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 pe...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.展开更多
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 co...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.展开更多
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 ...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.展开更多
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 con...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.'展开更多
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 sam...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.展开更多
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...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.展开更多
In today’s college English extracurricular learning,college students often neglect the combination of English language learning and the input of Chinese traditional cultural knowledge,paying too much attention to Wes...In today’s college English extracurricular learning,college students often neglect the combination of English language learning and the input of Chinese traditional cultural knowledge,paying too much attention to Western culture learning,ignoring their traditional culture and lead to be speechless when encountering cultural exchange activities.The author believes that college students should pay attention to the input of Chinese traditional cultural content in the process of independent English learning outside the classroom.The creative team of college students led by the author through the WeChat platform,in Xinjiang Agricultural University,conducted a combination of Chinese culture input and English autonomous learning,aiming at strengthening the effectiveness of English learning,improving the self-learning ability and intercultural communication skills.展开更多
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 ...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.展开更多
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. ...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.展开更多
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 b...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.展开更多
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 es...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.展开更多
Based on a survey of intercultural competence in intercultural communication in English, this paper discusses the speechlessness of Chinese native culture in Chinese EFL learners' English intercultural communication,...Based on a survey of intercultural competence in intercultural communication in English, this paper discusses the speechlessness of Chinese native culture in Chinese EFL learners' English intercultural communication, its effects as well as its pedagogical implications for English learning & teaching in Chinese EFL context.展开更多
This paper explores car culture in Chinese and Western films from a cross-cultural communication perspective.It examines the history and development of car culture in both Chinese and Western contexts,analyzes the sym...This paper explores car culture in Chinese and Western films from a cross-cultural communication perspective.It examines the history and development of car culture in both Chinese and Western contexts,analyzes the symbolic characteristics of vehicles in these cultures,and discusses the evolving trends in cinematic representations of car culture.By contrasting the differences in the symbolic representation of vehicles in Chinese and Western cultures,the study reveals that research on the transmission of automotive culture in films elucidates the potential and impact of movies as a medium for cross-cultural communication.The cross-cultural transmission of automotive culture in films promotes interaction between cultural diversity and global values,offering valuable insights for the development of the film industry and the prosperity of social and cultural spheres.展开更多
People with different cultural background have different attitudes toward family relationship and will face many difficulties, obstacles,confusion, and depression while dealing with cultural shocks. This paper will ma...People with different cultural background have different attitudes toward family relationship and will face many difficulties, obstacles,confusion, and depression while dealing with cultural shocks. This paper will mainly explore its nature of family relationship with examples between Chinese culture and Western culture including status, functions and social relationship of family.展开更多
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 ...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.展开更多
Nowadays,the communication of traditional culture is facing various challenges,including limitations of traditional culture itself,decrease of inheritors,poor construction of structure,and heterization of connotation,...Nowadays,the communication of traditional culture is facing various challenges,including limitations of traditional culture itself,decrease of inheritors,poor construction of structure,and heterization of connotation,as well as conflicts between Chinese and foreign cultures in the context of globalization.New media has provided more opportunities for the communication of outstanding Chinese traditional culture.This paper analyzed the role of new media in completing the structure and expanding the scope of communication of outstanding Chinese traditional culture,and proposed strategy for optimizing the communication route from the perspective of improving environment,changing content,and adjusting strategy.The contributions of new media to the communication of Chinese traditional culture should be highly appreciated.展开更多
Words about color are widely used in our daily life,for which great importance should be attached to the connotations embodied in cultures.Based on the diverse usages,this paper probes the difference,compares some exa...Words about color are widely used in our daily life,for which great importance should be attached to the connotations embodied in cultures.Based on the diverse usages,this paper probes the difference,compares some examples and excavates the deep roots of the causes.展开更多
This paper introduces the film "Kung Fu Panda," which contains the elements of Chinese culture and Western culture, respectively, from the philosophical thinking, animal image, folk life and expression of Chinglish ...This paper introduces the film "Kung Fu Panda," which contains the elements of Chinese culture and Western culture, respectively, from the philosophical thinking, animal image, folk life and expression of Chinglish and etiquette introduced Chinese elements, from individualism, fatalism and character introduced western culture reflected in the movie.The success of the film in the world shows that the new trend of the integration of Chinese and Western culture in the context of globalization. At the end of the paper, it gives the inspiration of the film "Kung Fu Panda" to the Chinese culture communication.展开更多
Myth is a kind of story from ancient times.Both Chinese and western cultures have myths.And they are quite different in the shaping of the Gods.Although there are also many similarities between them,but we can find ou...Myth is a kind of story from ancient times.Both Chinese and western cultures have myths.And they are quite different in the shaping of the Gods.Although there are also many similarities between them,but we can find out the reason why two different cultures can develop on the same land,and the key is the differences.The western myths have two big parts called Greek mythology and Nordic mythology,these two myths have some differences,too.So,I want to explore the cultural differences reflected in different myths.展开更多
This research is based on the framework of social constructivism,utilizing the principle of Human Universals as a methodology to compare the similarities and differences between the ideation and formation methods of C...This research is based on the framework of social constructivism,utilizing the principle of Human Universals as a methodology to compare the similarities and differences between the ideation and formation methods of Chinese characters and English alphabets.Through comparative analysis of the ideation of English letters(pictogramme)and the origin of Chinese characters,known as the"Six Categories Theory,"we discover their alignment in terms of social,traditional,and cultural aspects.This suggests that different ethnic groups share common features in terms of life experience,learning cognitive development,and thinking habits.This study also finds that the origins of English letters and Chinese characters share similar linguistic features in their methods of constructing letters/characters,such as pictographic,ideographic,and semantic characteristics.Exploring these commonalities contributes to promoting learning and communication between Chinese and English characters.Additionally,by focusing on socio-cultural aspects,traditional customs,and cognitive learning,this study aims to break away from the traditional linguistic research approach that solely focuses on language differences.This provides a broader perspective and richer dimensions for Chinese and English language learning,facilitating the development of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication.展开更多
文摘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.
