Quiz 6 Question 1

This video is simply a slideshow of various landmarks of China with traditional Chinese music playing in the background. It constructs the idea that China is a country comprised of grand landscapes and architecture, and the music makes it feel peaceful. However, I myself have been to China and this commercialized version is not an accurate representation of the country. This western view of China actually only describes a portion of China, as there are also large modern cities such as Shanghai with skyscrapers and architecture similar to that of the United States. There is also modern Chinese music very similar to the pop music we here in America. The idea of a highly traditional Chinese culture is represented in this video as the identity of China, but the more modern culture is ignored.