roughDifferences between Chinese and American Cultures

Differences between Chinese and

American Cultures in Gua Sha

Abstract

:Gua Sha is a

Chinese film shot on location in St.

Louis,reflecting on

the

cultural

differences

between

America

and

's

father

gives

their

5-year-old grandson Dennis a painless, ancient Chinese treatment,which is called Gua

Sha,for his grandson has got a r,this treatment

leaves bright red marks

on the boy's back. This alerts the Child Welfare Agency to take the child away and

charge

the

parents

with

days

later,many

court

hearings

engage

in

their

life,which

almost

makes

this

family

movie

is

about

the

differences

between

American

and

Chinese

culture,showing

us

how

cultural

differences

will

influence

on

our

life

in

different

ways,such

as

the

types

of

thinking,some

kinds

of

cross-cultural expression,etc.

Key words

:cultural differences;Gua Sha;cultural expression

1

Review on Gua Sha

Gua Sha is built upon the misapprehension on medical treatment between China

and

l

treatment

can

also

be

a

part

of

culture

in

a

country,for

example,the

Western

medicine

and

the

traditional

Chinese

e

medicine has the brilliant

history of thousands of

years,while western countries

have their extremely helpful medical the beginning to the end of this

movie,Gua Sha is the clue of the

can not only tell us the the dissimilar types of

thinking

on

medical

treatment

but

emphasize

the

distinct

between

Chines

and

American

Child Welfare Agency regards the marks on the boy as a kind of abuse instead of

a proper medical treatment and then they sued e of this misunderstanding,the

normal

father

love

became

a

kind

of

crucial

and

violent

Chinese

immigrants

struggle

to

hold

onto

their

American

dreams

in

the

USA,but

some

people can not make clear the differences between countries to ,the

misapprehension

arises

and

they

do

wrong

things

immigrants

even

do

not

know

what

is

right,because

they

know

little

about

the

ore,Gua Sha is a wonderful movie to remind people of the cultural

differences,and it can also help people

draw a clear distinction between cultures of the

different countries.

Gua Sha is a movie that can make people think deeply about the cultural the

first place,I want to discuss about the Xus is a Chinese family,however,they do not

speak

their

mother

language

at

home,but

speak

is

really

an

incredible

it is obvious that they want their child to pass an important exam,they do not

n

eed to teach their son in this what I learn from this action is the cultural

a person is new in some countries,it is good and beneficial for

him

to

know

about

the

local

when

he

gets

used

to

the

native

custom,he can live Xuns even go so far as to insist the boy use a fork

and

knife

instead

of

chopsticks,even

when

it's

obvious

they

are

still

eating

Chinese style food, served in the normal way: communal dishes for the food and

smaller, individual rice bowls for each person. Mother seems

a bit inflexible in

her

insistence

on

being

as

American

as

possible,

while

Da

Tong's

cultural

learinings

are

just

as

strongly

Chinese,

although

not

by

conscious

ly,I

want

to

focus

on

the

cultural

hits

his

son

during the party time in front of his best China,when children fight with

each other,the parents have rights to take action to let their children know what is

wrong and what is in America,it seems unnecessary and makes the boss

of

Datong

looks

peaceful

and

uncaring,so

Datong

hits

his

son

is

not

like

an

appropriate is the cultural might think that Datong

is a rude guy because he hits his child for his son's fault in the party instead of

admiring what Datong has America,as the Declaration of Independence

of

the

Thirteen

Colonies

says,all

men

are

created

equal,but

Datong

hits

his

action

will

make

some

American

people

onally,the

Chinese

folklore

about

the

Monkey

King

can

really

illustrate

the

cultural

China,the Monkey King is the symbol of goodness and brave,but it

becomes an evil and violent character in Child Welfare Agency uses

this

folklore

as

an

evidence

to

persuade

the

judge

to

make

a

statement

that

Datong

is

in

Datong's

opinion,Monkey

King

is

not

a

kind

of

y,it

is

the

problem

about

Gua

had

heard

of

Gua

Sha

in

America at that time,people regarded the bright red marks on the boy's back was

a kind of this led the authorities to sue us court

hearings

began

and

the

young

couple

both

felt

it

is

a

story,it

may repeat itself many times in the area where many oriental immigrants live and

all

of

these

are

due

to

simple

misunderstanding

between

all

know