Chinese Cultural Symbols Research Articles

Calligraphic Semiotic Interpretation in Jewelry Design: Culture, Identity and Expression

This article places the application of calligraphy in jewelry design under the perspective of semiotic research. It is a targeted study based on whether calligraphy can be organically integrated with semiotic characteristics for jewelry design. Supplemented by qualitative analysis, based on the relationship between the form and connotation of calligraphy and the signifier and the signified in semiotics, the positive impact of the integration and mutual promotion of calligraphy semiotics and jewelry design was deeply explored. This article first introduces the principles of semiotics, cultural semiotics and the research theory of traditional Chinese cultural symbols, then explains the essential characteristics and significance of jewelry design, and then focuses on the multi-dimensional and diversified connection between calligraphy, jewelry design and semiotics. After discussion and research, we finally reflected on jewelry design and attached relevant suggestions. The perspective chosen in this article is one of the outstanding features of this study. Although calligraphy and symbols originated from different cultural backgrounds in the East and the West, they have common attributes and functions that can be learned from each other. Based on the theoretical intersection of calligraphy and semiotics, the value and application of the combination of calligraphy symbols and jewelry design are discussed, which fully illustrates the close connection between Chinese calligraphy and semiotics and jewelry design. This article attempts to start with Chinese calligraphy and use semiotic research as a guide to construct a more practical "symbol"-"calligraphy"-"culture" jewelry design model. Through theoretical framework analysis, literature review, and empirical research, this article delves into how calligraphic symbols contribute to cultural heritage conservation, personal identity expression, and artistic expression in the context of jewelry design.

Research on the Creative Principles of Chinese Thriller Films

The Chinese thriller film, as a specific genre, exhibits unique principles and characteristics in its creation, which is also significant in terms of cultural heritage and creative expression. Nevertheless, the current systematic investigation of the research principles and creative connotations of the sample remains inadequate. The objective of this paper is to analyze the research principles of Chinese thriller-horror films and identify the sources and evolution of the narrative materials underlying them. The analysis employs both the literature analysis method and the case study method. The former is used to examine the expression of the combination of thriller imagery and traditional Chinese cultural symbols in the film, while the latter is employed to explore the cultural elements belonging to the Chinese nation's tradition. Additionally, the analysis considers the distinctive characteristics of the film in terms of artistic scene layout, sound, and color, as well as the significance and role of such films. By examining the fundamental principles of Chinese thriller film-making, it is possible to gain a deeper understanding of the distinctive appeal and artistic nuances of Chinese thrillers, offering insights that can inform and inspire the creation of Chinese films.

Exploring the representation of Chinese cultural symbols dissemination in the era of large language models

Exploring the representation of Chinese cultural symbols dissemination in the era of large language models

Symbolic interactionism: exploring the experience of traditional costume in a destination

ABSTRACT As a symbol of cultural exchange, destination clothing experience is of great importance in the construction of tourists’ identity, especially the traditional clothing experience. In recent years, Hanfu has gradually become a representative symbol of Chinese culture, and many tourist attractions have become the initial platform of Hindu use. Nevertheless, previous research on tourism experience paid little attention to traditional clothing experiences in tourism, and the interaction mechanism therein has not yet been fully investigated. Hence, this study explores the experiential mechanism of tourists wearing Hanfu in a destination and analyzes the role of tourism experience in tourists’ self-perception. Xi’an, China was chosen as the case location, and data were obtained through participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Based on grounded theory, this study extracted 53 initial categories which were then categorised into 13 sub-categories, which were further re-organised into six main categories, and then constructed a storyline of the process-mechanism model of tourists’ Hanfu experience. Major findings show that tourists’ self-consciousness is generated when wearing Hanfu. Furthermore, the interaction can strengthen tourists’ cultural identity and contribute to the self-identity construction; self-consciousness sublimates self-identity, place attachment and patriotism. The present study supplements existing research on tourism experience and provides valuable insights for effective marketing in tourist destinations.

