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1、OnDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternDietaryCulturesAbstract:Dietisabsolutelynecessaryinthelifeofmankind,andevenintheexistenceanddevelopment.BecauseofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculturaltraditions,theChineseandWesterndietaryculturesarediffere
2、ntinmanyaspects.Suchasconcept,target,pattern.Westudythesedifferencesandthenfindoutthepointsthatcanbedigested,inordertofacilitatethecommunicationaboutculturesbetweenChinaandtheWest.TaiwanProfessorZhangQiJunsaid,“Theoldsaying,'Eat,drink,man,womanwhowishe
3、sgreatly'.Forsuchastandardfair,Westernculture(inparticular,modernAmericanculture)canbesaidtobemaleandfemaleculture.ButtheChineseculturecanbesaidtobeadietaryculture."Asthereasonoftheculturaltraditions,thewesternlivestendtomenandwomen,butbecauseofthenarr
4、owgenderrelations,Chinesepeoplearedumpingguidanceonlifeintherestaurants.Thusthedietisrichinculture.Foodcultureinthewestisnotdevelopedenough,butthisunderdevelopmentitselfistheresultofthedevelopmentofaculture,soitisstillsignificanttostudythedietarycultur
5、esofChineseandWesterndiet.KeyWords:dietaryculture;culturaltradition;differencesIntroduction:Oncethereisasayingthat"Foodiseatingwell-deservedforhumanlife”,sofoodisanindispensableconditionforthesurvivalanddevelopmentofhumanbeings.Therearetwodesiresinlife
6、:oneisfeastingthemtosurvive;andanotheristhelustofmenandwomen,whichcanhelpthemankindtocarryonthefamilyline.Facingthetwodesires,Chinapaysmoreattentiontotheformer,whilethewesttendstothelatter.Suchphenomenonaffectstheculturaltrend.Dietisactuallythecontents
7、ofourdailylives,butwhywecallitculture?ThatisbecausethediethasspecialstatusintheChineseculture,anditalsohasagreatdistinctionbetweenChinaandtheWest.Asoneoftheworldancientnations,China’sdiethasahistoryalmostaslongasthatofChinesecivilization.Butinwesternco
8、untries,ancientthinkersdevotedlessattentiontothefoodproblemthantheChinesephilosophersdid,andthereisevennotawareofittothe"heaven"degree.Withtheopposite,theyrecognizedandinterpretedtheworldintheperspectiveofthelustorloveofmenandwomenmore.