Modern Chinese Culture Research Articles

Experiences With mHealth Use Among Patient-Caregiver Dyads With Chronic Heart Failure: Qualitative Study.

Chronic heart failure has become a serious threat to the health of the global population, and self-management is key to treating chronic heart failure. The emergence of mobile health (mHealth) provides new ideas for the self-management of chronic heart failure in which the informal caregiver plays an important role. Current research has mainly studied the experiences with using mHealth among patients with chronic heart failure from the perspective of individual patients, and there is a lack of research from the dichotomous perspective. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences with mHealth use among patients with chronic heart failure and their informal caregivers from a dichotomous perspective. This descriptive phenomenological study from a post-positivist perspective used a dyadic interview method, and face-to-face semistructured interviews were conducted with patients with chronic heart failure and their informal caregivers. Data were collected and managed using NVivo 12 software, and data analysis used thematic analysis to identify and interpret participants' experiences and perspectives. The thematic analysis included familiarizing ourselves with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report. A total of 14 dyads of patients with chronic heart failure and their informal caregivers (13 men and 15 women) participated in this study, including 3 couples and 11 parent-child pairs. We constructed 4 key themes and their subthemes related to the experiences with mHealth use: (1) opposing experiences with mHealth as human interaction or trauma (great experience with mHealth use; trauma), (2) supplement instead of replacement (it is useful but better as a reference; offline is unavoidable sometimes), (3) both agreement and disagreement over who should be the adopter of mHealth (achieving consensus regarding who should adopt mHealth; conflict occurs when considering patients as the adopter of mHealth), (4) for better mHealth (applying mHealth with caution; suggestions for improved mHealth). This study reported that the experiences with mHealth use among patients with chronic heart failure and their informal caregivers were mixed, and it highlighted the human touch of mHealth and the importance of network security. These results featured mHealth as a complement to offline hospitals rather than a replacement. In the context of modern or changing Chinese culture, we encourage patients to use mHealth by themselves and their informal caregivers to provide help when necessary. In addition, we need to use mHealth carefully, and future mHealth designs should focus more on ease of use and be oriented more toward older adults.

Deploying the “Ordinary Wisdom” of Confucius: Khenpo Sodargye’s teaching on the Analects to Chinese practitioners

ABSTRACT Khenpo Sodargye is one of the key second-generation Tibetan Buddhist leaders at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, who has been highly influential in transmitting the teachings of the Nyingma lineage to Chinese lay and monastic practitioners. Fundamental to this transmission is his ‘translation’ – in both linguistic and cultural terms – of the Tibetan tradition through the medium of both traditional and modern Chinese culture. Khenpo teaches Tibetan Buddhism to Chinese followers often using Chinese cultural terms and historiography, yet draws these into the Tibetan Buddhist, and specifically Nyingma lineage, normalising them with parallels already found in the Tibetan tradition. This cumulative ‘Eastern’ religiosity he sets up in oppositional terms to ‘Western’ modern influences which have led to a decline in values in modern China. One such example of using Chinese culture in this manner is his teaching on the Analects (Lunyu), which this paper seeks to explore.

Linguo-cultural value of 忍 ‘patience’ in traditional and modern Chinese culture

The article outlines a gap in the comprehensive study of values and evaluation processes in human consciousness, emphasising how these processes are aligned with linguo-cultural concepts. The research aims to investigate the evolving cultural value of 忍 (rěn) ‘patience’ in Chinese culture, highlighting the significance of understanding these transformations in the context of axiological linguistics. A mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the cultural and linguistic significance of 忍 (rěn) in Chinese culture was employed. Lexicographical, contextual, and semantic analyses, along with cultural commentary, were applied to describe the multifaceted meanings of 忍 (rěn). The study also used a two-part experimental approach: first, a survey collected diverse Chinese perceptions of 忍 (rěn) through adjectives/nouns, and then an evaluative experiment with bipolar semantic scales measured attitudes towards patience along various dimensions. The findings point out shifts in the modern interpretation of忍 (rěn) within Chinese culture. While traditional values emphasise endurance and resilience, contemporary perspectives acknowledge the complexity of patience, recognising its strategic, interpersonal, and ethical dimensions. The concept of patience is evolving to encompass adaptability, compromise, and long-term vision, reflecting changing societal values and the influence of globalisation. Despite these shifts, the significance of 忍 (rěn) in fostering personal growth, social harmony, and ethical conduct remains central to contemporary Chinese values and societal norms. The results contribute to a deeper understanding of the transformation of cultural values within society, illustrating how linguistic methods can be employed to study their evolving nature.

