East Meets West
Yang Liu , a Beijing artist trained in Germany, comments in a series of banners on the differences between Chinese and German culture. Ms. Yang’s Website is here: http://www.yangliudesign.com/
The German is in blue, on the left, the Chinese in red, on the right, continued beyond the “more” marker!
THREE MEALS A DAY: HOT AND COLD
ATTITUDE TO CHANGES IN THE WEATHER
TRANSPORTATION 1970 AND NOW
SENSE OF PUNCTUALITY
SENSE OF THE SELF
STREET SCENE ON SUNDAY
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
CHILD’S RELATION TO PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
OLD PEOPLE
AUTHORITY/ THE BOSS
STANDING IN LINE/ QUEUING
PROBLEM SOLVING
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[...] so on. To highlight some of these differences, I used the artwork of Yang Liu, a Beijing artist (click here to see it). In discussing Yang Liu’s work in an online discussion forum I use for my class, one of my [...]
I really like this artwork because it illustrates the differences in culture in a visual way. For the piece on “The Sense of Self,” I feel it demonstrates how those in China are humble and insignificant in relation to the universe, and how people in Germany feel that they are an essential part to the universe and important individuals.
I also enjoyed the piece, “Social Connections.” I feel that it really demonstrates how in Asian cultures everyone is connected to each other in some way, and how in Eastern cultures, social class keep groups of people segregated.
In the piece on “Children’s Relations to their Parents and Grandparents,” it demontrates that in Western cultures children are the center of attention, and how in Eastern cultures children are members of the family.
[...] so on. To highlight some of these differences, I used the artwork of Yang Liu, a Beijing artist (click here to see it). In discussing Yang Liu’s work in an online discussion forum I use for my class, one of my [...]