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1、中西方文化差异ChinesevsWesternCulture制作人:姚露燕主要的区别中国和西方文化之间的主要区别是,中国是一个东方国家,和它的文化遗产与西方的完全不同。中国的文化已经有5000年的历史,中国有自己发展的音乐文化,他们的乐器,他们的绘画技巧,和他们的医药历史,而不是抛弃他们,烹饪方法等,相比完全不同的和独特的西方文化。中国文化注意饮食健康,而且有一个完善的方法来保持健康。而西方文化更先进,喜欢冒险和探索。中国人更注重集体利益而不是个人获得正确的决策,和相信采取中间路线,以避免极端主义。西方文化:1.西方文化是建立在个人主义而不是质量(集体主义)。例
2、如,在美国,总是谈论个人权利,而不是把整个社会放在个人权利上面。这显然和中国文化不一样,把社会和家庭放在个人利益前面。Chinese:1.Aculturebasedonmasses(collectivism).Peopleplacedcountryandfamilyaboveyourownself.Western:2.Westerncultureisadventurousandexplorationbased.Westernersliketodiscovernewthings,inventionandexpandoutwards.Forinstance,bung
3、eejumpingisconsideredadventurousandcommoninwesternculture,butyouwillprobablyfindno-onedoingsuchathinginChina.Chinese:2.AculturethatisbasedonhumanismandpeopleWestern:3.Westerncultureisbasedonscience,whichattemptstoresolvepeopleandnature'srelationship.Chinese:3.Toresolvetherelationship
4、betwenmanandnature,thechineseattemptstofusethehumanand'heaven'asone.(天人和一)Western:4.Westuseslawtoresolvepeopleandpeople'srelationship.Youcanneverfind'law'well-establishedinChina.For2000years,Chinaisalandthat'sbasedonhumanrelationshipratherthanlaw.Chinese:4.Toresolvepeopleandpeople'sr
5、elationship,chineseusesethicsandtolerance(中恕之道)Western:5.Westuses'god'andreligiontoresolvehumanandspiritualismrelationship.Incaseofproblemswithyourownself,youjustpraytogod.Chinese:5.Toresolvehumanandspiritualism,chineseemphasizesinternalcultivation(修身养性)Western:6.Aculturethatexpandsa
6、nddevelopoutwards.Chinese:6.Afocusonbalanceandmean.By'mean',itmeans'middleway'.Youdon'tgointoextremism.Peaceisalwayshonoured.Chinese:7.Payhomagetoheavenandearth,aswellasbearingaremembrancetothehomeland.(敬仰天地,思乡怀土)Thiswasaccordedtothefactthatchinesehadbeenafarmingcivilizationandtheref
7、orewillbemorepronetoremembertheirland.Chinese:8.Aculturethatexpandsinternallyratherthanoutwards. Someofthedisadvantageofoldchineseculture:Summary:.Westernersbelieveinindividualism,andChinesebelieveincollectivism.2.TheWesternculturehasthefreedomtoexpressaffectionfreely,whereastheCh
8、ineseculture