Construction and Image Communication of Urban Cultural Space under the Collision of Modern Art Elements and Chinese Traditional Culture: A Case Study of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival

Since its inception in 2013, the Wuzhen Theatre Festival has gradually grown into one of the most influential theatre festivals at home and abroad. As one of the brand characteristic events, it has helped Wuzhen transition from a traditional Jiangnan ancient town to a well-known cultural landmark through media communication. This paper aims to analyze the multiple cultural spaces presented in the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, explore how this medium combines modern art elements with Jiangnan culture, builds a bridge between high art and ordinary people, thereby endowing Wuzhen with a more diversified international image. It also attempts to summarize the enlightenment of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival on the construction of urban cultural space and image in China today.

Beyond Words

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China-aided conference buildings in developing countries: a mosaic analysis of database

ABSTRACT The China-aided conference building has garnered global attention due to its diplomatic implications, symbolic representation, iconic stature, and bilateral cultural expression. These constructions play a significant role in the cross-cultural communication of Chinese architecture under the One Belt and One Road Initiative (BRI). Despite the prevalence of such buildings with China’s aid, there exists a substantial gap in the systematic and comprehensive research on this topic. This study constructed a database of 157 China-aided conference buildings, spanning from 1962 to 2022. This data was subsequently analyzed by a mosaic approach, employing a model of six indicators across two dimensions: macro characteristics and building ontology. The results indicate that the macro-distribution characteristics mirror China’s trends in international cooperation and development and are closely tied to China’s political policies and economic conditions. Chinese architects exhibit eclectic expressions, incorporating modern architectural language, local culture, and Chinese architectural culture. These findings also highlight the ongoing evolution of the Chinese architectural knowledge system. This research complements Chinese architecture and China’s aid, offering designers, researchers, and policymakers in cross-border architecture a comprehensive perspective and design trends of China-aided conference buildings. This is particularly beneficial for the cross-cultural communication of overseas architectural cooperation under the BRI.

Modernizing Classical Poetics and Cultural Traditions: Wu Mi's Enterprise of Rewriting George Gordon Byron

Modernizing Classical Poetics and Cultural Traditions: Wu Mi's Enterprise of Rewriting George Gordon Byron

History of artistic and pedagogical education in China in the twentieth century

This article examines the experience of artistic and pedagogical education in China in the 20th century. This problem is highly relevant, as it is an important part of the history of culture and society in China. The study of the education system in this area allows us to understand not only the influence of Chinese traditions on the development of art education, but also how Western methods and adaptation to them influenced Chinese culture and education. It also provides an opportunity to analyze and evaluate the Chinese education system and its role in modern Chinese society. The article also discusses the influence of Western methods on Chinese education and the role of art and pedagogical education in the development of modern Chinese culture. Special attention is paid to the study of the contribution of Russian artist teachers of the realistic direction P. P. Chistyakov and K. M. Maksimov to the development of the methodological system and teaching activities, which formed the basis of Chinese art and pedagogical education in the twentieth century. The study shows that the Chinese system of art and pedagogical education continues to develop, while maintaining its uniqueness and national identity

Modern Chinese Buddhist Culture in the Greater Hangzhou Region in Yu Dafu’s Travel Notes

Buddhism has been a significant part of Hangzhou’s rich history. Throughout the twentieth century, Hangzhou’s Buddhist culture continued to inspire many Chinese writers, one of the most prominent being Yu Dafu. The writer stayed in Hangzhou several times during the 1920s and 1930s and wrote numerous travel notes, including many describing his and his friends’ visits to temples in and around Hangzhou. These short travel notes, written in modern Chinese with the characteristics of modern prose, opened a relationship between Buddhism and Chinese literature, effectively inaugurating a fresh genre of Chinese Buddhist literature. This paper focuses on Yu Dafu’s travel notes, considers extensive historical sources, and explores how they recorded and represented Chinese Buddhist culture in Hangzhou and more broadly. This paper also explores the reciprocal influence of contemporary Hangzhou’s Buddhist culture on writers’ cognitive frameworks, spiritual solace, and literary choices.

