Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification

This paper focuses on the traditional ‘li(Rites)’ and ‘yi(etiquette)’ in China, and takes the Yao people’s most important ceremony—’Tiao Panwang’ and its participants in Heng village as the research object. Through participatory observation and in-depth interviews, based on the origin of the rake an...

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Main Authors: Xiuyan Liu, Xiurong Liu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2378974
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description This paper focuses on the traditional ‘li(Rites)’ and ‘yi(etiquette)’ in China, and takes the Yao people’s most important ceremony—’Tiao Panwang’ and its participants in Heng village as the research object. Through participatory observation and in-depth interviews, based on the origin of the rake and comb ceremony, this paper explores the value change and social influence of the ceremony as a medium in social communication. It is concluded that Chinese primitive rituals are the product of simple public communication, the embodiment of people’s primitive social communication consciousness, and the extension of emotion.In the process of historical development and change, the ceremony has gradually evolved into a symbol of power and become a cultural symbol monopolized by the power, and the public’s equal participation and interaction rights have been strictly restricted. However, from the perspective of the changes in modern and contemporary rituals, the power structure in rituals has been gradually dissolved, and it has embraced the original meaning of social communication again, and played the role of social currency in the broader social communication process, promoting more extensive equal interaction and free communication.
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spelling doaj-art-626f7b4853bf4589ab0dae772a93eb362025-08-20T04:03:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2378974Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identificationXiuyan Liu0Xiurong Liu1School of Culture and Communication, Guangxi Normal University of Science and Technology, Guangxi, ChinaTeaching Evaluation Center, Army Medical University(Chongqing), Chongqing, ChinaThis paper focuses on the traditional ‘li(Rites)’ and ‘yi(etiquette)’ in China, and takes the Yao people’s most important ceremony—’Tiao Panwang’ and its participants in Heng village as the research object. Through participatory observation and in-depth interviews, based on the origin of the rake and comb ceremony, this paper explores the value change and social influence of the ceremony as a medium in social communication. It is concluded that Chinese primitive rituals are the product of simple public communication, the embodiment of people’s primitive social communication consciousness, and the extension of emotion.In the process of historical development and change, the ceremony has gradually evolved into a symbol of power and become a cultural symbol monopolized by the power, and the public’s equal participation and interaction rights have been strictly restricted. However, from the perspective of the changes in modern and contemporary rituals, the power structure in rituals has been gradually dissolved, and it has embraced the original meaning of social communication again, and played the role of social currency in the broader social communication process, promoting more extensive equal interaction and free communication.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2378974Chinese ceremonymedia studyemotion extensioncommunication currencysocial interactionDr Guangchao Feng, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
Cogent Social Sciences
Chinese ceremony
media study
emotion extension
communication currency
social interaction
Dr Guangchao Feng, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
title Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
title_full Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
title_fullStr Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
title_full_unstemmed Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
title_short Communication currency: Chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
title_sort communication currency chinese ceremony media as emotion extension and a symbol of identification
topic Chinese ceremony
media study
emotion extension
communication currency
social interaction
Dr Guangchao Feng, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2378974
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