摘 要
各个民族都有自己的文化形式，数字信息反映出本民族的心理特征，风俗习惯，以及文化特色。本文通过分析中西方文化中具有典型意义的数字，论述了不同的文化特点，比如,风俗习惯，宗教信仰，语言习惯等。
关键词：数字文化;中西方; 跨文化交际
ABSTRACT
All nationalities have its own numerical culture．Cultural information of numbers reflects national psychology，customs and characteristics of culture．This article discusses the different cultural connotations and cultural differences，such as different cultural customs，religion faiths and language habits by analysis on some representative lucky numbers and numerical taboos in both Chinese and English.
Key words：numerical culture；Chinese and western culture；intercultural communication
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Numeral worship and taboo in Chinese and western culture 2
2.1 Numeral Worship in Chinese and western culture 2
2.1.1 number “7” worship in western culture 3
2.1.2 number “6” & “9” worship in Chinese culture 3
2.2 Numeral Taboo in Chinese and western culture 4
2.2.1 number “13” taboo in western culture 4
2.2.2 number “4” & “7” taboo in Chinese culture 6
3.Causes of numerical worship and taboo 7
3.1 Different values 7
3.2 Different language habits 8
3.3 Different religious faiths 9
4. Conclusion 12
Acknowledgements 13
References 14
