CHINESE CULTURE VS JAPANESE CULTURE

Chinese culture and Japanese culture look like the same , but actually, they aren’t the same. First of all, Chinese is a tonal language while Japanese tends to be more monotone. The other difference is their foods. For example, chinese foods vary by region ,but tend to have stronger

flavors. On the other side, Japanese cuisine is known for its more subtle tastes. Japanese cuisine use a lot of fish stock(dashi), kelp, miso, soy sauce, sake and rice vinegar and their famous foods include sushi, tempura and ramen while Chinese cuisine generally favors soy sauce, rice wine and ginger and their famous foods include Peking duck, chow mein, char siu(BBQ pork) and yumcha/dim sum. Another thing is Chinese holidays and Japanese holidays and how they're celebrated. While Chinese people celebrate Lunar New Year, Japanese people don’t celebrate Lunar New Year. Rather, they celebrate the Western New Year according to the Gregorian calendar. The way they're celebrated is similar, but different. In both, there's a large emphasis on visiting with family and cleaning before the New Year, but the Chinese New Year tends to be celebrated very differently, with firecrackers and red things everywhere. The other one is names. Chinese names usually only have one syllable, but Japanese names usually have about three syllables, and end in a vowel (similar to Italian names). For example, Chinese names include Ma, Lú while Japanese names are generally include Yuzuki, Kazuyuki. Lastly, Chinese people can often be seen talking loudly at public places. On the other hand, In Japan, talking or laughing loudly in public places is considered as discourteous. They even keep their phones muted during travelling.

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