What's the difference between China culture and western culture?

There are too many differences between China culture and western culture. In recent comparative literature, the differences between Chinese and western cultures have become a special subject, and the methods and angles of comparison are slightly different.

In terms of origin, the origin of China culture has a history of more than 5,000 years, which is earlier than that of western culture. China's culture is the Central Plains culture, which was born in the Yellow River valley, while the western culture is a kind of marine culture. The land in the west was cut into small pieces by the ocean, and if we want to develop, we can only explore outward, so marine culture and many myths and legends were born. The reason why wine is popular in the west is that the Mediterranean climate is suitable for growing grapes, and the other is the lack of materials in the west. The origin of western culture mainly lies in two parts. On the one hand, it is the culture of ancient Greece and Rome, which mainly trains thinkers; On the other hand, Sparta, famous for its strength, mainly trained warriors.

If we look at history, we will find that Plato and Socrates were born just when Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi appeared in China, and the Confucian school founded by Confucius laid the foundation of China culture. It can be said that there are some similarities between China culture and western culture, but there are also differences caused by many factors such as geography.

To give a very simple example, the differences between Chinese and western cultures are also manifested in aesthetics. China culture likes the gentle and virtuous beauty, while in the west, beauty is a general term. In their view, as long as it looks special, it is beautiful. On the contrary, the same sharp chin and big eyes are not popular in the west. The crystallization of China culture is a variety of novels, which mainly focus on psychological description and develop stories through psychological changes, which are more delicate. On the other hand, western novels pay more attention to the development of plots than to the characterization. If you are interested in the cultural differences between China and the West, you can read relevant materials and study systematically.