Confucianism emerged during significant social and political upheaval in ancient China, known as the Eastern Zhou period (770–256 BCE). The teachings of Confucius (Kong Fuzi or Kongzi) laid the foundation for this philosophical tradition, emphasizing moral values, proper conduct, and cultivating virtues. Confucianism, a philosophical and ethical system originating from ancient China, has exerted a profound influence not only within China but also across East Asia. Since its inception, Confucianism has undergone various transformations and adaptations, influenced by historical events, cultural exchanges, and geographical conditions. The study investigates the geographical evolution of Confucian culture in East Asia to understand its regional dynamics over time better. This research aims to unravel the complex interplay between geographical factors and the development of Confucian thought in diverse regional contexts in East Asia. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on fields such as history, geography, anthropology, and philosophy, this study demonstrates that geographical features, such as terrain, climate, and proximity to other cultures, have shaped the adaptation and transformation of Confucianism in different regions. Additionally, the research examines how Confucian values and practices have been integrated into local cultures and societies, exploring the variations and commonalities across various geographical settings. Ultimately, this investigation contributes to a deeper understanding of the dynamic relationship between geography and cultural evolution, with implications for our understanding of Confucianism's enduring significance globally.

In the digital media environment, internet celebrity products attract widespread consumer attention through captivating designs, unique functionalities, and distinctive brand images. Exploring their image construction and communication mechanisms from the perspective of media pilgrimage, this paper identifies several key factors. Firstly, exterior design, unique functionalities, and brand tone are crucial elements in shaping the image of internet celebrity products, leaving a lasting impression on consumers. Secondly, emerging online marketing channels and the promotion by internet opinion leaders facilitate the rapid dissemination of internet celebrity product images. Thirdly, the level of consumer acceptance of internet celebrity product images influences their popularity. The theory of media pilgrimage explains the role of media in shaping consumer behavior. Lastly, challenges in this field include the deepening integration of manufacturing and media, as well as the inseparability of physical products from their images. In the future, it is imperative to delve deeper into consumer demands, and evolving brand shaping strategies are essential.

Based on the perspective of digital humanities, taking the example of the historical remain of the bombard of Chongqing, this research explores the possibilities of digital communication of the historical remain of the bombard of Chongqing through specific methods，such as multi-source clustering, resource indexing, knowledge reorganization, and interactive operations. The semantic ontology model can achieve a multidimensional stereoscopic description of the historical remain of the bombard of Chongqing with heterogeneous data from multiple sources. This facilitates the in-depth integration of related resources of relic objects, designing an ontology model that aligns with the unique characteristics of Chongqing's red culture. The study also discusses the technical and expansion paths of the ontology model for war relics, aiming to provide insights and references for the integration of digital resources and the digital preservation and dissemination of the historical remain of the bombard. To achieve the preservation of Chinese historical and cultural heritage.

In the East Zhou Dynasty in China, the “sword” was a practical weapon and an important cultural symbol in the Southern part of China. This article employs the method of literature review, starting from explaining the practical use of the sword and analyzing the cultural message conveyed by the Southern sword in the East Zhou Dynasty in China. The article explores the sword culture from three aspects: sword-making technology, legend and literature stories of swords, and the political and social culture behind swords, providing a cultural picture with multiple aspects. It was found that the southern sword in the East Zhou Dynasty not only reflected the wisdom of metallurgical craftsmen but also became an important element in legend stories and political and social conventions. The Southern sword represents Southern people’s natural worship, morality and prestige of rulers, and the good quality and spirits of humanity. These swords were also the symbol of royal members’ political power and high status, the identity and capability of aristocracy, and the gratitude or respect between people.

