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The influence of Western culture on China and the world

1. The influence of Western culture on Chinese culture is reflected in many aspects. Festivals, food, music, language, movies, psychology and other aspects have exerted varying degrees of influence on Chinese culture. .

2. In terms of festivals, young people are keen on celebrating Western festivals such as Christmas and Valentine's Day, but few people pay attention to China's own Qixi Festival with traditional national characteristics. In terms of movies, many people nowadays like to watch American blockbusters.

3. Compared with traditional Chinese folk music, more people learn Western musical instruments. For example, the representative keyboard instrument among Western musical instruments has incomparable advantages over other musical instrument families. Then Because of its wide range and ability to produce multiple tones at the same time, as a solo instrument it also has rich harmonic effects and orchestral colors, so the piano is known as the king of musical instruments.

The musical expression form of Western musical instruments has the characteristics of extroversion and expansion, so it is more powerful than the solo performance of folk music. The symphony orchestra first appeared to serve the court and religion. National orchestras mainly perform traditional folk music ensembles and solos. They are generally born out of practicality and continue to be enriched with the progress of mankind.

From archaeological excavations and murals, we can see that hunting and hunting, worshiping gods, fighting cheers or celebration dances are closely connected with pronunciation tools or rhythmic speakers. Traditional Chinese music is more Produced to meet the needs.

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Features of Western Culture

Western culture is essentially an individual culture. The main characteristic of Western culture is individuality. The core problem is that the West emphasizes the development of individual freedom. Therefore, Western culture can be called "individual culture".

The core of culture is the consciousness of concepts. In the current world, there are two different concepts of consciousness, that is, the integrity of Eastern culture and the individuality of Western culture. They are the result of human historical development. Different political, economic, and social environments have created different cultural concepts and produced Western culture and Eastern culture with different characteristics.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Western Culture