Why is China's translation theory less than that of the West?

Hello, why is there less translation theory in China than in the West? There are three main reasons:

First, historical reasons. After the Second World War, the development of western translation experienced great changes and progress. At the same time, from the end of World War II to the beginning of China's reform and opening up, the development of translation and other undertakings was largely closed and stagnant, which was far from being compared with the rapid development of western translation in the same period, thus widening the gap.

Secondly, China's way of thinking is also the reason why China's traditional translation theory lags behind. China people's traditional thinking habits emphasize synthesis, while westerners' traditional thinking habits emphasize analysis. On the basis of translation theory, China's traditional translation theory is mostly empirical, in which subjective feelings are to a great extent. However, most western translation theories are theoretical systems, which embody a strong spirit of scientism. In today's era of attaching importance to the combination of scientific theory and practice, China's traditional translation theory naturally lags behind western translation theory.

Furthermore, judging from the different traditions and customs between China and the West, China's cultural traditions and customs tend to be conservative, while the West has been open and free since the Renaissance. China people respect tradition very much, which makes China's translation theory research lack of pioneering and lose the motivation to move forward. Humanism advocated by the West has greatly liberated people's minds, and translation activities have penetrated into ideological, political, religious and other fields, resulting in a large number of excellent translators and a series of excellent translated works.