Cultural Diffusion Research Articles

Research on Personalized Cultural Learning Platform Based on Collaborative Filtering and Popularity Recommendation

With the rapid progress of information technology, it has become the demand of the times to use the power of the Internet to inherit and develop Chinese traditional culture. Given the challenge of users searching for learning content in massive online resources, personalized recommendation systems have become the key to improving user experience. This paper focuses on building a personalized Chinese traditional culture learning platform based on collaborative filtering and popularity recommendation, aiming to stimulate users’ interest in learning traditional culture through intelligent algorithms. In terms of technical implementation, this study relies on the Django framework and MySQL database to build a feature-rich and user-friendly traditional cultural learning platform, supporting users’ diverse learning needs, and providing flexible learning paths and abundant learning resources. Experimental evaluation shows that the hybrid algorithm of collaborative filtering and popularity recommendation proposed in this paper has improved recommendation performance compared to existing methods, effectively enhancing user satisfaction and platform activity. This platform not only promotes the digital dissemination of traditional culture, but also provides users with a highly autonomous and personalized learning experience, meeting the contemporary society’s pursuit of diversified and personalized cultural learning.

The Study of Chinese Style Virtual Digital Human in the Dissemination of Traditional Culture

The Study of Chinese Style Virtual Digital Human in the Dissemination of Traditional Culture

The demic diffusion of Han culture into the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau inferred from ancient genomes

The demic diffusion of Han culture into the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau inferred from ancient genomes

Exploring the Dissemination and Development of Culture: The Protection and Inheritance of Glove Puppetry

As a traditional folk art form originating from Fujian Province, China, and included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List, glove puppetry has a profound historical background and rich and unique cultural connotations. With the promotion of globalization and the information age, its scope of dissemination has spread to Taiwan and even to Southeast Asia, gradually attracting widespread international attention. However, such traditional art is facing many challenges in today’s society, such as cultural shock, talent loss, and adaptability. To better deal with these problems, this study will focus on the historical evolution and development of glove puppetry, its current status, and solutions, aiming to provide theoretical support and case references for its sustainable development in the context of globalization and continuously create a relatively good ecological environment for glove puppetry. The specific methods include reviewing historical documents, reading relevant field survey data, and analyzing the implementation and impact of solution strategies. The research results show that glove puppetry has undergone large and small dissemination transformations in the course of historical evolution, but in today’s information society, it still faces problems such as insufficient traditional protection, talent loss, and poor cultural adaptability. To meet these challenges, the study mentioned solutions that have already been implemented. The research concluded that the continued development of glove puppetry depends on the protection and inheritance of traditional art forms. These findings have created a good cultural ecology for the survival and development of glove puppetry in modern society and provided valuable references and practical direction.

On the Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture in Ideological and Political Education

Purpose: By analyzing the historical origin and value of Traditional Chinese medicine culture, the article studies the application of Traditional Chinese medicine culture in postgraduate students' ideological and political education, with a view to promoting the deeper inheritance and development of Traditional Chinese medicine culture. Methods: The article explains the importance and feasibility of Traditional Chinese medicine culture in postgraduate students' ideological and political education, and the difficulties in the application of ideological and political education, on the basis of which it proposes to improve the civic system of the course, improve the quality of professional teachers of Traditional Chinese medicine culture and civic teachers, and establish a collaborative educating mechanism with the help of the resource-sharing platform, so as to deepen the postgraduates' understanding of Traditional Chinese medicine culture in the ideological and political education course. Conclusion: Graduate students' ideological and political education courses provide a good platform for the dissemination and development of Traditional Chinese medicine culture, and the two are complementary to each other. By establishing classroom evaluation and incentive mechanisms, the substantive integration of both sides can be better promoted.

