The Interrelationship between Culture and Capital Structure:Evidence from International Retailers

The present study investigates the influence of cultural factors in 2022 on the capital structure of global retailers.There are sixteen retailers from eight countries in the sample.In recent times,numerous academicians have taken an interest in examining the capital structure and business model of retailers,owing to their swift and consistent growth.However,the fact that the majority of research originates from the retailers’host country gives rise to debate regarding the applicability of the capital structure of said retailers to countries with distinct cultural environments.Consequently,academics have begun to investigate whether the capital structure of multinational retailers is impacted by the diversity of national cultures.

Exploration of the Inheritance and Innovation Carrier of National Culture in the Teaching Model of Art Design Major in Higher Vocational Colleges:Integrating Lijiang Baisha Murals into Higher Vocational Art Design Curriculum System

This study aims to further promote the inheritance and innovative development of intangible cultural heritage in Yunnan Province,promote the protection,inheritance,integration,and innovation of ethnic culture in Lijiang,strengthen the protection and inheritance of Baisha murals in Lijiang,and change the teaching of art design majors in vocational colleges in Yunnan.Given the lack of traditional Chinese culture and local ethnic culture,this article focuses on the teaching of art design majors in Yunnan vocational colleges.It explores the construction model of the cultural inheritance and innovation carrier of Lijiang Baisha murals to meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the local people,and efforts will be made to promote the high-quality development of the Baisha ethnic area in Lijiang.

Research on Optimizing the Construction of the Long March National Cultural Park from the Perspective of Cultural Route Heritage Protection

The idea of cultural route heritage protection expands the protection theory for world cultural heritage.The Long March route carries the prominent characteristic of cultural route heritage.By actively building the Long March National Cultural Park,China has strengthened the overall protection and integrated utilization of the Long March cultural heritage,upgraded the hardware facilities for exhibition,and investigated ways to protect cultural route heritage with Chinese characteristics.During the construction of the Park,it is necessary to draw on the concept and norms of the cultural route heritage protection,optimize the construction approach,and make the construction of the Park more in line with the linear cultural characteristics of Long March heritage.Specifically,it is proposed to improve the Long March cultural route heritage protection system oriented towards“authenticity”protection,to deeply tap and interpret the prominent universal worth of the Long March route,augmenting the international dissemination of the Long March culture in an innovative way,and realizing a more scientific and effective protection and utilization of Long March cultural resources.

On the Dissemination and Acceptance of Dongpo Culture in the UK and the US

This study delves into the intricate dissemination and acceptance of Dongpo Culture,epitomized by Su Shi,in the UK and the US,aiming to bolster the global recognition of Chinese literary and cultural values and advance the national strategy of“Going Out”.Su Shi’s multifaceted contributions—spanning literature,philosophy,calligraphy,and art—serve as a pinnacle of Northern Song Dynasty culture.This research evaluates the varied translations,monographs,biographies,journal articles,and doctoral dissertations about Su Shi in these Western nations,using literature analysis,typical analysis,and comparative methods.The findings reveal a robust interest in Su Shi studies in the US,marked by a proliferation of scholarly works and translations across diverse disciplines,such as literature,art,and aesthetics,establishing the US as a leading center for Dongpo Culture studies.Conversely,the UK,despite its early engagement,shows limited scholarly outputs and significant research papers on the subject.By examining Dongpo Culture’s overseas communication path and influence paradigm,this paper seeks to enhance China’s cultural soft power and self-confidence.It underscores the vital role of international cultural exchange in constructing a positive image of China’s national identity,facilitating its peaceful rise,and providing strategic insights for the global promotion of Chinese culture.

Research on Community Cultural Characteristic of She Nationality in East Fujian Province and Its Response to Geological Space

With the concept that culture was the product of certain natural environment and social condition, as there were less researches on response of community culture of She Nationality to geological space and on influence of geological space on She community culture, the study took community culture of She Nationality in East Fujian as the research subject, and analyzed distribution of She Nationality. By taking relevant documents on She Nationality of East Fujian Province for reference, through analysis of characteristic culture and geopolitical background of She community, it was considered that characteristic culture lied in united and friendly community culture, rough and practical sports culture, ancient medicine culture, food culture of mountainous feature and architectural culture. Furthermore, it analyzed response of She community culture to geological space from the perspectives of regional space, geological environment and climate; and pointed out the far-reaching influence of geological space on She community culture.

