9中西文化差异英文PPT

TheDifferencebetweenChineseandWesternCultureChinesevsWesternCultureThemajordifferenceThemajordifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncultureisthatChinaisanorientalcountry,anditstraditionalcultureiscompletelydifferentfromwesternheritage.Chinesecultureisolderthan5000years,andChinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirownmusic,musicalinstruments,paintingtechniques,traditionalChinesemedicine,andnottoforget,cookingmethodsetc–completelydifferentanduniquewhencomparedtoWesternculture.Chinesebelieveinhealthyeating,andhaveaholisticapproachtowardshealth.TheWesterncultureismoreadvanced,andlovesadventureandexploration.TheChinesefocusmoreoncollectivegaininsteadofindividualgainbymakingtherightdecisions,andbelieveinadoptingamiddlewaytoavoidextremism.Western:1.Westerncultureisbasedonindividualismratherthanonmass(collectivism).Forinstance,intheUS,youalwaystalkaboutindividualrights,insteadofplacingthewholesocietyaboveyourownself.ThisisclearlydifferentinChinawhereacountry,societyorfamilyareplacedaboveyourownself.Chinese:1.Aculturebasedonmasses(collectivism).Peopleplacedcountryandfamilyaboveyourownself.Western:2.Westerncultureisadventurousandexplorationbased.Westernersliketodiscovernewthings,inventionandexpandoutwards.Forinstance,bungeejumpingisconsideredadventurousandcommoninwesternculture,butyouwillprobablyfindno-onedoingsuchathinginChina.Chinese:2.AculturethatisbasedonhumanismandpeopleWestern:3.Westerncultureisbasedonscience,whichattemptstoresolvepeopleandnature'srelationship.Chinese:3.Toresolvetherelationshipbetwenmanandnature,thechineseattemptstofusethehumanand'heaven'asone.(天人和一)Western:4.Westuseslawtoresolvepeopleandpeople'srelationship.Youcanneverfind'law'well-establishedinChina.For2000years,Chinaisalandthat'sbasedonhumanrelationshipratherthanlaw.Chinese:4.Toresolvepeopleandpeople'srelationship,chineseusesethicsandtolerance(中恕之道)Western:5.Westuses'god'andreligiontoresolvehumanandspiritualismrelationship.Incaseofproblemswithyourownself,youjustpraytogod.Chinese:5.Toresolvehumanandspiritualism,chineseemphasizesinternalcultivation(修身养性)Western:6.Aculturethatexpandsanddevelopoutwards.Chinese:6.Afocusonbalanceandmean.By'mean',itmeans'middleway'.Youdon'tgointoextremism.Peaceisalwayshonoured.Chinese:7.Payhomagetoheavenandearth,aswellasbearingaremembrancetothehomeland.(敬仰天地,思乡怀土)Thiswasaccordedtothefactthatchinesehadbeenafarmingcivilizationandthereforewillbemorepronetoremembertheirland.Chinese:8.Aculturethatexpandsinternallyratherthanoutwards.Someofthedisadvantageofoldchineseculture:Summary:.Westernersbelieveinindividualism,andChinesebelieveincollectivism.2.TheWesternculturehasthefreedomtoexpressaffectionfreely,whereastheChinesecultureispuritanical.3.WesternandChinesephilosophiesareuniqueandentirelydifferenttoeachother.4.TheChinesebelieveinrelationships,andsearchingforinnerblissandhappinessthroughmeditation.5.TheWesternculturebelievesinamaterialisticapproach,andhasapragmaticandemotionalattitude.Theend