Cultural difference between China and Germany

RunningHead:CUTURALDIFIERENCESBETWEENCHINAANDGERMANYCulturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandGermanHanYaxiFH-SWFBBA1stSemesterGroup2CURTURALDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINAANDGERMANY16ContentContent....................................................................................................................................21.Abstract...............................................................................................................................32.Introduction........................................................................................................................43.Definitionofculture............................................................................................................44.Differentpresentationsfordifferentcultures......................................................................54.1People’scharacter......................................................................................................54.2Politeness....................................................................................................................64.2.1Greeting..........................................................................................................64.2.2Modesty...........................................................................................................74.3Communicationstyle.................................................................................................74.4Food............................................................................................................................84.5Festival........................................................................................................................95.Differentculturalhighlights..............................................................................................105.1Germanculturalhighlights......................................................................................105.1.1Standardization............................................................................................105.1.2Carculture....................................................................................................115.1.3ACountryofMuseums................................................................................125.2Chineseculturalhighlights......................................................................................125.2.1Diningetiquettee..........................................................................................125.2.2KungFu.......................................................................................................135.2.3BeijingOpera...............................................................................................146.Theinfluenceofculturaldifferencesforstudents............................................................147.conclusion.........................................................................................................................158.Reference..........................................................................................................................16CURTURALDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINAANDGERMANY161.AbstractInrecentyears,asthefrequencybetweentheChineseandGermaninterculturalactivitydaybyday,thesignificanceofknowingeachcultureshasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Underthisbackground,peopleshouldimprovetheabilityofinterculturalcommunicationandunderstanddifferentculturephenomenonandculturalcontent,andformcross-culturalawarenessconsciously.Avoidstheculturalconflicts,letthesocialcommunicationbecomingmorefreeandrelaxedbetweenChinaandGerman.ThispaperdescribesdifferentculturalpresentationsofGermanyandChina,differentculturalhighlightsofbothcountriesandtheinfluenceofdifferentculturesforstudents.KeyWordCulturaldifferences,Culturalhighlight,GermanandChineseculturesCURTURALDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINAANDGERMANY162.IntroductionSincetheestablishmentofdiplomatictiesin1972,GermanhasbecomeChina'smostimportanttrade,technologyandinvestmentpartnerinEurope.AlongwiththemoreandmorefrequenteconomicexchangebetweenChinaandGermany,theculturalexchangealsodevelopsrapidly.Allinall,culturalcommunicationbecomessofrequentandisavoidable.Inthiscontext,theculturalexchangeisadouble-edgedsword.Ononehand,itcanleadtoawholehostofbenefits,includinghealthiercommunities;increasedinternational,national,andlocalcommerce;andpersonalgrowththroughincreasedtale.Ontheotherhandwecanseetheconflictsandtheproblems:manyGermanbusinessmancometoChinatodobusinessbutleftwithcomplaint;theteacherscomesfromGermansaythatChinesestudentsdonotcooperatewiththem;someChinesestudentgotoGermanytostudybutfinallytheygiveupandcomebacktoChina…Withoutdoubt,itisofgreatpracticalsignificancetopayingcloseattentiontoculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandGermanysothatpeoplecanbettercommunicatewitheachotherandavoidtheculturalconflicts.3.DefinitionofcultureSpencer-Oatey(2012)writes,“Cultureisanotoriouslydifficulttermtodefine.In1952,theAmericananthropologists,KroeberandKluckhohn,criticallyreviewedconc