Chinese culture that embraces all things.
In the course of the history of the world's four major ancient civilizations, the ancient Egyptian civilization was replaced by the Arab culture, and ancient Babylon has long been submerged in the long river of history. Only Chinese culture has never been cut off, with a deep heritage and a long history.
China's unique geographical location has provided a solid material foundation for the long-standing history of Chinese culture. Originating from the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the Chinese culture flourished in the vast landform and fertile soil. This unique geographical environment enabled Chinese culture to form tribal dynasties on the basis of agricultural culture, providing a solid foundation for cultural continuity.
In addition to its unique geography, Chinese culture also exhibits a strong inclusiveness, seeking common ground while reserving differences and being inclusive. While adhering to traditional culture, Chinese culture does not reject foreign culture, but absorbs the essence of foreign culture and integrates it into its own culture. This has allowed Chinese culture to be passed down from generation to generation.
For example, Buddhism, one of the world's three major religions, originated in India. However, after its introduction to China, Buddhism did not change or affect Chinese Xi habits, but gradually formed Chinese Buddhism that was compatible with Chinese society. This phenomenon is the embodiment of the inclusiveness of Chinese culture, which integrates foreign culture into itself and realizes cultural assimilation.
The world's leading Chinese culture.
Professor Martin once said: "The Chinese nation has guided the direction of world civilization for a long period of time. "This is not a lie. During the Tang Dynasty, China's level of literature, art, science and technology was ahead of the world level. The Tang Dynasty had a strong national strength, rapid economic development, and a high degree of cultural prosperity. This flourishing Chinese culture even affected neighboring countries, showing a trend of assimilation, and even the powerful Arab countries of the time felt this effect.
The scope of diplomatic exchanges in the Tang Dynasty covered a wide range of political, economic, and cultural aspects. For example, the political system adopted by Emperor Kotoku of Japan when he implemented reforms was borrowed from the Tang system, resulting in the Dabao Order. The Japanese characters hiragana and katakana are also radicals that evolved from Chinese cursive and regular scripts. Monk Jianzhen's eastward journey to the east brought Chinese Buddhist scriptures to Japan six times, promoting the spread of Chinese culture in Japan. China's influence was so great at the time that Japanese kimonos evolved from Tang dynasty costumes.
The ability of Chinese to "assimilate" comes from their own profound culture. The high degree of confidence in their own culture makes Chinese not blindly follow foreign culture, but absorb the essence of foreign culture, transform it into their own culture, and enhance their sense of belonging.
Chinese" foreign brands.
Most of the world's foreign brands are eager to expand their business in China's huge market, capture high profits, and export culture. However, fast food brands such as KFC and McDonald's have tried to change Chinese dietary Xi before entering the Chinese market. They vowed to promote hamburger fries among Chinese people in an attempt to change the Chinese diet.
However, the end result is that these brands have gradually introduced meals that meet Chinese tastes, such as soy milk, fried dough sticks and rice porridge, and have innovated to introduce Chinese delicacies such as tea eggs and supper skewers. Chinese thousands of years of dietary habits Xi cannot be easily changed because they regard diet as essential. This has forced these fast food brands to passively "assimilate" into KFC and McDonald's that meet the dietary tastes of Chinese.
It is impossible to change the dietary Xi habits of Chinese, and can only passively "assimilate".
Since the Chinese have believed in "food for the people" since ancient times, food occupies an extraordinary position in the hearts of the Chinese. Dietary habits over Xi millennia cannot be changed overnight. As a result, these fast-food brands found that they could not change their Chinese dietary Xi habits after their commercial development in China, and could only launch meals that met Chinese tastes, becoming "Chinese" KFC and McDonald's.
Professor Martin believes that China's influence is broadly reflected in the worship of one's homeland and dependence on one's ancestors. Traditional Chinese cultural concepts have influenced Chinese for thousands of years, and they have the idea of "returning to their roots", and it is difficult to give up their feelings for their hometown. Chinese people have a strong sense of belonging to the region where they live, and this sense of belonging also widely affects the living conditions around them.
Chinese culture is a thousand-year-old heritage, the mystery of assimilation power
Professor Martin has always been regarded by the Western community as a Chinese expert and pro-China faction, however, he often brings some new views and research on China to the West, which once alerted Westerners. At the end of his presentation, Professor Martin made a personal suggestion. He suggested that young people in Britain should visit China more often and learn more about different China. This is a diverse world, and as a young and learned new generation in the UK, we should not lose our strengths in this new era.
The trend of "sinicization" can be seen all over the world, China's international status is improving, and its influence is gradually increasing, which may be the "rise of China" mentioned in Professor Martin's speech.
The article profoundly explains the thousand-year-old heritage and assimilation power of Chinese culture, and shows the unique position of Chinese culture in the history of world civilization. First of all, starting from the geographical environment, this paper expounds how Chinese culture has formed a solid material foundation in the development of agricultural culture under the influence of vast landforms and fertile soil. This aptly explains why Chinese culture has a long history and has never been broken.
Second, inclusiveness is a distinctive feature of Chinese culture, which is illustrated by the example of Buddhism. Under the inclusiveness of Chinese culture, Buddhism was introduced to China and flourished, integrating with Confucian culture and successfully adapting to the development needs of Chinese society. This inclusiveness allows Chinese culture not only to maintain its own traditions, but also to absorb the essence of foreign cultures, and constantly renew and develop itself.
The article also shows that Chinese culture was once a leader in the world through examples from historical periods, such as the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. This not only demonstrates the excellence of China's literary, artistic, and technological level, but also demonstrates China's assimilation power towards its neighbors. This leading position is not a short-lived success, but stems from China's deep cultural heritage and inclusiveness.
In the discussion of the "sinicization" of foreign brands, the article vividly shows the importance of Chinese to food and the dietary Xi habits of thousands of years through the examples of fast food brands such as KFC and McDonald's, and emphasizes Chinese's confidence in their own culture. The "passive assimilation" of foreign brands in the Chinese market shows the strong attraction and shaping power of Chinese culture to foreign cultures, and also reflects the resilience and durability of Chinese culture.
The article concludes with Professor Martin's view that China's influence is reflected in the worship of one's homeland and dependence on one's ancestors. Chinese's deep affection for their homeland and their strong sense of belonging to the region where they live have kept Chinese culture firmly in the course of generations. The influence of this ideology also makes Chinese people full of confidence in their own culture, and will not blindly follow foreign cultures, but absorb the essence of foreign cultures with an open mind.
In general, the article deeply analyzes the characteristics of Chinese culture and highlights its millennium heritage and assimilation power. Through historical and realistic examples, it clearly presents the uniqueness of Chinese culture and its strong influence in international exchanges and cultural integration.
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