On the Phenomenon of Campus Traditional Culture

Qian Mu, a master of Chinese studies, said: "A nation without culture has no life."

The Chinese nation has a long history and splendid culture unmatched by other countries. In recent years, programs such as "Lecture Room" and "Lecture Hall of Chinese Studies" are very popular, which, to a certain extent, set off a wave of people learning and studying Chinese studies and traditional culture. Many colleges and universities have also carried out various activities to promote traditional culture. However, around us, phenomena such as "Christmas fever, Spring Festival coldness", "foreign language fever, China coldness" and "Ha Han Ha Ri" all show people's strangeness and neglect of traditional culture, which has gradually become a common phenomenon. When western culture is increasingly sought after by college students, does traditional culture really no longer have a role? Where should we go? How can we really integrate into our campus life? This should make us think.

Tradition is drifting away?

A teacher of China traditional culture course wrote in his blog that he wanted to know how much his classmates knew about China traditional culture in class. However, he found with a little sadness that these college students could not clearly summarize the characteristics and connotations of our traditional culture, and even some people were speechless when facing this topic. It can be seen that college students lack understanding of this knowledge.

The neglect of traditional culture is not an individual phenomenon on campus. The reporter interviewed and investigated a number of students from various colleges in our school. Nearly 80% students don't know what the scope of traditional culture is and which cultural entities it covers. However, for traditional culture, most students still have a sense of identity. Only 2% of the students said that they would no longer take the moral standards of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, faithfulness, filial piety, honesty and shame" as the basic criteria, while 53% of the students thought that traditional culture was still very important to the current China society, 69% of the students said that they would still consider the ancient literati's ideal of "ruling the country by family", and 24% thought that "that has always been my ideal". When asked, "What would you do if you had the chance to learn traditional culture?" 69% of the students chose "very interested". It can be seen that the reason why traditional culture is ignored is not because it is "outdated" or its charm is no longer, but because we really lack effective measures and ways to spread traditional culture.

Pan, a student from the College of Arts, said: "No matter how the times change and how diverse our culture is, the roots of culture still exist in traditional culture. However, today is the era of science, and the traditional culture that emphasizes ideology is more hidden in our hearts. In the study of new things, it is getting deeper and deeper, and it is gradually ignored or even forgotten. "

But neglect doesn't mean that college students don't have traditional culture. According to the interview, the students believe that the inheritance of traditional culture can be reflected in the inheritance and development of a traditional virtue, such as respecting teachers, treating others with humility, and finding money without ignorance. It is also manifested in the study and research of poems and songs, and the ability to appreciate classical literature can also be directly expressed in words and manners. Liu Tong of the School of History and Culture said, "After all, we learned ancient Chinese poems by heart from childhood, and most of our family education focused on traditional virtues. In fact, it has always been influenced by traditional culture. "

It can be seen that there is no shortage of college students with traditional background and recognition of traditional culture. Obviously, the trend of marginalization of campus traditional culture today does not appear in its ontology, nor does it appear in the objects that accept it. However, there is no good atmosphere guarantee, insufficient system guarantee and communication obstacles.

Tradition, the sound of the waves remains the same!

We can't help asking why the profound traditional culture has been neglected in colleges and universities. Jin, a student of the College of Liberal Arts, said: "The external cause is influenced by social trends, and the internal cause is lack of life experience. We don't have a deep understanding of the real characteristics of plain life and struggle, so we have too many illusions about life, which makes it difficult for us to really settle down and learn traditional culture." College students are generally more receptive to new things. Among the students surveyed, we tested their love for pop songs and Beijing opera in the form of scoring. Results Pop songs scored 7.77 points, while Peking Opera scored only 2.50 points (full score 10). Therefore, it is not surprising that the current traditional culture is in a slightly embarrassing position on campus. Li Tongxue of the Institute of International Relations said: "Most students do not reject traditional culture. The key is to make students really interested in traditional culture in an effective and attractive form and really gain something. In addition, the current form of publicity activities in schools seems simple and outdated. "

Wang of the School of Biological Sciences said: "Now most of the time is spent on the study of specialized courses, especially science students, who are often very busy. Even if I am very interested in traditional culture, it will take a lot of time and it will not help my major. "

In order to carry forward traditional culture on campus, students must truly realize the role of traditional culture in establishing and even learning outlook on life. Almost all the students surveyed agree that traditional culture is generally ignored on campus at present, while nearly 60% of the students think that traditional culture is really conducive to improving humanistic quality, but it has no obvious practical promotion effect on university learning. Ji of the College of Liberal Arts said: "The lack of traditional cultural heritage of college students is structural, just like a building can't be built without structure, but as far as the demand of traditional culture is concerned, there is actually a problem that is difficult to adjust."

