Chinese Culture Research Articles

Analysis of Similarities and Discrepancies Between Chinese and Western Hermits Based on Tao Yuanming and Thoreau

Throughout history, the word “hermit” has been a universal concept in both Chinese and western cultures. Chinese and western hermits keep harmony in diversity. To some extent, in terms of some core values, they step on the same paths. At the same time, differences also make them shine uniquely. In ancient societies and modern world, their simple lifestyle and unshakable pursuit of inner purification have inspired people to seek for the real themselves. Their great minds, unique attitudes towards life and extraordinary contributions have significantly promoted the fields of literature, arts and philosophy. This thesis takes Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau, who were typical figures of hermits as main examples, uses a comparative analysis approach, shedding light on the similarities and discrepancies between Chinese and western hermits. Additionally, it provides suggestions on how to live peacefully and easily. In our modern society full of involution and competition, it is of great significance to learn, inherit and internalize the precious spirits, thoughts and ideas from hermits.

A Cognitive Translation Study of Traditional Chinese Health Preservation Culture: Semantic Reconstruction and Cross-cultural Transmission

This study centers on the cognitive translation of traditional Chinese health preservation culture, presenting innovative and practical insights. By employing cognitive translation theory, including cognitive schemas and concept integration, this study addresses translation challenges and proposes semantic reconstruction principles. The research delves into cultural barriers and solutions, as evidenced by case studies like the “Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor” and “Treatise on Febrile Diseases.” Future efforts should expand case studies and refine cross-cultural transmission strategies. Integrating traditional Chinese health preservation culture with modern technology will further promote global communication and cultural exchange.

Analysis of Disseminating Intangible Cultural Heritage to ASEAN Countries Through AIGC: The Case of Chinese Tea Culture

Intangible cultural heritage represents a vital aspect of global cultural diversity, embodying historical wisdom and identity across various regions. Chinese tea culture exemplifies this heritage with its unique traditions of tea-making, teaware craftsmanship, and philosophical underpinnings. However, globalization presents challenges such as language barriers, inefficiencies in traditional transmission methods, and economic marginalization. Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content (AIGC) emerges as a transformative tool to address these challenges, utilizing machine learning and natural language processing to tailor cultural content and enhance its global dissemination. This paper explores the impact of AIGC on the promotion of Chinese tea culture in ASEAN countries, highlighting its role in broadening cultural influence through innovative technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality. The integration of tea culture into daily life in ASEAN nations, particularly in Singapore and Malaysia, underscores its resonance and acceptance, facilitated further by digital platforms and social media. As AIGC continues to evolve, future research should focus on ethical considerations and methodologies for preserving cultural authenticity while leveraging technological advancements.

Research on the Correlation Between Folk Beliefs and Temple Architectural Space: Case Study of Renwei Temple in Canton

Renwei Temple is the earliest recorded temple architecture established in the Cantonese region of the Song Dynasty to worship the Northern Monarch, one of the Taoist divinities. It is famous for its traditional folk culture activities such as the Northern Monarch's Birthday celebration. Renwei Temple showcases a paradigm of Cantonese folk temple architecture. It embodies the Chinese civilization's Taoist culture, philosophical thoughts and traditional activities, demonstrating the charm of architectural art in the Lingnan region. Through field investigation, interview and literature research, this paper conducts a case study of Renwei Temple in Canton, to reveal the internal relationship among religion, Confucian belief and architectural space of the Cantonese Temple, and to further explore the influence of the order of the relationship between God and Human, etiquette thought and social integration on architectural spatial characteristics in material aspect. It would help inspiring the restoration, renovation, innovation and inheritance of temple Architectures, or even the construction of public buildings in Cantonese region

The Origin of Chinese Guqin Development

The guqin, with a history of more than 3,000 years, is one of the oldest plucked musical instruments in China, and has been regarded as “the instrument of the saints” by Chinese literati throughout the ages. As a “representative of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind”, the guqin unites the essence of Chinese culture and is not only the root of Chinese traditional culture, but also a symbol of Chinese civilization. This paper takes time as the axis, space as the surface, and historical materials as the evidence, and on the basis of fully studying the existing guqin literature and unearthed relics, it combs through and explains the developmental sources of the Chinese guqin, with a view to further clarifying the developmental sources of the Chinese guqin.

