An Analysis of the Wine Culture in Chinese and Western Social
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1 Introduction
Wine is a peculiar and attractive beverage in the world which is in the shape of water but has the character of fire. As a core of wine culture, wine plays an important role in daily life. No matter in wedding banquet or negotiations, wine accompanies human beings all though the years. There is no doubt that people no matter in China or in Western countries all have the habit of drinking wine in all kinds of social activities. Wine is not only an objective physical, but also a culture, so they put wine culture in an important position and regard drinking wine as a part of life.
As we all know that wine is a necessity in the social activities and the application of the wine culture in Chinese and Western social activities is a good way to show wine culture. But as the different living environment, historical background, and values, people's understanding of wine culture is different. This paper analyses the wine culture in three aspects of the definition of wine culture in China and West, the application of the wine culture in Chinese and Western social activities and the functions of wine culture in social activities, so we can have a good understanding of wine culture and the differences between China and Western countries.
In the fact, the differences of wine culture in China and Western countries are the culture’s differences. This is indeed the case, to understand wine culture in China and the West is very important. With the development of international communication, learning the other nations’ cultures has become the necessary work. Therefore, suggesting the deeper understanding of wine culture can contribute to the development of the social activities and international communication.