The Comparison of Chinese and Western Cultures from the Perspective of Chinese Culture “Going Global”: With Confucius and Socrates’ Thoughts as Examples

Chinese culture “going global” is an inevitable requirement for China’s economic and social development.As an important part of Chinese traditional culture,the dissemination of Confucian thought is just the spread of Chinese culture.Therefore,the spread of Chinese Confucian thought abroad is also the key to Chinese culture “going global”.However,there are some cultural hinders between China and the West due to the differences in cultures.On the basis of summarizing Confucius and Socrates’ thoughts,this paper analyzes their essence of thoughts by contrast,which represent the eastern and Western cultures respectively.From the perspective of cross-cultural communication,the paper adopts the methods of multiculturalism,criticism and down-to-earth attitudes to deal with Chinese and Western cultures in order to make Chinese go global and share China’s wisdom with the world.

Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and Western Culture from Love Literature

Love is an eternal theme of world literature.Both the ancient and the modern literature tend to take marriage and love as their paramount theme;however,there is rarely any research sorting out these themes from the perspective of cultural difference.Being engaged in exploring the love literature,this paper intends to make a comparison with Chinese and western perspectives of love and analyzes the embodied culture essences and differences from the comparative researches on their literary status,attitudes towards love,and the choice of themes.

The Differences of Expressing Love between Western and Chinese Culture

Cultures are different between western countries and China,and people's ways of expressing their love are also different.Thes edifferences badly influence well communication between lovers and family members.By comparing the different ways of expressing love between western people and Chinese,this paper tries to make readers deeply recognize and make use of the differences of expressing love.

A Comparison of Cultures between China and the West——Taking Chinese Clothing and British Clothing as an Example

This paper attempts to do study on the comparison of differences between Chinese and western cultures by taking the Chinese and British clothing as an example. This comparison is made form two aspects about clothing culture. One is the separate characteristics of the Chinese and British clothing. The other is the common features of the Chinese and British clothing.The paper aims at making the Chinese confidently promote the clothing culture of China to make efforts to realize the great rejuvenation of China and enrich the culture of all mankind.

Comparison between American and Chinese Cultures Based on Theories of Cultural Dimensions

This paper focuses on studying the cultural differences between China and America on the basis of the cultural dimensions presented by Hofstede,Hall,Trompenaars and Tunner,in order to raise the cultural awareness when people are interacting in these two super countries of the world.A new scale of cultural dimensions include individualism/collectivism,power distance,low/high context,and diffuse/specific.

A Comparison between Chinese and Western Culture

Different countries have different cultures. Understanding the differences between Chinese and western culture will help us to communicate with each other better. From three aspects, this paper mainly compares the differences between Chinese and western culture.

Different Symbolic Meaning of Color in Chinese and Western Cultures

Colors are embodied with different meanings and symbols in different countries. Not only should we understand their basic and literal meanings, but also we should focus on their deep contents in symbolic meanings, because their symbolic meanings vary from culture to culture. The differences in the symbol of colors are due to different cultures and history backgrounds as well as aesthetic psychology. This paper, mainly based on the Chinese and western culture, approaches the symbols of colors represented in the two different cultures through analyzing the different understanding of colors, which can help us understand culture difference in colors better during intercultural communication.

Influence of Chinese and Western Culture on Modern Church Architecture in Yan’an Area

Based on the historical records and field investigation, this paper aims at elaborating the architectural styles, interior space design and architectural landscape of modern church architecture in Yan’an, analyzing the influence of Chinese and western culture on modern church architecture in Yan’an and expounding the historical and cultural value as church architecture, which will play a great role in the protection, inheritance and utilization of modern architecture in Yan’an area.

Cultivate Talents with Both Noble Qualities and Knowledge of Chinese and Western Culture——Exclusive Interview with Professor Yin Meiqun, Dean of the Business School of Beijing International Studies University

Although it was frigid outside mid-winter, classrooms in the Business School of Beijing International Studies University are still as warm as spring,because of the passionate teachers and students. Professors were conducting lectures in English, as the students listen carefully and occasionally answered the questions posed in fluent English.If hearing their voices only, audiences might easily mistake that they were in a university in an English-speaking country.'

The Conflict between Chinese and Western Cultures in the Process of Globalization and the Adjustment

Along with the globalization,all fields in the society are making a very broad,profound epochal change.Globalization has developed its own outstanding cultural characteristics in the development,and simultaneously the social and cultural influences from the era of globalization are also very significant.Because of globalization,the conflict between Chinese and western cultures widely emerge,which has been reflected obviously from different levels.Thus,it is imperative to adjust Chinese and western cultures in the process of globalization.

The Special Meaning of Color Words in Chinese and Western Culture

In Chinese and western culture,color words are both as many as the sands in the Ganges river and stars in the blue sky.And its meanings have something in common and also something that is different.To find out the same points and differentias and to avoid mistakes in intercommunication,the writer will analysis the meanings of some main color words and makes an explain for the differences from the aspect of culture between Chinese and western countries by the means of comparison and analysis.After the analysis,the writer discovers that the meanings of the colors are basically different except the purple,and which are deeply affected by their each culture.And the meanings of them would change in the situation of intercommunication.Therefore,we should use these words properly.

