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• TITLE: A Study of Taishan Shigandang Culture in English Literary Records

  AUTHORS: Fen Tian

  KEYWORDS: Taishan, Shigandang, Language and Culture

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Literary Study, Vol.9 No.4, October 21, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Language is the carrier of culture and culture influences language, whereas their relation is not static but dynamic which can be indicted from the Shigandang Cultural records in the English language. As an important folk culture, Taishan Shigandang was believed to ward off evil spirits, protect people and keep security. And this belief can be found in the English literary records about Taishan Shigandang. This paper is to describe the cultural development in Taishan Shigandang studies in the English records, then search for the similarities and differences between the Shigandang culture in English and Chinese after a historical analysis. Finally, an explanation is provided to fully understand Shigandang culture.