a better enjoyment of wine, they choose different glasses for different kinds of wine. A particular example for this is that goblet for gathering aroma of wine. It is hard to see western people toast each other at the table, they just enjoy themselves. The etiquette of drinking in the west is just to help people have a good time and enjoy the good things.
4.4 Purpose of Drinking
Wine, as an objective substance in the world, is in the shape of water and has the character of fire. Wine not only can over the pain in people’s heart, but also can light the hope in people’s heart. Due to the different of cultures, the purpose of drinking is different in China and the Western countries.
In China, wine is always used as a tool. In many cases, people’s destination is to get pleasure whether drink for happiness or sorrow. As the saying goes “Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.” When Chinese people drink, they must want to reach some goals. For instance, in order to define a hero, Caocao warm the wine and people ask for rewards while worshiping their ancestors. What’s more, wine is also used as a tool for communication. Wine is a necessity in Chinese social activities, because it can promote communications between each other. So in Chinese wine culture, people pay more attention to the function after drinking and there is lack the understanding of wine itself.
In the Western countries, the purpose for drinking is very simple. When people drinking, they just want to appreciate and enjoy wine. Of course, they also drink to get rid of restraint and search for their inner desire. There is no doubt that wine also has the function of communication in the West, but people think the most important thing in drink is to pursuit a better enjoyment of wine. There are strict rules as regards the different kinds of wine and glasses are applied to different occasions. Western people’s aesthetics is direct, so their purposes for drinking are just enjoy the wine and want to get happiness and forget sorrow.
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