中西方文化（Chinese and Western cultures）.docVIP

中西方文化（Chinese and Western cultures） On cultural differences between China and Western countries Language is the product of society and the crystallization of human history and culture. It embodies the social consciousness, history, culture, customs and other aspects of human society, and all the characteristics of human society. Different cultural backgrounds and cultural traditions make Chinese and Western cultural differences in ways of thinking, values, codes of conduct and lifestyle. Language is the carrier of culture, vocabulary is the enrichment of cultural information, and it is an important component of language. It reflects the development and change of culture, and also reflects the cultural differences directly. During the course of the feudal society and history of China for more than two thousand years, Confucianism has always occupied a deep-rooted string ruling position, and it has had a profound and far-reaching influence on Chinese society. Chinese has always been self relegated back to the thought as a way of classic, it is with the a middle course as the basic criteria. In the Confucian pursues the ideal state of life to the Confucian benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust moral concept as guidelines for each person, treat people, to consider the temperature, good behavior and conversation, Gong, frugality, modesty, to glory, with an open mind as this, against too much to show their self performance. Therefore, the Chinese culture reflects the cultural characteristics of a group, and this group of cultural characteristics is not allowed to override personal values above the interests of the community. The formation of Western values can be traced back at least to the Renaissance movement. The Renaissances guiding ideology is humanism, that is, advocating individualism as the center, advocating individualism and striving to develop and express oneself. The value of modesty is ignored in Western culture. In life, people worship the