Digital Rebirth and Design of China's Cultural Heritage

This paper discusses the rebirth and design of China's cultural heritage in the digital era, focusing on the concept and characteristics of digital virtual products and their application in cultural heritage. Digital products are defined as contents exchanged based on digital formats or transmitted via the Internet, characterized by immortality, mutability, rapid distribution and high replenishment. Video plays an important role in digital virtual products by combining visual and audio elements to create a rich experience for consumers. The field of design has experienced a shift from traditional physical design to virtual product design, which utilizes digital technologies and virtual reality to create a virtual objective presence. Digital technologies have shown great potential for cultural heritage preservation, such as the Dunhuang Research Institute's use of AR technology to provide immersive experiences for tourists. The rise of the meta-universe concept has further expanded the digital world, with blockchain and NFT technologies providing uniqueness, traceability and authentication for digital assets. The Dunhuang Research Academy has begun exploring digital NFT to transform mural elements into traceable and collectible visual artworks, promoting the global dissemination of Dunhuang culture.

The ninth art, tells the story of cultural China and the world: Cultural interaction in cross-cultural video game communication-based on 'Genshin Impact' YouTube comments.

China has attached increasing importance to the overseas dissemination of traditional culture as it continues to strengthen its comprehensive national strength and develop globalization initiatives. The electronic game, as the 'ninth art', with its booming development and inherent cross-cultural communication platform attributes, has taken on the important task of taking culture abroad. This study selects 'Genshin Impact', a game highly praised and well-received globally, which contains an abundance of Chinese cultural elements and cultural elements from various regions of the world, to study cultural interaction in cross-cultural communication of electronic games. This study conducts text sentiment analysis and semantic network analysis on the comments of 'Genshin Impact' videos on the overseas video platform YouTube and studies the cultural interaction in the cross-cultural communication of the 'ninth art', telling the cultural stories of China and the world from a multicultural perspective. The study found that games and derivative videos triggered positive emotional responses from audiences both at home and abroad. While experiencing pleasure and surprise, audiences also arouse deeper emotions such as admiration, identification, and expectation. Meanwhile, in the complex art form of the 'ninth art', audiences can absorb the cultural elements of different cultures, resonate with the elements of their cultural circle, and even trigger further profound thinking. Finally, this study provides constructive suggestions on using the 'ninth art' to better 'tell China's stories and disseminate China's voice'.

Study on the Effective Communication of Zhaoming Academy Culture from the Perspective of Cultural and Tourism Integration

As China's cultural and tourism industry enters a critical historical period of comprehensive improvement, the role of cultural and tourism in cultural dissemination and integration has attracted social attention. In the context of the continuous deepening of cultural and tourism integration, accelerating the orderly dissemination of culture and promoting the leapfrog development of the cultural and tourism industry is of great significance for enhancing the influence of traditional Chinese culture. Academies are an important base for contemporary people to experience traditional culture and a space for inheriting the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Spreading the culture of academies helps to make them an effective space for civilization preservation, cultural innovation, and cultural value dissemination in the new era, enriching people's thinking and culture, inspiring people to think, and achieving spiritual enlightenment. The article takes the integration of culture and tourism as the starting point, taking the iconic representative of Wuzhen culture - Zhaoming Academy as an example, to clarify the historical development and cultural connotations of Zhaoming Academy's inscriptions, explain the era value and advantages of the dissemination of academy's inscriptions, and propose strategies for the effective dissemination of Zhaoming Academy's culture from the perspective of cultural and tourism integration.

Research on the Dissemination of Local Characteristic Culture through Short Videos: Taking Beach-combing Culture of Yancheng as an Example

Going beach-combing after tide has been a major means of life and work for fishermen by the sea for thousands of years. These fishermen picked up and accumulated wisdom in their work, thus shaping a unique culture of beach-combing. Based on the analysis of the characteristics of seafood-collecting video clips produced by the current self-media platforms, the essay first studies the elements affecting beach-combing from the perspectives of YanCheng’s geographical locations, beach characteristics, and Marine resources and then digs into new potential forms of beach-combing suitable for YanCheng so as to evolve a distinctive local beach-combing culture. The essay also attempts to expand the popularity and reach of Yancheng City and boost its economy and culture by integrating its beach-combing culture into other local cultures, such as its sea-salt culture, wetland culture, culture of celebrities and History, food culture, and popularizing and promoting its beach-combing culture through various kinds of channels.

