Hometown Memory and Cultural Identity:On the Regional Colors in Ha Jin's Chinese-Themed Works
Ha Jin's Chinese-themed works have distinct Northeast regional colors,mainly reflected in natural and cultural landscapes.From the perspective of regional landscapes,the writer constructs a spatial and social framework for memory through the depiction of hometown landscapes,and achieves the memory of the hometown.From the perspective of cultural memory,the natural and cultural landscapes with regional colors are the"memory fields"that carry national and regional cultures,and they are the manifestation and medium of the writer's cultural identity.Regional colors can help the writer transcend national boundaries through literary creation overseas and return to his hometown spiritually,and they vividly and concretely present the Chinese culture,and promote the overseas dissemination of Chinese culture.
Ha JinChinese themesregional colorshometown memorycultural identity