Abstract
ABSTRACTDeparting from a sociological perspective, this paper adopts a cognitive framework of ‘three-forms’ of Chinese self to analyze the question of how contemporary Chinese overseas students develop themselves during their European travels. Through two rounds of in-depth interviews and data analysis, we find three forms of self-development among contemporary Chinese overseas students when they travel in European countries, which are the development of collective self (national self), relational self (‘Guanxi’ self), and individual self. Further explanation and discussion is provided regarding the firm connection with the Chinese background of compressed modernity. This contributes to specific research on self-development issues in the tourism field and to strengthening our understanding of China.
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