Human activities, early farming and natural environment in the north-western Kanto Plain (Central Japan) during the Final Jomon–Early Kofun period (990 cal BCE–330 cal CE) inferred from palynological and archaeobotanical records

The emergence, spread and intensification of agriculture, the impact of early agriculture on the natural environment and the possible role of climate on subsistence economies and population dynamics are important research questions in Japanese geoarchaeology. New directly dated archaeobotanical records of the Middle Yayoi (390–200 cal BCE, 1σ error) and Early Kofun (210–330 cal CE) periods from the Ikegami archaeological site and a 1300-year palynological record from the nearby Morinji Marsh help address these questions in the Kanto Plain of Central Japan. The pollen record suggests that management of chestnut and horse-chestnut by Final Jomon people in the study region declined around 750 cal BCE. The microcharcoal record indicates that human-induced fire activity decreased after 990 cal BCE and reached a minimum 500 years later, which coincides with the hemispheric-scale Iron Age Cold Epoch and late Bond event 2. Increasing use of fire from ca. 500 cal BCE is contemporaneous with the earliest evidence of millet-rice cultivation from south-western Kanto and the Central Highlands. This and pollen-based indicators of crop cultivation around Morinji Marsh ca. 200 cal BCE are consistent with the 14C-dated arrival of the first full-scale rice farmers at Ikegami. Their food economy still had a noticeable wild plant component (e.g. beans, walnut, horse-chestnut and acorn), however, the archaeobotanical assemblages from the Early Kofun period show a higher focus on rice cultivation and no evidence of a wild plant component. Variations in the charcoal concentrations and archaeobotanical data from the study region help postulate three phases of farming intensification related to cultural diffusion and/or migration. These phases, dated to ca. 500–300, 300–100 cal BCE and 100 cal BCE–250 cal CE, correspond to the pottery typologically defined late Early–early Middle Yayoi, middle–late Middle Yayoi and Late Yayoi periods, respectively.

Exploration of Historical Sites of Art and Culture Exchange on the Silk Road of Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties

Abstract The pre-Qin and Han Silk Road opened up the Central Plains Dynasty to the Eurasian- African continent, not only having extraordinary political, economic and cultural exchanges complementary strategic significance, but also becoming an irreplaceable important window and way for the Central Plains Dynasty to gain cognitive knowledge of the broader world. In particular, the exploration of the artistic and cultural relics and historical background of the Silk Road is a deep excavation and collation of historical materials of exchanges between the East and the West, especially between China and the nationalities in the Western regions in the fields of traditional politics, commerce, economy, art and culture. This depth of excavation and collation of historical materials, so as to clarify the origin of the Silk Road under different historical conditions and the background of its political, economic, art, and cultural significance in forming the civilisation of the countries along the route. This mutual understanding among various nationalities inevitably promotes the shared development of Eastern and Western civilizations. Therefore, the topic discussed in this paper is a retrospective and complementary approach to the Silk Road as a distant civilisation. This exploration is also another purposeful search for the roots of this road, which was known as the “Journey of Adventure” and “Journey of Intercommunication” from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the two Han Dynasties. Accordingly, this paper promotes the discussion from three aspects: the long historical context of the Silk Road, the channel of multi-ethnic art exchange constituted by Silk Road, and the exchange and dissemination of handicraft culture on the Silk Road, excavating these three rich historical materials is more in order to reveal the historical values of the Silk Road.

Digital Protection and Inheritance Path of Intangible Cultural Heritage based on Image Processing Algorithm

This research paper introduces a novel approach in the realm of digital preservation and inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) through a Customized 3D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The core of this study lies in the development of an advanced image processing algorithm tailored to accurately recognize, categorize, and archive diverse forms of ICH, which include traditional performances, ceremonies, oral traditions, and crafts. Utilizing a volumetric 3D CNN, this paper demonstrates how complex ICH elements can be effectively captured and analyzed, overcoming the limitations of traditional 2D image processing methods. The network is trained on a comprehensive dataset of ICH imagery, ensuring sensitivity to the subtle nuances and dynamic nature of these cultural expressions. This paper highlights the algorithm’s capability in not only safeguarding the visual aspects of ICH but also in providing an interactive, digital medium for education and cultural dissemination. The proposed method shows significant promise in aiding the efforts of cultural preservationists and educators, offering a technologically advanced pathway for the protection and inheritance of the world’s rich, yet vulnerable, cultural heritage. This study sets a precedent in the interdisciplinary field of cultural heritage conservation, digital technology, and artificial intelligence, providing a scalable and effective solution for global ICH preservation initiatives.

