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1、ChineseandwesternfoodcultureOutline:1.Introduction2.ComparisonbetweenChineseandWesternfoodculture2.1.Similarities2.2Differences3.CulturalconnotationofChineseandWesternfoodculture3.1CulturalconnotationofChinesefoodculture3.1Culturalconnotationofwesternfoodculture4.Conclusio
2、nWorkscitedChineseandWesternfoodculture1.IntroductionPeoplearealwaysinterestedinwesternculture,sinceChinahaveconvincedthepolicyofopenthedoortotheothercountryintheworldin1978,whenChinawaschargedbychairmanDengXiaoping,whichinspiredmillionsofChinesetogotoabroadwithmanypurpose
3、s.Butinordertogettingadapttolifeabroad,theyhavetomakemanypreparationsbeforetheywentabroad,especiallyfood.Asaverbgoing“Foodismotherofhumanbeing”,thisstressedtheimportanceoffoodtobeing.Andoncethereisasayingthat“Foodiswell-deservedforhumanlife“,sofoodisanindispensableconditio
4、nanddevelopmentofhumanbeings.Therearetwodesiresinlife:oneisfeastingthemtosurvive;andanotheristhelustofmenandwoman,whichcanhelpthemankindtocarryonthefamilyline.Facedwiththetwodesires,Chinapaysmoreattentiontotheformer,whilethewesterntendstothelatter.Suchphenomenonaffectsthec
5、ulturetrend.Dietisactuallythecontentsofourdailylives,butwhywecallitculture?ThatisbecausethediethasspecialstatusintheChineseculture,anditalsohasagreatdistinctionbetweenChinaandthewest.Asoneoftheworldancientnations,China’sdiethasahistoryalmostaslongasthatofChinesecivilizatio
6、n.Butinwesterncountries,ancientthinkersdevotedlessattentiontothefoodproblemthantheChinesephilosophersdid,andthereisevennotawareofitintheperspectiveofthelustormanandwomenmore.WhethertheawarenessoforiginalsinifChristianity.AdamandEvelegend,orancientGreekphilosophywhoconsider
7、edthepersonalrelationship”love”astheloveofontologyofbeauty,andregardeditasarealitythinkingofphilosophy,alltheseideasbecomethebasisofwesternphilosophers’culturalthoughts.Allthesehadpotentialeffectonthedevelopmentofwesterncultureandwesterners’character.Receivingtheinfluenceo
8、frespectiveculturaltradition,theChineseandwesterndietaryculturehashaddifferentcharacteris