Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Theory of Global Village of McLuhan
1.2 Huntington's Theory — the Clash of Civilizations
1.3 Fei Xiaotong and His Theory of Cultural Consciousness
1.4 Significance of Comparison Between Chinese Culture and Western Culture
1.5 What Is Culture
1.6 Levels of Culture
1.7 Characteristics of Culture
1.8 Range of Comparison of This Book
Chapter 2 Origins of Chinese Culture and Western Culture
2.1 Starting Point
2.2 Origin of Chinese Culture
2.3 Social Structure and Economic Type
2.4 Origin of Western Culture
Chapter 3 Contrast Between Chinese and Western Religious Cultures
3.1 Chinese Ancient Religions
3.2 Christianity and Its Thought
3.3 Contrast Between Eastern and Western Religions
Chapter 4 Contrast Between Chinese and Western Literatures
4.1 Survey of Chinese Literature
4.2 Evolution of Western Literature
4.3 Contrast Between Features of Chinese and Western Literatures
Chapter 5 Contrast Between Chinese Art and Western Art
5.1 What Is Art
5.2 Chinese Traditional Artistic Achievements
5.3 Achievements of Western Art
5.4 Differences in Artistic Styles
Chapter 6 Comparison Between Chinese and Western Festivals and Customs
6.1 Chinese Traditional Festivals
6.2 Western Festivals
6.3 Taboo Customs
Chapter 7 Contrast Between Chinese and Western Values
7.1 Definition of Values
7.2 Differences Between Chinese and Western Values
Chapter 8 Comparison Between Chinese and Western Thinking Modes and Language Differences
8.1 Relationship Between Language and Thinking
8.2 Comparison Between Chinese and Western Modes of
Thinking and Language Differences
8.3 English and Chinese Idioms and Ways of Thinking
8.4 Cultural Exchange and Language Integration