Chinese_Culture

Chinese culture As far as I am concerned, it is necessary to learn Chinese culture course for foreign learners at Chinese colleges and universities as we are Chinese and the Chinese culture is well-established, broad and profound. China has a 5 000-year history of the development of civilization. The Chinese culture is one of the most ancient cultures in the world, and the only one that has lasted for thousands of years without suspension. Chinese as we are, learning Chinese culture is one of our most significant tasks during your whole life, you have to start with traditional Chinese culture whoever you will be in the future. Because it has a profound affection in every aspects of our daily life. For instance, a lot of remarkable theories and thoughts are still popular in today’s society. These precious heritages become the guideline of our moral standards. In addition, one of the core principles of traditional Chinese culture is that of harmony between humans and nature. Since one's life must respect and conform to the seasons. This is a way of life that pursues harmony with nature and with others, simplicity, and a feeling of warmth and oneness with all. The traditional worldview, values and mode of thinking of the Chinese people stem from a perennial process of historical development. Chinese culture has also influenced the world for thousands of years with its art, philosophy, technology, food, medicine and performing arts. Ancient Chinese culture not only contributes civilization or "four great inventions" to the world. In Ming and Qing dynasty, Confucianism had influenced the Renaissance in Europe since the new idea formed by combining modern history, and it became the leading European spirit - an important Enlightenment thoughts origin. In addition, as shining treasure in Chinese traditional culture, more and more classical Chinese poems are translated into various foreign languages. The translation of classical Chinese poems plays an important role in the transmission of Chinese culture in the world. Aside from the obvious benefits Chinese culture, the lack of a traditional culture in China has a larger effect on Chinese lifestyles than you might first realize.In recent years, more and more young people have been fascinated to celebrate western festivals, and forget our traditional festivals. It’s a sign of the times that Chinese people are taking to celebrating Western traditional festivals in droves. The media join in, building up the festivals through wide coverage. Above all, business people seize the opportunity to add more sparks and whip up the celebrations into frenzy of buying and eating. We may not pursue the Western cultures out of our own will, but our own cultures are put away unconsciously while we are enjoying the fast-food culture brought by Western festivals. Look around our surroundings. McDonald's, KFC, hamburgers and pizzas flourish in all Chinese cities, big or small, in China, even in the rural areas. Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Halloween and April Fool’s Day seem to have become part of Chinese culture. We are gradually losing our traditional festivals and foreign festivals are coming in and taking over. With the progress of urbanization, celebrating the traditional festivals is losing popularity in some big cities. Although older citizens still maintain their passion for the traditional festivals, the young are no longer interested. This all leads to situation that China is neglecting its own traditions by embracing western culture so enthusiastically. An American sociologist said that the spread of American popular cultures would be the most effective action to realize the unification of the globe. This is a true problem that we are seeing all over the world, and the main reason behind it is unfortunately Globalization. Economically and industrially speaking, we can’t neglect the negative effects it has on culture and society. China fully respects the diversity and differences of various nations and cultures. It advocates coexistence instead of conflicts, dialogue instead of confrontations, communication instead of blockade, tolerance instead of repulsion. It calls for all cultures to learn from one another and work together to seek universal development. Actually we are living at a time when two cultures are merging into each other. As Traditional Chinese Culture spreads around the world and more people become interested in Chinese, foreign culture and concepts have begun to spread into China. This is inevitable as development is increasing communication and integration. More and more foreigners are studying Chinese and great masses of Chinese people are studying English in order to aid this goal of communication. Yet, even foreign popular cultural aspects have begun to spread as well. But we need to pay more attention to our spirit, to our traditional Chinese culture. Either academic thinking and creative convergence on eastern and western cultures since the 20th century under the background of severe collision between eastern and western cultures, or carrying forward the spirit of the thousand-year-long Chinese culture to the world, is all connected with Chinese traditional culture. As a result, we should be aware of the situation that we are losing the cultural identity in facing the cultural globalization. We’re losing one of the things that count the most: our identity, the uniqueness in us, that which makes us special and allows us to stand out from the world. So protecting our traditional culture is the historical mission of our generation. As an English learner, it is expected that we will increase our awareness of our own cultural characteristics. We need to pay more attention to our spirit, to our traditional Chinese culture. That’s why the Chinese culture course is so important to foreign languages learners in China.