The Exotic Experience And Writing In The Travel Notes To Europe In The 1930s

In the 1930 s,China was faced with a complicated political situation.Intellectuals went to Europe for investigation in order to seek personal development and ethnic outlet,which caused another upsurge in the creation of travel notes outside China.As the "other" who was more advanced in thought and economic development at that time,Europe became the main place for intellectuals to study and investigate.Different from the modern extraterritorial travel notes and political investigations,In the 1930 s,travel writers in Europe had a broader perspective of investigation and a more rational understanding.They went deep into the lives of European people and examined them from the perspectives of cultural appreciation,daily folklore and social politics,then they delivered a more comprehensive and objective foreign scene to domestic readers.In the face of foreign scenes,Intellectuals look at them with a critical eye and constantly reflect on the national ideology and culture in the contrast between China and the West.After the May 4th Movement,intellectuals had a high voice for "freedom," "democracy," and "equality." But after witnessing the social scenes in the West,intellectuals discovered inequalities in the development of European society.They use a critical eye to convey an understanding of “democracy” and “equality”.Through the content of travel notes,We can better understand the author's thoughts and think about the development path of the motherland.In the 1930 s,intellectuals went abroad to study as "individuals",and their complex and diversified spatio-temporal experience broadened their cultural and ideological cognition and promoted their modern imagination of individuals and society.Based on the text of travel notes on Europe in the 1930 s,this paper explores the content of travel notes from four aspects: the occurrence and experience characteristics of travel notes,the cultural mentality of foreign experience,the change of author's ideology and concept,and the diversified development of travel notes' style and form.The first part,from the macro level,I try to discuss the background and focus on the travels of Europe in the 1930 s,and then explain the uniqueness of the travel notes of the 1930 s.In the 1930 s,in the face of the turbulent social situation in China,some intellectuals took their respective purposes to study in some of the more developed countries in Europe.Influenced by the time environment and subject status,they start from the daily life of western people and explore western culture,art and political thought with a professional vision.The content of travel writing changes and highlights the writing of daily life and cultural aesthetics.The public cultural space and folk life in the west manifest the living state and national character of the westerners under the development of modern science and technology civilization.Western culture and art condense the spirit of modern pa inting and the spiritual concept of "humanism" since the Renaissance.In the investigation,intellectuals no longer carry out grand social and political narratives,instead they inspect Western folk culture from a professional perspective,making the Western recognition more rich and profound.The second part examines the deep national feelings of intellectuals under the impact of Chinese and western culture,and explains their self-identity and attitudes towards western social culture in the cultural excha nges between China and the west.Under the concept of modern time and space,China and the world are in a state of parallel development.Facing the gap between Chinese and western development,intellectuals show a strong sense of time anxiety.In addition,the miserable situation of Chinese people in foreign countries always strengthens the subject's national consciousness of weak countries.The advanced scientific and technological culture in the west makes intellectuals express their admiration and wonder.The social inequality under the economic crisis also stimulate the author's critical reflection.The value contradiction between the native civilization and the western civilization,the complex cultural experience and value conflict,increased cultural anxiety in identity anxiety,showing the psychological complexity of the intellectuals traveling in Europe in the 1930 s.The value contradiction between the native civilization and the western civilization,the complex cultural experience and value conflic t,add cultural anxiety on the identity anxiety,showing the psychological complexity of the intellectuals traveling in Europe in the 1930 s.The third part explains the change and development of author's ideas in foreign experience.The differences between China and the west are more reflected in ideological and cultural concepts.Intellectuals critically examine the differences between China and the west and think about the way out of national development.The spiritual concept of "humanism" displayed in Western culture and the morality of Westerners make intellectuals have a more specific understanding of how to grow into a modern,independent and civilized citizen.In addition,intellectuals examine the Western social system with a critical eye.Behind the Western evaluations,they reflect their thinking about the concept of “democracy” and “equality”.Through the in-depth exchange of daily culture,intellectuals think from individual perspectives how to become citizens with modern consciousness,and through the exploration of intellectuals' changes in foreign ideas and concepts,they can have a better understanding of the formation of modern Chinese concepts.The fourth part analyzes the innovative development of travel notes,narrative styles and style expansion in the 1930 s.In terms of content,some travel writers combine cultural investigation with historical imagination to lay the foundation for the development of cultural prose in the future;In terms of narrative mode,travel writers start to pay attention to the existence of "readers",It's better to use plain language to expand your influenceand use easy-to-understand language to facilitate readers' understanding,highlighting the social value of travel notes.In the style of travelogue,Zou Taofen combines news documentary with discussion,which promotes the maturity of reportage.In the 1930 s,travel writers enriched the content of travel notes and promoted the innovation of literary style.It improves the aesthetic value and social value of travel notes and promotes the prosperity and development of prose in the 1930s to some extent.