Facing the Challenge，Boldly Asking Which Path to Take.docVIP

Facing the Challenge，Boldly Asking Which Path to Take 　　Abstract：In the age of economic globalization，information networking and cultural diversification，Chinese traditional culture is facing a strong challenge from Western modern culture，while at the same time，contemporary mainstream culture is also facing challenges from mass culture―this is a double challenge being faced by Chinese contemporary literature.Meanwhile，contemporary ethnic literature of China is facing another challenge，that is，the marginalized ethnic cultures are facing an implicit challenge from the orthodox culture of the Han.Where is the path for contemporary ethnic literature in China under these triple challenges？ 　　How does ethnic literature seek to break through these three restraints？ Seen from the aspects of the current academic system，educational mechanisms，and courses of study，this is not just a technical issue or an issue of a cultural study concerning protection for a multicultural ecology，an ethnological study of ethnic cultural compositions，or an artistic study on preserving the unique styles of art.Instead，this is much more a question of aesthetics.Generally speaking，a breakthrough of ethnic literature needs the aesthetics to take the lead.If so，then，what strategy should ethnic literature adopt for this aesthetic breakthrough？ 　　I.Retaining the authors’ self- identity 　　Ethnic literature is generally supposed to be created by the writers from the same ethnic group.Hence，it involves the issue of the author’s identity.we need to construct a kind of “self” perspective； namely，the authors of ethnic literature should not underestimate their own capabilities because they are in the corners or on the edge of the literary world.Instead they should believe that “ I make decisions for my position”，and，the written material，cultural resources and aesthetic consciousness that they have are the very quality that the Han or other ethnic minority writers do not have.What the ethnic writers of