Cultural and artistic dissemination of traditional Chinese silk patterns in the 17th-18th centuries in the context of big data

Abstract Silk has evolved a unique silk culture in its long history, and silk patterns have condensed the external aesthetics of silk culture and shown distinctive national characteristics. This paper firstly constructs the cultural communication network of the 17th-18th century Maritime Silk Road through big data technology and uses social network analysis to study the structural characteristics of the cultural and artistic communication network. The MPI multidimensional spatio-temporal communication evolution model is used to delineate the network’s layers further, and exploratory spatial data analysis is introduced to explore the spatio-temporal communication evolution pattern of the network. Finally, in the empirical analysis, 200 years of silk pattern data from 1600-1800 in China were selected to establish four dimensions and 11 indicators data for measurement. A comprehensive MPI multidimensional spatio-temporal propagation evolution model was derived by principal component analysis to derive the contribution of each indicator. The results show that the multidimensional cultural dissemination index of traditional silk pattern culture and art from 1600 to 1800 was 0.7461 and approximated to 0.8, and the dissemination influence was 0.2252, respectively, rising to 97%, indicating that the dissemination of silk pattern culture and art in the 17th-18th centuries was a flourishing trend. The MPI multidimensional spatial and temporal communication evolution model proposed in this paper effectively visualizes and analyzes the communication channels of silk pattern culture and art, which provides a guiding reference for the revival and communication of modern Chinese traditional culture.

Формирование системы культурной безопасности КНР в условиях современной глобализации

. At present, for any country that does not belong to the “collective West”, there are risks of external and internal threats to national security. Modern China is a country with a large territory and a large population, the devel-opment and achievements of which were directly related to integration into the world community, on the one hand, and the ability to protect the identity of the political system, social structure and culture, on the other. However, modern Chinese culture has faced new challenges, in connection with which China is striving to cre-ate a stronger and more effective security system. This article attempts to analyze and describe the main strat-egies of China’s cultural security policy in the context of modern globalization, to consider the main directions of the country’s cultural policy as a whole, and its current trends.

중국 현대 대중문화 콘텐츠 IP의 생사관(生死觀) 연구

Web novels are the main source narratives of contemporary Chinese pop culture content IP, and the ancient style immortal here romance(古風仙俠言情) novel “To the Sky Kingdom” is one of the most successful IP sources of its time. As a genre literature of ancient style immortal here romance, this novel inherits the motif and biological view of traditional supernatural novels(神魔小說), and expands the time and space of the universe of ‘the three life-times of rebirth and three worlds’ by reflecting the needs of modern Chinese popular culture. This paper tried to examine the ‘three reincarnations’ motif inherited from the web novel “To the Sky Kingdom” and the view of life and death embodied by this motif, and to find out how it differs from the view of life and death of traditional culture.

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Other| May 01 2023 Contributors positions (2023) 31 (2): 523–527. https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-10300347 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Contributors. positions 1 May 2023; 31 (2): 523–527. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-10300347 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll Journalspositions Search Advanced Search Max Bohnenkamp is an independent scholar of modern Chinese literature and culture and a freelance translator specializing in Chinese scholarly writings in the humanities and social sciences. He holds a PhD in Chinese literature from the University of Chicago and has research interests in conceptions of popular and mass cultures in China, the adaptation of Chinese folklore for modern and contemporary literature and performing arts, the reception of Western and Soviet literary and dramatic aesthetics in China, and the relationship of creative expression to politics and critical social theory. He is currently completing a book-length study of the cultural, literary, and political origins of the famous Chinese revolutionary musical drama The White-Haired Girl. His most recent translated work is a collection of essays by Chinese scholars of religion, entitled Beyond Indigenization: Christianity and Chinese History in a Global Context (2023).Mun Young Cho is a professor in the Department... You do not currently have access to this content.

