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westerncultureinvasionChristmasiscoming,wecanseethereddecorationseverywhereonthestreets,peoplearepreparingfancygiftsfortheirfriendsandtradespeoplearetakingthisopportunitytodiscountgoods,alltheseshowusthemagicpowerofthisexoticholiday.Chineseareveryinterestedinforeignfestivalssuddenlyfromthe90’s,suchasValentine’sDay,Fools’Day,Halloween,Mother’sDay,ThanksgivingDayandsoon.People,especiallyyoungones,thinktheforeignfestivalsareveryfun.Thistrendisnotjustreflectsonfestivals,cultureinvasionhasalreadyappearedinallaspectsofourlife,likemovie,music,Western-stylefoodetc.Sowecan’thelptoask,Isthisanunseenhegemony?Thereformationandopeningupofourcountryhasbeengoingthirtyfouryears,duringtheseyears,ourcountryeconomyhasdevelopedalot,atthesametime,thenationalculturehasalsohadagreatchange,moreandmoreforeigncultureproductsenteredthemarketofChina.Admittedly,thiskindofcrossnationalinteractionhaveimposedanegativeinfluenceonnationalidentities.Ononehand,insomeareaslikecartoonandfilm,Chinesehavebecomemoreandmorefamiliarwithexoticworks,whichreflectstheforeignculturalinvasiontosomedegree.ThemainstreamvalueofteenagersinChinahasbeenmainlyshapedbyHollywoodblockbustersinsteadofourtraditionalliteratureorotherartisticworks.ManyofChina'straditionalculturewasleftout,andfacingtheplightofbeingforgot,Ontheotherhand,Chinaisadevelopingcountry,Inmanyrespects,ourcultureworkshasagapwithdevelopedcountries.TheenormousintroductionofforeignculturetoChinabroughtabigimpacttoourlocalculturalindustry.Obviously,withincreasingpopularityofwesternculture,Chineseisexperiencingacultureshockatpresent.Buttherearealsogoodside.firstly,Weliveinanerawhencommunicationisdevelopingthemostquicklyiteverhas.Theworldisdescribedasaglobaltown.Internationalcommunicationwillnaturallyleadtoculturalmixture.Welearntheadvantagesofwesternworld;meanwhilethewesterncountriesalsotrytolearntheessenceofourculture.LikethemovieKongFuPandaandChineserestaurantsallaroundtheworld.Inthiscross-cultureprocess,culturalmixtureisinevitable.Secondly,Everyculturehasitshistoricalorigin.Ifpeoplelikeit,itmeansthisthingcansatisfiedtheirneedsandisworthpursuing.Nowadays,peopleareundergreatpressurefrommanydifferentareas.Cultureentertainmentjustofferanplatformforpeopletorelax.Wedon’thavetothinktoomuchaslongasitcanentertainuswell.Furthermore,someforeignculturealsohelptofillthegapleftbyourtraditionalculture.Forinstance,inChinaweonlyhaveChongyangtoshowourrespecttoolderpeople.Butwedonothavemother’sdayorfather’sday.Borrowingfromthewesternworld,wehaveachancetoappreciateourmothersandfathers.Doestheprosperityofforeignfestivalindicatethatwehavelostourownculturaloriginandshallwedriveforeigncultureoutofourlives?Myanswerisnegative.itisnotabadthingtodevelopdiversesociallifeandembracethecomingofnewculture.Theprosperityofforeignculturedoesnotmeanwewillthrowoursaway.Nordoesitmeanweadmireforeignculturesblindlyandforgettheessenceofours.Foreignculturearecomplementarytoourlifebuttheywillneverreplaceourtraditionalones.Keepingthisprincipleinmind,foreignfestivalwilladdinteresttoourlife.