With the rapid advancement of digital technology, modern music production has become a central force driving the development of the global music industry. Macau, as a unique region where Eastern and Western cultures blend, has a particularly noteworthy current status and potential in the field of modern music production. This study aims to comprehensively explore the actual application status of modern music production in Macau, covering multiple aspects such as technology application, education and training, and industry development. Through literature review and case studies, this paper delves into the level of technology application in modern music production in Macau, the construction of the education and training system, and the current status and trends of music industry development. The research finds that although Macau has made some progress in adopting and applying modern music production technology, especially showing a positive development trend in music education and talent cultivation, it still faces challenges such as rapid technology updates, shortage of professional talent, and intense market competition. Based on these findings, the paper suggests strengthening education and training related to music production, encouraging technological innovation, and promoting international cooperation to enhance the overall competitiveness and influence of Macau's music industry. These measures will help Macau better utilize its unique cultural advantages and promote the development of its modern music production and music industry.

This paper delves into the impact of urban cultural spaces on the works of Eileen Chang, analyzing from three aspects: the background of creation and cultural environment, the shaping of individual psychology and emotions, and the influence on literary style and narrative structure. Through a detailed interpretation of Chang's works, it reveals the significant role of urban cultural spaces in her creative process, enriching the understanding of her literary achievements.

Rural revitalization, as one of China’s important development strategies, has attracted widespread attention in recent years. The “Jiyingweigong” project in Gangtou Village, Xiamen, takes public welfare as its core, creating a micro-ecosystem where public welfare and business interact, successfully activating the overall development of Gangtou Village. Based on the theory of social innovation design, this study summarizes the research path of social innovation design driving sustainable development of rural revitalization through the combing and summarizing of classic rural innovation cases. By applying the method of social innovation design, this study deeply analyzes the development strategy and effect of Gangtou Village. Social innovation design thinking, as one of the engines driving social change, plays a key role in rural revitalization. It is concluded that social innovation design, as a concept of transformative innovation, can systematically and reasonably address economic, cultural, ecological, and other issues in rural areas in both theory and practice, helping local areas to obtain sustainable endogenous power.

With the development of social and scientific technologies, television special programs have diversified into various types based on style, content, and form. Among these, personality specials are particularly distinctive. As an important component of television specials, these programs focus on depicting real-life individuals and events, aiming to present authentic people and stories while deeply respecting and portraying human nature. The narrative perspective in television personality specials significantly affects the audience's reaction; the relationship between the narrator and the subjects influences the audience’s understanding of the story. This paper uses the program "Voice" as a case study. It is divided into five sections: the first explores the concept of narrative perspective; the second analyzes three common narrative perspectives used by hosts; the third examines the narrative style of the host through program analysis; the fourth discusses the specific narrative perspectives of Sa Beining; and the fifth explains the changes in narrative perspectives in the era of new media and scientific advancement, providing explanations for the corresponding basic concepts.

Along with the expansion of higher education in China, on the one hand, academic qualifications are depreciating at an alarming rate, and on the other hand, the competition for employment is becoming more and more competitive, thus, the graduate school fever has become an emerging social phenomenon in China. In order to understand the mechanism of reproduction of this new-emergent phenomenon, this study try to focus on the aspiration of students who would take part in the postgraduate entrance examination in 2023 with different family background. With Bourdieu’s toolkit (habitus, capital, doxa, etc.), the aspiration can be set in the individua’s lifeworld, but also help us to bring macro structure in discussion. In the study, the influence of institution, family, peer group will be discussed. The study concludes that Postgraduate Entrance Examination is similar to the college entrance examination in that it serves the function of social reproduction in society.

Japanese colonial migration in China is a significant component of Japan’s colonial movements in China between 1931 to 1945. Previous research shows that it may influence the post-war commercial cooperation between two countries This research is intended to explore the long-term effect of Japan’s colonial migration on Sino-Japan trade in different Chinese regions, thus partially filling the academic vacuum in related fields and possibly providing new ideas for macro strategies design. Methods of data analysis and graphing are implemented in the analysis process. The findings are Japan’s colonial migration mainly promotes Sino-Japan trade and the effect of promotion is positively correlated with migration scale. Export markets and regions less open to the world market are influenced by this effect most. However, in general, the influence of migration is limited because the major factors of trade are cost, profit and demand. In some regions, the violence of the migration leads to historic hatred, negatively impacting Sino-Japan trade.

