ChapterOneIntroductionTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeisoneofthefourChinesefolklovelegends,whichoriginatedfromtheGreatSnakeincidentinLuoyangintheTangDynasty.ItwasinitiallyshapedinFengMenglong’sWarningtotheWorldintheMingDynastyandbecamepopularintheQingDynasty.ItisamodelofChinesefolkcollectivecreation.TheLegendoftheWhiteSnakedescribesthetortuouslovestorybetweenasnakespiritandahumanbeing.Thestoryincludescoverboatborrowumbrella,Ladywhitestealganodermafairygrass,waterManshanJinshan,brokenbridge,Leifengtower,XuXian’ssonShiLinofferingthetowerplot.Theexpressionofthepeople’sadmirationforthefreeloveofmenandwomenandthehatredofthefeudalforcesunreasonablybound.Itislistedinthe“firstbatchofNationalintangibleCulturalheritage”,andhasbeenbasedonthestoryofanumberofTVdramasandcartoons.In2017,thelive-actionversionofBeautyandtheBeastbasicallyinheritedthemaincontentandframeworkoftheanimatedversion.Thistime,itretellstheromanticlovestorywithrealpeople,andthecharmofthefilmisasgoodasever.Simplestory,fairytaleplot,butcanendure.Inthestory,Belle,ayounggirlwhovoluntarilystaysinthecastletosaveherfather,andaprincewhoiscursedtobecomeabeast.Theprinceisimprisonedbymagicbecausehejudgesothersbyappearanceandloseshishandsomeappearances.TheyfallinlovewitheachotherindailylifeandtheprinceturnsoveranewleafandsacrificeshislifetosavebeautyandwinsBelle’sheart.Thetwoholdagrandballinthecastle,starttheirsweetlife,theloverswillgetmarried.ThefigureofLadyWhitehasitsowncolorandcharminthehistoryofChineseliterature,constantlyevolvingstoriesandcharacters.BaiSuzhenisasbeautifulasheaven,gentleandvirtuous,persistentandkindandvaluesloveandrighteousness.Fromtheoriginalsnake,BaiSuzhenbecomesaboldwomanwhopursueslovewithloveandmeaninginthelatterstory.BelleinBeautyandtheBeastisascuteashername.Shewasabeautiful,natural,intelligentscholarwithathirstfordistantcastlesandexcitingadventures.BellehasalwaysbeenafemalerepresentativeinDisneymovies.Sheisintellectualandbeautiful,intelligentandkind,elegantandindependent,andhercouragetorescueherfatherintheancientcastlealoneisverypeerless.ChapterTwoAnalysisontheSimilaritiesbetweentheTwoWorksLoveisanindispensablethemeelementinhumanlife.Tosomeextent,theconceptoflovereflectstheculturaltendencyofacurrentsociety.Fromancienttimestomoderntimes,manymenandwomenhavebeensweptofftheirfeetbythegreatmagicoflove.BaiSuzhenandBellebothmaderesistancetothefeudalsocietyintheprocessofpursuinglovefreedom.InthestorythateulogizestheromanticloveofBaiSuzhenandBelle,theauthorinterpretstheoppositiontofeudalsecularideas,feudalfeud,feudalmarriagesystemandfeudalpatriarchy,whichreflectsthegentleandfirmcharacterofthetwowomen.Althoughtheyhavedifferentviewsonlove,theyallreflecttheprotagonist'spursuitandyearningforbreakingthroughtraditionalconceptsandlove.2.1LoveAcrossRaceandAppearanceTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeisawell-knownstoryandthelovestorybetweenBaiSuzhenandXuXianisevenmoremoving.Whenwehearthetuneof“onethousandyearsandsoon”theheartisinevitableripples,itcannothelpbutbegintothinkofthedistantyears.OverthebrokenbridgeatWestLake.BaiSuzheninplainclothesmetthegentleXuXian,withtheboatshelter.Loveatfirstsight,anoil-paperumbrellawillloveforlife,untildeath,anearth-movinglovehasstarted.EventhoughBaiSuzhenwasamillennia-oldsnakedemon,