Mistaken presuppositions and the translation of cultural texts: a study of two English translations of The Classic of Tea

"Where there are Chinese people, there is Chinese education". The Malaysian Chinese ancestors practised Chinese education in Malaysia since their arrival and with their efforts, Malaysia has the most comprehensive and systematic Chinese education in Southeast Asia. It is also considered the country that has preserved Chinese culture the best (Qian, 2017). Since 2011, the Chinese language has been offered as an elective subject in the standards-based curriculum for primary school (KSSR) syllabus. Since introducing Chinese into classrooms, there have been two versions of Chinese textbooks for the national primary schools: (KSSR) National Primary School Chinese Textbook from grade 1 until grade 6. Its subsequent revision in 2017 KSSR (Semakan 2017) National Primary School Chinese Textbook has been applied up to grade 5. By studying these two versions of the textbooks, this paper will discuss how Chinese culture is depicted in Malaysian national primary school Chinese textbooks. It will also analyse the elements of Chinese culture and subsequently investigate whether cultural content is necessary to be reinforced in national primary school Chinese textbooks for its text to be enriched. The research objective is determined using integrated studies done within and beyond Malaysia and includes relevant materials, research reports, literature, and dissertation papers. Through literature review, this paper summarises, categories, and analyses content about traditional Chinese cultural elements that can be found in both versions of the Chinese textbooks in national primary school. The traditional Chinese cultures found in both versions of textbooks are listed under seven elements which are: Traditional Chinese Festivities, Traditional Chinese Folk Games, Traditional Chinese Family Appellations, Traditional Chinese Food Culture, Traditional Chinese Arts, Traditional Chinese Customs, Chinese Literature. The collected content is then categorised, arranged, and analysed. A deduction can then be made to provide conclusive recommendations. It can be deduced that the textbooks are pretty packed with relevant and related Chinese cultural elements, but primarily, it is apparent that the Chinese culture is mainly influenced by local cultural elements, which are very close to our daily life. National primary school Chinese language education plays a role in cultural dissemination. It enables pupils of different ethnic backgrounds to learn Chinese and gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture. As well as can help prevent misunderstandings caused by cultural differences.

The cultural element is the minimum unit of a cultural system. The systematic categorizing, organizing, and retrieval of the traditional Chinese cultural elements are essential prerequisites for the realization of effective extracting and rational utilization, as well as the prerequisite for exploiting the contemporary value of the traditional Chinese culture. To build an objective, integrated, and reliable classification method and a system of traditional Chinese cultural elements, this study takes the text of Taiping Imperial Encyclopedia in Northern Song Dynasty as the primary data source. The unsupervised word segmentation methods are used to detect Out‐of‐Vocabulary (OOV), and then the segmentation results by the THULAC tool with and without custom dictionary are compared. The TF‐IDF algorithm is applied to extract the keywords of cultural elements and the Ochiia coefficient is introduced to create complex networks of traditional Chinese cultural elements. After analyzing the topological characteristics of the network, the community detection algorithm is used to identify the topics of cultural elements. Finally, a “Means‐Ends” two‐dimensional orthogonal classification system is established to categorize the topics. The results showed that the degree distribution in the complex network of Chinese traditional cultural elements is a scale‐free network with γ = 2.28. The network shows a structure of community and hierarchy features. The top 12 communities have taken up to 91.77% of the scale of the networks. Those 12 topics of the traditional Chinese cultural elements are circularly distributed in the orthogonal system of cultural elements’ categorization.

