A Study on the Connotation of Chinese Traditional Culture of Life Nourishing and Its Overseas Translation and Dissemination
School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
| Abstract: | The Chinese culture of life nourishing has a long history and is an important part of the excellent Chinese traditional culture. However, the theoretical discussion on culture of life nourishing is still insufficient, and the research on the culture of life nourishing and the history of terminology translation lags behind. Through the theoretical tracing of the origin of culture of life nourishing in philosophical classics, medical classics of traditional Chinese medicine and classics of Chinese alchemy, the research on its connotation is strengthened in this paper. Through the analysis of historical materials of English translation of key terms, the history and current situation of translation of Chinese traditional culture of life nourishing are discussed, and its overseas dissemination and acceptance are investigated from the perspective of translation and cross-cultural communication. Through the way of descriptive translation, the article points out that the English translation of culture of life nourishing and its terms has changed with the times. Sinologists and scholars have adopted different translation strategies and methods at different historical stages, but in general, domestication is more than foreignization, and transliteration is less. The research on the English translation and communication of culture of life nourishing in the new era can focus on the flexibility and diversity of translation strategies, appropriately increase the translation strategy of foreignization, including annotated transliteration and intra-text annotation. Besides, its ways of multimodal communication, translation and introduction need to be strengthened, so as to constantly display Chinese academic views on the basis of accurately interpreting Chinese traditional culture, and promote wider international exchanges of Chinese traditional culture. |
| Keywords: | Life Nourishing; Chinese Culture; Chinese Medicine; Translation; Dissemination |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.cll.2022.01.006 |
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Received: 11 October 2022
Accepted: 9 November 2022
Published Online: 23 November 2022
Funding
| 1. | 教育部国别与区域研究备案中心西南交通大学美国研究中心项目“《周易参同契》在美国的译介与影响研究” (项目编号: ARC2022005) |
| 2. | 西华大学人才引进项目“英国中医师理查德•博钦格对中华典籍的翻译研究” (项目编号: w222246) |
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