Conference Proceedings 2015 “Bald Eagle & Panda” U.S.-China Culture Exchange Virtual Conference November, 2015 Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ames, Iowa, USA Editors Linda Hagedorn, Ph.D. Liang (Rebecca) Tang, Ph.D. Arne Hallam, Ph.D. Editorial Notes What is the Bald Eagle and Panda Conference? The Bald Eagle and Panda Virtual Conference is an annual event, first began in 2014, funded by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. The conference evolved through the collaboration between Iowa State University (ISU) in the U.S. and Henan Normal University (HNNU) in China. Since 2012, HNNU and ISU have worked together to establish an American Cultural Center on the HNNU campus that can enhance English language training, understanding American culture from a comparative perspective, and enriching curriculum across both universities for the creation of global citizens with wide perspectives and open minds. We seek to enhance critical thinking and open dialogue across the globe. The Bald Eagle and Panda (BEAP) Conference is preceded by a call for proposals asking students to submit a short essay (250-300 words) describing their intentions for a longer and more complete presentation and/or paper. All proposals were evaluated on the following: importance of the topic within American and Chinese cultural exchange, quality of writing, potential for effective display, and suitability/readiness for presentation. All students were given informative feedback on their proposals. Proposals were either accepted for presentation, accepted but not presented, or declined. Proposers in the first two categories were invited to submit a full paper that would be included in these proceedings and will enter them into the competition for prizes. All BEAP presentations are pre-recorded and presented on the day of the conference. Presentations are archived and can be viewed at any time after the conference by visiting the Bald Eagle and Panda website: https://baldeaglepanda.wordpress.com/. After each presentation, the authors are available for live questions and answers. The conference proceedings include all of the submitted papers to the conference. It is important to note that the papers have not been edited. These papers are published as originally submitted (minor stylistic changes for uniformity) by the students. With few exceptions, these papers were written by undergraduate students in China for whom English was not native. The reader will note great variability in the depth, style, grammatical correctness, and topic across the collection of papers. We reserved the original papers as evidence of the thinking and ability of these student presenters. We invite the readers to enjoy the originality, the diversity, as well as the perspectives. What is the Bald Eagle and Panda Series? The BEAP conference is a part of the Bald Eagle and Panda Series that includes guest 2 lectures at various universities in China, a quarterly newsletter for undergraduate students in China, and recorded professional lectures by world renowned faculty on topics of importance to both China and the U.S. We are proud of the accomplishments of the students and others who participate in the BEAP series. Our plans are to continue to enhance our offerings and to work together to enhance international understanding and ultimately peace. Linda Serra Hagedorn, Ph.D. 3 Proceedings Editorial Team Best Paper Selection Committee Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Arne Hallam Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Liang (Rebecca) Tang Iowa State University of Science and Technology Reviewers Ran Li Katie Davidson Shaohua Pei Fei Xue Li Luo Heelye (Jason) Park Jessica Fox Nadia Jaramillo Sanah Siddique Sarah Adams Eunkyoung Park Huanjiao Dong Jie Sun Arienne McCracken Peiyu Guan Amber Roy Wendy Robinder Lei Fang Eojina Kim Alexandra K. Jones Kyuho Lee Yani Wei Magnus Thorsson Misty Spencer Osomiyor (Somi) Abalu Shannon Murphy Zoe Thornton Melissa Fike Jinhyun Jun Joshua Lyte Ashley Taylor Kangli Qu Sangwook Kang Shalika Khindurangala Siti Nurhayati Khairatun Yi Jin Jewoo Kim Joey Lee Liuran Fan Katherine Lundberg Jaewook Kim Ling Zhang LaPorchia C. Davis Anupma Singh Wayne Glass Hwang Chanmi 4 Participating Institutions From China Henan Normal University Harbin University of Science and Technology Xi’an Jiaotong University Xi’an International University Guangzhou University Northeastern University From the U.S. Iowa State University University of Nebraska College of Lake County Wesleyan College Appalachian State University 5 Table of Contents --Alphabetical Order by Author’s Last Name-- Development and Social Reality of Homosexuality in China and the U.S. /Haohong Bai ................................................ 8 When Memorization Meets Independent Thinking / Hangjie Bian ....................................................................................... 13 An Analysis of Sino-US Family Education / Yiting Cai ................................................................................................................. 21 The Difference of Consumption Concept between American and Chinese / Jiaojiao Cao ........................................... 26 A Comparative Analysis of Parenting Between the United States and China / Tingting Chao .................................. 28 Summaries of China-America Relation / Jiena Chen .................................................................................................................... 32 Influence of the Bible and Confucius Analects / Yanyan Chen ................................................................................................ 36 Identifying Differences of Body Language between China and America / Fangyue Dong .......................................... 41 A Comparison of Business Etiquette and Culture in China and the United States / Halley Holland ....................... 47 On Education between Chinese Families and American Families / Jing Hou ................................................................... 56 Festival Culture in America and China / Yongli Hou ................................................................................................................... 61 The Analysis of Film Subtitling Translation in the Cross-Cultural Communication / Jianrui Hu ............................. 65 Analyze the Differences between Chinese and American Wedding Customs / Jie Hu .................................................. 70 The Sino-US Differences in Etiquette / Yaguo Ji ............................................................................................................................ 74 Table Tennis and American Culture / Hou Ke ................................................................................................................................ 78 Research on Chinese and Western Cultural Differences from the Mythology - Milky Way / Huihui Li ................ 84 A Comparative Study of Female Images in China and The U.S. / Jiarui Li .......................................................................... 88 The Comparison Study of Romantic Relationship between U.S. and China / Moxiao Li .............................................. 99 Attracting More Attention to Women Rights Issue Both China and America / Xue Li ................................................ 105 Promoting the Cultural Exchange through Analysis of American TV Series’ Influences / Junhong Liu .............. 111 Typical Dress in China and America - On Sun Yat-Sen Suit and Jeans / Mingyue Liu ................................................. 116 Cooperation in Computer Science Education for Girls / Xiaotong Liu ............................................................................... 120 The Comparison between Chinese Ink-Wash Painting and Western Oil Painting / Kewen Mao ........................... 126 The Influence of the American Sitcoms on Chinese Young People and Sitcoms / Mengxi Niu ............................... 131 Pop Music and Movies Will Be Making Big Differences / Guiqian Pan .............................................................................. 135 Comparison of Lao-Tzu and Plato on their Philosophies / Tianning Qin ......................................................................... 140 The Importance of Language / Yuhong Qiu ................................................................................................................................... 144 6 Brief Discussion on A Difference of A Food Culture of the United State / Yuxi Ren ..................................................... 147 Eating Utensils Between China and America / Jing Sun ........................................................................................................... 151 Art In the Performance - Comparing Stage Culture in China and America / Zhenming Tian .................................. 155 On the Cultural Differences of Color Words Between China and Western Countries / Fan Wang ........................ 161 Ecological Analysis of Avatar and its Enlightenment - From the Perspective of Lao-Tzu's Thoughts / Jing Wang ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 166 The Successful Diffusion of American Animations over China / Yeting Wang ............................................................... 170 The Wedding Dresses