A Study on the Participation of Foreign Students in Local Cultural and Folk Activities in Wenzhou

The number of foreign students studying in Wenzhou, China has increased dramatically as a result of the Belt and Road Initiative. Learning the motivations and leisure constraints of foreign students' participation in local cultural and folk activities in Wenzhou is beneficial to promoting cultural adaptation, strengthening Chinese cultural self-confidence, and improving Wenzhou's international image. Based on the hierarchical model of leisure constraints (personal constraints, interpersonal constraints, and structural constraints), this study has tended to focus on the leisure constraints for foreign students participating in local folk and cultural activities in Wenzhou. A total of seven participants were included in the analysis.

Spatial Distribution and Formation Mechanism of Chinese Folk Song Cultural Landscape Genes

Folk song as a representative of traditional Chinese folk culture is the expression of landscape culture in a certain regional space.According to landscape gene theory,gene structure of folk song cultural landscape was recognized from two dimensions:subject form and cultural environment,and quantitative data were combined to analyze spatial distribution features of folk song cultural landscape genes.According to the analysis,in terms of style,work song is mainly distributed on plains,mountain song is distributed in mountainous areas,and ditty in the eastern watershed of the Yangtze River,in terms of theme,work and production folk songs are mainly distributed in eastern regions with intensive farming,while love and marriage folk songs in regions far away from the Central Plain Culture.Folk song cultural landscape is a result of the interaction between man and geographical conditions,residents in different geographical environments have different perception spaces to create folk songs with regional cultural symbols.

On Folk Culture Translation in Tales of Hulan River from the Perspective of Deconstructionism

Since the beginning of 21 th century, promoting culture export and spreading Chinese culture have become the top priorityof China. As the main carrier of culture, excellent literary works become the best choice for Chinese culture"going out". The trans-lation of folk culture in Tale of Hulan River translated by Howard Goldblatt is analyzed from the perspective of deconstructionismwith an aim to give other translators some inspiration and enlightenment on translation of Chinese culture.

The Multilinear Evolution of Folk Culture:Rendition and Diffusion

Shaanxi is the cradle of Chinese culture,whose folk culture has long won the world’s attention.More research efforts have been attracted to this field particularly after China’s initiative of Chinese culture“going global”.Taking as examples some Shaanxi folk culture on the representative list of national intangible cultural heritage,the paper explores its multilinear routes of cross-cultural evolution via rendering and diffusing from the perspective of cultural ecology in an attempt to highlight difficulties and corresponding solutions.The research findings of this paper may shed light on more Chinese culture’s rendition and diffusion in methodology and paradigm,helping it leap over language hurdles to be means of cross-cultural communication,effectively and efficiently.

A Spatial Turn of Folklore in the Context of Urbanization: From Folk Culture to Mass Culture

Urbanization is the most prominent change nowadays. The most prominent thing brought by urbanization is change in traditional folklore. In contemporary China, urbanization is accompanied by modernization. Under the influence of consumer culture and the modern media, traditional rural folklore is gradually evolving into urban mass culture. Additionally, it is being spread by a big wave of informatization, characteristic of the digital revolution. Traditional rural customs are always important contents of folklore study, but nowadays and in the future, the research focus of Chinese folklore studies needs to be adjusted. At the same time, individual folklore study needs to be turned into holistic culture study under that specific context.

Articulation and Game Playing of the ICH Discourses in Folk Culture Field

It has been over ten years since the Intangible Cultural Heritage(ICH) protection movement was launched in China. During this period, a unique discourse system has been established. The three parties of the state, market and academic circles have respectively created administrative, industrial and knowledge discourses about the ICH. First, the representation of folk culture was incorporated into both the ICH protection system with list as the core and the cultural reconstruction strategy in the transition period, subsequently into national narrative through implementation of policies and administration by the government. Second, market operations have transformed heritage resources into cultural capital to boost the culture sector and tourism, and thus reinvigorate folk culture and brought about qualitative changes. Third, academics have made ICH discourses integrated with multidiscipline and extend academic discourse from universities and research institutions to the public sphere and cultural practice. The formation of the above discourse types reflects the articulation and game playing of ICH discourses in the folk culture field, and therefore they combine to form an ideal way to approach the cultural transformation and cultural politics of contemporary China.

The study of folk culture and creative industry development strategy in Hebei

Hebei province is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, it is one of the birthplace of the Chinese nation. Its superior natural conditions gave birth to the rich and colorful folk culture. In the trend of rapid development of modem economy, more and more people are aware of the important position in the cultural construction and huge potential about the folk culture. But as the result of the modem cultural development faster and faster, many folk culture has been neglected, even under the modem culture.