Culture Transcends the Ocean: Research on Chinese-style Games as a New Carrier for International Communication of Chinese Culture —Taking the global impact of Black Myth: Wukong as an Example

In the context of exploring the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese culture, this paper focuses on how Chinese-style games can help the international dissemination of the "culture +" strategy. Through an in-depth analysis of the current status of Chinese online games going overseas, this paper reveals the competitiveness and cultural influence of domestic games in the global market. This paper specifically analyzes the market size and growth trend of Chinese online games, and elaborates on the distribution of games in overseas markets. Taking "Black Myth: Wukong" as an example, it demonstrates the successful experience of Chinese-style games in cross-cultural communication. This paper proposes strategies and suggestions for Chinese online games going overseas, including clarifying the target market, localizing adjustments, choosing appropriate distribution channels, and formulating effective marketing strategies. In addition, this paper emphasizes the important role of Chinese-style games in inheriting and innovating Chinese culture and promoting the "going out" of culture, and looks forward to the future development trend of Chinese online games going overseas.

Teaching Model of International Chinese Education from the Perspective of Cross-Cultural Communication

The essence of international Chinese education is the teaching, promotion and dissemination of Chinese language and culture, while the differences between Chinese and foreign cultures will create certain obstacles to this dissemination process. In order to cope with the challenges brought by cultural differences and make full use of their positive factors, this paper proposes the application strategy of diversified teaching models, including: first, the interpretation teaching model, which helps students establish a deep understanding of Chinese culture by deeply analyzing the cultural connotations behind Chinese language phenomena; second, the cultural collision teaching model, which encourages students to stimulate critical thinking and innovation in the process of comparing the differences between Chinese and foreign cultures; third, the research-based teaching model, which guides students to participate in cultural research and cultivate their independent learning ability and research literacy; fourth, the exemplary teaching model, which allows students to experience and learn the unique charm of Chinese language and culture in practice by showing representative cultural cases.

Study on the Cross-cultural Communication Path of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture under the Background of the Belt and Road

Study on the Cross-cultural Communication Path of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture under the Background of the Belt and Road

Retraction Note: Inheritance and promotion of Chinese traditional music culture in college piano education

Retraction Note: Inheritance and promotion of Chinese traditional music culture in college piano education

Exploring the Connotation and Function of Guqin Art from the Perspective of Origin

In 2003, UNESCO officially included the art of guqin in the second batch of the World Representative List of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, highlighting the extraordinary status of guqin in global culture. As the oldest plucked instrument in China, the guqin has always been an outstanding representative of excellent traditional Chinese culture, carrying rich cultural connotations and profound historical heritage. This article aims to analyze the production of guqin from its origin, explore its cultural connotations and functions, and understand the charm and value of ancient guqin art.

Strategies and Challenges in English to Chinese Translation of Selected Song Lyrics

The translation of song lyrics is challenging for translators primarily due to the intricate poetic and musical elements, which often compel them to employ specific strategies for effective translation. This study was an attempt to investigate the translation strategies in selected translated movie song lyrics and explore the challenges in translating the lyrics. In this qualitative study, the songs were purposefully selected from “Mulan” (1998) and “Aladdin” (2019) movies. Low’s (2013) translation strategies were applied during the process of translation. The “Translation” (transfer of material with a reasonably high degree of semantic fidelity), and “Replacement” (a re-creation of text by only preserving the music element) strategies were found as the common strategies in the translation of song lyrics. The use of a replacement strategy could be due to technical difficulties in translating songs, such as the constraint of rhythm, hence a total replacement of meanings to match the rhythm of the song. A significant challenge in translating song lyrics from English to Chinese was in translating the concept of face-saving, which is an eminent process in social interactions in Chinese culture. It was concluded that the use of a translation strategy depended on the lyrics, translators’ creativity, melody, rhyme, and the differences between the languages and cultures, while the “skopos”, i.e., the correspondence of aim/purpose in the source and target cultures should play the key role.

Translation of Artifact Names Based on Toury’s Norms Theory: A Case Study of the National Museum of China

Amid increasing global cultural and intellectual exchange, China’s cultural interactions with the West have intensified. The National Museum of China, as one of the most internationally recognized Chinese museums, plays an important role in this exchange through the English translation of its artifact names. This paper applies Toury’s translation norms theory to analyze the English translations of artifact names at the museum, using a corpus of bilingual names collected through fieldwork. The analysis highlights how sociocultural factors and a preference for foreignization heavily influence the museum’s translation practices. The museum employs various translation methods, including literal translation, annotation, and transliteration, depending on the type of artifact. By offering practical insights for translators, this research aims to enhance the quality of museum text translations and contribute to the broader efforts made by museums to share Chinese culture with the world.