A Brief Comparison of Chineseand Western Thinking Patterns:Synthesis, Analysis, and Antithesis

A brief comparison of Chinese and Western thinking patterns reflects in synthesis and analysis, which including tortuous thinking pattern and straightforward thinking pattern. These two different thinking patterns influence our social life everywhere.

The Analysis of Chinese and Western Culture from“niu”and“Cattle”Proverbs

As a carrier of languages, proverbs play a profound role in the diversity of language. There existed many proverbs relatedto cattle in Chinese and English. However, the metaphors for cattle are quite different in the two languages. Through literature re-search method, it is aimed to compare and explore the main symbols of cattle in the two languages and analyze some fundamentalreasons accounting for this similarities and differences.

The Yearning Words-A Mirror of Culture between Chinese and Western Countries

During the long-term human development, the formation of the language has its own national characteristics. Language is a human specific symbol system, cultural ruby and one of the most important carriers of culture. The production, economic life, geography, religion, and so on are reflected in the language. Love is eternal topic and love words have very deep rich cultural implication. For thousands of years, people praise beautiful love and affection . This paper will take love words for example to look into Chinese and Western cultural characteristics.

Contrast and Fusion: The Role of Regional Culture in Shaping Jiangsu Paper-Cut Art

The Chinese paper-cut art,first recorded in the Wei,Jin,and Southern and Northern Dynasties(220 AD-589 AD),has witnessed the changes of times,yet it still retains its artistic vitality.Chinese papercuts can be divided into two schools:the northern and the southern.Jiangsu,located in the region of the Yellow River and Huai River,is the geographical dividing line between those two schools.Therefore,in Jiangsu Province,not only the rough northern art form(such as in Xuzhou papercut)but also the graceful southern art form(such as in Jintan papercut)is evident.In addition,the unique combined paper-cut style(such as in Yangzhou and Nanjing papercuts)can be appreciated here.Although several scholars have analyzed the artistic characteristics of Jiangsu papercut based on cultural background,very few have discussed the differences between the northern and the southern in terms of content,connotation,and style.Through literature review and collected works made by local craftsmen and inheritors of this tradition,this article aims to show readers the contrast and integration of papercuts in these four places under the influence of different cultural and economic backgrounds in order to better understand the role of regional factors in shaping the art form of papercuts in Jiangsu Province.Nowadays,with the change in people’s lifestyles,the living space of traditional papercuts has shrunk drastically,and its practicability in the past has faded.Instead,people are searching for and creating cultural and artistic value in museums,tourist attractions,and commodity transactions.Among them,some works have deviated from the cultural background of traditional paper-cut art.Therefore,this paper provides a basis for the current development of this art form in Jiangsu.

The Importance of Adopting Leadership Concepts inCommunicating Medicinal Culture of Chinese Medicine in theWestern World

Cultures are beliefs, knowledge, and languages people use to communicate with others. In the same rationale, the communication betweenChinese and Western medicinal cultures is the communication between two medicinal beliefs, knowledge, and languages. In this article,the key components of Chinese and Western cultures will be discussed to lay the foundations for better communication of TraditionalChinese Medicine (TCM) in the Western world. Besides the discussion of similarities and differences between the two cultures, the potentialof being complementary to each other in practices will be explored. Moreover, in this article, using key leadership skills to enable bettercommunication and practices of TCM in the Western world will be examined as well.

On the Cultural＂Other＂and＂Self＂of Chinese Culture Going Abroad

Under the conditions of globalization,it is a m ission in the new era for C hinese culture going abroad.H ow ever,during the period of post-colonialism,w estern scholars have studied C hinese culture based on the w estern culture and values.As a result,C hinese culture has becom e cultural "other ". T hrough analyzing the cultural "other " and"self",the demonstration of Chinese culture from the perspective of post-colonialism proves not to be true.It is an inevitable choice for C hina's developm ent to m ake the C hinese culture go abroad and m ake an equal dialogue betw een C hinese and w estern cultures.

On Cultural Imagery of Chinese and Western Love

It is well-known that "butterfly or mandarin duck" is the cultural imagery of traditional Chinese love,while "Rose or chocolate" is the cultural imagery of traditional Western Love.Since the ancient times,the Chinese people have admired the pattern of butterfly or mandarin duck love-style,and Western people have admired the pattern of Rose or Chocolate love-style.The cultural imagery presents love value orientation of people from different countries.All these have been clarified based on the structure form,interpretation form and value form of cultural imagery.

On Chinese and Western Wine Culture

Wine plays a big role in people's social life both in China and in the West. Based on the perspective of cross culture, thepaper gives a detailed analysis of the disparities of Chinese and western wine culture, and points out the factors for the formingof Chinese and western wine culture. It can be concluded that culture is the key to the understanding of wine phenomenon.

On the Differences between Chinese and Western Culture in Color Words

There are sorts of color words that are used in all aspects of social life, which reflect cultural differences between Chinese and the Western. Through the analysis and discussion of the color words, we have a better understanding of the Chinese and the Western culture.