A Virgin Land to be Cultivated:On the Aesthetics of Folk Literature and Art

In terms of the aesthetic of folk literature and art,most researchers explain it drawing on general aesthetic theory,but pay less attention to the specific context and logic of individual cases.Folk aesthetics is deeply rooted in folk life,including local nature,village culture,farming life and folk belief.These folklore factors constitute the“local logic”,which regulates and influences folk aesthetic culture.The hidden“grammar”must be found in the folk life of the masses with a view to explaining the“essence”of folk aesthetics effectively.The concept of folk literature and art is understood in two different ways:One interprets it as“study of art and literature of folks”,regarding folk as a modifier of study of art and literature.Folk literature and art is regarded as the research object and the discipline is defined according to literary standard.This concept is from the perspective of literary studies,emphasizing that“folk literature and art is a special study of literature and art”.The other interprets it as“study of folk literature and art”,treating literature and art among the folks as the research object and defining the discipline in accordance with cultural standard.This concept is from the perspective of cultural studies.

On Translation of Chinese Folk Culture Based on Skopos Theory——A Case Study of Commentary of Folk Custom Gallery in Ningbo Museum

Folk culture plays an indispensable role in the Chinese culture.Therefore,as cultural exchanges between countries become more and more frequent,promoting the folk culture has a profound effect on enhancement of cultural soft power.Furthermore,this paper has explored translation of commentary of Folk Custom Gallery in Ningbo Museum and summarized six translation methods based on Skopos theory.

Inheritance and Innovation of Ethnic and Folk Culture

The intangible cultural heritage of the ethnic minorities is the cultural treasury of the Chinese nation that has been passed on for generations, which serves as the moral resources and foundation for developing an advanced socialist culture and the internal impetus for the survival and development of the country and the Chinese nation.

Research on Modelling Digital Paper-cut Preservation

This paper studies the model of the digital preservation of paper-cut after analyzing the state-of-the-art of the preservation of intangible cultural heritage at home and abroad, focusing on paper-cutting in Hebei, China in a comprehensive approach of sociology, anthropology, folk art, folklore, communication, computer, and information science. Models, methods, and solutions for the preservation and retention of national and folk cultural heritage are proposed. A virtual multimedia interactive system framework of the digital preservation of national and folk cultural heritage is constructed. The standards of paper-cut digitization are studied. The main content of the paper involves： regulated data collection and recording of the scattered Chinese folk paper-cut works in Hebei; digitization, optimization, compression, classification, icon and pattern extraction, vectorization, and work analysis of the first-hand material. This paper also investigates the demonstration, dissemination, database construction, and retrieval of the classified material, icons, and patterns; the demonstration of the reconstruction and application of icon and pattern database; the design and development of an immersive virtual gaming platform of the multi-media scenes and production process of folk paper-cut.

民俗文化交融与中华民族共同体的形成——以蒙古族饮茶习俗为例

China,a nation characterized by ethnic diversity,has cultivated a rich tapestry of folk culture across its various ethnic groups throughout extensive historical trajectory.As a significant cultural bridge between various ethnic groups residing within China's frontiers,the Han Chinese have experienced the dissemination and evolution of their folk culture through exchanges and interactions with other ethnic groups.One notable example is the widespread adoption and profound influence of the tea-drinking culture among the Mongols.The tea-drinking culture among Mongolians emerged and flourished following the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty.In the historical periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the act of consuming tea arisen as a significant and essential aspect of Mongolian societal existence.In the historical period of the Qing Dynasty,the practice of tea drinking among the Mongolian population developed with unique regional and national attributes,as a result of the assimilation of Mongolian and Han folk culture.The amalgamation of folk culture between Mongolians and Han Chinese also exemplifies the progression of community for the Chinese nation's formation and development.The exploration of the formation and development process of community for the Chinese nation is of utmost importance.Additionally,it is crucial to thoroughly investigate the historical role of folk culture in order to facilitate forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.

＂Thematic archetypes＂ and new era fiction

Against the backdrop of Chinese culture, this paper offers a localized explanation of the Western concept of ＂archetypal criticism.＂ It proposes that four ＂thematic archetypes＂ can be observed in the relations between folklore, legends and the novel in the new era （since reform and opening up） in China. The first is the coexistence of man and nature; the second, enduring suffering and realizing one＇s poterltial; the third, discontent with reality expressed in writing about imaginary worlds; and the last, criticism of the materialistic personality which places material gain above justice and lusts after gain. The presentation, dynamics of change, practical and cultural meanings and aesthetic values of these ＂thematic archetypes＂ in the novels of the new era reveal writers＇ reflections on ＂modernity＂ and the awakening of aesthetic consciousness in relation to their own land. This paper also argues that the world outlook that pursues harmony between man and nature, the view of life that prefers justice to material gain, and the values that affirm morality, life and human dignity contained in traditional Chinese folk culture and literature may supply us with important spiritual resources for responding to contemporary life, rebuilding the poetry of life and raising the quality of culture.