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• TITLE: Spiritually Cultural Differences between China and the West Manifested by Material Cultures—Human-Oriented Philosophy versus Harmonious Coexistence of Man and Nature

  AUTHORS: Xinyue Liao

  KEYWORDS: Cultural Differences, Human, Nature, Art, Architecture

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.11 No.8, August 18, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Western and Chinese cultures have great distinctions. Culture is generally divided into material, institutional and spiritual cultures, and they are usually correlated. By analyzing two differences in material culture, including the differences in architecture and painting in China and the West, diverse modes of thinking in Western and Chinese cultures can be figured out. Westerners hold a philosophy that humans and the beauty of humans should be valued while Chinese people believe that the harmonious coexistence of man and nature should be given priority. Through this discussion, we can have a better understanding of Western and Chinese cultures and distinguish them.