influence-of-American-culture(美国文化对中国的影响)

InfluenceofAmericanCulture1InfluenceofAmericanCultureInlastJune,thefilmTransformersIVwasonthescreenandashaspredicted,itattractedlotsofChinesetocinemaandwatchit.Finally,itwon1,970,000,000boxofficeinChina,whichmadeanewrecordoffilmboxinChina.TherearemanyotherfilmspopularamongChinesebesidesTransformersIVandhavemadesuchgreatsuccessthatmanyChinesecanrememberthemforalongtime.Infact,AmericancultureaffectsChinesenotonlyinfilm,butalsoinmanyotheraspects,suchasmusic,TVseries,gameandsoon.Therefore,Chineseculturehaschangedmoreorlessduetothewide-spreadofAmericanculture,whichIregarditasbeneficialtous.HerearesomemainaspectswhereAmericancultureinfluencesus.First,nowadays,withthedevelopmentofinternetandtechnology,peopleallovertheworldcanhearthevoicefromAmericalikeBritneySpearsorTaylorSwift,whosesongsaresurelyattractivetous.It’sabsolutelythatAmericanmusicispopularamongChineseandChinesesingershavebeenlearningfromitsothatsingerslikeTayuLo,JonathanLee,inChinaimitatedAmericancountrymusictocomposetheirpopularmusicandfinallymadeagreatsuccess.Forexample,JayChouoncecomposedapopularInfluenceofAmericanCulture2songCowBoyOnTheRun,whichconsistsofmanyelementsfromAmericancountrymusic,suchasfreedomandcasualness,thereforethisfamoussongattractedmanyyoungmeninChina.Nowadays,U.S.andEuropean-stylerockmusichasheavilyinfluencedChinesepopularmusic.MusicianslikeWuBaiandotherpopularrockbandsborrowfromU.S.rocktraditions,whileaddinginfluencesofChinesemusic.TheresultingpopularmusicisverydifferentfromtraditionalChinesemusic,butisstilldistinctivetotheChineseculture.AmericancountrymusichasintegratedintoChinesepopularmusic.WiththeguidanceofAmericanmusic,Chinesepopularmusicdevelopsratherquicklyandhasproducedmanypiecesofworkwhichappealstopeople.However,IthinksingersandcomposersinChinaoughtn’trelyonit,otherthanpaymuchattentiontoourtraditionalcultureandthenproducesongswithChinesecharacteristics.Second,AmericanTVserieshavealwaysbeenpopularamongChina,especiallytheyouth,duetotheexcitingplot,prettyactress,music,clothesandsoon.Onceinawhile,theTVseriesPrisonBreakwonnumberlessfansinChina,whichisconsistsfourseasons.PrisonBreakisbasedonthelifeinaprisonandrevolvesaroundtwobrothers:onehasbeensentencedtodeathforacrimeInfluenceofAmericanCulture3hedidnotcommit,andtheotherdevisesanelaborateplantohelphisbrotherescapeprisonandclearhisname.It’stheexcitingplotandexcellentactingskillsthatattractaudience.There’remanyotherTVserieslikePrisonBreak,whicharepopularamongChinese.Sincethere’refewinterestingTVseriesinChina,it’sprobablethatpeopletendtowatchAmericanTVseries.However,Ameicandramapresentstheopen-up,freestyleofAmericanculture,whichinfluencesChinesegradually.Duringthisprocess,peopleinChina,especiallytheyouth,tendtoforgetandevenabandontheirowntraditionalculture,whichhasitsadvantages.ThegovernmenthasbannedsomeTVserieslikeTheBigBangTheory,TheGoodWifesothatpeoplecanwatchdomesticdrama.AsfarasI’mconcerned,weshouldtakeitsessence,goestoitsdregs,soourgovernmentneedn’tbanAmericanseries,buthavetocutoutsomenegativescenes.Besides,producersinChinaoughttoproduceTVseriesmoreinterestingcombinedwithtraditionalcultureinordertoprotecttheculture.Third,there’reotherindustriesbesidesmusicandTVserieswhereAmericancultureinfluencesusalot.Withthespreadoftheseindustries,Chineseeconomyhasbeeninfluencedmoreorless.Forexample,AmericanfastfoodhasattractedmanyChinese.AsweallInfluenceofAmericanCulture4know,KFCandMcDonald’saresopopularamongChinesethattheyarealwaysfullofcustomers.However,someChineserestaurantshavetoshutdownduetofewcustomers.TherearemanyindustrieswhereAmericanculturehasinfluencedChinaalotbesidesfoodindustries.AmericancultureofitscorporationinfluencesChinanotonlyineconomy,butalsoinconstitutionofcorporation,theregulationofthecorporationandsoon.It’stypicalthattheinternetcorporationBaidulearnsfromcompaniesinSiliconValleyandcreatesafriendlyenvironment,thereforeithasmadeagreatsuccess.Inmyopinion,mostofthecompaniesinChinacanlearnfromcompaniesinAmerica,whichmakesmoreprofitsandproducesmorejobs,todevelopbetter.Inadditiontomovie,music,industries,AmericanhasanadvantageaboveChinainitseducation.Educationisincreasinglyimportantinmodernsocietiesbecauseitdetermines,inlargemeasures,thesuccessorfailureofanationinglobalcompetition.Thus,weoughttopaymuchattentiontoourculture.AmericaneducationhasbeenacknowledgedbyitsfreestylewhileChineseeducationhasbeenblamedforitshardexamsandmanycourses.Asaresult,AmericanculturehasattractedmanyChinesestudentstogoabroadforfurther-study,whichcausesthelossofInfluenceofAmericanCulture5intelligenceandisbadforthedevelopmentofourcountryinthefuture.MaybethedeepesteffectAmericanculturehasmadeonChinesecultureisinoureducationalsystem.RuculturehasinfluencedChinaforthousandsofyears,soChinesetraditionaleducationalsystemhasbeenacceptedcommonly,butitiswidelybelievedthatthiskindofsystemisnotpositiveineveryaspect,especiallyinstimulatingstudents'potential.ButtheAmericaneducationalsystemisdifferent.Itisopen.Andforthisreason,itiswidelyacceptedbyChinesepeople.It’shightimethatourgovernmentshouldtakesomemeasures.So