The
humanity essence of Chinese thought has been solidified in the social
consciousness and its humanistic spirit has been a social structure and feudal
institu
tionalization. The feudal system became incomparably powerful and China
was ahead of other countries in the medieval society. But in turn, this culture
not only stifled the essence of free thought, but also killed the freedom of
individual character. The western history is far shorter than Chinese history,
and it doesn’t have a profound historical and cultural accumulation. But at the
same time, it doesn’t have the long-term bondage of feudal system. What’s more,
the high liquid of population makes its culture develop in the direction of the
refining pragmatism. After the forging of industrialization, “competing
standard” became the basic standard of western culture. It fully mobilized the enthusiasm
of people, and promoted the development of western economy. The Chinese
traditional culture pays more attention to the form of project and the process
of rite. But China is very good at seeking the balance of power and the
coordination of every aspect and handling things in a moderate way.
tionalization. The feudal system became incomparably powerful and China
was ahead of other countries in the medieval society. But in turn, this culture
not only stifled the essence of free thought, but also killed the freedom of
individual character. The western history is far shorter than Chinese history,
and it doesn’t have a profound historical and cultural accumulation. But at the
same time, it doesn’t have the long-term bondage of feudal system. What’s more,
the high liquid of population makes its culture develop in the direction of the
refining pragmatism. After the forging of industrialization, “competing
standard” became the basic standard of western culture. It fully mobilized the enthusiasm
of people, and promoted the development of western economy. The Chinese
traditional culture pays more attention to the form of project and the process
of rite. But China is very good at seeking the balance of power and the
coordination of every aspect and handling things in a moderate way.
In
view of the limited time and resource, many questions need overcoming. In the
process of collecting data and information, I could not expect participants to
give proper answers and suggestions. And some precious information could not be
obtained in time. I read The Lord of the
Ring and The Journey to the West
roughly, because they are two long. However, I will consult more historical
documents to learn ancient western and eastern society and make more accurate
statistics. Moreover, I will make full use of the previous research result to
fill my document.
From the above brief analysis and examples, we can
see the differences between Chinese culture and western culture. As a whole,
western culture pay more attention to conciseness, pragmatism and accumulation
of material. But apparently, it is very plain and doesn’t have a profound
cultural deposit. While Chinese culture is broad and deep, and pays more
attention to the abundance of the spirit and inheritance of culture. But it is
relatively long and the efficiency is low. For example, the westerner’s
preference to holy things and the Chinese preference to sutras reflect the
different yearning of material and culture in two different cultures. Such
difference between Chinese and western culture is closely related to Chinese
and western process. We cannot simply tell which culture is right, but analyze
it in the historical materialism viewpoint.
Chinese
culture needs a completely self-update, and transcendence based on
comprehension. This comprehension doesn’t refer to one or several subjects, but
to modern culture. The western culture lacks a kind of cultural heritage of
unity.
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