Research on the Cognition and Inheritance of Chinese Traditional Culture by College Students and Teachers

摘要

Chinese traditional culture has a long history of thousands of years. Chinese universities are the places for obtaining and spreading knowledge, college students and teachers are of great significance to the spreading of Chinese traditional culture. By using the questionnaire method, both teachers' and students' understanding and inheritance of Chinese traditional culture are investigated in a university. The survey found that Chinese university students and teachers can understand the meanings of Chinese traditional culture well. About half of university students and teachers are able to pinpoint the three cultural patterns: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. In terms of reading the simple classical Chinese and the four masterpieces of China, books with high reading rate among teachers are also the books with high reading rate among students. In the survey, 85.8% of the students and 92% of the teachers are willing to pass on the traditional Chinese culture. This survey shows that Chinese university students and teachers are full of enthusiasm for Chinese traditional culture and are willing to inherit it.