CulturalComparedBetwenChinaAndU.S.英语论文.doc

Course Design(Thesis) of Chongqing University Cultural Compared Between China And U.S. Name: Class NO: 6 4 2 Supervisor: Major: Chemical Engineering Student NO: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University June 2013  ABSTRACT China and America, the most two important countries in the world, and the relationship between two countries become more and more important in recent years. But, there are so many similarities and differences between Chinese and American culture. China is a country that has a long history，in the long period cultural accumulation，the traditional culture with Chinese characteristics came into being. Although the United States don’t have such a long history，American culture has become one of the mainstream culture in the world. In this article, I’ll compare the similarities and differences between Chinese and American cultures from three aspects: foods，higher education and U. S. return to Asia strategic. I hope we can make some important and useful conclusions. Key words: culture, foods, higher education, U. S. return to Asia strategic Introduction 1.1 Cultural and cross-cultural communication Culture, it’s a spirit of a nation, means relating to a particular society and its ideas. All of us have our own culture.[1]. In recent years, with the process of globalization, especially the increasing of global trade, it is unavoidable that different cultures will meet, conflict, and blend together. People from different culture find it is hard to communicate not only due to language barrier but also affected by culture styles. So, as a Chinese, it’s very important to understand the western culture, we should learn each other, respect each other, only in this way, can we go further in this world, and make our country much better to compete with others. 1.2 The importance of learning about the different cultures Absolutely, there are so many differences China and western cultures, but we can still