As a prominent politician of the late Qing dynasty, Li Hongzhang possessed numerous aliases, among which "Oriental Bismarck" holds a special significance. This appellation not only reflects the shift in the Chinese evaluation system of historical figures from traditional modes under the influence of Orientalism but also implies the consciousness and practice of nationalism in the modernization model of developing countries. Against the backdrop of the wave of colonialism and the statism vision of self-improvement, concepts like "Oriental-someone/something" in Chinese context embody a loss of cultural subjectivity of the traditional Chinese discourse power. Simultaneously, it reveals that, amidst the entanglement between the old China and the West, certain foreign elements and cultural symbols could be useful to construct the modernity and to affirm the uniqueness of China itself, by relying on nationalism. By analyzing the cultural significance and historical ruptures behind appellations like "Oriental Bismarck," this article adopts a postmodern historical perspective to criticize simplistic interpretations of modernization theory and explores how these appellations serve as important windows for studying the construction of history and modernity.

The arrival of the big data era has made most countries realize the importance of data resources for economic development. On the one hand, data flow promotes trade between countries, and on the other hand, the rapid expansion of the scale of multinational business giants has led to a proliferation of incidents of illegal collection and utilization of user privacy, putting national security at risk.In 2019, WTO members of the e-commerce negotiations put forward proposals for cross-border data flow based on their own positions, and major countries such as China, the United States, Russia and other major countries have all put forward different proposals.It can be seen that data flow regulation has become a key topic in the international arena nowadays, with sufficient necessity and practical significance. As a result, this paper adopts the comparative analysis method, normative analysis method and other research methods to analyze the issue and make suggestions on the direction of China's legislation.

In recent years, the number of elderly people in China has been growing, and the problem of population ageing has been aggravated. The problem of population aging has aggravated by the fact that the quality of life of the elderly has become the focus of social attention. Most of the elderly in China mainly live in old neighborhoods, and improving the living space for the elderly is the key to improve the quality of life of the elderly. This study is based on the Suojincun street in Nanjing, and combines fieldwork and questionnaire survey methods to analyze the problems in renovating old neighborhoods from three aspects: transportation, greening and activity space. The research reveals several challenges in the aging of old residential areas, including disorganized internal traffic, limited green spaces with subpar quality, inadequate attention to needs of the elderly for activity space, underutilization of certain areas, and a lack of functional facilities.Based on the design principles of ageing community renovation, corresponding community optimization strategies are proposed, in order to provide certain reference and guidance for similar designs, so as to promote the development of residential areas for the elderly and improve their sense of well-being.

This study aims to investigate the influence of content characteristics of Red Story online videos on national identity among university students. Through the recruitment of university students as participants, a comprehensive dataset comprising 320 responses was garnered via a questionnaire survey, of which 295 responses were deemed valid for robust analysis. Employing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and using Smart PLS 4.0 software, the study meticulously scrutinized the impact of various content attributes, including source expertise, source trustworthiness, visual aesthetics, narrative, and argument quality, on national identity. The findings reveal that while source trustworthiness, visual aesthetics, and argument quality have significant positive influence on national identity among university students, source expertise and narrative do not have significant influence. The findings of this study can contribute to the literature on national identity and provide new insights. Additionally, they can serve as a reference for the creation and dissemination of Red Story online videos.

As a major branch of network buzzwords, "meme culture" refers to the cultural phenomenon that the majority of netizen groups in the network field repeatedly quote and use events that are commonly agreed upon and have a certain special meaning, so as to achieve the expected funny effect and cause certain social resonance. In the era of media convergence, the endless emergence of network buzzwords and "meme culture" social phenomenon is overwhelming, these secondary language expression has gradually integrated into the three-dimensional real life, the language and writing expression ability of modern people is being reshaped, so these network meme culture has become the cultural sign of the times. Therefore, this paper tries to analyze the rise and development of network terrier culture under the context of media integration, as well as the reasons for the emergence of the social phenomenon of network meme culture, its social impacts and social mentality, etc. The aim is to help people better deal with this linguistic phenomenon in their lives, to treat it rationally and to guide it with goodwill, to realize the benign development of network meme culture, and to put forward effective suggestions in line with the requirements of the development of the times.

