There is a great diversity in culture of China and the west owing to the different of region and history. The division has appeared in every aspect, such as clothing, food, housing, transportation.
Chinese pay close attention to clothing and apparel all along, and demand it highly, some even to be addicted.
But the western don’t care it particularly, no pursuing the brand and style, only be fitted and neat.
It is a great concern on form of food in China, such as color, smelling and taste.
However require of the western is more inside, such as nutritious suitable, quality, maintain of nutrition.
Diversions, in architecture, of china and the western, comes from materials. Traditionally Chinese construction shape the frame is wood, but the western, mainly, is stone always.
In addition to all above this, other respects exists differences.
On religion and belief, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism flourished in china, the western believed Christian, God created the world. On painting, picture is painted by ink stick pouring in China, and expresses inherence. But the west focuses on the proportion of body. There are differences on value, the customs and thoughts. All in one, a large differences lie in the culture of Chinese and the western.