Western culture uses the Sun to tell time, while the Chinese use the moon (without which there will be no Lunar New Year). Not the same in the literal sense, but rather, in terms of its importance and value, it’s really pretty close - e.g. The moon in the Chinese culture is something like the sun in the Western culture. However, in the Chinese culture the moon is much more than just “a moon”. Taken out of context, the moon is a moon, and is generally not considered anything special. It was sung and popularised by the late Teresa Teng. There’s this song that I love called (translated): The Moon Represents My Heart or Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin (Hanyu pinyin).