Synergistic Development of Chinese Language Teaching to Foreigners and Traditional Culture in the Information Age

Abstract This paper collects data on teaching resources and traditional cultural elements for the Chinese language teaching abroad platform and mines and analyzes the behavior of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The association rule method is employed to analyze the correlation between Chinese language teaching and traditional culture based on the teaching data. According to the data, New Year’s Snacks (87.83 million) is the most-watched teaching video on YouTube, followed by Lotus Leaf Glutinous Rice Pork Ribs (67.74 million). Chinese cultural symbols (a total of 100) and Chinese cultural and artistic symbols were used more frequently (a total of 54), and optimal teaching aids were selected for different categories of Chinese cultural symbols. This study successfully explored the association relationship between traditional culture and Chinese language teaching to foreigners, providing a basis for the synergistic development of the two.

The Application of Traditional Chinese Cultural Symbols in Modern Furniture Design

The Application of Traditional Chinese Cultural Symbols in Modern Furniture Design

Analysis of the Use of the Yellow River in Chinese Movie

As a symbol of Chinese culture and history, the Yellow River plays an important role in movies. The Yellow River is not only a geographical landmark, but also has rich symbolic meanings and is often used to convey profound emotions, ideas and themes. In the movie, the audience can find that the different states of the Yellow River, the flow of the water, the presentation of the scenery as well as the audio-visual elements all contain multi-level symbolic meanings, and these symbols not only enhance the artistry of the movie, but also allow the audience to have a deeper experience in terms of emotion and thought. While exploring these symbols in depth, the rich connotation of Chinese culture can also be better understood.

The Literature Review of Chinese Cultural Symbols on the Effectiveness of Cultural-themed WeChat Official Accounts

This literature review explores the development of Chinese cultural symbols in new media platforms. It mainly starts from the concept, framework, and categorization definition of Chinese cultural symbols to conduct a review of related research. On this basis, the research and problems of new media platforms, especially WeChat official accounts (WOAs), in cultural communication are systematically sorted out. Related studies in the dissemination of Chinese culture through WOAs, especially and the impact of the dissemination effect of WeChat official accounts of cultural themes. The study deeply analyzes the role played by these symbols in communication as well as the current problems of cultural symbols in the process of communication. The study reveals the importance of WOAs, especially cultural WeChat official accounts (CWOAs), in cultural communication, and recognizes them as an important channel for spreading Chinese culture. The paper also highlights the shortcomings of the current research and makes suggestions for future research, aiming to deepen people's understanding of the application of cultural symbols in social media platforms (especially WeChat platform) and their impact on cultural communication. This review can serve as a basis for research on how people can effectively utilize cultural symbols and improve their communication effects.

Research on the Digital Personality Customization and Application of Chinese Fashion Clothing under the Background of Fashion Intelligent Manufacturing and Cultural Integration

China's national fashion clothing industry is booming, attracting the younger generation of consumers, especially the post-90s and post-00s. One of the driving forces of this trend is the pursuit of personalization and cultural connotation by the new generation of consumers. They seek the expression of spiritual identity and cultural values of clothing, and digital personalization provides them with opportunities to realize these needs. However, the national fashion clothing industry still faces challenges, such as product design homogenization and lack of digital transformation. In order to solve these problems, this paper proposes an innovative path based on fashion and intelligent manufacturing. First of all, by building a library of Chinese elements and patterns, Chinese cultural symbols are integrated into the national fashion clothing design to realize cultural empowerment and personality characteristics. Secondly, through the digital body database, we can improve the fit and quality of personalized customized clothing and meet the needs of consumers for virtual fitting. Finally, through the four-library virtual digital intelligent customization platform, the design efficiency and resource sharing are improved, and the high-quality development of the industry is promoted. These innovative paths will promote China's national fashion clothing industry towards a digital future, improve product personalization and cultural connotation, meet the needs of a new generation of consumers, and promote industrial upgrading and transformation. By emphasizing the key role of the integration of science and culture in the national fashion clothing industry, it provides an innovative way for industrial upgrading and meeting consumer needs.

The Trend and Reasons for the Shift of Korean Dramas from Romantic Themes to Realistic Themes

In recent times, there has been a shift in the manifestations of Korean popular films and television works. With the advent of globalization, the impact and influence of streaming media and transcultural communications have surpassed traditional methods. Additionally, the dynamics between male and female characters in Korean dramas have undergone changes. Against this backdrop, this study explores how local TV dramas, promoted by Netflix, successfully transcend national boundaries while preserving their distinct cultural identity. To accomplish this objective, the study focuses on the Korean drama The Glory, which gained significant popularity on Netflix in the previous year. Through detailed analysis and examination, this paper sheds light on the strategies employed by these dramas to navigate the global market while maintaining their unique characteristics. At the same time, this paper also provides experience and a new direction for Chinas cultural export to the world. By relying on film and television works and combining Chinese cultural symbols with the local social and cultural background, Chinese drama can weaken the cultural discount brought by different cultural backgrounds.

The intervention effect of traditional Chinese clothing elements into healing clothing for autistic groups

BackgroundAutism is a developmental disorder that affects an individual’s ability to socialize, communicate, and behave. Autistic groups often face difficulties in social integration and psychological pressure. As a fashion style focusing on comfort, warmth and relaxation, healing clothing is gradually being accepted and loved by people. Traditional clothing elements represent unique Chinese cultural symbols and aesthetic values, and their integration into healing clothing may have a positive intervention effect on autistic groups.Subjects and MethodsThe experiment involved 50 people with common autism as research subjects, half of whom served as the experimental group, wearing healing clothing with elements of traditional Chinese dress. The control group had the same number of people as the experimental group and wore normal healing clothing. The participants’ social interaction, emotional performance and self-identity were observed and recorded for a certain period of time, and the effect was tested by the Stanford Acute Stress Response Questionnaire (SASRQ).ResultsAfter wearing the healing clothing with traditional Chinese clothing elements, the experimental group had more active social behaviors and positive emotions, and the average questionnaire score was 10 points higher than that of the control group. However, most of the patients in the control group were still in a depressed state and their activity was not high.ConclusionsThis study proposed to integrate traditional Chinese clothing elements into healing clothing, which has a very good intervention effect on the autistic group, and the research results are expected to provide better support and care for the autistic group.AcknowledgementJiangsu University Philosophy and Social Science Research Project (No. 2020SJA1286).

Znachenie nacional'nyh kul'turnyh simvolov v hudozhestvennom oformlenii dramy, kino i televideniya v Kitae

This paper analyzes the expression form and charm of Chinese cultural symbols in drama, film and television art design.

Research on the Integration of Traditional Chinese Culture into Kindergarten Curriculum in Ethnic Regions

Based on the background of early childhood education curriculum, kindergartens in various regions have begun to pay attention to the development of kindergarten curriculum. Most of teachers search for the characteristics of kindergarten curriculum that is suitable for young children’s age groups. The excellent Chinese traditional culture, as an important element with Chinese cultural symbols, is gradually being used by kindergarten teachers. When carrying out activities, kindergartens in ethnic regions integrate traditional Chinese culture into the development of kindergarten curriculum. This study starts with the background of integrating traditional Chinese culture into the development of kindergarten curriculum. Through interviews with preschool teachers, it identifies the current problems and reasons, and proposes some suggestions for better integrating traditional Chinese culture into the kindergarten curriculum.

Tracing Bong Lie Phin’s ceramic artistry in Singkawang: unveiling cultural heritage and technological advancements (1989-2020)