The reason why college students ignore traditional culture is not only due to college students themselves, but also due to very important social factors. Compared with some applied knowledge, traditional cultural knowledge is useless; The increasingly diversified social knowledge system also determines that it is difficult for students to allocate too much time in the study of traditional culture. It can be seen that although everyone actually has a certain demand for traditional culture, they often stop here. Making traditional culture more acceptable, closer to real life and even directly promoting students' study or practice will greatly promote the spread of traditional culture invisibly. The students surveyed all have their own hobbies and ideas. Wang of the School of Communication believes that as a college student, it is necessary to supplement the common knowledge about history, the once brilliant schools in China history, classical art, music art and so on. Xie, a student at the School of History and Culture, said, "I want to know more about calligraphy and Chinese painting. I can really learn through activities. This will help to cultivate sentiment and cultivate my skills, which may be useful for my future work. "

Is it possible that traditional culture only has some functions of increasing connotation? Obviously not. Experts point out that traditional culture plays a great role in improving college students' knowledge structure and moral quality. Zhang Zaixing, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, said that while learning from the advanced experience of other countries, China's reform and development must tap and inherit the positive factors of traditional culture. Nowadays, many college students are unfamiliar with their own history and have a weak national consciousness. To form a beautiful and elegant campus culture, we must make full use of the positive factors in traditional culture, which can subtly affect the healthy growth of college students. However, the view that China's traditional culture restricts college students' thinking and creativity is actually untenable. It is the lack of traditional culture that makes students' coverage too narrow, so their thirst for knowledge is not strong. At the same time, other fields are difficult to understand, and they try to solve the problem from multiple angles. Wang Dianqing, a professor at Beijing Youth University for Politics, said that "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" have played the role of the core morality of the Chinese nation in the historical process of more than 2,000 years in China. This core morality is the eternal spiritual source of the Chinese nation. Giving them new connotations of the new era and integrating them into students' lives will greatly improve the level of moral education in colleges and universities. College students not only need traditional culture, but also should study it hard, take its essence and promote its all-round development.

Where are the traditions and roads?

According to the survey, 80% students point out that ignoring traditional culture is not the same as being bored. On the one hand, it is difficult to study because of the pressure of schoolwork. On the other hand, although colleges and universities, including our school, vigorously organize activities and publicity, it is difficult to have real appeal in the form of lectures that are too simple and close to preaching.

Students have their own opinions on how to spread traditional culture truly and effectively. One of the most striking and powerful viewpoints is the direct use of curriculum teaching. Wangtong of the School of Foreign Languages said: "It is the most effective way to offer more elective courses and even general courses on traditional culture, so that students can really take the initiative to learn and understand. Long-term persistence will inevitably enhance their understanding of campus traditional culture." Liu Tongxue of the School of History and Culture believes that the course of traditional culture will greatly enrich the traditional cultural atmosphere of our school, thus improving students' consciousness. However, domestic scholars have been discussing the curriculum of traditional culture in universities for a long time. "As far as explicit courses are concerned, it is mainly manifested in the insufficient proportion of subjects and class hours that reflect the content of traditional culture; As far as the hidden curriculum is concerned, it is mainly manifested in the lack of content and factors that reflect the spirit of traditional culture. "

However, the curriculum or curriculum reform can not be carried out in a short time and have a direct impact. Students think that knowledge may be fixed, but the form can be changed. Yang, a math student at the school, said: "Unless the traditional teaching methods of professors are very interesting or related to their majors, many students will concentrate on the lectures. It is best to have a discussion, especially when there is more interaction between teachers and students, which can lead to the exchange and collision of ideas. Or the speeches of famous scholars in the country can also increase the effect. "

Zhang, from the Academy of Fine Arts, advocates a more novel way of publicity. "You can try to hold a campus traditional culture and art festival to show the essence of traditional culture through art forms such as song and dance, opera and opera. There are also calligraphy and painting exhibitions and poster exhibitions, which can arouse students' enthusiasm for learning. In addition, competitive competitions or regular calligraphy tests will also play a role if they persist. Luo, a student of the School of Political Science and Law, stressed that we should make full use of the powerful communication function of modern media. He said: "At present, college students have a high degree of acceptance of new things and like to pursue fashion trends, so they will gradually ignore the absorption of traditional culture. The attention of network and TV will greatly enhance the exposure of traditional culture, and Lecture Room is the best example. "

National is the world's. To maintain the national character, we must carry forward and improve our traditional culture, so that it can spread to the greatest extent on the university campus and even the whole society and be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Only in this way can we cultivate our national consciousness, national character and sense of national responsibility, and also bring brand-new creative vitality and construction motivation. However, how to combine traditional culture with the times, how to make its propaganda achieve the greatest effect and play the greatest role still needs our constant attention and exploration, and there is still a long way to go.