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TheDifferencebetweenChineseandWesternCultureChinesevsWesternCultureThemajordifferenceThemajordifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncultureisthatChinaisanorientalcountry,anditstraditionalcultureiscompletelydifferentfromwesternheritage.Chinesecultureisolderthan5000years,andChinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirownmusic,musicalinstruments,paintingtechniques,traditionalChinesemedicine,andnottoforget,cookingmethodsetc–completelydifferentanduniquewhencomparedtoWesternculture.Chinesebelieveinhealthyeating,andhaveaholisticapproachtowardshealth.TheWesterncultureismoreadvanced,andlovesadventureandexploration.TheChinesefocusmoreoncollectivegaininsteadofindividualgainbymakingtherightdecisions,andbelieveinadoptingamiddlewaytoavoidextremism.Western:1.Westerncultureisbasedonindividualismratherthanonmass(collectivism).Forinstance,intheUS,youalwaystalkaboutindividualrights,insteadofplacingthewholesocietyaboveyourownself.ThisisclearlydifferentinChinawhereacountry,societyorfamilyareplacedaboveyourownself.Chinese:1.Aculturebasedonmasses(collectivism).Peopleplacedcountryandfamilyaboveyourownself.Western:2.Westerncultureisadventurousandexplorationbased.Westernersliketodiscovernewthings,inventionandexpandoutwards.Forinstance,bungeejumpingisconsideredadventurousandcommoninwesternculture,butyouwillprobablyfindno-onedoingsuchathinginChina.Chinese:2.AculturethatisbasedonhumanismandpeopleWestern:3.Westerncultureisbasedonscience,whichattemptstoresolvepeopleandnature'srelationship.Chinese:3.Toresolvetherelationshipbetwenmanandnature,thechineseattemptstofusethehumanand'heaven'asone.(天人和一)Western:4.Westuseslawtoresolvepeopleandpeople'srelationship.Youcanneverfind'law'well-establishedinChina.For2000years,Chinaisalandthat'sbasedonhumanrelationshipratherthanlaw.Chinese:4.Toresolvepeopleandpeople'srelationship,chineseusesethicsandtolerance(中恕之道)Western:5.Westuses'god'andreligiontoresolvehumanandspiritualismrelationship.Incaseofproblemswithyourownself,youjustpraytogod.Chinese:5.Toresolvehumanandspiritualism,chineseemphasizesinternalcultivation(修身养性)Western:6.Aculturethatexpandsanddevelopoutwards.Chinese:6.Afocusonbalanceandmean.By'mean',itmeans'middleway'.Youdon'tgointoextremism.Peaceisalwayshonoured.Chinese:7.Payhomagetoheavenandearth,aswellasbearingaremembrancetothehomeland.(敬仰天地,思乡怀土)Thiswasaccordedtothefactthatchinesehadbeenafarmingcivilizationandthereforewillbemorepronetoremembertheirland.Chinese:8.Aculturethatexpandsinternallyratherthanoutwards.Someofthedisadvantageofoldchineseculture:Summary:.Westernersbelieveinindividualism,andChinesebelieveincollectivism.2.TheWesternculturehasthefreedomtoexpressaffectionfreely,whereastheChinesecultureispuritanical.3.WesternandChinesephilosophiesareuniqueandentirelydifferenttoeachother.4.TheChinesebelieveinrelationships,andsearchingforinnerblissandhappinessthroughmeditation.5.TheWesternculturebelievesinamaterialisticapproach,andhasapragmaticandemotionalattitude.Provedabouttime•Timeisthefatheroftruth.（时间是真理之父）•Timeismoney.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金）•Timeflies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭）•Timehaswings.（光阴去如飞）•Timeisafilethatwearsandmakesnonoise.（光阴如锉，细磨无声）•Timeislifeandwhentheidlemankillstime,hekillshimself.（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命）•Timespentinvice[vais]orfollyisdoublylost.（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失）•Timeunderminesus.（光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老）•Timeandtidewaitfornoman.（岁月不待人）•Timecannotbewonagain.（时间一去不再来）•Timelostcannotberecalled.（光阴一去不复返）•Timeflieslikeanarrow,andtimelostneverreturns.(光阴似箭，一去不返）•Timetriesfriendsasfiretriesgold.(时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）•Timetriestruth.（时间检验真理）Proverdabouttime•Timewilltell.（时间能说明问题）•Timebringsthetruthtolight.（时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。）•Timeandchancerevealallsecrets.(时间与机会能提示一切秘密）•Timereveals(discloses)allthings.（万事日久自明）•Timetriesall.（时间检验一切）•Thereisnotimelikethepresent.（现在正是时候）•Taketimebytheforelock.(把握目前的时机）•Tochoosetimeistosavetime.（选择时间就是节省时间）•Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.（今日事，今日毕）•Procrastinationisthethiefoftime.（拖延为时间之窃贼）•Oneofthesedaysisnoneofthesedays.（拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天）•Tomorrownevercomes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多）•Whatmaybedoneatanytimewillbedoneatnotime.（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹）•Timeworkswonders.（时间创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议）•Timeworksgreatchanges.（时间可以产生巨大的变化）•Timeschange.(时代正在改变)Theend