Throughout the history of mankind, societies have been evolving, changing, developing and growing in many different ways, and one of the main characteristics about human’s societies is the variety of different cultures that holds; for instance, aspects like food, religion, language, music or sports can provide important clues about how a country is. When you think of two different countries in these terms, China and Venezuela might come to mind. These kinds of differences could be easier to understand by contrasting these two significantly distant countries, which cultures can show many differences, but they can also find similarities. Also, Western culture and Eastern culture can be represented trough this cultural contrast/comparison.
An important difference between China and Venezuela is the language. Although Chinese language comprises of seven main dialects and more than other 292 dialects, Mandarin and Cantonese are the most spoken. The variety of Mandarin based on …show more content…
It is well known that China has a long development of music. Chinese opera- as the most influential music- is not invented for entertainment originally. In ancient China, opera was one of the ways for people to express feeling under imperial control. Moreover, people would use it to enhance their ideological realm. On the other hand, Orchestra Music, which is really common in ancient China, is another kind of music style for people to relaxing. For example, Guzheng, which was invented at the Warring period, has been accepted and used frequently since Qin Dynasty. (Jiang, 2007) Comparing Venezuela with China, Venezuelan music is more similar to modern music that combines music and dance together. Joropo, which influenced by African, Native South American and European culture, has a very lively rhythm. As the most popular music styles in Venezuela; people prefer to use it in different kinds of celebration (Parra,
An important difference between China and Venezuela is the language. Although Chinese language comprises of seven main dialects and more than other 292 dialects, Mandarin and Cantonese are the most spoken. The variety of Mandarin based on …show more content…
It is well known that China has a long development of music. Chinese opera- as the most influential music- is not invented for entertainment originally. In ancient China, opera was one of the ways for people to express feeling under imperial control. Moreover, people would use it to enhance their ideological realm. On the other hand, Orchestra Music, which is really common in ancient China, is another kind of music style for people to relaxing. For example, Guzheng, which was invented at the Warring period, has been accepted and used frequently since Qin Dynasty. (Jiang, 2007) Comparing Venezuela with China, Venezuelan music is more similar to modern music that combines music and dance together. Joropo, which influenced by African, Native South American and European culture, has a very lively rhythm. As the most popular music styles in Venezuela; people prefer to use it in different kinds of celebration (Parra,