浅谈中西方服装差异(英文).doc

Logically,''China''and"West''istwoconceptionindifferentlevel,theformerisaspecificcountrywhilethelatterisjustadirection.Generally,"Chinese"cultureissupposedtocomparewith"French"or"Italian"cultureorthereisalogictocompare"Eastern"culturewith"Western"culture.So,whythesetwodifferentlevelconceptionareputtogethertocompareandstudy?Becauseinthisarticle,"West"isaconceptionwhichisrelatedcloselytothenextword"clothingculture".Thatis,"Westernclothingculture"whichmeanstheclothingcultureintheChristianculturecirclewhichhavebeendevelopedandformedonthebasisofMediterraneancivilizationsincetheMiddleAges.ThissubjectistocomparetheclothingculturewhichhasgreateffectonthecurrentclothingcultureoftheworldwiththeclothingculturewhichisinChineseculturecircledevelopedandformedonthebasisoftheYellowRiverCivilization.IslamculturecircleandIndianculturecircleareexcluded.Duringtherelativelylonghistoryandintherelativelyindependentsocialenvironment,easternandwesternclothingculturehaveformedtheirownclothingsystem.Nowastheeconomyisconstantlydevelopingandthetechnologyiscontinuouslymakingprogress,theglobalizationoftheworldeconomyandtradehasbroughthomogenizationtothelifestyleofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Withthistrenddifferentclothingstylesarebecomingthesamedaybyday.PeoplefromwestlookattheriseofChina——theeasterndragonwithneweyes,especiallyeasternclothingdesignersconstantlyaddChineseclothingcultureelementstotheirnewdesigns.Seeingthroughtheseappearances,peoplecannothelptoponderdeeplyoveraseriesofquestions,forexample,whatonearththedifferencesarebetweenChineseandWesternclothingculture.?Aretheresomethingsimilarorsameinthistwokindofculture?ThemaintrendoffutureChineseclothingstyleis"international"westernclothingculture,ortheChineselocalclothingcultureorthecombinationofthetwo?Geographically,ChinesecultureoriginatedfromtheYellowRiverCivilization,andwasprogressedandformedinarelativelysettledandclosedgeographicallyenvironment.Fromdaysofold,Confucianism,Taoismphilosophy,Buddhism,IslamandChristianculturehaveevercollided,communicatedandintegratedwitheachotheronthisearth.,andbuiltChineseculturefeaturesimplicitandcompatibletogether.Inaddition,underthelongdominationofpoliticalsystemoffeudalsociety,highlyadvancedculturalsystemhasbeenbuilt.It'scertainedthatChineseandWesternclothingculture,apartofthetwototallydifferentculturalsystemsmentionedabove,arecharacterizedbycleardifferences.Aftertheprimitivesocietywheneatingrawbirdsandanimals,humanbeingscreateddifferentdresscultureindifferentgeographicallyenvironment.Chinesehavemadeuseofplantfiberssuchashemp,flaxandramieandsoonandanimalfiberslikewooletcforalongtimeago,andasearlyas6900yearsago,theyhadbeguntoraisingsilkwormstoweave.Silkisoneofthegreatcontributiontohumans'clothesmadebyChinese,sowecan'ttalkaboutChineseclothingculturewithoutmentioningelegantsilk.IncontrasttoChineseflourishingsilkculture,ancientEgyptwasdominatedbyflaxculture,MesopotamiawasledbywoolcultureandIndiaisthecradleofcottonculture.Withoutanyinnovationindressmaterial,ancientGreekandancientRomeinheritedtheculturewhichcombinesflaxculturewithwoolculturefromtheantienttimescivilizationonMediterranean.Asforsilk,althoughasearlyasBCancientRomehadappreciatedthebeautyofthesilkfromfareastviaSilkRoad,peopleofancientRomeremainedignorantaboutthesecretofthebeautifulsilkforarelativelylonghistory.ByzentineEmpirecouldn'tknowthesecretofsilkuntiltheysenttwomissionarieswhocouldspeakChinesetoChinainA.D.552andonecenturylater,ByzentiumjustsuccessfullywovethesilkwhileEuropeancouldn'tmakeitallbythemselvesuntiltheItalianRenaissancein13th—14thcentury.Chineseandpeoplefromwesthavecleardifferencesincognitonandprioritiesofclothingfunction:fromofoldtimes,Chineseplacedgreatemphasisonthesocialethicfunctionofdress.Theynotonlyworeclothesjustforwarmthorornament,butalsopaidmoreattentiontothesocialethicfunctionof—governingthecountryandestablishingpeacethroughouttheworld''.FromXiaDynasty,ShangDynastytoZhouDynasty,astheimprovementofdressandetiquettesystem,thisconceptalmostrunsthroughthewholeChinesehistory——monarchofeverydynastyallaccordedimportancetounifypeople'sviewbyrestrictingwhattheyworeandnevertiredofrevisingclothingsystemagainandagaintomakeallpeoplefromdifferentclassesconductinaccordancewiththeirrulesand—managestateaffairtomaketheircountrypeaceful''.Asforthisaspect,westerncannotcomparewithChina.PeopleofancientRomehadeverputgreatemphasisonstatussymbolsofclothesworebypeoplefromdifferentclassesandinfeudaltimes,everykindofclothingbanshadbeenconstantlymade,however,mostofthebanswereforforbiddingextravaganceandfewwesternerscouldmakefulluseofclothingsocialfunctionlikeChinese,incontrast,theypaidmoreattentiontothewealthvalueandaestheticsfunction.Chineseandwesternersshowdistinctionsindressingviews.BecauseoftheinfluenceofConfucianismandsettingvalueonsocialethicfunctionofclothes,itshowsakindofeast-stylereserveinChineseclothes——theskinwaswrappedandhidcarefullywhichatsomelevelcanbesaidChineseclothingcultureisakindof"wrapping''cultureinwhichfeaturecannotbeshowedandnakedskincannotbeseenatrandom.Therewas。