How to Create a New Workers’ Culture Together: An Interview with Wang Dezhi

Research Article| May 01 2023 How to Create a New Workers’ Culture Together: An Interview with Wang Dezhi Wang Dezhi ; Wang Dezhi Wang Dezhi is one of the founders of Migrant Workers Home in Picun, Beijing. After leaving his hometown in Inner Mongolia in 1995, Wang took up many different jobs, and in 2002 he cofounded the New Workers Art Troupe, creating and performing in cross-talk shows. He has studied labor law and has provided legal aid and organized workshops for migrant workers. In 2012 he launched the “Migrant Workers New Year Gala,” a New Year celebration program created and performed entirely by migrant workers. Wang also set up the “New Workers Documentary Group” and has directed several documentaries and short films. Currently he is managing the secondhand nonprofit stores of the Migrant Workers Home, through which he hopes to continue to support the activities of the organization. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Chun Chun Ting; Chun Chun Ting Editor Chun Chun Ting is assistant professor at the School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She teaches Chinese literature and cinema; activism and art; and youth and urban cultures. Ting is currently working on a manuscript on spatial politics and social movements in postcolonial Hong Kong. She also writes on Hong Kong literature and culture; Sinophone documentaries and films; and migrant workers’ literary production in contemporary China. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Max Bohnenkamp Max Bohnenkamp translated from Mandarin by Max Bohnenkamp is an independent scholar of modern Chinese literature and culture and a freelance translator specializing in Chinese scholarly writings in the humanities and social sciences. He holds a PhD in Chinese literature from the University of Chicago and has research interests in conceptions of popular and mass cultures in China, the adaptation of Chinese folklore for modern and contemporary literature and performing arts, the reception of Western and Soviet literary and dramatic aesthetics in China, and the relationship of creative expression to politics and critical social theory. He is currently completing a book-length study of the cultural, literary, and political origins of the famous Chinese revolutionary musical drama The White-Haired Girl. His most recent translated work is a collection of essays by Chinese scholars of religion, entitled Beyond Indigenization: Christianity and Chinese History in a Global Context (2023). Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google positions (2023) 31 (2): 507–521. https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-10300334 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Dezhi Wang, Chun Chun Ting, Max Bohnenkamp; How to Create a New Workers’ Culture Together: An Interview with Wang Dezhi. positions 1 May 2023; 31 (2): 507–521. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-10300334 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll Journalspositions Search Advanced Search You do not currently have access to this content.

Рецензия на книгу «Performing the Socialist State: Modern Chinese Theater and Film Culture», автор Сяомей Чен (издательство Columbia University Press, февраль 2023)

The review reviewed the basic structure and ideas of Xiaomei Chen's book, Performing the Socialist State: Modern Chinese Theater and Film Culture. This title can be translated as "The Performances of the Socialist State: Contemporary Chinese Theater and Film Culture". This monograph deals with the aesthetics of pre-communist, communist and post-socialist China. The two-part book explores the creative work of Tian Han, Hong Shen, and Ouyang Yuqian, prominent figures in contemporary Chinese culture, and explores their legacy, which helped shape the theater culture of the 21st century. The main idea of the book is that despite the ideological restrictions, especially characteristic of Maoist China, the analyzed figures created works of genius in their aesthetics, constituting masterpieces of not only national but also world culture.
 The book is recommended for culturologists, art critics, historians, and anyone who loves and appreciates modern Chinese culture.

