Yesterday, I saw a news: Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang publicly said in the concert that Henan people love to deceive people, and inappropriate remarks have attracted widespread attention: Rainie Yang was accused by netizens of being geographically black because of her inappropriate remarks. This is not the first time that a similar incident has happened to the singer, and the reason behind it is that he does not understand the culture.
The two words of culture ** in the "Book of Changes", the legend of the hexagram: "Rigidity and softness are intertwined, and astronomy is also;."Civilization ends, and so does humanity. Observe astronomy, observe time changes, and observe humanities, so as to transform the world. ”
Encyclopedia explains "culture" like this:
In a broad sense, it refers to the sum of the material and spiritual production capacity and the material and spiritual wealth created by human beings in the process of social practice, while the narrow sense refers to the spiritual production capacity and spiritual products, including all forms of social consciousness: natural science, technical science, social ideology, and sometimes specifically refers to the knowledge and facilities in education, science, art, etc.
Culture in English is "culture", which first came from farming, agriculture, and later referred to the collective customs and achievements of a people.
So culture is a broad concept that includes the characteristics of people in a region in terms of language, beliefs, values, lifestyle, traditional Xi, etc. People in different regions have formed different cultures due to factors such as history and geography.
Rainie Yang's live remarks at the concert may have been an interaction with the fans and a good-natured joke, but she did not expect to cause such a big controversy. Because her upbringing made her lack of understanding and respect for mainland culture, especially her lack of understanding of mainland culture and history, she has misunderstood and prejudiced, such as the importance of "collectivism" to Chinese.
This situation is not unique, in many cases, misunderstandings and even conflicts due to cultural differences occur from time to time, and there are serious reasons for the displacement of countless people due to different cultural beliefs, such as the famous "Crusades" in history.
Culture is the precipitation and accumulation of the history of a nation, and the cultures of different countries represent the characteristics of this nation.
We say that Russia is a fighting nation, fighting against heaven and earth, and behind it is the harsh environment and unyielding history of struggle in the bitter cold land;
It is said that the Japanese nation's perseverance and discipline are due to the lack of resources in the island country and the crisis of the living environment
To say that the Germans are rigorous is derived from the order and rationality after the eighteenth century;
Saying that the United States promotes individuality and diversity has more to do with the history of the United States, which has immigrants from all over the world, and that embracing all rivers is the foundation of the country. This multicultural background makes the United States culturally tolerant and open. American culture emphasizes individual freedom, democracy, equality, and the pursuit of happiness, values that occupy an important place in American society.
Our Chinese culture, on the other hand, emphasizes family, collective, and social order, and respects elders and traditions. Behind these values is China a country with a long history of Confucian culture.
We must also realize that culture is not static, and that the culture of a nation will continue to evolve with time and history, and it has inheritance and change. Culture is the underlying logic of a nation, and cultural changes will lead to the revival and decline of a nation.
For example, the Renaissance in Europe in the 14th and 16th centuries bid Europe farewell to the dark Middle Ages, emancipated the mind and ushered in the bourgeois revolution, as well as the advanced Western civilization that continues to this day.
For example, the "New Culture Movement" marked by the May Fourth Movement in 1919 vigorously advocated "Mr. De" and "Mr. Sai", so that China could get rid of its semi-feudal and semi-colonial history, and usher in the opportunity for rejuvenation again.
Mr. Nan Huaijin vividly described the important role of the three schools for the Chinese, "After the Tang and Song Dynasties, Chinese culture should talk about Confucianism, interpretation, and Taoism, and it will become three big stores." Buddhism is like a department store, which has all kinds of department stores, and you can go shopping if you have money and time. It's okay to go shopping, it's okay not to buy anything, it's okay not to go shopping at all, but society needs it. Taoism is like a pharmacy, you can not go if you are not sick, but you must go if you are sick. If a country or nation is sick, it must go to this pharmacy. The Confucian Confucian and Mencian ideas are grain stores, which are eaten every day. (Excerpt from Nan Huaijin's "Analects of Distinction").
Read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles", in terms of understanding culture, there are many ways to help us expand our horizons and knowledge, to understand the world and human feelings. Only by understanding and Xi the cultures of other regions in various aspects can misunderstandings and conflicts due to cultural differences be reduced.
We should not easily deny and reject the cultures of other regions because certain cultural phenomena are different from our own perceptions, and understand and respect other people's Xi in the process of getting along, such as differences in diet, work and rest, and beliefs.
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