Ceramics by artist Bong Lie Phin has a historical record in the world of art by bringing social change to form a new culture through ceramic works. Another thing about ceramic development technology. This research is important in order to provide renewal through ceramic works. As for the research question, namely, how are inductive empiricism, reconstruction, and humanism related to ideas, society, and technology? This research process used qualitative methods with historical, social, and technological approaches and data collection techniques through interviews, literature studies, notes, and documentation documents. In the process of collecting data, researchers will gather information from artists and other supporting data. The data needed is in accordance with the research questions and then tested by involving experts and artists. There are several findings that the artist Bong Lie Phin created works from 1989 to 2020 with the concept of Chinese mythology and interpreted Chinese cultural symbols. This is also supported by the exploration of materials and technologies that develop in making ceramics, but without reducing the value and meaning, it was found that there were financial support factors carried out by the management of these ceramic artists in influencing understanding. Work so that the presence of work continues. Occurs, the work is considered capable of providing transformation of spiritual values; another discussion is the community's contribution in providing understanding in the creation of ceramic art so that the process of reconstruction in the work occurs continuously.

Innovative Application of Traditional Chinese Cultural Symbols in Contemporary Architecture

Traditional Chinese culture, with its distinctive nationality and regionalism, is a valuable source of creative elements for Chinese architecture, and also an effective weapon to cope with the impact of “internationalization” and “standardization”. In this paper, traditional cultural elements are symbolically categorized, dissected and innovated through architectural semiotics to explore the characteristics and application significance of traditional cultural symbols in contemporary architectural design. Moreover, case studies are conducted to derive the correct expression of traditional Chinese culture in contemporary architectural design, with a view to finding out a universal path for applying traditional cultural symbols in architecture.

新世纪中国京剧国际传播现状與问题的考察

Chinese Peking Opera has been promoted and disseminated globally since the beginning of the last century. In this century, with the development of China's economy and the increase of official investment, Peking Opera has reached an unprecedented level in overseas dissemination.
 There has been great development in the subject of dissemination, the number of frequency of dissemination, the scope and form of dissemination. However, compared with the huge investment, Peking Opera still cannot become an international drama category. It mostly appears overseas as a symbol of Chinese culture, and there are also many misunderstandings in communication. For example, the functions of communication goals are ambiguous, the form of communication for tour performances is single, the lack of cross-cultural communication talents, and the incomplete communication system.
 Therefore, the overseas dissemination of Chinese Peking Opera needs to clarify the dissemination goals and objectives, clarify the main functions of dissemination, improve the content to meet the needs of cross-cultural dissemination, enrich the means of dissemination in form, cultivate and excavate cross-cultural dissemination talents, establish a three-dimensional communication system for exhibition performances, opera education, and folk communication. At the same time, new communication channels such as the Internet should be effectively used, and the communication experience of India, Japan, South Korea and other countries should be used for reference, in order to achieve greater and better effects of Peking Opera overseas communication.

THE DECONSTRUCTION OF MYTH LIKE THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY

The article examines the identity of a Chinese-American woman in the novel “The Kitchen God’s Wife” by modern American writer A.Tan in parallel with the “Kitchen God”, one of the ancient Chinese myths. It turns out that A.Tan deconstructs the plot line from Chinese mythology against the background of the life story of modern man and presents this image as a woman of the new world. This woman behaves and lives like a man of the modern world, along with her roots, customs, and traditions. A.Tan deconstructs the image of a woman belonging to the mythical world and, unlike Chinese myths, describes her not as submissive and obedient, but as a real-world woman who fights for her rights and understands her national identity. The writer brings the mythical thought to the level of problems of the modern world and evokes ideas about the Chinese-American's national identity, its past, and its essence. E.Tan refers to images and motifs taken from Chinese mythological and folklore sources, preferring Chinese cultural symbols. Highlighting the ethnic past, E.Tan warns that every Chinese is bound to lose as well as gain in the contact of cultures. For this reason, he deconstructs the myth of the "Kitchen God” to reconsider the national moral bonds in the novel "The Kitchen God's Wife".