XuXianremainedloyaltoheranddependedonherforlifeanddeath.Ofcourse,hisbodyalsoinevitablyrevealedthefeudalcultureeducationunderthecowardiceandcompromiseofscholars.Assoonastheeyesoftheworldshowedhimthattherelationshipwasalientorealculture.Hehadrunawayfromwhatatthetimeseemedlikeanunusualrelationshipwhenitwasrevealedtotheworld.Heflinched.Fortunately,heactuallychoseanextremewaytowakeuptoreality--hepracticedwithhishairinJinshanTempleandsufferedwithLadyWhite.Toboldlyexpresstotheworldhisloyaltytothisfeeling,blatantlytothefeudalethicsculture,putforwardastrongprotest.InBeautyandtheBeast,theBeastloseshisgorgeousappearance,andgraduallylearnshowtoloveindailylifewithBelle.HesacrificeshislifetosavebeautyandwinstheloveofBelle.Thecurseisliftedandtheloversgetmarried.Gaston,ontheotherhand,hasneverbeenabletowinBelle’sheartbecauseofhisdarkandtreacherousheart.Themovieclearlynegatestheuniversalunspokenruleofjudgingabookbyitscover.Somepeoplearenotgoodinappearance,buttheheartishot,activelyembracelife,welltoothers,theycanalsowinthefavoroftheoppositesex;Ontheotherhand,therearethosewholieinthemiddleandfailtowinthetrustandloveofothers.Forfeelings,Belldoesnotonlyattachimportancetotheappearanceof“maincontrol”,butalsopaysmoreattentiontoricheducationandkindheart,andpursuesakindofinterests,spiritualintegrationandsoulresonance.Shewarmsthemotherlessbeast’sself-abasedandself-willedheartwithherfieryloveandteacheshimhowtolove.Finally,self-respecting,independentandbrave,shewonanequal,sincereandfirmfeelings.Thelovestoryrunsthroughthefilm.WhenBelleandBeastwalkdownthepalacehandinhandanddancetogether,theirromanticandpureloveisheartwarming.Whenthebeastisshotandkilled,Bear’sheartfelt“Iloveyou”breakstheheartsofcountlessviewers.Andwhenthecurseisbroken,thebeastreturnstolifeandBelleliveshappilywiththeKing,therearetearsofjoy.Intheend,thegrandsceneofatop-downpartyinsidethecastlewastheperfectendingtothisromanticfairytale.2.2PersistentPursuitofBeautifulLoveThethemeoflovethatbreaksthroughtheethicshasbeenpasseddownthroughtheages.Beautifulloveandtragicdeatharetheeternalthemesofliterature.Comparedtotheheavydeath,thedeepandsweetlovecanarousereader’sinterestmore.LadyWhite’sboldpursuitandfirmmaintenanceofherloveandfreemarriageinthearticlereflecttheriseoffemaleautonomyandrebellionagainstthesecularconcept.LadyWhite,whoispassionateandboldinherpursuitoflove,iskind-heartedandfaithful.InthedramaoftheSacrificialTower,inadditiontoherunswervingdevotiontoloveasalways,sheismorestableandmature.Sheexperiencedmanytrialsandtribulationsintheconsiderationofherlovelessanimpetuous,morealittlecalm.Alittlelessbold,alittlemorethoughtful.Shehadtopayaheavypriceforherlove.Butnowexperiencedmanyhardships,hereyesnotonlytheirimpulsivelove,butalsosomemorematureideasforlovefreedom.Itbreaksthemarriageconceptof“specialwayofladyboy”,istherepresentativeofbreakingthroughtheprofessionalmarriage,andcarriespeople’shopeandpursuitoffreemarriage.ThisspiritgivesthestoryofLadyWhiteandXuXianwithauniquesoultospread,impactontheancientthoughtofetiquette,sothatthestoryhasfullappeal.Thesearetheexperienceandlessonslearnedfromthestruggleagainstthefeudalethicsculture,whichwillescorttheirloveandmarriage.Laythefoundationforahappyfamilylife.Lettheflowerofautonomousmarriagebearfruit.Bellemeetsthebeastandexperiencesthesweetnessoflove,andstruggleswiththeworldlyideasofthepeoplearoundhim.AsearlyasMrs.Beaumont’sstories,beautysaidtotheanimal-likebeast,“Ipreferyouandwhatyouare,tothosehumanbeingswhohidetheirtreachery,depravity,andungratefulheartsinhumanform.”BeautyandtheBeasttellsusdirectlythatit’sbettertolivewithabeastwhotrulyrespectsyouandlovesyou,butlooksterrible,thentolivewithamanlikeGaston.Regardlessoftheshacklesofetiquette,theyactivelypursuefreelove,andcleverlyfightagainstthevillain,andevenresolutelyrefuse.Reflectstheriseofwomen’sindependentconsciousness,graduallyrealizetheideal,self-liberation,thefreedomtoboldlypursuelove.Althoughthefemaleresistanceinthepatriarchalsocietyisdifficult,evenuseless,butBellbravelytakesaction,withthestruggleinreturnforthevictoryontheroadoflove.ThelovebetweenBelleandtheBeastalsoprovidesakindofequalintimaterelationshipparadigm.Imprisonedinthecastle,Belle,despitethelossofherfreedom,doesnotbecomeapieceofmeattobeslaughtered,butdemandsequaltreatmentfromhercaptors.Whentheroughandterriblebeastrudelyaskedhertohavedinnerwithhim,shewasnotafraidtoprovokehim,andbravelysaidno.Frombeginningtoend,thekeytoBelle’sfateisfirmlyinherhands.Whetheritisreadingbooksormakinginventions,orrefusingGaston’sproposal,orpushingherfatheroutofthecageforherfather,orrunningbacktohelpthebeast,andfinallyconfidingherlovetothebeast,fromthewayoflife,thewayoflifetotheemotionalmarriage,shefollowsherownhearttochoose,nottobeswayedbyothers,sheisherownmaster.Theheroinesinthetwoworkschoseanactiveattitudeinthepursuitoflove,tookthemostemotionalandsexualaction,anddidnothesitatetofightagainstthefeudalsystem,whichispraised.ChapterThreeAnalysisontheDifferencesbetweentheTwoWorksThefirstnaturalloveandappreciationbetweenpeople,andwhich,unmixedwithotherfactors,developintolove,isitsnaturalattribute,whentheygetalongwitheachother,considermatchingdegreesinallaspects,suchasfamily,education,socialstatus,impactonthefuture,andsoon.Itwillreflectthesocialattributesoflove.ThereisagreatdifferencebetweenChineseandWesternattentiontothetwo,whichisalsothemainmanifestationoftheirdifferentviewsonlove.Loveisacommonemotionofhumanbeings.Differentcountriesandregionshavecompletelydifferentviewsoflovebecauseoftheirdifferentculturalideas.3.1TheFreedomtoPursueLove3.1.1TheFreedomofLoveinBeautyandtheBeast“Lifeisprecious,loveismoreexpensive”[6]1.BeautyandtheBeastbelongstotheWesternromanticfairytale.TheWestadvocates“freelove”.InBeautyandtheBeast,therescuerhasagenderreversal.Theprincessisnolongeraweakandhelplesssillywhitesweetora“humanbackground”withnosenseofexistence,butawomanwithwisdomandcourage,andfinallybecomestherescueroftheprince,whichcanbecalledthefirsttruefeministamongDisneyprincesses.Inchoosingamate,thefamilyhasverylittleinterference,andtheyrespecttheirautonomyandsenseofselfmore,believingthattherelationshipshouldnotbecontrolledbyothers.Inlove,theywillnotsticktoeachother’sage,wealth,appearance,divorceornot,butpaymoreattentiontowhetherthetwosideshaveacommonlanguage,tryingtoseekspiritualpartners.Forthem,spiritualsatisfactionismorethananything,aslongastheyloveeverything.Theypursueemotionalspontaneity,open-mindedness,frankness,directnessduringlove,butaslongasitrisestothelevelofmarriageandthefamilybecomescautious,theydonotwanttosettleforthesecondbestwithpeoplewhodonotlove.3.1.2TheFreedomofLoveinTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeItcanbeseenfromTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakethatthefreedomtopursueloveinChinaissignificantlylowerthanthatintheWest.DespiteLadyWhite’sboldpursuitofherownlove,shewasstillobstructedbypeoplearoundher.Thefeudalsocietyideologywasdeeplyrootedinpeople’shearts,andtheydidnotwanttoaccepttheloveofladyboys,whichtheythoughtwasagainsttheethics.Finally,LadyWhitewassuppressedbythepagodaandwenttopracticeinJinshanTempleofXuXian.Allthisisduetothefactthatsinceancienttimes,Chinahaspaidattentiontothemarriageoffamilies,andtherearemanyfactorshinderingthelovebetweenmenandwomen.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Amanwinsbythecity,whileawomanwinsbyhereyes”,menneedtohavebothvirtueandability,anditisbesttocomefromafamilyofofficials.Asaresult,thefeelingsbetweenmenandwomenaremixedwithfactorsrelatedtostatus,classandwealth,andbecomelesspure.Marriageisusuallychosenbytheparents.Iftwopeoplehaveapartner,butareopposedbytheirparents,mostofthemhavetocompromise,giveuptheirtrueloveandfollowtheirparents’arrangement.Afewofthemwillchoosetofightforlove,buttheresultofthefightisoftentragic.However,LadyWhite’srebelliousspirithasinfluencedmanypeople,andfreeloveandautonomyinmarriagehaveamorematuremodehere.Thisprovidesvaluableexperienceandrichspiritualfoodforfreelove.FromthenonthewomenintheboudoirbegantoemulateLadyWhite.Boldlyseektheirownlove,strivefortheirownhappiness.3.2TheWaytoExpressLove3.2.1TheExpressionofLoveinBeautyandtheBeastInDisney’sBeautyandtheBeast,thesweetlovebetweenBelleandtheBeastcannotbeseparatedfromtheexpressionofmutuallove.Bellelovedreading,sothebeastgavehimawholelibrary.Whenthebeastwasdying,Belle’sIloveYousavedtheprince'slifeandliftedthemagicatthesametime.Westernersareusedtoputting“l(fā)ove”intowords.Theyexpresstheirlovetothepersontheyloveboldlyanddirectly,withoutbeatingaroundthebushliketheChinesepeople.Thesameexpressionofmissing,Chinesepeoplewillsay“oncetheseaisdifficulttowater,excepttheWushanMountainisnotacloud”,whileWesternerswillbestraightforward“missyou”;expressappreciationfortheoppositesex.Chinesepeoplewilleuphemisticallysay“Astrangerislikeajade,achildwithnomatch”,whileWesternerswilldirectlysay“Ilikehim”.Westernersarenotusedtousingavarietyofeverydayobjectstoexpresslove,theybelievethatlanguageisthebestexpression.3.2.2TheExpressionofLoveinTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeOnthecontrary,LadyBaiandXuXianwerepassionateinlove,buttheirexpressionoflovewasrestrainedandprofound.BaiSuzhenandXuXianfellinloveatfirstsight,buttheyhadtheirownreserveandpoliteness.Inthesameboat,eventhoughtheyhavefeelingsforeachother,theirbehaviorisnotoutofplace.Finally,theyexpresstheirloveforeachotherbyborrowinganumbrellaandreturningit.Delicateloveismoreintriguing.TheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeshowsthatChinesepeopletendtobeshyandshy,whileWesternerstendtobehotanddirect,whichisobviouslyreflectedinthedifferentwaysofexpressingloveinChinaandtheWest.Chinesepeopleseldomsay“l(fā)ove”,theyoftenexpresstheirfeelingswithakindofobject.Inancienttimes,womenexpressedtheirlovetotheirfavoritemenwithhandkerchiefs,hairpins,fans,jadepeels,pursesandotherobjects,andmadetheirfeelingswiththem.Thuscamethetraditionof“sendingacaciawithredleaves”,“tyingtheknotwithoneheart”and“sendingloverwithpurses”.Afterdeepcontact,eachotherwillsendapieceofhairtoshowlove.Infeudalsociety,menandwomenwerenotrelatedtoeachother,andtheycouldnotexpresstheirfeelingshonestly,whichisoneofthereasonsforthetraditionaltransferoflovebythings,andsuchatransferoflovealsooccursaftermarriage.3.3TheAttitudetowardsLove3.3.1TheAttitudetowardsLoveinBeautyandtheBeastNomatterintheanimation,thebeastgentlysaid,“Belle,youopenyoureyes”,orin2017,thebeastdomineersannounced,“Whatyoulikeisyours”.Atthatmoment,therewasaflashofsurpriseinBelle’seyes.Shemetthebeast.Thebeastunderstoodthevalueofbooksinhereyes,thecolorfulworldshelongedfor,andtheideallifesheexpected.“Thenyoushouldcontrolyourtemper!”[4]718Atthatmoment,whentheBeastwasspeechlessandturnedhisheadinangerandwassolovely,somethinghadchangedinsidehimforthefirsttimesomeonewouldcriticizehimselfseriously.Forthefirsttimeanyonewouldrejecthimcategorically,butalsoforthefirsttimesomeonewouldusesuchequalanddirectconcernforhimself.HemetBelle,whowouldaccompanyhimwithbookssothathewouldnotbelonelyintime,wouldaccompanyhimwithscenerysothathecouldseethebeautyoftheworld,andfollowhimtounderstandsothathecoulduntiehisheart.Becauseunderstand,soattract,fromattract,fallinlove.LovehasahighstatusintraditionalWesternsocieties.ForWesterners,lovecomesfirst.Bothmenandwomencansacrificeeverythingandabandoneverythingforlove.Westernsexualchoiceandmarriage,basedentirelyonlove,theirloveandmarriage,areemotionalneeds.Westernersbelievethatloveisthemostsacred,itisthemostsacredpartofhumanemotion,cannotbetainted,lovehasthesamesacredandabsolutereligiousidol.Atthesametime,itisalsotheultimatehumanemotion,withahighlyirrationalcharacter,soWesternloveisspiritual,romantic,theypaymoreattentiontotheloveitselftobringitsspiritualsatisfaction,ratherthantoconsidertoomuchobjectiveconditions.Theirmarriageisaunionoflove,regardlessofthesocialimpact.3.3.2TheAttitudetoLoveinTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeInTheLegendoftheWhiteSnake,afterBaiSuzhenandXuXianfellinlove,theypaidtheirrespectsandgotmarried.Inancienttimes,itwasbelievedthatagoodloveshouldendwithmarriage.ManyweddingsorbehaviorsofChinesepeopleexpressaviewoflove,thatis,untilthesearunsdryandtherocksbreakdown,untildeathdoesnotchange.Theyadvocatealifelongrelationship,emphasizingtheknotofloveandthefruitofmarriage.Withtheincreaseofage,althoughthepassionfaded,buttheaffectionfollowed,sothathe,onthematchmaker’swords,theygotusedtoeachother,cannotbeseparated.Chinesepeoplesincerelyhopethatthecouplecankindlypursue,loveforalifetime,growoldtogether,andeveryone’slovewilllastforever.FortheChinese,theimportanceofloveliesinitssocialnature,whilefortheWesterners,itliesinitsnaturalnature.AfterXuXianmarriedBaiSuzhen,hewasquestionedbyhissister.ForBaiSuzhen’sunknownorigin,theyheldaskepticalattitudeandcouldnotfullyacceptit.Thenduetotheseaofheavyobstruction,italsobroughttroubletoBaiSuzhen.Itallcomesfromancientfeudalmarriagesthatwerearrangedbyparentsandarrangedbymatchmakers.TheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeisacontrasttoancientmarriages,whereboldlovewastheexception.Mostmarriagesarebasedonmaterialthings,becausefewloveeachother,andeveniftheyfinallybreakthroughtheresistanceandmarry,theywillbecriticizedforalongtime.Parentsonbothsidesconsidermaterial