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.

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.

Multidimensional Interpretation of National Spirit and Literary Education:Cultural and Educational Value of Color Symbols in Tolstoy’s Works

This article analyzes the symbolic colors red,white,and blue in Lev Tolstoy’s works,exploring their interrelation and educational significance in reflecting the Russian national spirit.The article first reviews the symbolic significance of red,white,and blue in Russian history,and then analyzes in depth the multiple connotations of colors in Tolstoy’s classic works Anna Karenina,War and Peace,and Resurrection.Through the combination of color symbols with characters’destinies,inner conflict,and historical background,this paper explores how Tolstoy’s literary works reflect the historical changes and national spirit of Russia,especially the important value in education and cultural inheritance,providing a new perspective for the study of literary education and emphasizing the educational role of color symbols in literary works in shaping national spirit and cultural identity.

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.

Research on Development Mode and Strategies of Capitalization of Baise National Culture in China——A Case Study of Napo Black Cloth Zhuang

The paper had illustrated fruitful achievements Baise had gained in these years in terms of capitalization operation and capital increase of national culture,and generally analyzed deficiencies in capitalization of Baise national culture.It emphasized that utilization,integration and development of national cultural resources were not enough in intensity;capitalized degree of national culture was low and national cultural products were simple and low in level.Finally,the new mode was proposed to integrate national cultural resources,activate inner vitality of national cultural capital and renovate capitalization of national culture.

Polar Models of Culture-Regressivism Versus Progressivism

The culture wars that simmer within any nation may have been escalating recently;but regardless of their national settings or milieus,many of these wars are informed by two opposing paradigms of culture.This paper analyzes two of these leading paradigms,designated here as Regressivism and Progressivism.Other theorists have long chronicled the differing strengths and weaknesses of these paradigms,taking the former as expressing more conservative,traditional,and nationalistic values,and the latter as expressing more liberal,pluralistic,and cosmopolitan values.Going beyond these perennial distinctions,I argue that Progressivism is more benign and beneficial than the former-by meeting basic human needs better and supporting more effective adaptation to changing exigencies.I also argue that Progressivism does not express merely subjective or relativistic preferences and values,but objectively preferable and quantifiable ones,that benefit not only our personal lives more but also our global village and communal lives more.

Chinese Culture,Classical Philosophy,and the Cultivation of Life

This paper explores the intricate relationship between Chinese culture and the nation’s rise,emphasizing the indispensable role of cultural education in fostering a robust national spirit and civilization.Drawing from classical Chinese texts and contemporary philosophical insights,the study examines how cultural virtues and educational practices can lead to societal harmony,national rejuvenation,and global contributions.The analysis highlights the enduring relevance of Confucian principles and their potential to address modern challenges,advocating for a renewed focus on cultural education to achieve a prosperous and peaceful world.Additionally,it underscores the necessity of integrating traditional values with modern educational practices to create a holistic approach that fosters ethical leadership and global cooperation.

Study on the Promoting Role of Animating Zhuang Non-Heritage Folktales in the Ethnic Culture Industry

This study aims to explore the role of animating Zhuang non-heritage folktales in promoting the national culture industry.Using literature research,case studies,and comparative research methods,the positive impacts are analyzed in depth across four dimensions:cultural value inheritance,market demand,dissemination channels,and industrial innovation.The results show that animating Zhuang non-heritage folktales can help inherit national culture,meet market demand,broaden communication channels,and promote industrial innovation.Finally,this paper proposes corresponding policy suggestions and implementation paths to provide references for the sustainable development of the ethnic culture industry.

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.

American Multinational Media and the Expansion of American Mass Culture

With the development of globalization and gradual intensification of mutual dependence of the world, "hard power" which includes economic and military strength is no longer the primary consideration for many countries. They tend to pay more attention to the attractiveness of their "soft power",which includes values,life style , ideology and so forth. Just as Joseph S. Ny , the famous professor of Harvard who puts forward the concept of soft power, says ,"only by widespread communication and diffusion can a country reinforces its soft power". This is mass media's function. Since the 1990s, tens of thousands cultural products brought in from America are exported to foreign countries, including popular music, films ,TV programs, magazines, books and so forth. By making advantage of its monopoly position in media circle, the United States pursues cultural hegemonism and expands its popular culture all over the world. This thesis takes a general view of the great advantages of America multi-national media groups and how they push forward the American popular culture all over the world.

Research on the Transmission Paths of National Culture from the Perspective of the Belt and Road

The Belt and Road initiative has promoted the connotative development and export of Chinese culture.To ensure a good international display and going globally of Chinese culture,we could follow such paths as excavating the rich elements of traditional Chinese culture,shaping the fine works,creating culture brands with Chinese characteristics,developing new culture brands,opening up the cultural market,strengthening cultural dialogue,innovating cultural transmission paths by gathering the cultural forces at home and abroad,and enhancing the appeal of national culture so as to increase the closeness and recognition of people along the route.

Chinese Contemporary Art Design from the Perspective of National Culture

The progress of social economy drives the progress of humanity art. Due to historical condition reason, the pace of art design development in China is late. Since the reform and opening up, the art design obtains a long-term development in China. In order to adapt to the trend of world economy integration, all aspects of art design fields in China are learning from the foreign countries, however, it is hard to have a breakthrough creation in itself, and it lacks of domestic art design ＂localization＂ , which can not fully reflect the national culture and national elements. At the same time, the self-innovation power is weak, and the creation ability is insufficient, which also restricts the independent development of art design field to a higher level in China. The art design, as a comprehensive subject, is affected by many factors of society, science and technology and market for its own improvement. This paper mainly discusses from national culture level for art design, thinking that if the art design in China wants to develop higher, it needs to be based on the national culture and profound cultural base, constructing the art design products with Chinese national styles.