A logo is a symbolic communication mark which employs simple and concise images for the expression of specific connotation and the dissemination of specific information. Logo design is widely used for company's image advertising. Modern logo design is commonly inspired by Chinese traditional cultural elements and it incorporates them perfectly into the design subject to create designs with the charm of Chinese traditional culture. Modern logo design is critical both for the application of traditional cultural elements and the dynamic integration of traditional and modern design philosophies, so it is one of the important fields of research and investigation for modern logo designers to have a correct understanding of the relationship between Chinese traditional cultural elements and modern logo design so as to promote the extensive and in-depth application and transmission of Chinese traditional cultural elements in modern logo design. Keywords—logo design; Chinese traditional culture; element; analysis

With the development of spiritual civilization and the increasing improvement of the quality of life, the pursuit of the integration of traditional Chinese cultural elements is increasingly enhanced in interior intelligent design. However, because most people fail to have a deep understanding and research on traditional culture, there are problems in the application of traditional cultural elements in interior intelligent design, such as elements not consistent with The Times and styles. In order to deepen readers’ understanding of traditional cultural elements, this paper takes traditional cultural elements as the research object, elaborates its present situation in modern interior intelligent design, as well as how to apply it in design, and further analysis of specific cases. Let people in the process of interior design in the correct use of Chinese traditional cultural elements can meet the aesthetic needs, so as to more deeply feel the strange charm of Chinese traditional culture. The integration of traditional Chinese cultural elements and modern interior intelligent design has carried forward the excellent interior design style with Chinese characteristics to the Chinese land and the world stage. This kind of traditional and modern design style has gradually matured and become a school of its own.

In recent years, sport dance has begun to be popular around the world. Sports dance, also known as "international standard social dance", is actually a product of modern western society. However, due to the inclusiveness of sport dance, traditional Chinese cultural elements can be incorporated into it without any contradiction, so that traditional Chinese culture can be further spread through the medium of sport dance. The article mainly focuses on the internal interpretation of traditional Chinese cultural elements, the importance of integrating sports dance with traditional Chinese cultural elements, existing problems, constituent elements, and integration paths, and puts forward relevant suggestions on how to integrate traditional Chinese cultural elements into sports dance.

In the course of the development of Chinese history, the long history has made the traditional Chinese culture show nationality and rich connotation. Chinese elements, as one of the main signs and symbols of traditional Chinese culture, are an important part of the development of Chinese and world civilization. In the design of each part of the new rural landscape, regional cultural elements such as paper-cut shadows and Chinese calligraphy were used. Can greatly enhance the characteristics of Chinese culture. Therefore, the application of Chinese traditional cultural elements to the modern new rural landscape design is the main task faced by the new rural landscape designer. In the construction of theory and practice, this article discusses the development of the new countryside by using the Chinese element symbol and the concept method of the beautiful countryside, as a reference for the new rural landscape design. This paper obtains the proportion of the importance of the new rural landscape design principles, with inheritance and continuity accounting for 24%. This paper is mainly divided into the gaps that can fill Chinese rural cultural elements in the new rural landscape design. At the same time, I hope that more people who love culture can better understand the local culture and experience the new beautiful rural scenery. It is hoped that the results of this study will re-awaken people’s attention to regional culture.

China’s mobile gaming industry has grown rapidly over the past 15 years. Game character costumes have also diversified, blending fashion consumption and inspiring new mobile game costume styles. Traditional cultural elements are also being included in mobile game costumes. This study explores the application of Chinese mobile game character costumes and their expression in marketable designs. Using an image analysis, we examine the top six Chinese mobile games in 2020–2023 and divide them into two categories: Chinese culture and non-Chinese culture themes. we screened a total of 120 sets of popular game costumes and conducted a content and data analysis using historical costume analysis methods to analyze traditional cultural elements in the mobile game costumes. Traditional cultural elements in the mobile game costumes were divided into five categories: dressing characters, clothing style, patterns, accessories, and costume names. Our analysis showed that costumes with traditional Chinese cultural elements were important design elements in popular mobile games, especially those in mobile games with a Chinese cultural background. The design elements had three main characteristics in common: cultural integrity, classic, and fantasy. Traditional cultural elements were characterized by cultural integrity, many drawing on classic styles in traditional clothing. Fantasy elements, such as mythology, religion, and martial arts in traditional Chinese culture also featured prominently. This study highlights traditional culture’s role in mobile game costume design, analyzes its use in Chinese markets, and provides strategic support for game companies in China.