A Study on the English Translation of Fu Ping from the Perspective of Translator Behavior Criticism

Fu Ping is a Chinese novel written by Wang Anyi. It’s a story of the country girl named Fu Ping, who settled down in Shanghai and found her true self. Taking Fu Ping’s life as the perspective, the novel depicts a series of characters who have endured the hardships and yearned for the city life, thus painting a vivid picture of the mundane, delicate, and down-to-earth life of the lower class people in Shanghai. Using Translation Behavior Criticism as the tool, this paper analyses the translator behavior reflected in the English translation of Fu Ping. The translation maintains the Chinese culture of the source language and respects the writing style of the original. At the same time, it considers the readers of the target language, producing a translation which is in accordance with the poetics of the target language.The translation methods, translation strategies and translator behavior of Howard Goldblatt are described and presented on a whole by utilizing the theoretical framework of Zhou Lingshun’ s Translator Behavior Criticism.

Zhuang Food Culture: Meaning and Representation in the Process of New Media Communication in China

Designing a qualitative research method using observations, in-depth interviews, group discussions, and literature review data fieldwork survey collection investigated by participants to the meaning and representation of Zhuang food culture in the process of new media communication in China. The Zhuang people are a Tai-speaking ethnic group, mostly living in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. Food also plays a critical role in symbolizing happiness in Chinese culture. Zhuang food culture holds seven tiers of meaning for the Zhuang people, manifested in both traditional festivals and daily life. In Chinese culture, verbal communication is most accurately interpreted in the context of nonverbal communication, social hierarchy, and other background information. Social roles and a concern for respect and harmony inevitably have a bearing on communication. Zhuang food culture reveals that amidst the development of new media communication in China. Focuses on the Zhuang Sanyuesan Festival activities: A deeper understanding of the unique cultural characteristics of this ethnic group in new media communication; the Five-Color Sticky Rice; the Zhuang society and the outside world continuously are developing increasingly; the transformation of the Zhuang people through their production and life practices; etc., The representation of Zhuang food culture on new media platforms is primarily conducted through three dimensions: food culture, regional culture, and traditional Zhuang culture. Zhuang Food Culture has the remarkable ability to bring people together and create a sense of connection. For instance, dumplings, with their round shape and plump filling, symbolize wealth and prosperity and are often eaten during the Chinese New Year to usher in a prosperous year ahead.

The Multiple Dimensions of Space: Spatial Narrative Types and Socio-Cultural Mapping in New Century Chinese Novels

This study explores how spatial narratives in new-century Chinese novels reflect and engage with China's rapidly changing socio-cultural landscape. Since the mid-1990s, China's accelerated marketization and globalization have profoundly altered traditional lifestyles and public aesthetics, significantly influencing literary creation. How do contemporary Chinese novelists employ spatial narratives to represent these changes, and what insights do these narratives offer into modern Chinese society? Employing textual analysis grounded in Lefebvre's spatial theory and Soja's Thirdspace concept, this paper examines the manifestations and functions of physical, psychological, and social spaces in new-century Chinese novels. Findings reveal diverse and complex spatial narratives: fragmented physical spaces reflecting globalization's impact, psychological spaces highlighting identity recognition anxiety, and social spaces exposing modern society's alienation and class disparities. This study contributes to a deeper application of spatial narrative theory in Chinese literary research, offering new analytical tools for understanding modern literature and its reflection of social changes. It provides insights into the characteristics and trends of new-century Chinese social culture, promoting further research and theoretical development in related fields.

Outburst floods and their impact on Chinese Neolithic cultures during the 4.2 ka BP event: Evidence from Dayeze Lake in the lower reaches of the Yellow River