This paper, based on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, provides a cultural perspective on understanding domestic automotive design by comparing the differences between Chinese and Western cultures. The analysis of cultural dimension indexes in both Chinese and Western contexts reveals significant differences in IDV (individualism), MAS (masculinity), and LTO (long-term orientation). Through the comparison of three aspects: individualism vs collectivism, long-term vs short-term orientation, and long-term orientation vs short-term orientation, this paper explores the differences in automotive logo design resulting from variations in design form, aesthetic, and concept due to cultural disparities between China and the West. Additionally, well-known automotive brand cases in the market are cited for analysis. Based on the disparities in Chinese and Western cultures, this paper proposes that through cultural cross-pollination, domestic automotive logo designs can break away from homogeneity, offering insights for domestic automotive brands to expand into overseas markets through distinctive logo designs.

Inclusive education is a crucial component of contemporary global education and a means to ensure educational equity for all students. In China, inclusive education is still in its nascent stages, with the primary approach being the integration of special needs students into regular elementary school classrooms. This paper uses an elementary school in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, as a case study. Through field observations and questionnaire surveys, it explores the current state of inclusive education in Hangzhou's elementary schools, evaluating teachers' and students' attitudes towards inclusive education and integrated classes. It identifies existing problems and challenges and proposes suggestions for improvement.

The fast-developing network era has brought unprecedented cultural impact to the masses, and people have also gained more knowledge through digital production, even breaking many information gaps to a certain extent. The reporting and reprinting of hot and negative news, which are more likely to attract attention, have also brought to light many invisible problems of gender in society, including the protection of women's rights and the inequality of marital relations. In this article, we conducted interviews with some specific groups of people from different backgrounds through online questionnaires to understand how people from different backgrounds use social media to find out about marital or gender issues and the mutual influence between them and the media. The results showed positive media coverage can promote social support for victims and condemnation of domestic violence. Discussions of sexual harassment in social media productions also help to increase public awareness of sexual harassment and encourage victims to come forward.

As globalization continues to deepen, intercultural communication competence has become an indispensable key skill in international exchange and cooperation. This paper aims to explore the theoretical construction of intercultural communication competence and its practical application in foreign language education. By synthesizing reviews of relevant literature from both domestic and international sources, this paper proposes an interactive theoretical model of intercultural communication competence that integrates the dimensions of attitude, knowledge, and skills. The model emphasizes the dialogic nature of intercultural communication, the equality of cultures, and the dialectical combination of globalization and localization. Based on this, the paper further develops a practical model that organically integrates intercultural communication competence, teaching segments, and teaching activities into a three-ring structure, providing a specific operational framework for the cultivation of intercultural communication competence in foreign language teaching. Through empirical research, this paper has verified the application effect of the proposed model in college English teaching. The results indicate that the model can effectively enhance students' intercultural awareness, knowledge acquisition, and communication skills. Finally, the paper puts forward a series of teaching suggestions aimed at promoting the comprehensive development of intercultural communication competence in foreign language education and points out directions for future research and practice.

Tone is one of the most prominent, distinctive, and significant properties of the Chinese language. In the realm of tone sandhi, one of the most interesting phenomena is the Tone 3 sandhi (T3). T3 sandhi is one of the rules in the phonological change, a low T3 syllable inevitably changes to a rising tone (T2) when it is followed by another T3 syllable. This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanism of the third tone (T3) sandhi in Mandarin Chinese, comparing the acoustic features in both real words and pseudowords. The current study employed a qualitative descriptive method and PRAAT6310 acoustic analysis software. The findings of the study demonstrated that T3 sandhi in real words of the Chinese language resembles pseudowords and is likely computed naturally in a phonological cognition process. This research provides an important reference value for research in the fields of tonal variation in Chinese language and language acquisition.