What is the meaning of the word "cottage"?

The word "shanzhai" literally means "mountain village" with fences and other fortifications, and it has been extended to mean "bandits," "thieves" or "anarchy.

The term "shanzhai" first came from Shenzhen, which began smuggling cellphones in the 1990s and then developed into copycat manufacturing. At first, manufacturers dared not sign their names on the phones, but only printed the letters "SZ", which over time became known as "Shanzhai".

In Cantonese, the term "shanzhai" is often used to describe small-scale, low-cost, family-run workshops or home-based laborers, which often focus on foundry work and imitation, and lack design capabilities and their own brands.

With the rise of the electronics manufacturing industry in Shenzhen and other places since the 21st century, "Shanzhai factories" have developed rapidly, and their products have been sold all over China and even overseas, and the term "Shanzhai" has rapidly become popular and commonly used by the public. The term "shanzhai" also became popular, becoming a common language among the general public, and began to be used in industries other than electronics.

Expanded Information

"Shanzhai" has three dimensions

The first dimension is its material dimension, "Shanzhai products. "Shanzhai" from the literal interpretation is: in the cottage, to avoid government management, commonly known as piracy, cloning, imitation, etc., a kind of private IT power developed by the industry. Its main characteristics are mainly manifested in the imitation, rapid and civilian. The main form of expression is to start through a small workshop, rapid imitation of famous brands, involving cell phones, game consoles and other different areas.

The second level is the spiritual level "? Shanzhai culture"

That is, we understand the narrow sense of a spiritual cultural phenomenon. It includes the social psychology and aesthetic orientation of the main actors and even the current public, as well as the emergence of social trends and the new construction of the value system, which are reflected in the Shanzhai behavior.

The third level is the behavioral level "Shanzhai behavior"

Including not only the specific but also in the face of "Shanzhai behavior" mainstream culture to deal with the way, as well as in the face of Shanzhai products involved in intellectual property rights issues management agencies, as well as the avoidance of relevant laws and regulations. The economic structure, political structure and cultural structure of the social system are interlocked and affect the whole body. The impact of "Shanzhai products" on the current consumer market and the reshuffling of "Shanzhai behaviors" on the current structure of China's contemporary cultural pluralism are undoubtedly affecting the process of China's development in little by little. The newest addition to the list is the newest addition to the list, the newest addition to the list, the newest addition to the list.

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