跨文化交际,思维方式.doc

Differences of Thinking Pattern in Art Abstract: The art in China and the West has had different characteristic by the influence of respective cultural tradition and thinking pattern. The Chinese people are concerned more with their own bodies in expressing emotions, so intuition thinking is the main feature of their mode of thought, for which people study objects as a whole and emphasize entirety. Key words: Differences, Thinking Pattern I. Introduction: In the English thinking pattern, individualism is greatly emphasized. The English people link their own emotion to planetary influence and the natural elements, so they prefer analytical logic thinking. Through the perspectives of communication, art and food, the author of the thesis expects to Draw the conclusion: firstly, Chinese are deeply influenced by the traditional Confucianism, so they communicate with each other in a more casual and friendly way. Usually they reject others’ request mildly and treasure a lifelong friendship. Nevertheless, the Westerners are relatively reserved in greeting and refuse others more directly. Secondly, the differences are also reflected in art. Chinese look for unity: a unity of harmony which is mirrored in the drama, the painting, and the word characters. However, the Westerners stress individual whose thinking patterns are straight lined. Thirdly, the food embodies these differences as well. From the concept to the production process and the manner of food, Chinese seek for a unity of vision and taste. But the Westerners pay more attention to nutrition because they eat for health. II Differences of Thinking Pattern in Art 2.1 Differences in Drama In the aspect of art, the author of the thesis first talks about some differences of thinking pattern in drama. Concerned with the name of the drama, there exists a difference. The Chinese call it the traditional opera, while the Westerners call it drama or play. The traditional opera can be divided into many kinds of local operas