Traditional culture is a reflection of the simple customs, living beliefs and social environment of the Chinese nation, which is very important for the development of the country. Under the influence of economic globalization, Chinese traditional culture has been widely used in modern graphic design teaching. It not only provides rich information for graphic design teaching in China, but also has great significance for the development of Chinese culture and art. The purpose of this article is to study the fusion of traditional Chinese cultural elements in modern graphic design teaching based on big data analysis. This article proposes the integration of classroom teaching and practice, and vigorously implements the “combination of training and training” teaching mode, with “on-site teaching” as the main form. Adding traditional graphic creative design, you can try to design and design works with a sense of the times and history, while mixing with the students’ own, and different emotional factors experienced from traditional culture. Strengthen students’ research and study of traditional cultural theories. In terms of experiments, by conducting a questionnaire survey on students of graphic design in a vocational college, students’ expectations for the form of the course and their views on the role of modern graphic design are obtained. It was concluded that 25% of the students said that they like the teaching style that integrates culture and life. More than half of the students think that graphic design is the carrier of folk culture.

The research aims at highlighting the specific traditions and culture in daily life of the Chinese society. The research was carried out by means of socio cultural and comparative approaches. The authors admit that for conducting global research on specific traditions and culture in daily life of the Chinese society it is necessary to have approval of the Chinese Government. Due to this fact, the authors used questionnaire and observation methods for collecting empirical data. Questionnaire method was used as structural interview in January 2016 before the Chinese New Year. The interview aimed at revealing the attitude of Chinese people to their traditions and culture and highlighting most typical elements of traditional culture in their dai ly life. Confucianism and lunar calendar are revealed as cultural dominants in modern culture of China. Confucianism as a spiritual tradition is supported by the Chinese Government. Confucianism contributes to ideology and spiritual values of modern China. Lunar calendar enhances the rhythm of the Chinese daily life. The respondents outlined lunar calendar and its derivatives (agricultural calendar and 12 zodiac signs) as the first one in ranging the elements of Chinese traditions and culture. Chinese culture is full of western assimilations, which are adapted to Chinese culture in order to fix there. In some cases, this process does not change the cultural sense of assimilating cultural element and rendered as an element of foreign culture. In other cases, adaptation is long and it changes the cultural sense of substitution. This results in the fact that this element becomes the element of Chinese culture. Traditions and culture remain the value core of national culture. Modern Chinese culture includes traditional culture, its transformation and western assimilations adopted in China. The authors speak about stratification of Chinese society on subcultures appeared on the basis of attitude to the values of traditions and culture. Modern Chinese culture is a new form of national culture that differs from traditional culture and assimilated one. The authors make a case that further investigation of modern Chinese culture is impossible without these peculiarities.

Using acculturation theory to study Chinese immigrant culture from the main culture of immigrant places, this paper is presented to interpret the characteristics and reasons for Chinese elements in Balinese culture. The exchanges between China and Bali, Indonesia, have existed since ancient times, and the continuous development of the ancient Silk Road has brought the two places closer together. From 2017-to 2019, the writer went to Bali to conduct cultural field research, observed and recorded Chinese elements in Balinese society, consulted literature, and explored the embodiment of traditional Chinese cultural elements in Balinese culture. The study found that Balinese people integrate traditional Chinese culture into their daily life and work, which is reflected in some aspects of local society and culture. They absorb traditional Chinese elements into Balinese culture with a Balinese style. This produced varying degrees of influence in Balinese religion, art, literature, language, and other fields and reflected the example of cultural integration and cultural co-construction carried out by the Balinese in the face of the heterogeneous culture of Chinese culture. Chinese immigration, the homogeneity of Chinese culture and Balinese culture, the tolerance of Balinese people, and the friendship of Chinese people have created favorable conditions for Balinese culture to absorb Chinese elements

