How did the Spring Festival become an international festival highlighting China's cultural identity?

During the Spring Festival in China on 20 17, there was a "red whirlwind" around the world, and the world media paid close attention to the Spring Festival in China, behind which were the concerns about China culture, the development of China and the recognition of China's influence. Through the perspective and comments of foreign media, we also have an international dimension to examine ourselves.

Once upon a time, when foreign festivals such as Christmas and Valentine's Day became popular in China, while traditional China cultural festivals such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival became increasingly boring, many people exclaimed that traditional culture was facing an existential crisis. This is indeed an urgent problem to be solved. China's traditional festivals have thousands of years of cultural heritage, while foreign festivals have only a few hundred years of historical heritage. It is not only infeasible, but also undesirable to blindly worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries and give up on yourself. The urgent task is to strengthen China's cultural independence and let it continue to shine in the world.

It is worthy of recognition that in recent years, China has increased investment and made great efforts in protecting intangible cultural heritage and strengthening the protection of traditional villages. Especially recently, the general offices of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council specially issued the Opinions on Implementing the Inheritance and Development Project of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture, which provided the direction and follow for the inheritance and development of traditional culture. The "Opinions" clearly stated that it is necessary to strengthen cultural exchanges and cooperation with foreign countries, innovate cultural exchange methods, enrich cultural exchange content, and continuously improve the level of cultural exchange.

It should be said that inheriting and protecting China's traditional culture is an important way to promote China's culture. However, it is another important problem to let the traditional culture of China, represented by traditional festivals, go abroad, tell the story of China, spread the voice of China, explain the characteristics of China and show the image of China in the world, and increase the international recognition of China's traditional culture in China, where foreign festivals prevail.

Happily, since 20 10, the overseas cultural activities of "Happy Spring Festival" held by China have flourished. Through many activities, the Spring Festival in China has spread all over the world, vividly conveying the culture of China and increasing the affinity and influence of the Spring Festival culture among overseas Chinese. What is even more unexpected is that the related cultural exchange activities held at the same time as the Spring Festival attracted more foreigners of different colors and races to participate in it, share the joyful atmosphere from the Spring Festival, appreciate the elegance of China traditional culture and show the tension of China traditional culture.

Just like this year's Spring Festival cultural activities, through the imprint of foreign media reports, this year's overseas Spring Festival information has a wider range. For example, the dragon and lion dances in Chinatown around the world have attracted more and more non-Chinese to join them. For example, in Tokyo, Japan, window cleaners dress up as animals of the zodiac; For example, the United States, Canada and New Zealand issued commemorative stamps for the Year of the Rooster. Even The Australian reported that the China New Year, marked by ringing bells, setting off firecrackers and traditional lion dancing, has now "become an international celebration".

This is a good sign that the influence of China culture abroad continues to increase. On the one hand, it fully shows that with the increasing development of China, its comprehensive competitiveness and influence have attracted more attention in the world. On the other hand, it fully shows that many countries try to tap the potential of tourism economy by integrating into China culture and catch the express train of China's economic development.

Of course, more importantly, with the spread of China's traditional culture in overseas countries, such as the Spring Festival, it is more obvious that all countries in the world are taking an inclusive attitude and correctly treating an oriental power as a growing power among the world's powerful countries. This is good news that Chinese people all over the world are proud of. It is predicted that in the future, this cultural upsurge in China will spread to the world more widely and set off a "red whirlwind" on a larger scale.