As a kind of cultural phenomena, privacy has different meaning in different culture. In the intercultural communication, it is very important to have a correct view of privacy. This thesis compares and analyzes the privacy between China and the west in diverse angles. Based on the western scholar, privacy is a selective control of access to self or to one’s group. Knowing the concept of privacy and the way to face the culture shock which followed by different view of privacy, we find some important things. That is, with the globalization of modern society, the common understanding on privacy will be more and the problems in the intercultural communication will be fewer if we understand and respect the other culture. In the intercultural communication, it is very important to have a correct view of privacy. This onsscripts and analyzes the privacy between China and the west in diverse angles. Based on the western scholar, privacy is a selective control of access to self or to one’s group. Knowing the concept of privacy and the way to face the culture shock which followed by different view of privacy, we find some important things. That is, with the globalization of modern society, the common understanding on privacy will be more and the problems in the intercultural communication will be fewer if we understand and respect the other culture.