influence of American culture(美国文化对中国的影响)

Influence of American Culture

In last June ,the film Transformers IV was on the screen and as has predicted,it attracted lots of Chinese to cinema and watch

it.Finally ,it won 1,970,000,000 box office in China,which made a new record of film box in China.There are many other films popular among Chinese besides Transformers IV and have made such great success that many Chinese can remember them for a long time.

In fact ,American culture affects Chinese not only in film ,but also in many other aspects ,such as music,TV series ,game and so on.Therefore,Chinese culture has changed more or less due to the wide-spread of American culture,which I regard it as beneficial to us. Here are some main aspects where American culture influences us.

First,nowadays,with the development of internet and technology,people all over the world can hear the voice from America like Britney Spears or Taylor Swift,whose songs are surely attractive to us.It’s absolutely that American music is popular among Chinese and Chinese singers have been learning from it so that singers like Tayu Lo ,Jonathan Lee ,in China imitated American country music to compose their popular music and finally made a great success.For example,Jay Chou once composed a popular

song Cow Boy On The Run,which consists of many elements from American country music ,such as freedom and

casualness,therefore this famous song attracted many young men in China.

Nowadays,U.S. and European-style rock music has heavily influenced Chinese popular music. Musicians like Wu Bai and other popular rock bands borrow from U.S. rock traditions, while adding influences of Chinese music. The resulting popular music is very different from traditional Chinese music, but is still distinctive to the Chinese culture.American country music has integrated into Chinese popular music .With the guidance of American

music,Chinese popular music develops rather quickly and has produced many pieces of work which appeals to people.However,I think singers and composers in China oughtn’t rely on it,other than pay much attention to our traditional culture and then produce songs with Chinese characteristics.

Second,American TV series have always been popular among China,especially the youth,due to the exciting plot,pretty actress,music,clothes and so on.Once in a while,the TV series Prison Break won numberless fans in China,which is consists four seasons.Prison Break is based on the life in a prison and revolves around two brothers:one has been sentenced to death for a crime

he did not commit, and the other devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name.It’s the exciting plot and excellent acting skills that attract audience.There’re many other TV series like Prison Break,which are popular among Chinese.

Since there’re few interesting TV series in China,it’s probable that people tend to watch American TV series.However,Ameican drama presents the open-up ,free style of American culture,which influences Chinese gradually.During this process,people in China,especially the youth,tend to forget and even abandon their own traditional culture,which has its advantages.

The government has banned some TV series like The Big Bang Theory,The Good Wife so that people can watch domestic drama .As far as I’m concerned,we should take its essence, goes to its dregs ,so our government needn’t ban American series ,but have to cut out some negative scenes.Besides,producers in China ought to produce TV series more interesting combined with traditional culture in order to protect the culture.

Third,there’re other industries besides music and TV series where American culture influences us a lot.With the spread of these industries,Chinese economy has been influenced more or less.For example,American fast food has attracted many Chinese.As we all