Abrupt climate fluctuations between 4.2 and 3.5 ka BP, and in particular the 4.2 ka BP event, exerted a profound impact on the global ancient civilizations. However, hydroclimatic conditions within the Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) regions during this event remain uncertain. Here we report a multi-proxy analysis of a sediment core obtained from Dayeze Lake in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in monsoonal China, to elucidate the hydroclimatic variabilities over the past 4.2 ka. Core intervals (4.2–3.5, 1.1–0.6 cal ka BP) containing high levels of sand fraction, low-frequency magnetic susceptibility and zirconium, and low levels of organic matter and calcium oxide, reflect outburst floods from the Yellow River. This is supported by the widespread fluvial deposits and slackwater deposits preserved in archaeological sites and loess-paleosol profiles from the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. In contrast, various climate records, such as lake level, pollen, and tree ring data, from the marginal regions of the ASM reflect widespread droughts during the same time period. This finding highlights the significant spatial heterogeneity of hydroclimate within ASM regions associated with the 4.2 ka BP event, which may be related to migrations of the monsoonal rain belt and the West Pacific subtropical high, as well as frequent El Niño–Southern Oscillation events. Referring to archaeological data, we conclude that the decline and collapse of Chinese Neolithic cultures were related to a pattern of droughts in the marginal regions of the ASM and floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Integrating the Symptom Experience in Patients with Stage I-III Breast Cancer in China: A Qualitative Study

PurposeTo develop an in-depth understanding of the meaning of symptoms in the context of how women with stage I-III breast cancer in China coped with the effects of primary and adjuvant therapies for breast cancer. MethodA qualitative descriptive approach was used. A purposive sample of women diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer were recruited from the “Be Resilient to Breast Cancer” study between November 2023 and March 2024. Data was collected from in person interviews using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The framework analysis method was used to generate codes and themes. ResultsA sample of 17 women with breast cancer agreed to participate. The average age was 50.1 years (SD=8.45), and the majority (65%) had stage III. The overarching theme was Confronting Physical and Psychological Symptoms. The four themes explaining the experience were Changed Identity, Uncertainty, Finding Meaning and Seeking Support and Solace. Changed Identity and Uncertainty reflected the challenges of coping with multiple symptoms from the treatment. The themes of Finding Meaning and Seeking Support and Solace captured how women adapted a positive perspective to cope with the experience. ConclusionsThis study contributed to the evidence of the integration of the symptom experience in coping with breast cancer treatment in the context of a collectivist Chinese culture. It enhanced the understanding of the physical and psychological symptom experience of curative intent breast cancer therapy and offered insight into how women from China cope in early survivorship.

The Inheritance and Development of “Intangible Cultural Heritage ” : A Case Study of Zhejiang Taizhou Embroidery

From the needle boneless lanterns in Xianju during the Tang Dynasty to the unearthed artifacts of Huangyan Lingshi Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty, to the carved embroidery of Haimen in the late Qing Dynasty, the history of embroidery in Taizhou has a long and profound history. After several generations of inheritance, development, and historical and cultural accumulation, Taizhou Embroidery has now become one of the artistic treasures of Taizhou culture and even Chinese culture. This paper then is to discuss how to promote Taizhou Embroidery from Zhejiang by using “big data” under the background of the “national trend craze”, and through research on the awareness of Taizhou Embroidery at home and abroad, it reflects the reasons for the necessity of promotion, the challenges faced by promotion, and the corresponding strategies for promotion.

Study on the English translation of excerpts from Mencius: Gong Sun Chou based on translator’s subjectivity

The translator is the subject of translation, serving as a medium for cultural exchange and communication. However, translators in the external dissemination of Chinese culture have long been neglected and marginalized. With the “cultural turn” in translation studies, translators have gained due attention. As one of the representative works of Confucianism, Mencius is an important part of traditional Chinese culture, but its foreign translation is later than the Analects of Confucius and other classics, which also reflects the problem of scholars’ insufficient investment in its research. This paper makes a comparative analysis of how the English translation of the core concepts of Mencius by James Legge, Derk Bodde and D.C. LAU reflects the translator’s subjectivity, and in turn how the translator’s subjectivity affects their translation strategy, in order to make a contribution to the foreign translation of classics.

Cultural inheritance, identity reconstruction and social integration: A transgenerational narrative study of Chinese families in Malaysia

This study explores the dynamic process of cultural inheritance, identity reconstruction and social integration experienced by Chinese families in Malaysia during the process of transgenerational migration. Through in-depth interviews with 15 Chinese families in Malaysia spanning three generations, this paper analyzes the inheritance and changes of Chinese culture in these families in a multicultural context, as well as the differences between different generations in cultural identity, language use and identity construction. The study found that over time, the cultural identity of Chinese in Malaysia gradually shifted from a strong Chinese cultural identity to a more diversified identity, showing the complexity of cultural integration and identity reconstruction. This study not only enriches our understanding of the Chinese community in Malaysia, but also provides a new perspective for the broader study of transgenerational migration.