Qin Lang's body could not help but tremble. The words "cultural invasion" shocked him. He even broke out in a cold sweat. There was no doubt that Cai Yan was a wise man. This also meant that he might have seen some things that ordinary people or even those in a higher position might not be able to see.
With the changes of the times, the collision between civilizations was no longer the same as before. In the past, the collision between civilizations was accompanied by swords and countless killings. But now, war was no longer the main theme. Although the plunder of war was very direct, it could lead to a lose-lose situation. Therefore, the collision between civilizations and countries was reflected in the invasion and compromise of economy and culture.
The collision and invasion of these levels were too complicated, but Qin Lang knew that what Cai Yan said was absolutely true. With just a few words, Cai Yan had pointed out the problems of today's society. Cai Yan casually mentioned words such as "cooking oil", "milk", "oil", and so on. These words meant that Hua Xia had lost the pricing power in these industries. These things were clearly sold in the country, but the price was set by others.
It seemed that Cai Yan was not a person who only read books. This old man might have rarely left this place, but he still understood the situation of the country and society very well. He could see it more thoroughly than many people. In recent years, the country's economy has indeed developed rapidly. However, in the process of development, we have also sacrificed a lot of precious resources. We have even sacrificed the environment and human lives. However, even with the current economic situation, we are still under the control of others. Just those foreign financial oligarchs alone can get huge dividends from Hua Xia's listed companies every year. This even includes our state-owned enterprises. For example, when several large banks go public, the benefits that foreign funds get are unimaginable.
The economy is only one aspect. The real horror is the invasion of civilization and culture.
That is the most terrifying thing!
Just as Cai Yan said, our clothing, food, housing, and transportation seem to be completely westernized. Even education is the same. There was a time when learning foreign languages was raised to an unimaginable height.
It took more time to learn foreign languages than to learn Chinese! As a result, students' parents even had to pay high tuition fees to let their students learn foreign languages from an early age.
This is actually a very ridiculous thing.
What is language? Language was the cornerstone of a civilization and the foundation of a culture. As a person from Hua Xia, he spent more time learning other languages than he did learning the local language. How could he talk about inheriting the local culture and thousands of years of civilization?
What was even more frightening was that when we were learning from other civilizations, we did not hesitate to throw away the most precious things in our own civilization, thinking that these things were shackles attached to us.
"Our people have lost 'modesty', 'benevolence', 'friendship', and so on. Even the most basic 'filial piety, loyalty, loyalty, propriety, justice, and shame' of the Chinese people have been lost. Many of us have become mercenaries. What hope did a nation that only cared about profit have? Looking at the dishes on the table, there were still a few dishes that could be eaten without worry. These were the many detrimental effects brought about by the cultural invasion. Now, how many people would still read the sages' writings by Hua Xia? They were all busy watching cartoons about foreigners fighting and saving Earth and the universe. How sad! And the saddest thing is that it is difficult for us to learn the essence of other civilizations, but we see some dregs brought in. "After Cai Yan finished speaking, he let out another long sigh.
Originally, Cai Yan was not such a sentimental person. Perhaps it was because Qin Lang was also considered half a disciple of Confucianism, so he sighed a little more.
Cai Yan's words were a little "complaining", but Qin Lang knew that these were not complaints, but the truth.
We kept saying that we were learning the advanced things of Western civilization, but we did not learn the advanced things and spirit. Instead, we learned some messy things. Many things that foreigners disdained to do were made with relish by us.
On the contrary, the "dregs" that we abandoned were picked up by others one by one and regarded as the essence of their own nation. For example, the characters that Nihon had "stolen" from Huaxia. Everyone knew that most of the Nihon characters had evolved from Huaxia men. Another example would be the Nihon people's favorite tea ceremony, the South Korean people's favorite kimchi, and the dazzling "Huaxia porcelain." These things were originally the essence of our culture, but they were slowly being taken away by others. In fact, the South Korean people even claimed that the Confucian Sage, Confucius, was a South Korean. They were preparing to apply for the World Heritage Site. They were preparing to take away all of Confucianism.
It could be seen that in the collision of civilizations, in this cultural war, we were the losers. There was no doubt about this.
In a cultural war, there should be mutual damage and mutual "exchange." However, what people saw was that foreign blockbusters were constantly imported into our country, foreign books were constantly bombarded, and some foreign so-called "literary films" were flying everywhere. On the other hand, our movies and our culture were still stuck in our country. Many people even lied to themselves and others, saying that it was because of the limited level of their country's film production. That would be a joke. Even India's "Bollywood" could produce blockbuster films like "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Three Idiots", but we couldn't do it. Occasionally, there would be someone who could be considered a famous director, but he was in America.
A loss was a loss. In this collision of economy and culture, we were the losers. There was no doubt about this.
However, in this battle without gunpowder, although Hua Xia lost, there was still hope.
Just like the righteousness that Qin Lang felt in South China United University, righteousness still existed in most of Hua Xia's primary schools, middle schools, and universities. This meant that the spirit of Hua Xia's scholars was still there. It also meant that the foundation of Confucianism and Sinology was still there.
A temporary loss did not mean that the whole game was lost. Hua Xia's culture and civilization still had a chance to rise.
However, there was a lot of resistance. Not only did it come from the foreign culture, but it also came from some so-called "elites" in the country. Although these people wore the skin of Hua Xia, they called America the "daddy of beauty." They preached that everything in America was good. It was as if America's burgers were better than the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
Old man Cai Yan was done complaining. Next, it was time to do something practical.
Originally, Cai Yan had no way to interfere with the operation of Confucianism. He could only wait for the Confucian disciples to rise again. As long as the seeds and foundation were still there, Confucianism would naturally rise and prosper one day. Although Confucianism had suffered a devastating blow decades ago, the country had fallen, the mountains and rivers remained, and the mountains were still green. One day, there would still be hope. Now, Qin Lang had appeared. Although he was not a disciple of Confucianism, he brought new hope to Confucianism. This hope was held in Cai Yan's hands.
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