MACMA Islamic Ideology in Chinese Muslim Mosques Towards Universalizing Islam in Malaysia

Malaysia is the world's 43rd most populous country comprising multi-ethnic and multicultural societies. About half the population is ethnically Malay, with minorities of Chinese, Indians, and indigenous peoples. From this number, Chinese Muslims are minorities in Malaysia, and only 2 per cent of ethnic Chinese are Muslims. Nevertheless, there is a growing trend of accommodating Chinese cultural elements in Islamic preaching in Malaysia. Due to this recent emergence of Chinese Muslim cultural identities, Chinese cultural symbols and Islamic messages are combined to produce a new notion in Malaysian society that 'Chineseness' and Islam are compatible. For that reason, the Chinese Muslim association and dakwah movement in Malaysia, like MACMA (Malaysia Chinese Muslim Association), promulgate a cultural dakwah approach aiming to universalize Islam to spread the Islamic messages and invite non-Muslims to get closer to the Islamic faith. One of the approaches is building Chinese-style mosques throughout Malaysia as a symbol of preaching Islam through Chinese cultural signs and practices. However, no comprehensive studies have elucidated how mosques patronized by the MACMA universalize Islam for Muslims and non-Muslims. Therefore, this paper aims to identify and analyze how MACMA Islamic ideology influences the architectural design elements found in the MACMA mosques as a symbol of cultural dakwah to propagate and teach the values of Islam. This study used the hermeneutic method through the interpretivism paradigm. The two indicators of mosques, form-making, and spatial elements, act as a sign of Islamic values to propagate religious tolerance. The findings indicate how Islamic values and ideology involving the practising of Islah, Ikram, and Ihsan are translated into Mosque architectural elements as a symbol of dakwah to display communal-friendly mosque design. Based on these findings, this study will outline the best mosque design guidelines for designers that can function as a religious sign and symbol for transnational dimensions of cultural dakwah towards unity, equality, and spiritual rejuvenation.

Трансляция традиционной китайской культуры в философию новой эпохи

The global positive change in public opinion about China has been constantly growing in recent years. However, there is still some misunderstanding of China and the Chinese culture in the world due to ideological and cultural differences. The relevance of the development of theoretical innovations and their application in practice to disseminate traditional culture is an essential moment of state and public life in China. The article represents the natural transmission of traditional Chinese culture, the characteristics of which are clearly reflected within moral civilization and affirmed in the philosophy of a new stage of modern Chinese society development called the ‘New Era’. The importance of traditional spiritual culture of Chinese people in the process of realizing the value of human life towards the development of socialism whereas the Chinese specificity is shown. Historical and retrospective analysis determines the role of the stages of civilization and personalities in the formation of the spiritual values system of the Chinese nation. The semiotic method, as a basic one, is aimed at interpreting the elements of traditional Chinese culture, in particular the symbolic system. The article highlights the main spiritual characteristics and defines the meaning of the traditional Chinese culture in modern culture, defines the specific feature of the concept of ‘cultural gene’ as the Chinese spiritual culture, covering varied and differentiated content and characteristics of the Chinese national culture and defining the difference between the Chinese nation and other ethnic groups in the world. The value of harmonious and unified relations between a man and nature in the Chinese culture is considered using the example of bamboo, a typical traditional symbol that actively transfers traditional cultural information into modern everyday life in China and determines the continuity of the foundations of Chinese moral philosophy. The analysis of the expansion of Chinese cultural symbols to the west is given and the main problems in the work on the popularization of Chinese cultural symbols abroad are identified. The contemporary Chinese culture is represented as an open system that recreates a comprehensive hands-on process that effectively enhances the influence of the Chinese culture.

Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis Based on the Random Matrix in the Study of Chinese Cultural Symbols

In today’s diversified development of contemporary culture, how Chinese traditional culture and contemporary graphic design can be perfectly integrated into contemporary design and how to reflect their unique cultural symbols in contemporary design is a major issue that designers and researchers must face. This paper takes Chinese cultural symbols as the research object and adopts a multivariate statistical model based on a random matrix. By means of factor analysis and cluster analysis, the number of dimensions of multivariate data is minimized while ensuring minimal information loss to improve the efficiency of the analysis. This paper takes Chinese cultural symbols as the core and adopts a multivariate statistical method based on the random matrix for factor analysis and cluster analysis, in an attempt to establish a complete and scientific evaluation index system, which provides a reliable tool for the study of Chinese cultural symbols.