Women's Clothing Culture of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties

Chinese traditional costume is one of the important carriers of Chinese culture. The process of the emergence and development of the culture of traditional Chinese costume also reflects the cultural background and evolution of ancient Chinese society. In the context of the strengthening of the Chinese economy, the inheritance and development of Chinese clothing culture is of great importance for modern society. The epochs of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties are a period of Chinese history marked by frequent wars, ethnic integration and convergence of various ideas. Against this background, there was a weakening of the Confucian "ritual" style, followed by the spread of the teachings of Xuan Xue, Buddhism and Taoism, and a freer, down-to-earth, elegant clothing culture appeared. This article consists of the following three parts: Diversity of social background; Artistic forms of costume culture of the Wei-Jin eras; Modern trends in the development of clothing culture. Based, among other things, on such material as the scroll painting "The Fairy of the Lo River" by the artist Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, this article analyzes the influence of the teachings of Xuan-xue, Buddhism and Taoism on the costume of the Wei and Jin dynasties, illustrates the direction of development of modern Chinese costume culture, and continued the path for the development of clothing culture with Chinese specifics.

Decadence in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. A Comparative and Literary-Historical Reevaluation by Hongjian Wang (review)

Decadence in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. A Comparative and Literary-Historical Reevaluation by Hongjian Wang (review)

Constructing a modern theoretical system of education with Chinese characteristics

Well-developed educational system leads to a strong country. The Chinese government has emphasized and clarified the priority of developing the Chinese educational system, and it has accelerated efforts to modernize it to position China as one of the world leaders in education. This essay discusses the priority of developing the Chinese educational system, and it outlines the main factors for the construction of a modern theoretical system of education with Chinese characteristics. It argues that this construction should be based on the actual practice of education in China in the new era, it should be deeply rooted in the methods and wisdom of traditional Chinese education, it should incorporate the educational ideology and concepts nurtured by the modern Chinese revolutionary culture, it should draw on the latest scientific advancements and achievements throughout the world and keep pace with the development of the times, and, finally, it should be informed by the study of the nature and development of human beings with special attention to the theoretical issues embedded in educational activities themselves, which relate to the deepest levels of a philosophical worldview.

The translation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales and his intertextual world in China1

AbstractThe retranslations of Andersen's fairy tales in the twentieth century have promoted the canonization of Andersen in the modern Chinese literary system. Today, Chinese readers of different ages are fascinated by Andersen's works and the images created by him. However, the literary and cultural significance of Andersen to China lies in his influence. In this paper, the authors will first review the history of translating Andersen's fairy tales in China and then analyze some cases from Chinese literature and culture within the theoretical framework of intertextuality, in an attempt to specify the influence of Andersen on modern Chinese literature and culture. It is argued that Andersen's fairy tales have been cross‐culturally woven into Chinese children's as well as adult literature when the intertextual devices are applied by writers in their own literary creations; meanwhile the fictional elements of the tales are intertextually merged, as symbols, into other forms of cultural products where they are involved in a critical construction of modern Chinese culture.

A. Arbuzov's play "My Poor Marat" on the modern Chinese stage: the problem of reception

The author examines in detail the reception of Arbuzov's play "My Poor Marat" on the Chinese stage since 2000, analyzes the opinions of critics and audience reactions, as well as other types of responses to this dramatic text in modern Chinese culture. The problem of perception of the Russian dramaturgy of the twentieth century in China is raised on the material of the modern Chinese artistic and critical reception of Alexey Arbuzov's play "My Poor Marat" (1964). The work of Alexey Arbuzov, one of the most sought-after Soviet playwrights on the world stage, is the main subject of research. The play of this playwright "My Poor Marat" has been repeatedly staged in Chinese theaters, and in 2021 it again proved to be in demand by theatrical figures and the audience, which indicates the relevance of this study. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that the work has studied the most popular performances of "My Poor Marat" in China since 2000, as well as an art exhibition based on the play. The practical significance of the results obtained is that their analysis reflects the dynamics of the development of Chinese society, changes in mentality, dominant themes of the time, dialogue with other cultures and various aesthetic systems, the specifics of theatrical life and the theatrical market in the country. The conclusion is made that the stage reception of Russian drama in China is closely connected with the socio-political aspect of the country's life and national mentality, affects the official ideology and individual consciousness, reflects the dialogue of foreign cultural factors and traditional forms of national culture.