The Regeneration And Identity Of National Culture

Zhuang Brocade in is one of the most national crafts in Guangxi.And it is known as the most China's four famous brocades with Nanjing's"Figured Brocade", Chengdu's"Sichuan Brocade"and Suzhou's"SongBrocade". In contemporary national regional culture construction,Zhuang Brocade, folk songs, timbale and Xiuqiu (ball made of strips ofsilk) has become the most representative national cultural symbols inGuangxi. And they together construct the perspective regional culture inGuangxi.Looking at the past studies about Zhuang Brocade, scholars mostlyfocus on the traditional Zhuang Brocade which as the traditional countrysociety's daily necessities. But the contemporary development doesn'tpay more attention on the origin of traditional Zhuang Brocade, thetechnology and the design styles. In fact, Zhuang Brocade is flourishingin the contemporary urban culture, when it declines as a commodity inthe country society. In Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, many importantbuilding use Zhuang Brocade as the indicative decoration. NanningInternational Folk Song Art Festival is also use Zhuang Brocade as thestage background, All these show Zhuang Brocade's charming and valueas the cultural symbol..This study focus on Zhuang Brocade which as the cultural symboland differs form the traditional modern one uses some theories likesemiotics, symbology and social memory to analyze Zhuang Brocade. Itstates the most important position and value of Zhuang Brocade inGuangxi national regional culture construction. Through the comparative study of modern Zhuang Brocade and the traditional one, this paper thinkthat the traditional one is the meaning source of the modern one, and themodern one it the new form of the traditional one. The Zhuang Brocadeas the cultural symbol not only is symbol of Zhuang culture but also is asymbol of Guangxi regional culture. Today's Zhuang Brocade has got therichest cultural connotation and the most important meaning with theunique new forms. Modern Zhuang Brocade participates in theconstruction of Guangxi national culture identity. And it is not only thesymbol of national culture regeneration, but also the way of nationalcultural identity...