1. 中西文化对比 冲突、互补与共存 Comparison between Chinese and Western Culture
沈阳大学外国语学院MOOC（慕课）课程
中西文化对比
冲突、互补与共存
Comparison between Chinese and Western Culture
Conflicts, Interaction and Coexistence

2. Traditions and Customs
Contents
Traditions and Customs 1
Festivals 2
Wedding Ceremony 3
Totem 4
Religion 5
Mythology 6
Dress

3. 1. 文学作品 2. Red and White PART 1: Differences and Conflicts
PART 2: Contrasts and Origins
PART 3: Interaction and Coexistence
PART 4: Critical Thinking

4. Differences and Conflicts
Part 1
Differences and Conflicts

5. Case 1
A Five-star Hotel
A Church

6. Case 1
Which place do you prefer to hold your wedding ceremony and why?

7. Case 2
Three Bows
Throw the Bouquet

8. Case 2 Which highlight do you think is more novel?
And can you list other highlights in a wedding ceremony?

9. Question
Question 1
Reference
For Chinese people, wedding should be lively, and they will invite many friends and relatives. So the wedding location usually was chosen in the convenient and spacious place. Such as the spacious courtyards or restaurants.

10. Question
Question 1
Reference
In western country, the wedding highlight grave and holiness. So the wedding usually hold in the quiet place, such as the church or outdoor.

11. Part 2 Contrasts and Origins 同Part 1的问题 Part 2 还是用罗马数字 Part II？
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12. Contrasts- Wedding Dress
Chinese Wedding
Western Wedding

13. Contrasts- Wedding Dress
Chinese Wedding
Western Wedding
The dominant tone: red
Bride: a chaplet and official robes
（凤冠霞帔）
Bridegroom: Champion robes
（状元服）
Bride : a white bridal gown and hold a bouquet
Four traditional things
Bridegroom: black dress
缺点：带图的时候，下面文字的行距有点小。
优点：可以看图说话。

14. Four traditional things in western weddings
Something Old
continuity with the bride's family and the past
Something New
optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead
Something Borrowed
an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride.
Something Blue
love, modesty, and fidelity

15. Contrasts--Wedding Processes
Chinese Wedding
Chinese wedding
Step1: Proposing 做媒
Step2:Engagement订亲
Step3：Betrothal presents 聘礼
Step4：meeting the bride 迎娶
Step5：wedding ceremony 婚礼仪式

16. Contrasts
Three Bows
Drinking wedlock wine

17. Contrasts--Wedding Processes
Western wedding
1. The host declares the beginning of the ceremony.
2. The bride's father takes the bride to the groom.
3. The host asked the guests whether there are any objection to their marriage and if each of the couple is willing to marry.
4. Each of them recites his or her marriage vows and exchanges the rings.
5. The host proclaims they become couple.

19. Contrasts Chinese Wedding Western Wedding 1. Red 2. Home or restaurant
3. A feast
4. Drinking wedlock
wine
1. White
2. Church
3. A reception
4. Exchanging Wedding Rings
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20. Origin 1. Private matter 1. Family reputation 2. Christian 2. Buddhist
Chinese Wedding
Western Wedding
1. Private matter
2. Christian
3. Pure romantic
4. Values the good feeling
1. Family reputation
2. Buddhist
3. Happy, noisy
4. Values the ceremony
缺点：带图的时候，下面文字的行距有点小。
优点：可以看图说话。

21. Interaction and Coexistence
Part 3
Interaction and Coexistence
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22. Interaction and Coexistence
Nowdays,the style of weddings in China are affected by other foreign style including USA，many weddings are hold in church .
Many American people dress Tong suit in their weddings.

23. Part 4
Critical Thinking

24. Critical Thinking
What are the different activities before or after the wedding ceremony for Western weddings?

25. Thank you
沈阳大学外国语学院
2014年8月