Application of Guizhou National Culture in Gardening Landscape in China——A Case Study of Landscape Design of Xiaohe Aerospace Park in China

Guizhou is a settlement of minorities and its colorful national cultures can provide materials for creation of characteristic landscape.Through the analysis of landscape design scheme of Xiaohe Aerospace Park,the paper has discussed the absorption of Guizhou national culture and its application in gardening landscape.With plants landscaping as the dominance,based on the actual situation of the site,bronze drum as a featured instrument of Buyi Nationality has been selected as the design factor,and plants landscaping has been conducted according to the shapes of symbols of twelve drum spectrums.Then,the pavement with the pattern of minority girls has been designed and made of green materials,forming the landscape effect of minority girls dancing on bronze drum.It shows that absorbing characteristic factors of Guizhou national culture and applying them in gardening landscape can improve the cultural connotation of landscape and help to inherit Guizhou national culture.

Global Climate Change and National Security： Institutional Culture and Leadership Within Three Federal Departments

National security implications （The White House, 2015; CNA, 2014） of global climate change currently radiate throughout the U.S. government. These implications are critically acute for three federal departments most responsible for U.S. national security： the Department of Defense （DoD）, the Department of State （DOS）, and the Department of Homeland Security （DHS）. However, the effect on these federal departments is understudied and poorly specified. This research intends to rectify the dearth of academic studies. Comparative analysis （Collier, 1993） of the institutional cultures and leadership of the DoD, DoS, and DHS was conducted determining how these agencies are responding to multiple vulnerabilities created by climate change （The White House, 2013a）. Research revealed significant differences in how the DoD, DoS, and DHS are responding. The analysis discovered the DoD has institutionalized, or ＂mainstreamed＂ （Leggett, 2015, p. 16） planning for climate change and planning is driven mainly through hierarchical cultural organizations. The DoD bureaucratic leadership is multi-faceted with some transactional, transformational, and charismatic leadership elements. The DoS has also mainstreamed adaptation planning to a lesser extent and planning is driven primarily by an ad-hoc culture with a top-down/bottom-up, charismatic/transformational leadership emphasis. In contrast, the DHS has been unable to mainstream planning into their organizational culture due to the presence of several internal clans. The DHS bureaucratic leadership is somewhat chaotic with little top-down, transformational, or entrepreneurial direction. Overall, the knowledge gained from this comparative analysis provides valuable insights into how governmental institutions adapt to a multi-faceted national security threat.

The Development of the Integration of She Nationality Culture and Tourism in Fujian

The She nationality has formed its unique cultural system in the long historical development,and has rich cultural and folk heritage.Fujian is the main settlement of population of She nationality in China.Through data collection,investigation and visit,taking 18 villages of She nationality in Fujian Province as empirical objects,starting with the current situation of tourism development of She nationality township,and based on the research of relevant documents,this study analyzed the current situation of tourism development of She nationality in Fujian Province,the current situation and existing problems of the integration of tourism and She nationality culture.The analysis showed that the development of the indication of the integration of She nationality culture and tourism in Fujian was not obvious at present.It is necessary to do a good job in the protection and inheritance of original ecological culture of She nationality,and actively promote the innovation development of the integration of culture and tourism.

On the national culture used in the art of animation

Animation and comics are collectively known as ＂Anime ＂, it set video, audio, printing, advertising, clothing, toys, stationery, network, electronic, and many other arts and entertainment industry together in one, and plays a more important role in today＇ s increasingly rapid economic and social development. Ours is a country of many ethnic minorities, ethnic culture has a long history, and is erudite and colorful. If our animation art want to be niche in the world art of the forest, it is necessary to strengthen the national culture used in the creation. Animation art is inexhaustible creative theme of national culture. Once the elements of Chinese culture organically integrate into the anime, animation art will be able to make shine, so creating animation master piece with a unique and distinctive artistic style, and exuding boundless artistic charm. Obviously, Chinese national culture is inseparable elements of the creation of animation art. However, in recent years, it is rarely seen the use of traditional Chinese culture in China＇ s animation work. How Chinese elements go into anime and raising the standard of Chinese animation will work, and making our cotmtry the powerhouse into the world of animation as soon as possible, has very important significance. In this paper, we will explore the current status of Chinese animation, problems and how to apply Chinese elements and other relevant issues and propose a solution.

The Influence of Miao Nationality’s Culture in Yuan Xiang Region on the Later Poetry Creation of Qu Yuan

Miao culture is one of the minority cultures in China.It also has a certain impact on the development of Chinese literature and poetry.Chu ci is a new poetic style created by Qu Yuan,an ancient poet in China.It is the first collection of romantic poetry in the history of Chinese literature.Qu Yuan’s poetry creation is related to his life experience.Qu Yuan was exiled to Yuan Xiang region,and he had been in contact with the Miao ancestors in Yuan Xiang area during the exile.Therefore,the Miao land culture in Yuan Xiang area has a profound influence on Qu Yuan’s later poetry creation.This paper,taking Qu Yuan’s later poetry as an example,analyzes the influence of Miao culture on Chu ci in Yuan Xiang area,introduces Qu Yuan’s life and how to contact Miao culture,and probes into the influence of Miao nationality’s religious thought,customs,language and culture,oral folk song and pan song on the later poetry creation of Qu Yuan.