Exploration of the Cultural Connotation of “Traditional Festivals” Eco-Curriculum in Primary Schools

Chinese traditional festivals with rich historical and cultural connotations fully reflect Chinese children’s national cultural emotions and values.It is of great significance to explore the cultural connotations behind traditional festivals in primary school’s civics and political curriculum,and to cultivate primary school students’traditional cultural identity and increase their cultural self-confidence and patriotism through multi-channel and multi-form innovative educational strategies and curriculum design.

Research on the Value and Strategy of Integrating Music Education and National Music Culture

China’s traditional national music is an art form formed by the working people and art pioneers to express their emotions during thousands of years of productive labor.National music not only contains emotional stories that are capable of evoking praises and tears,but also has a profound understanding of the lives of sages.In summary,integrating college music education with national music culture can allow students to deeply discover music,thereby stimulating students’enthusiasm for learning music,improving students’learning quality,mastering the core parts of music learning,and helping students to go a long way in music.This article mainly focuses on the characteristics and educational value of national music culture,and its effective integration with music education in colleges and universities.This article can help relevant workers in college music education and promote the sustainable development of music education in colleges and universities in China.

Analysis of structural characteristics and spatial distribution of the national intangible cultural heritage in China and its policy implications

Based on an investigation of four published batches listing 3, 140 national intangible cultural heritage(ICH) projects in China and using GIS and some quantitative analysis methods, the spatial structure was investigated and the characteristics and distribution discussed. The distribution of ICHs in China is agglomerative and spatially dependent. From the view of ICH type, each type is distributed in different places, for different reasons, with history being the most important one we found. Nationwide, high-density cores are located in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yangtze River Delta region. High densities of ICH are concentrated in flat, water-rich regions where broad-leaved forests dominate plains and low mountain areas-areas that have fertile soil, pleasant weather, a long history of culture, ethnic agglomeration, and development. This paper suggests that development of the ICH should be based on discovering unknown items, to break the existing pattern of strong cohesion and high density, and to seek a balanced development of the whole.

Cultural Confidence as a National Strategy: Significance and Construction

In the context of globalization, Western values keep expanding across the globe, maintaining their dominance. Domestically, the development of Chinese culture lags behind its economic growth. Globally, China has yet to develop a significant power of speech. Also, China's overseas image is not in line with its real strength. The introduction of cultural confidence, therefore, is a must move to tackle China's dilemma of international cultural communications and also an emergency measure to address a crisis of domestic cultural anxiety and identity. Cultural cognition, cultural communications, and cultural development are prerequisites for building and boosting cultural confidence. For the construction of cultural confidence, key actions include confronting the crisis of faith, conducting a self-examination of our culture, enhancing mainstream values, improving the compatible mechanisms, integrating traditional culture, and properly approaching Western culture.

Probing into the Sino-American Cross-National Marriage Failures:An Intercultural Perspective

With China’s opening to the outside world, Chinese people’s attitude toward marriage has been undergoing great changes. Cross National marriages(CNMs) emerge as a result of economic development, social progress, cultural exchanges and freedom of marriage. However, according to statistics, CNMs are not always successful and satisfactory as they look: the divorce rate is reported to be on the increase. The paper studies several Sino American CNM cases which ended in failure from an intercultural perspective, and on that bases it points out that it is not cultural differences but people’s attitudes toward cultural differences that lead to the breakdown of the CNMs. In this paper, ethnocentrism is specially discussed as a major barrier to successful intercultural communication. And suggestions such as developing empathy, learning about cultural adaptation are offered to improve the quality of the CNMs and the competence of intercultural communication.

Operationalizing Cultural Autonomy in International Law as a Form of Effective Participation in Decision-Making

According to most commentators,cultural autonomy is not a right recognized by positive international law.This article argues that the core elements of cultural autonomy can be derived from the right to effective participation guaranteed by Article 15 of the Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities(FCNM).The existing standards developed by the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention are rather vague,and fail to regulate several issues important for effective participation.This is not determined by the wording of the Convention,but by the Committee’s choice to provide states with a very wide margin of appreciation.To fill in the gaps in the Committee’s jurisprudence,the article examines the case study of a recently adopted law on support for minority cultures in Slovakia.By using a qualitative-substantive approach,it specifies the content of cultural autonomy by defining its purpose,as well as the conditions under which it can be achieved.Applying the Committee’s general criteria to the specific problems raised by the Slovak law,the article establishes the core positive law requirements vis-à-vis the right to cultural autonomy.In closing,the article argues that the Committee should adopt detailed standards,similar to those proposed in the text,in order to enforce the right to effective participation in practice.Operationalizing effective participation leads in substance to the enforcement of the right to cultural autonomy,which is a developed form of the former.

