文化,一直就是人们争论不休的话题,原因是其概念太过宽泛,以至于直到今天仍没有一个明确而统一的定义。尽管如此,我们对文化却有某种约定俗成的理解,所以仍可以对各种文化现象进行研究和探讨。 显然,当前的文化确实与以往的不同了,于是继“社会转型”一词后,“文化转型”的概念也得到广泛认同。所谓文化转型,是指“在某一特定时期内,文化发展明显产生危机和断裂,同时又进行急遽的重组与更新。”“转型”一词形象地表达出文化改变的过程性和严肃性。中国历史上不止一次发生过文化转型,如魏晋六朝时期和五四时期的文化转型,而当前的文化转型是在中国整个社会大转轨的背景下所必然发生的。 Culture has always been a topic of constant debate, because its concept is so broad that there is still no clear and uniform definition to this day. Nevertheless, we have some conventional understanding of culture, so we can still study and explore various cultural phenomena. Obviously, the current culture is indeed different from the past. Therefore, following the term “social transformation”, the concept of “cultural transformation” has also been widely recognized. The so-called cultural transformation refers to: “During a certain period of time, the development of culture clearly causes crisis and breakage, meanwhile, the rapid restructuring and renewal are carried out.” The term “transformation” vividly expresses the process and seriousness of cultural change. In the history of China, there have been more than one cultural transition, such as the cultural transition in the Wei, Jin and the Six Dynasties and the May 4th Movement, and the current cultural transformation inevitably takes place in the context of the great social transformation in China.