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Comparison between European Civilization and China Culture
, geographical reasons

Although China and Europe are geographically located at the same latitude and area in the northern hemisphere, their geographical structures are different. There are many mountains in the west of China, serious desert in the northwest, few islands in the east and south, many plains and islands in Europe, and relatively few mountains, which are not natural barriers; This determines that China's civilization is relatively closed and communication is relatively poor, especially in ancient times. As can be seen from the ancient names of China, we regard ourselves as a kingdom of heaven and others as barbarians. The Yangtze River and Yellow River basins, the birthplace of China culture, have always been the center; Of course, the Chinese civilization has been destroyed several times, but it is still passed down from generation to generation, which is not unrelated to geographical location; The perfection of its own civilization is better; When ethnic minorities invaded, the civilization was already perfect, and the number of people had already accounted for the vast majority, and the number of ethnic minorities was very small. These ethnic minorities can only absorb and develop primitive civilization in order to rule;

The development of western civilization is mixed, with different places, different times and different spiritual orientations. From Greek civilization, Aegean civilization to Roman empire, and then to modern bourgeois civilization, all civilizations have been overthrown and rebuilt, and they are easily invaded and extinct by barbarians. The division of the country leads to the competition of civilization and the danger of civilization; It also led to the opening and barbarism of western civilization; Leading to encouraging businessmen to wait for overseas exploration and treasure hunting; Moreover, the regional rivers and beaches produced by western civilization are narrow in their own places, with little room for manoeuvre and little population development, which are at a natural disadvantage in the war and are easy to die out; However, its climate and environment are suitable for human development, with numerous civilizations and relatively broken exchanges;

Therefore, China's geographical location determines a long period of reunification, a relatively complete development of civilization and a large population, which is not easy to be invaded by other countries;

2. The characteristics of Chinese civilization-family culture and the developed system in China have played a great role in the inheritance of civilization, and the stability and inheritance of blood relationship determine the stability and inheritance of civilization;

In the Middle Ages, there was once theocracy in the West, but the state separatism determined that theocracy could only play a role in people's minds and could not achieve great unity in reality. Everyone agrees with God, but others don't;

3. A series of policies of feudal rule gave full play to Chinese civilization. From Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, western civilization did not completely go their separate ways, because there was no academic thought that could rule China at that time. From burning books to burying Confucianism to deposing a hundred schools of thought, China began to rule with a single thought, and the sun was dying. At this time, the civilized Japanese birds in China became self-contained and increasingly closed.

Western thinkers interpret civilization from their own perspective, but there is no political power to make it more systematic and handed down from generation to generation; This is related to the separatist regime in western countries, the diversity of civilizations, the easy erosion and elimination of civilizations, and the wealth of force becoming something that the country relies on;

4. By the end of feudalism, the gap of this civilization is more likely to widen. The trend of feudal centralization in China limited the development of capitalism, and it was not easy for a perfect and relatively closed civilization system to break through itself. In the west, on the contrary, China civilization and European civilization completely parted ways in the middle of Qing Dynasty.