Chinese Culture and Western and American CultureThere are many different aspects of ancient Chinese culture that differ from Western and American culture. Many things such as education, marriage and the type of community may be different from what we have in our Western civilization. Although Chinese culture has evolved over many, many years, some ancient traditions continue to be preserved. There is a wide variety of differences between the art and literature forms of Chinese and Western cultures. An example of this is the importance of architecture in China. Although the Chinese build large and extravagant buildings, the history of the architecture and the buildings themselves are relatively unimportant to them. It is difficult to find ancient buildings in China or even know whether their current architectural forms are similar to ancient ones due to the lack of records preserved in anything other than paintings. “The Chinese have no respect for buildings. When they fall or are destroyed, the inhabitants of the place come like ants and carry away all the material that could be used for the needs of life” (Speiser 17). So, while the Chinese do not have a method of conservation of buildings, or rather they find it unimportant, Western and American culture greatly respect the art that is architecture. When the Twin Towers in New York were destroyed in 2001 it was a great devastation. The devastation was so enormous that the buildings are being remodeled and rebuilt to form a museum in memory of the lives lost and the importance of the building itself. The Chinese would never think of doing such a thing; they would simply pick up the usable pieces and move on. Differences in art between Western and Chinese cultures grow with the addition... middle of paper... d. The Chinese Cultural Revolution. San Diego: Lucent, 1997. Print.Pinson, Ernest. "A letter from China." Omen. Ed. Edmund Tsang et al. Np, 2000. Web. 12 November 2013. .Shoebottom, Paul. "The Differences Between English and Chinese." A guide to learning English. Frankfurt International School, n.d. Web. 12 November 2013. .Shu, Sandra. “The Chinese Education System vs. the American Education System.” The Lightning. Ed. Nathan Chau. Lightning and Web. November 12, 2013. "Some General Differences Between Chinese and American Cultures." Pre-departure orientation for Chinese students. AIEF and Web. 13 November 2013. .Speiser, Werner. The art of China. New York: Greystone and Press.