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1.1Researches done by foreign scholars

Although cross-cultural communication is a quite new discipline with a history of about 50 years, several influential works and articles written by both foreign and Chinese scholars have been published, ranging from abstract theories to concrete practices which include almost every aspect in cross-cultural communication.

In InterculturalCommunication: A Discourse Approach (Scollon, R.&Scollon,S.W, 2000), the two authors discuss the communication between the Westerners and the Asians (particularly the Chinese people) within the framework of discourse. Although the whole work seems more linguistic than cultural, the discussion on interpersonal politeness and power in Chapter Three offers a good explanation to the different face system between the West and the research.which will be mentioned in the

Food and Culture in America (Pamela&Kathryn,2008) is a book about foods and food habits of Americans as well as those immigrants coming from all over the world, including China. In this book, different foods, various food habits and even the role of food in each society are described and compared from the perspective of culture, health, nutrition, etc. And in Chapter Nine, Chinese foods and their related traditions and customs are illustrated.

Food in Chinese Culture (Chang, 2017) is a collection of articles, in which several foreign scholars discuss the history of Chinese food habits as well as the development of Chinese culture from the anthropological point of view. Some of their opinions and insights are interesting and enlightening.

1.2 Researches done by Chinese scholars

In the 1990s', a number of books in the field of cross-cultural communication are published, such as Intercultural Communication: Knowledge on Improving the foreign Communication Competence（《跨文化交流学:提高涉外交流能力的学问》，关世杰）Intercultural Communication（《跨文化交际学》，贾玉新）, Intercultural communication: Covert Culture in Foreign Language and Literature （《跨文化交际—外国语言文学中的隐蔽文化》，顾嘉祖）, etc. Although these books are more cultural-general than cultural-specific, and what they are mainly concerned is not closely related to food culture, they give us some enlightenment in perceiving and understanding cultural diversity.

The comparison of cultural Customs between China and English-Speaking Countries, In Professor Du's book, Chapter Twelve is devoted to the social functions, the various customs of banquets and the forms in both China and other western countries.

Nonverbal Communication in Intercultural Communication《跨文化非语言交际》，毕继万)and so on. And Professor Bi, in his book, he discussed some related aspects of food culture in nonverbal communication.

Some contributions to the food culture are made by lots of Chinese scholars. It is also developed in China. Some Chinese scholars also give expression to their points of view on this issue. Professor Wang Zongyan, his point of view on cultural evaluation is so close to cultural relativism that he impulses us to ``pick up what is good in another culture''. 

From the above-mentioned, we can find that there have been many books written or researches done on cross-cultural communication; however, the related researches on food culture are comparatively few in number. Even if some researches are made. they are sporadic somewhere and haven't formed a system of its own, not to mention the comparative study on food cultures between countries. Therefore, the research that is being done, to some extent, aims to add further researches in the development of cross-cultural communication, and to different food cultures in particular.  

Different nations and different countries have their own distinguishing features of food cultures, with the rich national character and various characteristics. The differences of food cultures are one of the factors that influence the cross-cultural communication. China has rich and profound food culture; the western countries have exquisite, specially food culture, and form their own systems. The collision and communication of Chinese and western food culture enrich world's food cultures. This paper mainly introduces the differences between Chinese and western cultures. This paper mainly discourses from the cultural relativism. In the world, there are many kinds of cultures. We should not make a conclusion through any rules and principles in the cultures. Because of the corresponding of the culture, one value is mastered by its own culture. So there aren't any value can transcend cultural. The development history of Chinese and western food cultures described the western and Chinese different culture course, because of the rivo different aspects of cultural heritage, so food appeared on the difference.

When we understand the differences between Chinese and western food cultures, at the same time, we accept the acceptable part of western food cultures and combine with the Chinese food, so it can enrich our daily life in food, but there is no lack of their own features. This is our right attitude to Chinese and western food culture.  

B.^范文提纲

Abstract

中文摘要

Chapter I  Introduction

Chapter II Differences on Concepts in Chinese & Western Food Cultures

2.1 Ostentation and extravagance vs. simplicity and casualness

2.2 Collectivism vs. individualism

Chapter III  Differences on Etiquette in Chinese & Western Food Cultures

3.1 Different tableware: chopsticks vs. fork and knife

3.2 Different seating arrangement

Chapter IV  Differences on Contents in Chinese & Western Food Cultures

4.1 Exquisiteness and taste vs. nutrition and balance

4.2 Different cuisine naming

Chapter VConclusion

5.1 Conclusion

5.2 Research prospect

Reference

Convey thanks

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