1、Cultural differences between western and Chinese,The opening ceremony of the Olympic games,Expo 2010 Shanghai China,Duration: May 1 to Oct 31, 2010 Theme: Better City,Better Life,The emblem, depicting the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of man
2、kind.,Created from a Chinese character meaning people, the mascot “Haibao“ embodies the character of Chinese culture.,Success Docking ：Shenzhou-8 with Tiangong-1,culture,Value,Wedding,Education,Art,architecture,Custom,characters,food,Differences in wedding,the Spring Festival,Christmas Day,Differenc
3、es in Festival,Differences in food,Differences in music,Differences in painting,Differences in education,Western education,Chinese education,Differences in custom,China: shaking hands,western countries: hug,Reasons for these differences,the culture of east and west has its own features: In western c
4、ountries, peoples thinking mode characterized by Aristotles logical and analytical thinking;（亚里士多德的逻辑和分析思维为特征） In China, peoples thinking mode characterized by dialectical thinking and organism thinking（辩证和整体思维为主要特征）。,1. From the view of social background（社会背景）:,Philosophers emphasize on personal ch
5、aracteristics and freedom in ancient Greece.（古希腊社会强调个人特性和自由） While in ancient China ,they emphasize the relationship between individuals and society.（个人与社会的关系）,2. From the view of social cognition（认知）:,Chinese people are inclined to depedent（依赖性）, their social relationship is more complex（复杂）; While
6、 the relationship between western people is relatively simple.（简单）,3. From the view of their thinking orientation:,In western countries: Their thinking orientation（思维取向）inclines to individuals ; While in China: It is an interpersonal （人际式） thinking orientation.,4. From the view of traditional cultur
7、e:,Chinese culture was dominated by Selected Readings of Confucian and other Ancient Chinese Classics.（儒家为主、兼有诸子百家） While western philosophers（哲学思想）emphasize analytical（分析） method. So it forms the differences between organism thinking and individual thinking.,Opinion(看法，个人观点),左：西方 右：中方,Queue when Wa
8、iting （排队）,左：西方 右：中方,Punctuality(准时),左：西方 右：中方,The Boss （领导）,左：西方 右：中方,lifestyle,西方,中方,The relation of people,西方,中方,Anger,西方,中方,Self,西方,中方,Sunday street,西方,中方,Party,西方,中方,In a restaurant,西方,中方,A tour,西方,中方,The solution to problems,西方,中方,Three meals a day,西方,中方,Transport,西方,中方,Later life,西方,中方,One child,西方,中方,The eyes of foreigners,西方,中方,conclusion,Different countries have different cultures.,Fully understand and respect when communicating with people from different countries,Remove gross while keeping the essence.,