2019 National Intangible Cultural Heritage Quyi Week Held in Jinan

With the recommendation of various provinces and selection of experts, 131 quyi categories from across the country were presented for the Quyi Week, of which 60 were at national-level and 34 were at provincial-level. Inheritors of intangible cultural heritage all over the country demonstrated the excellent programs with rich local features and profound cultural connotations by stage performances in theaters and residential areas, which comprehensively represented our country s achievements in the preservation of intangible cultural heritage of Quyi in recent years.

Cultural Inheritance of Miao Nationality in Western Hubei under the Background of Beautiful Countryside Construction

Miao nationality is an ancient minority with rich culture and long history,especially for its handicraft art.The Miao nationality migrated to western Hubei still retain their own cultural customs and has also experienced the integration of Tujia nationality and Han nationality,with high research and inheritance value.Based on the policy guidance of beautiful countryside construction and all-for-one tourism transformation,combined with the theory of local landscape design,the ways to revitalize the economy and inherit the culture of traditional villages of ethnic minorities in western Hubei are explored,so as to provide the reference for construction and development of traditional villages in other regions.

Application of Tai Chi Cultural Semiotic Symbols in Chinese Construction of National Image

In recent years, a rapid growth of the global economy has strengthened the competition among nations. To be at a favorable international advantage under such an environment, a positive national image is necessary. As a result, this paper analyzes the application of Tai Chi cultural semiotic symbols in Chinese construction of national image under the discussion on the selection of culture symbol in Chinese construction of national image, as a base, through its positioning with an introduction of Tai Chi - Chinese unique culture symbol. Finally, this paper explains the application tactics in Chinese construction of national image by Tai Chi culture symbol, laying a good foundation for the improvement of Chinese international status.

Temporal and Spatial Differentiation of Cultural Heritage in Jingzhou Area of National Great Site Protection and Its Influencing Factors

In the context of territorial spatial planning,the overall coordinated protection has become a consensus in the field of cultural heritage protection,and the study on the spatial and temporal pattern of trans-regional cultural heritage is of great significance to the overall protection.Based on the cultural relics protection units in Jingzhou area of national great site protection,the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of cultural heritage resources were studied with the help of ArcGIS.The data show that on the whole,the cultural heritage in Jingzhou area of national great site protection presented the time series of “a large span,more at two ends” and the spatial distribution pattern of “one main,two secondary and three cores”.Cultural heritage in different historical periods had the characteristics of differentiated regional aggregation.The formation of the spatial pattern of different types of cultural heritage was closely related to the local historical and cultural background.Cultural heritage was affected by rivers,terrain,transportation,land,culture and other factors.It was mainly distributed along rivers in areas with little topographic fluctuation and low altitudes.The development and construction of cultural heritage sites were weak,and the ecological foundation was poor.However,the traffic accessibility was good,and the cultural heritage was deep.The research results are expected to provide a scientific basis for guiding the large site protection area to strengthen the integrated protection of cultural resources.

Study on the cultural and aesthetic characters of national costume design

National costume not only show body language, but also body language and extends through the aesthetic psychology of space and aesthetic psychological sense, to convey the emotional body hidden vocabulary, the limited physical space converted into a form of osvcholoical unlimited imagination!

Cultural Confidence and Rural Cultural Revitalization Consciousness Cultivation Based on English Education-Taking English Teaching in Yi Nationality Region for Example

Through the survey on status of cultural confidence and rural cultural revitalization consciousness cultivation based on English education in Yi Nationality Region of Leshan City,aiming at cultivating students’cultural revitalization consciousness,the paper gives some strategies to effectively improve the quality of English education and improve students’cultural confidence,such as to strengthen teacher training,develop school-based textbooks of local culture,carry out collective lesson preparation and regular thematic teaching and research activities,strengthen communication and teaching reflection,etc.

Analysis of the Application of National Cultural Elements in the Design of Industrial Products

With the continuous development and progress of China’s industry,it has become the only country in the world that has all the industrial categories in the United Nations Industrial Classification.China’s industrial products have gradually changed from“Made in China”to“Design in China”.The integration of Chinese national cultural elements into industrial product design has also become the future development trend in the field of design.This paper will analyze the application of national culture in industrial product design,and discuss how to better integrate the two with practical cases to promote the continuous development of the industry.

Study on the development of Yunnan national medicine nursing based on the development model of cultural ecosphere

National medicine nursing is a valuable resource of health industry in Yunnan Province,which provides important support for the strategy strengthening the province with traditional Chinese medicine.The development of National medicine nursing is influenced by multiple factors.Based on the development model of cultural ecosphere,this paper analysed its development trend and put forward some suggestions for promoting its development.