文摘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.
基金the research findings of Hunan Province Philosophy and Social Science Fund’s Foreign Language Joint Project“The Study of the Phenomenon of Unreliable Translation Based on Cultural Turn”(No.16WLH02)
文摘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.
文摘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.'
文摘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.
文摘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.
文摘In today’s college English extracurricular learning,college students often neglect the combination of English language learning and the input of Chinese traditional cultural knowledge,paying too much attention to Western culture learning,ignoring their traditional culture and lead to be speechless when encountering cultural exchange activities.The author believes that college students should pay attention to the input of Chinese traditional cultural content in the process of independent English learning outside the classroom.The creative team of college students led by the author through the WeChat platform,in Xinjiang Agricultural University,conducted a combination of Chinese culture input and English autonomous learning,aiming at strengthening the effectiveness of English learning,improving the self-learning ability and intercultural communication skills.
文摘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.
文摘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.
文摘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.
文摘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.
文摘Based on a survey of intercultural competence in intercultural communication in English, this paper discusses the speechlessness of Chinese native culture in Chinese EFL learners' English intercultural communication, its effects as well as its pedagogical implications for English learning & teaching in Chinese EFL context.
文摘This paper explores car culture in Chinese and Western films from a cross-cultural communication perspective.It examines the history and development of car culture in both Chinese and Western contexts,analyzes the symbolic characteristics of vehicles in these cultures,and discusses the evolving trends in cinematic representations of car culture.By contrasting the differences in the symbolic representation of vehicles in Chinese and Western cultures,the study reveals that research on the transmission of automotive culture in films elucidates the potential and impact of movies as a medium for cross-cultural communication.The cross-cultural transmission of automotive culture in films promotes interaction between cultural diversity and global values,offering valuable insights for the development of the film industry and the prosperity of social and cultural spheres.
文摘People with different cultural background have different attitudes toward family relationship and will face many difficulties, obstacles,confusion, and depression while dealing with cultural shocks. This paper will mainly explore its nature of family relationship with examples between Chinese culture and Western culture including status, functions and social relationship of family.
文摘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.
基金the research findings of the research project of Sichuan International Studies University(Serial number:Sisu2019016)Project Title The Impact of New Media Hotspots on Urban Tourism
文摘Nowadays,the communication of traditional culture is facing various challenges,including limitations of traditional culture itself,decrease of inheritors,poor construction of structure,and heterization of connotation,as well as conflicts between Chinese and foreign cultures in the context of globalization.New media has provided more opportunities for the communication of outstanding Chinese traditional culture.This paper analyzed the role of new media in completing the structure and expanding the scope of communication of outstanding Chinese traditional culture,and proposed strategy for optimizing the communication route from the perspective of improving environment,changing content,and adjusting strategy.The contributions of new media to the communication of Chinese traditional culture should be highly appreciated.
文摘Words about color are widely used in our daily life,for which great importance should be attached to the connotations embodied in cultures.Based on the diverse usages,this paper probes the difference,compares some examples and excavates the deep roots of the causes.
文摘This paper introduces the film "Kung Fu Panda," which contains the elements of Chinese culture and Western culture, respectively, from the philosophical thinking, animal image, folk life and expression of Chinglish and etiquette introduced Chinese elements, from individualism, fatalism and character introduced western culture reflected in the movie.The success of the film in the world shows that the new trend of the integration of Chinese and Western culture in the context of globalization. At the end of the paper, it gives the inspiration of the film "Kung Fu Panda" to the Chinese culture communication.
文摘Myth is a kind of story from ancient times.Both Chinese and western cultures have myths.And they are quite different in the shaping of the Gods.Although there are also many similarities between them,but we can find out the reason why two different cultures can develop on the same land,and the key is the differences.The western myths have two big parts called Greek mythology and Nordic mythology,these two myths have some differences,too.So,I want to explore the cultural differences reflected in different myths.
文摘This research is based on the framework of social constructivism,utilizing the principle of Human Universals as a methodology to compare the similarities and differences between the ideation and formation methods of Chinese characters and English alphabets.Through comparative analysis of the ideation of English letters(pictogramme)and the origin of Chinese characters,known as the"Six Categories Theory,"we discover their alignment in terms of social,traditional,and cultural aspects.This suggests that different ethnic groups share common features in terms of life experience,learning cognitive development,and thinking habits.This study also finds that the origins of English letters and Chinese characters share similar linguistic features in their methods of constructing letters/characters,such as pictographic,ideographic,and semantic characteristics.Exploring these commonalities contributes to promoting learning and communication between Chinese and English characters.Additionally,by focusing on socio-cultural aspects,traditional customs,and cognitive learning,this study aims to break away from the traditional linguistic research approach that solely focuses on language differences.This provides a broader perspective and richer dimensions for Chinese and English language learning,facilitating the development of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication.