Examples like this are common among most people in China, even among many college students. It's just that fewer people ask questions, and it seems that no one can't answer them. China's traditional education, national self-awareness, sense of hardship, in the process of unscrupulous invasion of foreign culture is so pale and powerless!
Facing the increasingly westernized China society and the people of China, what can we do to defend the traditional culture of China?
/kloc-More than 0/00 years ago, the Westernization School of the Qing Dynasty put forward the idea of "learning from foreigners to strengthen themselves" because of the failure of the Opium War, and Wei Yuan also mentioned "learning from foreigners to strengthen themselves" in the Chart Records. These thoughts and theories were not widely recognized and accepted at that time, but after more than 100 years of ups and downs, they have shined brilliantly under today's "opening up" policy. So the phenomenon that made us sad appeared. While introducing advanced western technologies and theories, countless western ideas, traditions, customs, habits and even lifestyles have followed. While they collided with the traditional culture of China, what we saw was the rampant western culture and the flagging traditional culture of China. Apart from economy, the influence of western culture on China has involved many fields, such as society, religion, art, etc. Will China still have its own culture in the long run? After the Philippines and some African countries in history, will there be another country whose cultural traditions have been westernized?
If you think my question is groundless or nonsense, please see the list below.
I. Society
1, Festival. How many people pay attention to Arbor Day except primary school students and some people with commercial purposes? In the traditional "Labor Day", people stop working and go out to travel. In sharp contrast, "Valentine's Day" is almost unknown, and "Christmas" is almost unknown.
2. tradition. Many excellent Chinese traditions and virtues, such as "putting our ancestors before ourselves", "helping the needy" and "being brave", have been inherited, occasionally imitated and regarded as "fools". Although some western traditions are very popular in China, such as Chinese mainland's "one-night stand". In writing or debate, Einstein's theory and Napoleon's theory are cited more times than Confucius' theory and Chairman Mao's theory.
Second, religion.
Buddhism has a long history in China. It was introduced to China as early as 65,438+0,000 years ago, and it has been enduring for generations. Buddhism, Taoism and Islam are the three major religions in modern China. However, today, it seems that more and more people believe in Islam and Christianity. Most people go to Shaolin Temple to learn Kung Fu, but what Taoism is, many people have never heard of it.
Third, art.
1, pop songs are hot, and folk songs and operas are cold.
At the beginning, more and more people liked foreign blockbusters and sought after western stars like Madonna.
3. The status of "Chyi Chin Painting and Calligraphy" declined, and people began to be busy with bars, saunas, golf and so on.
Fourth, life
1 language. Western words such as "cool", "show", "karaoke" and "god" have appeared and become popular, while China's traditional words and even idioms are beginning to be unknown to more and more people, many of whom can't write.
2. clothing. Suits are rampant, and occasionally a few people wearing traditional clothes are regarded as "antiques".
3. habit. Some people used to eat with chopsticks, but now they use spoons, knives and forks. Some people used to drink white wine, but now they start drinking red wine and whisky; I used to buy domestic things, but now I only buy imported ones; More boring people began to give themselves English names and French names, and followed Mr. Feng Gong's words, "I'm afraid you'll change your name yourself!" !
Other aspects, such as architecture and tourism, will not be detailed, leaving room for imagination.
If you don't feel sad after reading the above, don't say you are from China. I think everyone in China with China ancestry is patriotic (although a little numb to boycotting Japanese goods). The ancients said, "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country." When the culture left by our ancestors for thousands of years is being eroded by foreign cultures step by step, and when a nation is about to lose its own character, does each of us have the obligation and responsibility to defend the traditional culture of China?
Culture belongs to the world and traditional culture belongs to the nation. It is the rich and colorful traditional cultures of various countries and nationalities in the world that have gathered into today's world culture. As we usually say, "only the nation belongs to the world." If we forget all our own things in order to learn from others, should we take the idioms "learn from others" and "learn from others" as commendatory words?
"Opening to the outside world" is correct. Without foreign introduction and study, there would be no economic take-off in China today. Advanced culture will produce advanced productive forces, and traditional culture is conducive to maintaining national unity. Therefore, it is right to absorb foreign advanced culture, but wrong to abandon China traditional culture. In today's unpredictable international situation, while all countries in the world pay attention to seeking common ground while reserving differences, it is undoubtedly particularly important to prevent "sugar-coated cannonballs" and give themselves a "sedative" at a time when China is facing challenges from some superpowers.
I don't want to exaggerate my achievements, let alone show off my reputation. I don't stand in any political position, and I don't have any economic purpose. The above words are just the heartfelt words of a naive and enthusiastic civilian. I wonder how many experts, predecessors, intellectuals and the public will feel after reading it!