Abstract Diet is certainly essential in the life of mankind, and even in the existence or development. Due to the differences between Chinese and western cultural traditions, the Chinese and western dietary cultures are different in concept, target, manner, attribution and nature. We study these differences and then find out the points that can be digested, in order to facilitate the communication about cultures between China and the west.
This paper aims to explore the differences between Chinese and Western dietary culture, and on the basis of which it further analyzes the influence of the cultural differences upon national personality and the causes to the differences. Through the analysis of the differences between Chinese and western dietary cultures, we can comprehend the respective cultural traditions of China and the west. And we can improve and create the culture of China as well.
This paper falls into five parts. Part one serves as an introduction. Part two is the analysis of the cultural differences between Chinese and Western dietary culture and national personality. Part three is aiming at the causes to the cultural differences. In Part four, the future trends of the Chinese and Western dietary culture are explored. The last part, Part five is a conclusion.
Key Words: dietary culture, cultural tradition, national personality
摘要
饮食是人类生活、生存与发展的必需，可是由于中西方文化传统的差异，导致了中西方饮食文化在观念、对象、方式、归属与性质方面产生了差异，研究这些差异，可以促进中西文化交流。
本文旨在探讨中西方饮食文化的差异，并在此基础上进一步分析这些文化差异对民族性格的影响，找出引起文化差异的原因。通过对中西饮食文化差异的分析，我们可以了解中西方各自的文化传统；同时能对中国文化进行改善与创新。8733
本文主要分为五个部分。第一部分是一个文章的引言。第二部分对中西方饮食文化以及民族性格的差异进行了分析。第三部分旨在说明引起文化差异的原因。第四部分主要探究了中西方饮食文化未来发展的趋势。文章最后一部分，也就是第五部分，是正文的总结部分。
关键词：饮食文化, 文化传统, 民族性格
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements i
Abstract ii
摘要. iii
1 Introduction. 1
1.1 Characteristics of Chinese Dietary Culture1
1.2 Characteristics of Western Dietary Culture2
2 Cultural Differences between Chinese and Western Dietary Culture and National Personality4 2.1 Differences in the Concepts and National Personality.4
2.2 Differences in the Targets and National Personality6
2.3 Differences in the Manners and National Personality7
2.4 Differences in the Attributions and National Personality.9
2.5 Differences in the Nature and National Personality11
3 Causes to the Cultural Differences between Chinese and Western Dietary Culture.12
3.1 The Impact of the Geographical Environment12
3.2 The Impact of the Economic System.13
4 Future Trends of the Dietary Culture.14
4.1 Cultural Integration14
4.2 Chances and Challenges.14
5 Conclusion16
Bibliography17
1 Introduction
Once there is a saying that "Food is eating well-deserved for human life”, so food is an indispensable condition for the survival and development of human beings. There are two desires in life: one is feasting them to survive; and the other is the lust of men and women, which can help the mankind to carry on the family line. Facing the two desires, Chinese pay more attention to the former, while the westerners tend to choose the latter. Such phenomenon affects the cultural trend. Diet is actually the content of our daily lives, but why do we call it culture? That is because the diet has special status in the Chinese culture, and also there is a great distinction between China and the west. 中西方饮食文化差异对民族性格的影响:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_7176.html