“conditions”andbelievethatmaterialbasisisthebasisforahappylife.Theyneverthinkthatloveandlike-mindedfeelingsarethebasisfortheunionoftwosides.Therefore,Chineseloveismixedwithalotofmaterialthings.Thelong-standingpopularfolk“marryHan,marryHan,dressandeat”,effectivelyprovesthatChineseloveismorematerialthanspiritual.3.4TheValueOrientationofLove3.4.1TheValueOrientationofLoveinBeautyandtheBeastLoveplaysdifferentrolesinChineseandWesternsocieties,anditsconnotationandnaturearealsoverydifferent.InBeautyandtheBeast,lovebelievesinanaturalimpulse,valuespersonalfeelings,andisnotinfluencedbyexternalobjects.Oftenregardlessofall,theWestbelievesinspiritualenjoymentandsatisfactionandthetrueprogressofhumannature.Westernloveisonlylove,notrespect,soWesternloveandmarriageareoftennotaspermanentasChinesepeople.Intermsofsex,Westernersbelievethatpleasuremustbetimely.Forthem,love,marriageandsexarecompletelydifferentthings.Spiritualandphysicalpleasureareboththeirpursuit,whichissupreme,pureandbeautiful,notobsceneorobscene.Theyrespecttheenjoymentofsexandinsistonromanceandfreedom.Relativelyspeaking,theloveinBeautyandtheBeastismorestraightforward,theyaremoreinpursuitofheartandspirit,basicallynotfetteredbyfamily.Theystillgetinvolvedandenjoyloveaftermarriage.MostWesternpeopleliveapartfromtheirparentsandrelativeswhentheygetmarried,sotheyhavefewerexternaltiesandpaymoreattentiontotheworldbetweenthem.TheirfinancialandparentalburdenissignificantlylowerthaninChina,mainlyduetothelackoffamilyawarenessinWesterncountriesandagreateremphasisonindependence.Althoughinthecurrenteraoframpantmaterialcomforts,lovealwaysexists“impurities”,butthereisnodenyingthatthepurityofWesternloveishigherthanthatofChina.3.4.2TheValueOrientationofLoveinTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakeThebeautifullovestoryinTheLegendoftheWhiteSnakereflectsthatChineseloveisusuallycombinedwithfilialpietyandcourtesy,whichisoftenthoroughandrational.Love,whichisoftenassociatedwithmarriage,isnotjustasimpleemotion.Inmostmarriages,twopeoplearearrangedbytheirparentsandarrangedbymatchmakers.Atthesametime,itwasalsothemarriageoftwofamilies.Therefore,inthechoiceoflovemarriage,weshouldtakeintoaccountfamilybackground,statusandinfluenceonourselvesandthefamily.Inaddition,duetotheinfluenceandlimitationoftraditionalethics,Chinesepeoplepayattentiontothemoralvalueofloveandattachimportancetotheresponsibilityandobligationoflove.Therefore,Chineselovepaysattentiontorespectinlove,andthehusbandandwife“respecteachotherasguests”sothatthehusbandandwiferelationshipcanbelonger.ThismakesthetraditionalChineselovemorerespectandresponsibility,lessimpulse.Atthesametime,theybelievethatmarriageandsexareoneandthetwocannotbeseparated.Sopremaritalsexisnotallowed.ChapterFourReasonsfortheDifferencesbetweentheTwoLoveViewsLoveisthemostbeautifulfeelinginthehumanworld.Overtheages,countlesspeoplehavesacrificedtheirlivesforit.ManylovestoriesshowthatChineseandWesternattitudestowardslovearedifferent,andtheresultsarequitedifferent.TheChinesepeople'sattitudetowardsloveisfarlesssacredandloftythanthatofWesterners,whichisthedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternculturesinmarriageandlove.However,beingindifferentregions,differentcountriesanddifferenthierarchiesisanimportantreasonforthedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternattitudestowardslove.ThroughahorizontalcomparisonofthedevelopmenthistoryofChineseandWesternviewsonlove,itisfoundthatthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternattitudestowardslovearecausedbygeographicalenvironment,traditionalculture,economicfactorsandpoliticalreasons,butthereisnolackofsimilarityinyearningforfaithfullove.4.1NationalReligionAlsodevelopedtothedirectionofscholarsandscholars,choosingtogiveuplovefortheirownfuture.Andancientwomenfromchildhoodinboudoirs,soit’shardtoproducelove.Inancienttimes,feudalethicsrestrictedthefreedomofmarriage,andmarriagewasbasicallydecidedbyparents,makingitextremelydifficulttopursueyourownhappinessindependently.InTheLegendoftheWhiteSnake,XuXianandLadyWhitehaveavigorouslove,buttheirloveissadanddifficult.Thishassomethingtodowithtraditionalfeudalthought.Foralongtime,thousandsofyearsoftraditionalConfucianculturalthoughtsandancientpatriarchalclansystemhavebeendeeplyrootedintheideasoftheChinesepeople,whichleadstotheintrovertedcharacteroftheChinesepeople.Inancienttimes,peoplebelievedthatitwasunacceptableforsocietyandpeopletoboldlypursueloveinpublic.Therefore,mostofthemrepressedtheirheartsanddarednotdoanythingagainstsocialcustoms.Atthesametime,ancientmenwereimbuedwithConfucianculturefromanearlyageDifferentfromthefeudalideologyandcultureofancientChina,WesterncultureinheritedthecommercialcultureofancientGreece,whichismainlycharacterizedbyopennessandexport.Westernersaregoodatexpressingtheirfeelings.Theyhavelongadvocatedfreedomandspontaneity.Whentheymeetsomeonetheylike,theywilloftenbebold.enoughtorevealtheirtruefeelings.ThisopenviewofloveintheWestbenefitedfromtheRenaissancemovementinthe14thcenturytothe16thcenturyinWesterncountries.Thismovementliberatedpeople’smindsandmadethempaymoreattentiontoself-worthandpursueabetterlife.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheviewoflove.Inthisregard,comparedwithChinesepeopleinthesameperiod,Westernersaremoreabletofollowtheirheartstopursuetruelove,moreabletofeelthehappinessandsatisfactionbroughtbylove,andmoreabletoaddcolortotheirlives.4.2NationalConceptFromLadyWhiteandXuXian,BelleandtheBeast,wecanseethattheChineseandWesternnationalcharactersarecompletelydifferent,whichultimatelycomesfromthedifferencesinpolitical,economic,ideologicalandculturalaspects.Inpolitics,theconceptof“thenationcomesfirst,theindividualcomessecond”isemphasized.Economically,thetraditionalsmall-scalepeasanteconomyledtothepsychologicalstatethattheChinesepeopledependedonheavenforfoodandcompliedwithheaven’smandate.Inideology,theConfuciansystemformedtheextremeandunifiedideology,sothatthepublicbecamecautiousinwordsandactions,andonlythekingwasdominant,thatis,“thekingistheminister’sprinciple,thefatheristheson’sprinciple,andthehusbandisthewife’sprinciple”.Chinesepeopletendtobeshy,humble,andsoon.[9]180MostWesterncharactersareenthusiastic,generousandunrestrained.Thereasonsforthiskindofcharactercomemainlyfrompoliticalandeconomicideas.Inpolitics,Westerncountrieshaveestablishedacapitalistsystem,whichmakesthemrelativelyequalinpolitics.Economically,thevigorousdevelopmentofthewesterncapitalisteconomyandthetraditionalcommercialeconomyhasenabledthepeopletobecomeself-sufficientandprosperous.Ahundredflowersblossomedinthought,andbasedontheindep