中西饮食文化的差异(学士论文)

THEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURE中西饮食文化的差异COLLEGEOFMINSHENGHENANUNIVERSITYMAY2011ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTHEREAREALOTOFPEOPLEWHOHELPMETOCONTRIBUTETOTHECOMPLETIONOFTHISTHESISFIRSTLY,MYDEEPESTGRATITUDEGOESFIRSTANDFOREMOSTTOZHUTAIYIN,MYTEACHERFORHISCONSTANTENCOURAGEMENTANDGUIDANCEHEHASLEDMETHROUGHALLTHESTAGESOFTHEWRITINGOFTHISTHESISWITHOUTHISCONSISTENTADILLUMINATINGINSTRUCTION,THISTHESISCOULDNOTHAVEREACHEDITSPRESENTFORMSECONDLY,IWOULDLIKETOEXPRESSMYHEARTFELTGRATITUDETOALLTHETEACHERS,WHOLEADMEINTOTHEWORLDOFENGLISHTHEYINSTRUCTEDANDHELPEDMEALOTINTHEPASTFOURYEARSLAST,OWEMYSINCEREGRATITUDETOMYFRIENDSANDMYFELLOWCLASSMATESWHOGAVEMETHEIRHELPANDTIMEINLISTENINGTOMEANDHELPINGMEWORKOUTMYPROBLEMSDURINGTHEDIFFICULTCOURSEOFTHETHESISIABSTRACTTHISTHESISEXPLORESTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURETHEFOODDIETETICCULTUREPLAYSANIMPORTANTROLEINTHEWORLDCULTURETHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTURECREATEDTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTUREDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESHAVETHEIROWNFOODDIETETICCULTURALINDIFFERENTCULTURALCONTEXTS,BOTHINCONCEPT,OBJECTS,MANNER,TABLEWARE,ETIQUETTEANDNATURE,THESEDIFFERENCESAREOBVIOUSBUTASTHECOMMUNICATIONANDINTEGRATIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL,CHINESEANDWESTERNFOODCULTUREWILLBEDEVELOPEDINCOMMONCOMMUNICATETHISWILLPLAYASIGNIFICANTROLETOPROMOTETHECOMMUNICATIONOFCULTUREINTHEWORLDKEYWORDSINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONFOODDIETETICCULTURECULTUREDIFFERENCESII摘要本篇论文探讨了中西方饮食文化的差异饮食文化在世界文化中起着非常重要的作用中西方文化的差异带来了中西饮食文化的差异,不同的国家有自己不同的饮食文化特点在不同的文化背景下,无论是在观念,对象,方式,餐具还是礼仪等各方面,这些不同都是显而易见的但是,随着国际的交流与融合,中西饮食文化业将会在交流中共同发展,这对全世界范围内的文化交流将起到促进作用关键词跨文化交际饮食文化文化差异IIICONTENTSABSTRACTENGLISHIABSTRACTCHINESEIIINTRODUCTION1CHAPTERONECHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURE311CHARACTERISTICSOFCHINESEFOODDIETETICCULTURE312CHARACTERISTICSOFTHEWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURE3CHAPTERTWODIFFERENCESINTHEPERFORMANCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNFOOD521DIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETCONCEPT522DIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETOBJECTS623DIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETMANNER,TABLEWAREANDETIQUETTE7231DIETMANNER7232DIETTABLEWARE8233DIETETIQUETTE924DIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETNATURE9CHAPTERTHREEREASONSFORTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURE1131THEIMPACTOFTHEGEOGRAPHICALENVIRONMENT1132THEIMPACTOFTHEECONOMICSYSTEM11CONCLUSION14BIBLIOGRAPHY151INTRODUCTIONWITHTHEDEEPENINGOFTHEINTERNATIONALCOMMUNICATION,INDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESORCULTURALBACKGROUND,THECOMMUNICATIONOFPEOPLEAREINCREASINGALLTHETIME,ANDTHECOMMUNICATIONBETWEENTHEMISCALLEDINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONSGRADUALLYBECOMESANINDISPENSABLECONTENTOFPEOPLESLIFEDUETOTHEDIFFERENCESOFREGIONAL,DIFFERENTNATIONSANDCOUNTRIESFORMDIFFERENTCULTURESPEOPLEWITHDIFFERENTCULTURALBACKGROUNDSBEHAVIORORHABITSISENDLESSANDSAME,THEYHAVETHEIRSOCIALSTATUTEORHABITS,REFLECTEDINTHEPOLITICALECONOMY,EDUCATIONRELIGION,CULTURE,ARTANDSOONAMERICAFAMOUSNEWLYCHEMICALREPRESENTATIVEFIGUREWHITEISCALLED“FATHEROFCULTUROLOGY”,HEPUTTHECULTUREASAKINDOFSPECIALANDOBJECTIVESOCIALPHENOMENON,ANDASACOMPLETESYSTEMWHITE,1949SOSPECIALLY,WHATISCULTURECHENHUAWENONCELISTSCASESTOILLUSTRATETHECONNOTATIONANDIMPORTANCEOFCULTUREHESAID“CULTUREISLIKEAIRANDWATERTHATPERMEATESEVERYCORNEROFOURLIVES,PEOPLEAREENJOYINGTHECULTUREACHIEVEMENTSTHATWERECREATEDBYPREDECESSORSINEVERYTIME,ALSO,PEOPLEAREINVENTINGNEWCULTUREINEVERYMOMENTOURPROGRESSISTHERESULTOFTHECULTURECREATIONANDDEVELOPING”CHENHUAWEN,20012WHENPEOPLEARECOMMUNICATINGUNDERTHEDIFFERENTCULTUREBACKGROUND,THELANGUAGEANDNONLANGUAGEFACTORSWHICHINFLUENCEOFMESSAGEEFFECTAREMAKECOMMUNICATIONHENCULTUREIFFOREIGNLANGUAGELEARNERSARELACKOFKNOWLEDGEFORITSBEHAVIORANDFUNCTION,ITWILLAPPEARINAPPROPRIATEBEHAVIOR,RESULTINGINTHECOMMUNICATIONBARRIERS,ANDITISDIFFICULTFOREFFECTIVECROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATION,ASARESULTCAUSESOFCOMMUNICATIONERRORTHEDIETISTHEFIRSTNEEDFORHUMANSSURVIVALANDDEVELOPMENTALSOITISTHEONEOFTHEBASICFORMOFSOCIALLIFEHOWEVERUNDERTHEDIFFERENTCULTURALBACKGROUND,HAVINGDIFFERENTDIETIDEAANDDIETCUSTOM,THENFINALLYFORMTHEDIFFERENTDIETCULTUREFOODCULTUREISANIMPORTANTPARTINTHEINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETCULTUREANDITSORIGIN,FORFOREIGNLANGUAGELEARNERS,NOTONLYINCREASETHEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHETARGETLANGUAGECULTURE,2BUTALSOIMPROVETHESUCCESSRATEOFINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATION,AVOIDTHEMISUNDERSTANDINGSANDCOMMUNICATIONBARRIERSJUSTBECAUSEOFTHEINAPPROPRIATEWAYORBEHAVIORINSUNWEIXUESBOOK,HEONCEPOINTEDOUTANYCOUNTRYINTHEWORLDSHOULDCARRYOUTCULTURALEXCHANGESANDPUBLICITYACTIVELY,THISISNOTONLYBENEFITTOTHEIRNATIVECULTURE,BUTALSOSPREADTHECULTUREINWORLDWIDESUNWEIXUE,2004THISPAPEREXPOUNDEDFROMVARIOUSOFTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURE,ENHANCEMUTUALUNDERSTANDINGANDFACILITATECOMMUNICATION3CHAPTERONECHINESEANDWESTERNFOODDIETETICCULTURE11CHARACTERISTICSOFCHINESEFOODDIETETICCULTURECHINAISONEOFTHEMOSTANCIENTCOUNTRIESONTHEWORLD,ITHASTHELONGHISTORYOF5000YEARS,ANDCREATEDINNUMERABLESPLENDIDCIVILIZATIONINTHISCULTURE,ITMAKESCHINACONTAINMOREEXPANSIVEANDPROFOUNDDIETITHASEXPERIENCEDSEVERALTHOUSANDYEARSOFHISTORYDEVELOPMEN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