Now, let’s have a fully understand of the influence of globalization on culture!
Food culture Festival culture
Costume culture Tourism culture
Food culture
In the course of globalization, western culture has flooded into China at an almost non-stop rate. Along with it come western festivals, the most influential of which is Christmas. As a result of this “culture invasion”, more and more Chinese people, particularly the youth, are abandoning traditional Chinese festivals. There is even a prediction that the Spring Festival will ultimately be replaced by Christmas.
Costume culture
As we all know ,Chinese costume culture is broad and profound . China has formed a costume culture with distinctive characteristics in the long history . With the rapid development of globalization, the culture fusion has a great influence in Chinese costume culture. The wedding dress is the most representative dress that can show the difference between Chinese costume and western costume. As a result of modernization , the young generation in China has become more and more fashionable .They think the western costume can represent fashion . So ,the overwhelming majority of them will chose the western-style wedding dress in the wedding ceremony.
Meanwhile, it is a common sense that western culture has penetrated into many Chinese culture fields. When you walk on the streets, it is easily to see many fast food restaurants, such as KFC, McDonald, and Pizza hut, which are always full of Chinese people. From this we know, western culture has seriously impacted Chinese diet culture. There is no doubt that it is the result of globalization.
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Festival culture
Chinese traditional festivals in various forms, rich in content, are our long history of the Chinese nation as an integral part of culture. Chinese festival is a strong cohesion and a wide range of inclusive , the same to our nation's long history, which is a valuable spiritual heritage. Based on this , countless foreign people arrive in China to experience the broad and profound Chinese culture.
Firstly ,let’s learn something about “globalization”!
In recent years ,globalization has become one of numerous international phenomena and already caused broad attention in the world.
In the process of globalization, with the expansion of cultural exchange and transmission, western culture swarms into China as tide. More and more Chinese people focus on western culture with great passion. Take an example, many young people are advocating western festivals, leading to many festivals, such as Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day. All have become a part of Chinese culture. Conversely, less and less people care about Chinese traditional festive. So there is no doubt that globalization is a heavy blow for Chinese culture.
Tourism culture
Owing to the effects of globalization, tourism industry has become one of the biggest industry in global economic development. China is certainly no exception. The industry statue of tourism is gradually improving. More to the point, globalization broaden people’s horizon and change people ’s understanding of tourism. Today it is common to see numerous people pour into foreign countries . Consequently, globalization infuse new blood for our tourism culture. This may be an comforting result for us .
Famous for its abundance and exquisite, Chinese food culture has occupied an important part in the nation's traditional culture. China is of long history with a vast territory . The long standing cooking art has formed rich and colorful local dishes. Among them, "the eight major dishes" enjoys the upper reputation, Every dish has its own charm. Actually, Chinese dishes have earned world's fame. The Chinese eateries could be found everywhere throughout the world. Many foreigners regard having a Chinese meal as a high honor.
But this is not to say that Chinese has already abandoned the Chinese traditional costume. Chinese costume has its own charm, Many foreigners appreciate it very much because it has a classic beauty .In recent years , TangZhuang has become more and more popular in some foreign countries.
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However, this is a very one-sided view. We shouldn’t ignore the fact that globalization offers extensive opportunities for Chinese culture ! China is a great country with a long history and a splendid culture. Westห้องสมุดไป่ตู้rn people is always having a great interest in Chinese culture. As the speed of globalization is faster and faster ,Chinese culture of exchange and transmission is quickly developing. Today, China has cooperated with many counties to establish Confucius institute. Numerous people have been attracted by Chinese culture.