutfood(饮食理念)Page**ChineseWhatChinesepeoplecareaboutisthedeliciousnessoffood.Page**Accordingtoourtraditionalidea,wetendtoseektherelationshipbetweentwodifferentobjects,andmakethemchangetoeachother.Page**Page*Weprefernoodles,rice,jiaoziasthemaincourse*WesternIntheiropinion,oneshouldchoosehisfoodonlyaccordingtohisneedasanindependentindividualandthebalancedrequirementofallkindsofnutrientsforeachpartofhisbody.Page**Page*usuallypayattentiontothecalories,vitamins,proteinsandsoonperplelikeeatinghamburgers,chips,pizza,pastaastheirmaincourse*ThedifferenceofdrinkingPage**TeaandWinePage*Chinesepeopleloveteawhilewesternersprefertodrinkredwine*Thedifferenceoftablemanners(餐桌礼仪)Page**ChopsticksvsKnifeandForkPage**Page*Western:theyeatwithseparateplatesChinese:Sittingaroundthetable*Thedifferentmaterials:StoneVsWood.Thelayoutoftheconstruction:ClosedlayoutVsOpenlayout.二、ThedifferencebetweenArchitecturalartThedevelopmentofarchitecture:ChineseconstructionisConservative,andthewestbuildingoftenchangetheirstructureandmaterialsrapidly.Page**EiffelTowerPage**SydneyOperaHousePage**theBird'sNestPage**TianAnMenPage**三、DifferencebetweenWesternandEasterninweddingPage**InChina,theweddingmaincolorsarered,whichisrepresentativeoftraditionalChinesefestivecolors.Thisalsomakeschangingthejoyousweddings.Page**Western:Thebridedressisusuallywhite,thegroomablackdress,thewholeweddingwasasolemnseriousness.Westaretheromantictypewedding,theentireweddingfromstarttofinishtothefullromantic.Page**ChurchPage**Page*四、someinterestingpicturesaboutdifferencesinChineseandWestern*图示_03Humanrelations(人际关系)Westerners:SimpleChinese:complexPage**图示_03Party(聚会)Westerners:LittlegroupsChinese:LargegroupsPage**图示_03Queueup(排队)Westerns:orderChinese:disorderPage**图示_03Leaderposition(领导地位)Westerners:equalChinese:topPage**图示_03Thelifeofoldage(晚年生活)Westerners:livingwithpetsChinese:livingwithchildrenPage**Self西方中方**lifestyle西方中方**Inarestaurant西方中方**So,whatarethereasonsforthesedifferences**Reasonsforthesedifferencesthecultureofeastandwesthasitsownfeatures:Inwesterncountries,people‘sthinkingmodecharacterizedbyAristotle’slogicalandanalyticalthinking;(亚里士多德的逻辑和分析思维为特征)InChina,people‘sthinkingmodecharacterizedbydialecticalthinkingandorganismthinking(辩证和整体思维为主要特征)。**1.Fromtheviewofsocialbackground(社会背景):PhilosophersemphasizeonpersonalcharacteristicsandfreedominancientGreece.(古希腊社会强调个人特性和自由)WhileinancientChina,weemphasizetherelationshipbetweenindividualsandsociety.(个人与社会的关系)**2.Fromtheviewofsocialcognition(认知):Chinesepeopleareinclinedtodepedent(依赖性),theirsocialrelationshipismorecomplex(复杂);Whiletherelationshipbetweenwesternpeopleisrelativelysimple.(简单)**3.Fromtheviewoftheirthinkingorientation:Inwesterncountries:Theirthinkingorientation(思维取向)inclinestoindividuals;WhileinChina:Itisaninterpersonal(人际式)thinkingorientation.**4.Fromtheviewoftraditionalculture:ChineseculturewasdominatedbySelectedReadingsofConfucianandotherAncientChineseClassics.(儒家为主、兼有诸子百家)Whilewesternphilosophers(哲学思想)emphasizeanalytical(分析)method.Soitformsthedifferencesbetweenorganismthinkingandindividualthinking.**conclusionDifferentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.FullyunderstandandrespectwhencommunicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentcountriesRemovegrosswhilekeepingtheessence.**