Language Change and Languages in Contact

The hypothesis of the history of linguistics as a succession of paradigms was more appropriate to linguistic facts and to the continuity of history itself than to a substitution of models. One of the most assiduously maintained principles in historical linguistics was the theory of the regularity of linguistic change. However, both the history of languages in contact and linguistic change were part of acculturation, based on social and cultural diffusion, which implied the intrinsic relationship between linguistics, sociology and anthropology. It was not, therefore, a mere linguistic issue, but also a social and cultural one. In this sense, we had to differentiate two interpretations: 1) an autonomous version of the assumption of phonological regularity, and 2) a grammatical version of linguistic change. Within the anthropological history of Hispanic romances there was a linguistic and cultural continuity, based on the successive and diverse historical acculturations (Indo-European, Iberian, Phoenician-Greek, Roman, Christian, Germanic, Visigothic, Byzantine, Islamic, Castilian, Catalan-Aragonese, Hispanic and Anglo-Saxon), with the linguistic and cultural transfers that implied the social and cultural mixing of these groups, and the adaptation to a new sociocultural context. During the second half of the last century, great contributions to historical linguistics were accumulated, which were far from being recognized by historians of the language

Language Change And Languages In Contact

The hypothesis of the history of linguistics as a succession of paradigms was more appropriate to linguistic facts and to the continuity of history itself than to a substitution of models. One of the most assiduously maintained principles in historical linguistics was the theory of the regularity of linguistic change. However, both the history of languages in contact and linguistic change were part of acculturation, based on social and cultural diffusion, which implied the intrinsic relationship between linguistics, sociology and anthropology. It was not, therefore, a mere linguistic issue, but also a social and cultural one. In this sense, we had to differentiate two interpretations: 1) an autonomous version of the assumption of phonological regularity, and 2) a grammatical version of linguistic change. Within the anthropological history of Hispanic romances there was a linguistic and cultural continuity, based on the successive and diverse historical acculturations (Indo-European, Iberian, Phoenician-Greek, Roman, Christian, Germanic, Visigothic, Byzantine, Islamic, Castilian, Catalan-Aragonese, Hispanic and AngloSaxon), with the linguistic and cultural transfers that implied the social and cultural mixing of these groups, and the adaptation to a new sociocultural context. During the second half of the last century, great contributions to historical linguistics were accumulated, which were far from being recognized by historians of the language.

Research on the Innovative Path of Integrating Qilu Costume Culture into Aesthetic Education in Elementary Schools

Inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture should begin with the youth, as elementary school aesthetic education plays a crucial role in this process of cultural dissemination. At present, elementary school aesthetic education mainly focuses on traditional fields such as art, music, dance, calligraphy, etc., and there is still much room for innovation in communication carriers and paths. Based on this status quo, combining professional and regional advantages, this article proposes to take Qilu characteristic costume culture as a carrier to integrate the innovation of excellent traditional Chinese culture into elementary school aesthetic education. It aims to cultivate humanistic literacy and a sense of belonging in school-age children and establish cultural confidence.

Investigating User Acceptance of Mobile Cultural Applications in China: An Expanded Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Despite the growing number of cultural applications (apps), they still face challenges in inefficient cultural dissemination, necessitating user acceptance research. In this article, a conceptual cultural app acceptance model is proposed and tested in China (n = 351), using covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM). The results show that cultural identity (CI) has a significant impact on the perceived usefulness (PU) and the behavioral intention to use the app (BI). Aesthetics (AE) significantly influences CI, PU and perceived ease of use (PEOU) but does not affect BI. Additionally, PU and PEOU have a weak impact on BI. Demographic analysis found significant differences between different genders when examining CI and AE. There are also significant differences in CI, AE, PU, PEOU and BI with or without using experience-based criteria. Our findings can help to understand users’ needs and preferences for mobile cultural apps and to promote digital culture.

