Vitality and Modernity: Defining the “Folk” in Early Twentieth Century China
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As usual, the 2005 Chinese Rooster New Year celebrations in Beijing highlighted the annual Earth Temple Fair (Ditan Miaohui) as an indispensable attraction. In recent years, this entertaining space featuring red lanterns, lion dances, and revived folk performances has been widely and officially advocated as an occasion and place to appreciate “national culture (minzu wenhua)” and to experience “folk culture (minsu wenhua).” In the commodified and globalized metropolitan capital of the nation, the Fair forms a symbolic space where traditionality is celebrated to label national identity. [excerpt] Required Publisher's Statement "This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge." Original version is available from the publisher at: http://www.indianfolklore.org/journals/index.php/IFL/ article/view/361/403 This article is available at The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College: http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/asfac/1
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