The Influence That English Culture Brought to Chine Culture
. Introduction:
The English culture, which is abundant and influential, has giant impact on other cultures in the world, especially Chine culture. Since the First Opium War, English culture has been influencing Chine culture on various aspects like automaxcustoms, language,全球最帅100人 festivals, etc. Without doubt, English culture contributed to the development and variety of Chine culture. However, it also produced lots of negative influences which are still harmful to Chine culture.
. The Positive Effects:
Firstly, the British expansion policy promoted the awakening of Chine people. Before the First Opium War, the Chine people were benighted and backward for they had been dominated by feudal society nearly two thousand years. Living in a mirable and autocratic world, they never owned their own thoughts and the right to pursue the full meas
ure of their happiness. At that time, China was locked by the Qing dynasty and cut off from the outside world. However, the Opium War broke the clod door of China and brought the English advanced culture to China included capitalism thoughts and industrial technologies. After losing the First Opium War, more and more farsighted Chine intellectuals realized the backwardness of China and began to learn and propaganda the British advanced values. In addition to the advanced thoughts and, English missionaries and industrialists brought progressive technologies to China, which promoted the productivity of China. The advanced English culture urged Chine average people to fight against the feudal rule and the fading of feudalism.
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Secondly, after signing the Nanjing Treaty, the Qing government had to open the gate of China and then more and more English people arrived at China. Since then, some advanced English thoughts spread to China and accelerated the enlightenment of Chine thoughts. For instance, the constitutional monarchy theory raid by John Locke guided the Hundreds of day’s reform of China. At the beginning of 20th century, YanFu, who was the famous bourgeois enlightenment thinker and educator of China, actively adv
ocated the advanced British education in China. He also translated the Theory of Nature Selection into a Chine book in which he expounded his opinions of saving China from extinction by introducing the theory of survival of the fittest. At that time, the theories of English classical economics, politics, natural science and philosophy were systematically introduced to China, and the Chine generation of that age benefited a lot from them. Moreover, since the 1870s, the economic theories of Adam Smith were introduced to China and generally accepted by national capitalists. Also his book Wealths of Nations was translated into Chine by YanFu. Adam’s economic theories changed the traditional Chine value that agriculture was important than commerce. Chine people realized that the only way to make China cut of extinction and backwardness was developing commerce. In a word, many advanced English thoughts integrated into Chine culture system and guided the improvement of China since 1850s.
Thirdly, the English language contributed to the communication between China and the outside world. As we all know, Chine is a very difficult language for 小王子 电影foreigners becau of its writing and tone. But English is easy to learn and speak. So English provided a tool
for Chine to communicate with people nearly all over the world. With English Chine people could learn advanced theories and technologies from the outside world and so did advocate Chine culture. With the development of China, more and more foreigners would come to China and lots of international meetings would be held in China. In this ca, English can function as an 清清语言培训机构创始人intermediate language, if there does not exit a direct translation for two different languages. Also, English enriched Chine culture for that there are so many English words in China society. With English, Chine products could export to overas and Chine people could travel nearly around the world. English language brought many functional words like GDP to Chine culture, which enriches the means of expression of Chine. In short, English had positive impact on communication between China and the outside world.
. The Negative Effects:
Firstly, everything has two sides and so does the British expansion policy. Except advanced English thoughts, the expansion policy also brought rious disaster to the Chi
ne people and culture. After the First Opium War, the Qing government signed the Nanjing Treaty which provided that China must open its gate and compensated English millions of pounds and also lost the sovereignty of Hong Kong. Being short of money, the Qing government had to plus tax on average people, which heavily incread the peopletablet’s burden. Losing the sovereignty of Hong Kong caud it 翻译在线韩语paratedjoin的用法 from China for more than a hundred years. After the First Opium War, abundant of British industrial products were dumped in China, which led to bankruptcy of Chine handicraftsmen. In addition, the Chine culture suffered havoc. During the Second Opium War, the Ango-French Aied Forces invaded the Summer Palace of China and robbed nearly all of the invaluable asts in China’s history, which caud great loss to Chine culture.
somewhat Secondly, the English festivals and holidays have threatened the status of Chine traditional festivals and holidays. With British culture spreading to China, British Festivals and holidays also spread to China and accepted by Chine people especially the young generation. For instance, the New Year’s Day, Saint Valentine's Day, Christmas Day, Ausaint’s Day,etc. were very popular in China. However, idolizing the British festivals a
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nd holidays caud some Chine people to hate or even refu traditional Chine festivals. Today, most young Chine enjoy Saint Valentine's Day but even do not know the traditional Tanabata Festival which is a historical Chine romantic day. In the long run, the influence of traditional Chines festivals will be weakened. And the Chine national identity will be declining if British festivals still blindly pursued by Chine people.
