Abstract The movie Kung Fu Panda made by DreamWorks in Hollywood, which is popular with Chinese audiences. The movie combined Chinese traditional culture and American localized culture skillfully, which reflects the integration of Chinese and American cultures under the globalization. This article integrates many results of theoretical research at present to introduce the meaning of intercultural communication and the situation on foreign and domestic research, and both Chinese and American cultures of this movie were interpreted from intercultural communication, and also offer some constructive advice for Chinese cultural development and intercultural communication as well as integration of Chinese and Western cultures. This article is a case study on the integration of Chinese and American cultures in the movie Kung Fu Panda.56981

Keywords: Intercultural communication; Chinese culture; American culture; Cultural integration; Kung Fu Panda 

摘要好莱坞梦工厂制作的电影《功夫熊猫》,深受中国观众的欢迎。这部影片巧妙地将中国的传统文化与美国本土文化结合起来，体现全球化背景下中西文化的融合。本文综合当前诸多的理论研究成果，介绍了跨文化交流的定义以及跨文化交流在国内外的研究状况，并从跨文化交流角度解析其所包含的中美文化因素，为中国文化和中国的跨文化交流的发展以及中西文化的融合提供一些建设性的建议。本文是电影《功夫熊猫》中中美文化融合的个案研究。

毕业论文关键词：跨文化交流；中国文化；美国文化；文化融合；《功夫熊猫》

Contents

1.Introduction 1

2.Literature Review 2

2.1Definition of Intercultural Communication 2

2.2The Intercultural Communication in Foreign Research 2

2.3The Intercultural Communication in Domestic Research 3

3.Intercultural Interpretation of Kung Fu Panda 4

3.1Chinese Culture in the Movie 4

3.2The American Factors in the Movie 6

4.Implication from Kung Fu Panda for the Development of Chinese Intercultural Communication 8

4.1Exploration on the Conjunction Point of Chinese and Western Cultures 8

4.2Successful Integration of Chinese and Western Cultures 8

4.3Chinese Traditional Cultural Spirit in Western and Chinese Intercultural Communication 9

5.Conclusion 9

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1. Introduction

American DreamWorks has released the animated art movie Kung Fu Panda in 2008.As soon as it appeared, Kung Fu Panda became popular all over the world, especially in China. It has gained both fame and wealth. Why the movie is so great? The reason is that it is a good example of proper using of Chinese culture and the success of China’s intercultural communication.

The story of Kung Fu Panda happened in ancient China. There has a place called “Peace Valley”. The hero is a pudgy young panda named Po, who dreamed of “legends full of legendary warriors whose exploits are the stuff of legends”(Corliss 40) like Furious Five. Furious Five, which consist of Tiger, Viper, Crane, Monkey and Mantis with excellent skills of Kungfu. While in real life, Po just is the son of the boss of a noodle shop. One day, because Tai Lung, a dangerous leopard with wild ambitions decides to revenge to the citizens. Although the Master Oogway defeated him and sent him into prison, he had the opportunity to escape at any time. In order to protect the citizens, the old Master Oogway was going to hold a competition to choose Dragon Warrior. So all the citizens of “Peace Valley”, including Po, go to watch this game. But he was chosen as the Dragon fighter accidentally. Although Shifu and Furious Five were really disappointed facing the result and Po at first and Master Shifu tried his best to drive Po out, under the instructions of Master Oogway, Master Shifu noticed his own fault and found out an effective way to teach Po---“food attract”. Master Shifu forced Po to train by give him delicious food as rewards. Po did not let him down again. Finally, Po became a real Dragon fighter and found the true power of Dragon Scroll which helped him defeated Tai Lung and save the citizens of “Peace Valley”, as well as gained respects from all.