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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Localization <strong>of</strong> Chinese and Western<br />

Cultures<br />

By Chen Hong<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2003—10—24<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=72159846<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Oct.24th, 2003: In the international conference under the<br />

name <strong>of</strong> ―East Asia‘s View on World Culture‖, pr<strong>of</strong>essor Gu zhengkun from Foreign<br />

languages School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> made a presentation on the value localization<br />

<strong>of</strong> Chinese and Western cultures with reference to strategies for the construction <strong>of</strong> a<br />

global culture.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Gu said the key concept <strong>of</strong> culture is the views on values, especially moral<br />

values. Then he compared the key concepts <strong>of</strong> culture between China and western<br />

countries and concluded that Chinese traditional culture is superior because <strong>of</strong> its<br />

altruism.<br />

He made an investigation into general as well particular values <strong>of</strong> cultures with<br />

regard to their respective characteristics. Particular Chinese cultural values derived<br />

with necessity from their geographical background and historical context. He tried to<br />

figure out a cultural logic leading to the inevitable conflict between Chinese and<br />

western civilizations ever since 19th century. In line with this examination, he <strong>of</strong>fered<br />

some tentative policies aimed to bridge up the chasm <strong>of</strong> the said value conflict.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Gu intended to place Chinese culture in a proper position in the framework<br />

<strong>of</strong> world culture, and put forward a theory <strong>of</strong> cultural tangram in response to the<br />

theory <strong>of</strong> cultural mergence, which is popular in both Western and Chinese academic<br />

circles. Based on theoretical description above, he worked out some strategies for<br />

the construction <strong>of</strong> a global culture in the near future.<br />

Edited By : Hu Xiaoling<br />

Related Topic :<br />

International Conference: East Asian‘s View on World<br />

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