Huntington, a professor at Harvard University, put forward the theory of "clash of civilizations" in the last century, in which the view that "the root of world conflicts lies in the differences of civilizations" has been controversial.
Matteo Ricci, an Italian missionary 400 years ago, after studying China's' 4,000-year history' and his 30-year investigation, came to a very important conclusion in his later years' Notes on China: China people really have no ambition to expand their borders and attempt to invade distant places.
Yu said that the purpose of revisiting Matteo Ricci today is to get rid of the misunderstanding brought by formula and imagination to China. In his view, what may conflict between today and the future is not between civilizations, but between civilization and barbarism.
China people value "inside", while westerners value "outside". China people look forward to a bumper harvest and enjoy happiness through festivals, while westerners prefer to vent their personal feelings and publicize their individuality. ?
Thinking mode, western rationalism and speculative analysis of details; China attached importance to the overall synthesis of experience and intuition.
In terms of privacy, China people's concept of privacy is relatively weak, and they think that individuals should belong to the collective, pay attention to unity, friendship and common concern. Therefore, China people are often willing to understand the ups and downs of others, and the other party is willing to tell them frankly.
Westerners, on the other hand, attach great importance to personal privacy and space, and are unwilling to mention their own affairs to others too much, let alone let others interfere. For example, when people meet for the first time in China, they often ask each other about their age, marital status, children, occupation and even income. In the eyes of China people, this is a kind of courtesy, but in the eyes of westerners, these questions violate their privacy.
Time concept: Westerners' time concept and money concept are linked, and the concept that time is money is deeply rooted, so they cherish time very much, and often make careful arrangements and plans for time in their lives, thus forming a good habit of punctuality.
China people, on the other hand, belong to a country with multi-directional time habits, so they have great arbitrariness in the use of time, and generally do not strictly follow the plan as westerners do.
Politeness, China people pay attention to modesty, and emphasize "humility and respect for others" when interacting with others. This is regarded as a virtue, which is a polite phenomenon with China cultural characteristics. When others praise us, we often belittle ourselves to show modesty and courtesy.
Western countries do not have such cultural habits. When they are praised, they always say "thank you" happily to show their acceptance.
Due to the cultural differences between China and the West, we think that Westerners are overconfident and have no modesty. When westerners hear that China people deny others' praise, or deny their own achievements, or even belittle themselves, they will be very surprised and think that China people are dishonest.
Catering customs, the Chinese nation has a fine tradition of hospitality. On social occasions and banquets, enthusiastic China people often toast each other. When China people entertain guests, even if the table is full of delicious food, the host is always used to saying a few kind words like "forgive me".
The host sometimes puts food in the guest's bowl with chopsticks, and uses various methods to persuade the guest to eat more food and drink more wine. In western countries, people emphasize respect for individual rights and privacy, so they won't do anything beyond their power. When eating, they will never force food into your bowl, eat whatever they want, and will not persuade guests to drink in various ways, let alone force you to get drunk.
Behavioral norms, such as patting children on the head in China, are friendly, while in western countries, it is very disrespectful to children, and parents will be very angry about it.
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Views on cultural conflicts;
The so-called cultural conflict refers to the process of mutual opposition and mutual exclusion between different forms of culture or cultural elements.
Cultural conflict between China and the West. The conflict of the concept of time. Westerners' concepts of time and money are linked, and the concept that time is money is deeply rooted, so they cherish time very much, and often make careful arrangements and plans for time in their lives, thus forming a good habit of keeping appointments on time.
In the west, if you want to visit someone, you must inform or agree in advance, and explain the purpose, time and place of the visit. You can only do so after agreeing.
China people, on the other hand, belong to a country with multi-directional time habits, and they have great arbitrariness in the use of time. Generally speaking, they don't follow the plan as strictly as westerners do, and westerners often feel uncomfortable about it.
1.3 Politeness conflict: China people pay attention to modesty and emphasize "condescending" as a virtue when communicating with others, which is a polite phenomenon with China cultural characteristics.
When others praise us, we often belittle ourselves to show modesty and courtesy.
Western countries do not have such cultural habits. When they are praised, they always say "thank you" happily to show their acceptance.
Due to the cultural differences between China and the West, we think that Westerners are overconfident and have no modesty. When westerners hear that China people deny others' praise, or deny their own achievements, or even belittle themselves, they will be very surprised and think that China people are dishonest.
Reflection summary of outstanding teachers at the end of the term 1
This school year, I served as a fifth-grade