Table-manners-are-an-important-part-of-a-culture

TheChineseandWesternDiningEtiquetteCultureTablemannersareanimportantpartofaculture,inChineseandwesterntablemannersrequirementsalsohavemanydifferences.AftertheOpiumWar,variouselementsofwesterncultureintoChina,Chinesetraditionaletiquettealsohadsomechanges.Changesanddevelopmentofthetraditionalculture,whichistheWesternculturalfusion,eachpositivetransfereffectofthebestexamples.Aboutwesterntablemannersindifferentnotonlycanpreventrudetopeople,butalsothroughtheWesterndietculturedifferenceandcomparisonofChineseandwesterntablemanners,theorderaroundtheculturaltradition,differentnationalpsychology,valuesandmoralstandard,socialrelationship,socialetiquetteandsocialcustomsandsoon.Now,wehavethefollowingtothediningetiquettecultureinWesterninterpretation.一、Theoriginandthecauseof·westerndiningetiquetteculture1)ReasonsofhistoryEastern:BecauseChinaisatraditionalagriculturalcountry,andthepressureofpopulationandmanyotherreasons,Chinesedietfromthestart,istothemaincereal,meatlessgrain,withvegetables,vegetabledishesdominant.Accordingtothesurveyofwesternscholarsoftheplants,theChinesepeopleeatvegetableshavemorethan600,morethansixtimesthewest.Usuallyeatvegetabledish,newyeartoaddmeat.ThisdietisdeeplyinfluencedbyBuddhistculture.Buddhismbelievesthat,theanimalisthepeople,whilethelivingcannotbekilled,butnoteaten.InadditiontoTaoismalsoeatfishandmeat,resultingintheChinaopenvegetarianofthewind,butalsopromotethecultivationofvegetablesplantdevelopmentandcookingtechnology,especiallythedevelopmentofsoyproductstechnology.Accordingtohistoricalrecords,atleastinZhouDai,dietetiquettehasformedaquiteperfectsystem,especiallytheservedtheJijiuLuConfuciushighlypraisedandbecomeanimportantaspectofthedynasties,astateofceremonies,thelooksoftheperformancebigcountryofcivilizationofthe.ZhangWenjuanintheanalysisofChineseandwesterntablemannersandthereasonsforthedifferencesmentionedinhavemanifestedforthousandsofyearsofChinesetraditionalcultureintheChineseConfucianism,Tao,Buddhism,thetraditionalConfucianthoughtofbenevolence,righteousness,mainlyemphasizescourtesy,theletter;Taoismadvocatescomplywithnature,pure;Buddhismadvocatedthemercy,deliveralllivingcreaturesfromtorment,harmonywithoutobstruction.ThismakestheChinesetablemannersarehumility.Western:Westernersadheringtothenomads,seafaringnation'sculturalorigin,mainlytohuntingandfishing,aquaculture,tocollect,planting,animalfoodmore,eat,wear,withalltheanimal,eventhewestmedicinefromanimalbodymaterialmixingsystem.Paymoreattentiontoanimalproteinandfatintake,dietstructure,butalsotoanimaldishesaremainlybeef,chicken,pork,muttonandfish,etc..Therefore,carnivorousratiointhediethasbeenveryhigh,tothemoderntimes,plantingproportionincrease,buttheproportionofcarnivorousdietisstillthantheChinesehigh.2)ReasonsofRegion:Eastern:ChinaislocatedintheAsiancontinenttothesoutheast,northwestisthevastdesert,grasslandandGobi,thesoutheastisthevastsea.--theYellowRiverbasinhotbedofChineseculture,thelandisfertile,butrelativelypoorweatherconditions.TheYellowRiverbasininthedevelopmentprocessofgradualdrought,graduallybecomelessfavorabletoagriculturalproduction.Becausetheyrelyonapieceoflandcanlivealife,cultureandintroverted.ButChina'sancientcivilization,originatedintheriverbasin,whichbelongstotheagriculturalcivilization,characterofagriculturalcivilization,createdtheAsianemphasisonethics,forthesamestability,toharmony,loveforthehighprinciple.Western:ThewesterncultureisproducedintheWesternHemisphereandorientalculturecorrespondingculturalsystem.ThewesterncultureistheonlymeansofEuropeanculture.Inorigin,andWesternculture,thewesterncultureofthenarrowsense.Thewesternculture'schildhood--Greekcivilization,isoneofthemostancientcivilizationsintheworld.HersourceinthenortheasternMediterraneanAegeanSea.Uniqueclimateandgeographicalenvironment,theformoftheGreekuniquemodeofproductionanduniquecivilization.Fromtheoriginofsense,asthebirthplaceofthiscivilizationistheancientGreekMediterranean,naturallifethattheinformationprovidedisnotsoabundant,peoplemuststrivetoexplorethemysteriesofnature,asmuchaspossibletoacquirewealthfromnature,andthentoexplorethemysteriesofnature,developmentandutilizationofnaturalresourcesandhumanserviceshasbecomethemainstreamtheEuropeanspirit.3)ReasonsofClimateEastern:Chinainlatitudemonsoonareainsummer,rainheatoverthesameperiodwherethereisthemaingrain-producingareas.AndtheYangtzeRiver,theYellowRiverRiverandsomuchrice,wheat.TheearlyChineseculturerestrictedbygeographicalenvironmentgreatly.Chinaisamonsoonclimate,theannualprecipitationandannualtemperaturedifferenceisbig,andtheregionisvast,diverseterrain,plantsalsohavediversity.Inthechoiceofmaterials,Chinesehavesufficientfoodresources,thusabouteatingrichexquisitedishes,banquet,odd,differentWestern:Europeisatemperatemaritimeclimate,annualtemperature,precipitation,flatterrain,suitableforsucculentforagegrowth..Westernfoodisrelativelynotrich,thepreparationoffoodtokeepitinenoughlevel.4)EconomicsystemandcustomsEastern:Intheaspectofeconomicsystem,China'straditionaleconomyisthenaturaleconomyofprovideforoneself.Peoplearelaw