Spatial distribution characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism principal-subordinate monastery systems in the Hehuang region

Tibetan Buddhist monasteries constitute significant cultural heritages of ethnic minorities, evolving into the Principal-Subordinate Monastery System (PSMS) with profound historical and cultural significance. This system exhibits an integrated hierarchical structure in terms of religious dominance, political administration, and cultural diffusion. Existing research primarily focuses on internal humanistic factors such as governance patterns, while there is not any research focused on its patterns and manifestations in spatial distribution. This study aims to elucidate the spatial distribution characteristics of the PSMS in Hehuang region, including the Tibetan Buddhist monasteries from all sects in the Hehuang region since the Song Dynasty It establishes a hierarchical PSMS database based on the affiliation relationships, aimed at storing spatial and property information related to PSMS. The database standardizes the naming and coding of monasteries, and classifies them through hierarchical relationships to ensure data consistency and usability. Finally, the classified and coded monastery data were analyzed by GIS tools to form the PSMS spatial distribution characterisation framework. Results reveal that (1) Monasteries demonstrate notable spatial clustering patterns from both holistic and sectarian perspectives, with density being influenced by the principal monastery’s position. (2) Almost every PSMS exhibits a spatial pattern centered around the principal monastery, with subordinate monasteries clustering within a defined range correlated with the administrative region of the principal monastery. (3) PSMS scale variations are controlled by principal monasteries, exhibiting positive correlations in hierarchical structure, control quantity, and distribution range. (4) The spatial orientation of PSMS correlates with river distribution, while the relationships among mountain ranges require further investigation. These findings provide initial insights into the spatial distribution characteristics of PSMS, confirming the spatial influence of the principal monastery. Besides, this study established an innovative spatial research framework for heritage clusters with multiple types and hierarchies. Thus, this study offers new insights into the spatial distribution of Tibetan Buddhist monastery heritage and presents a framework for further examining the spatial distribution of the Tibetan Buddhist monastery heritage in other regions, as well as other heritage clusters where connected and clustered through religious and cultural ties.

Cross-cultural design in costume: case study on totemic symbols of China and Thailand

Cross-cultural design has emerged as a pivotal domain of significance within the context of globalization. In the field of cross-cultural design, designers are tasked with addressing user requirements and identity characteristic contexts across diverse cultural backgrounds, aiming to achieve enhanced service delivery and cultural dissemination outcomes. Nonetheless, the landscape of contemporary fashion design research exhibits a noticeable dearth in studies that effectively integrate with cross-cultural design. This study selects the iconic cultural symbols of the Chinese loong (dragon) and Thai naga as case subjects, embarking upon research that employs costume design as a medium and bridge for cross-cultural design and communication. The research methodology integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches, including field investigations, participatory research, and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis, thereby substantiating theoretical constructs through empirical investigation. The study proposes that cross-cultural costume design, undertaken with the purpose of cross-cultural communication, can be conceptualized as a cyclical process involving multiple encoding and decoding iterations. The research elaborates on how costume, functioning as a non-verbal language, serve as a medium for facilitating cross-cultural interactions. Furthermore, the design extraction of cultural symbols is approached through a four-tiered framework. By articulating its research perspective, methodologies, and design cases, this study contributes valuable insights to researchers and practitioners engaged in cross-cultural design and related fields.

Research on the excavation and dissemination of rural culture under the perspective of new media

Research on the excavation and dissemination of rural culture under the perspective of new media

Research and Reflection on the Current Situation of the Translation and Dissemination of Shaanxi Folk Culture

Folk culture is the unique customs and practices that have developed in a region over the course of history, representing the traditional culture and spiritual pursuits of that area or even the nation. It serves as the cornerstone of culture. The translation and dissemination of folk culture can enhance a country's cultural soft power. This article studies the translation and dissemination of Shaanxi folk culture in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative, proposing some thoughts on how to promote and optimize the current situation of translation and dissemination.