Chinese traditional festivals by the concern "of taste" bias issue was again discussed

China news agency, Beijing, June 16 (Reporter Xing Liyu) - "New Year" to the Chinese people is absolutely a major event. Today, more than half of Chinese New Year has not yet, there are media reports of new audio-visual feast of the year, "Spring Festival" has been put on the prepared agenda. 16, the "Spring Festival Cultural Inheritance and Innovation" symposium held in Beijing, more than 70 folklore, cultural studies scholars make plans to gradually fade the "taste of" the thick together.

"In such ordinary days, we are more or less a lack of cultural interest to discuss the Spring Festival, but the Chinese New Year cultural problems, but deep root in everyday life, reflect the changes our way of life. "Librarian of Beijing Research Institute of Culture, Beijing Normal University, Professor Liu Tieliang at the forum pointed out that" in light of the real cause of taste, the times have changed, human relationships have changed, ways to communicate with each other changed. "In his view, these changes than the changes in material life but also to the deep giant.

Liu Tieliang that the emotional crisis brought about changes in relationships can not be retained by the Spring Festival and other forms of folk culture will be able to work. In the process of urbanization, rural exodus and the one hand, the deterioration of family structure, on the one hand the rapid growth of urban residents and the unfamiliarity between people, both greatly shaken the traditional structure of social interaction, the traditional folk culture as a way of emotional and symbolic significance of the exchange, it is difficult to play a role in the life practice.

"The real issue is to understand the changes in the daily life of ordinary people, respect for people's emotional appeal to encourage people to create independent festival culture, and to provide maximum service." Liutie Liang said.

People's Government of Guangdong Province party secretary chief of staff, Research Institute of Culture director Zhou Yi is that in order to absorb the richness of exotic cultural festival to embracing the spirit of the Chinese traditional festivals in succession on the basis of all the new foreign festivals, advanced, open, consistent with the trend of things included, to better meet the growing cultural needs.

Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association, current Vice President Pan Lusheng-depth analysis of the proposed "New Year symbol" main problems. He believes that "scrolls" "lucky character" "Chinese knot" and "New Year symbol" of the show is not enough cultural content is rich in the West's "Santa Claus", "Christmas tree" and other visual symbols are colorful.

Counselor by the State Council Office of the forum, organized by the Central Research Institute of Culture. Central Research Institute of Culture director Yuan Xingpei chaired the forum, the State Council, Chen Jinyu, chief of staff to attend and deliver speeches. (End)