In recent years, with the interaction and integration of modern cultural and creative industries with Chinese excellent traditional culture, various innovative cultural and creative products have been introduced, ushering in new opportunities for the inheritance and development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. In order to integrate Chinese cultural elements into the design of cultural and creative products. This paper draws on the characteristics of DNA inheritance and mutation in living organisms to construct a multi-objective optimization model of DNA elements, and by applying the model to the analysis stage of cultural and creative product design, the designed products can be more completely integrated into the elements of Chinese characteristic culture to effectively guide the design practice of cultural and creative products. This paper takes Dunhuang Tang Dynasty Feitian cultural elements as an example for practical research through the integration of Dunhuang Tang Dynasty Feitian cultural elements of a series of cultural and creative products for the satisfaction survey from the symbolic perception, beautiful shape, functional and practical, cultural connotations, innovation and novelty of the five dimensions of the design effect assessment, the furniture category of cultural and creative products scored the highest, the average value of 4.766, the cultural and creative products in the symbolic perception of the dimensions of the score is high. It shows that in the Dunhuang Tang Dynasty, Feitian cultural and creative products can be perceived as symbols of the characteristic culture of the period.

This study seeks to enhance the integration of traditional Chinese cultural and artistic elements into contemporary architectural design, providing a rich source of inspiration. This paper investigates the connections between modern architectural symbols and traditional Chinese architectural and cultural elements. It identifies key characteristics of traditional architectural elements and proposes the integration of superficial structural features into contemporary designs, focusing on architectural space, form, and color. Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, this research designs a program that merges traditional Chinese elements with contemporary architectural practices. A specific test site was selected to implement this design. The study conducts a quantitative analysis of the space, form, and color characteristics extracted from the test site. The results indicate an overall symbolic value of the test building at 7.566. The analysis identifies the “stone lion” as an element with a high degree of alignment with traditional Chinese architectural elements, with nearly 50% of the participants rating its compatibility as 4 or above. Further quantitative analysis of the integration of color elements reveals that the color scale of the building’s main body predominantly ranges from 0 to 65, with a brightness level of 25 to 65, aligning with the aesthetic principles of traditional Chinese architecture.

In today’s campus culture, cheerleading has become a popular sporting activity. It not only exercises students’ bodies but also cultivates their spirit of teamwork. As a creative and energetic team sport, the choreography of cheerleading is crucial for its expressiveness and appeal. However, as cheerleading becomes more widespread, many routines begin to lack innovation and cultural depth, leading to audience aesthetic fatigue. To address this issue, inspiration can be drawn from China’s rich traditional culture, combining traditional cultural elements with modern cheerleading choreography to create distinctive performances. With its long history, Chinese traditional culture encompasses various domains such as clothing, music, dance, and art. These elements can provide unique aesthetics and profound cultural depth to cheerleading choreography. In summary, the integration and application of Chinese traditional cultural elements can inject new vitality into campus cheerleading, enhancing its artistic expressiveness and cultural value. By merging traditional cultural elements with modern aesthetic concepts, students’ interest in and identification with traditional culture can be cultivated, while promoting innovation and development in campus cheerleading.

As the internationally one of the most-played multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, Honour of Kings (HoK) has created a unique cultural phenomenon apart from its gaming appeal. HoK weaves its aesthetically-pleasing game character, plot, scene, background, and music with Chinese traditional culture (CTC) elements. This contributes to popularise CTC across the world and Chinese music works, accordingly. Therefore, this article starts with the CTC elements and music works in HoK and explores the effect of Video Game Music (VGM) on cultural dissemination. Further, it explores the new ways and trends of traditional culture transmission. Lastly, this article comprehensively discusses the current problems and solutions of cultural and musical promulgation in games. It can be explained that the effort in terms of VGM composition would contribute to the HoK game develop better. These findings can also provide research ideas for developing VGM in Chinese style.

The traditional Chinese cultural elements have an important application value in the current graphic design, which can convey the connotation of the traditional Chinese culture through people's consumption of products.Therefore, they mark that the modern graphic design enter a completely new development stage, and become an important carrier to widely and deeply communicate the social and cultural elements, not only shaping the product brand image, but also improving the commercial value of products.This paper will be focused on the specific application condition and method of traditional Chinese cultural elements in he graphic design, so as to achieve the self-innovation and development of the modern graphic design on the basis of inheriting the excellent traditional culture of China and continuously improve and enrich the traditional Chinese cultural elements in turn.