张苡：宁波诺丁汉大学选手，第17届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛二等奖，快易典最佳人气奖获得者。

自我简介：

我是来自宁波诺丁汉大学的张苡，我热爱挑战，喜欢音乐，执着于影响身边的人。作为校乐队的主唱兼鼓手，我参加过许多公益演出。作为宁诺aiesec非洲地区公益项目负责人，我用我的力量改变第三世界。我爱公共演讲，站在演讲台上的我，自信，闪耀，我会用自己的声音和力量，震撼他人。

在我半决赛的以备演讲中，我将号召大家在科技普及的社会中坚守自我，保持个性。

在决赛演讲中，我将和大家分享文化并存融合让我体会到的强大力量。

演讲稿：

Ladies and gentlemen, during the long and fierce competition , I would like to sing a small piece of song to all of you at first, 'All the warriors in this world /Join the passion of this master of soul/ From the Chinese hills and shore/We still listen to Bruce Lee battle call……' You might be quite familiar with the melody , yes ,this is a song created to eulogize Bruce Lee, a most iconic figure known throughout the world. He is brave, confident and hardy. He is widely considered to be the most influential martial artist of the 20th century, and a cultural icon.

Bruce was not born ever successful, once he was just a naughty boy learning Kung Fu and studying in Hong Kong. Due to the frequent street fights he caused and other bad conducts, the boy was compelled to be sent to live in the United States. However, it was just the emigration that changed his life.

After moving to America, Bruce Lee did not change who he was but still devoting himself in martial art. He won countless boxing matches which led him to be discovered in Hollywood and became a film star. However, the success does not follow previous ways . By portraying Chinese nationalism in films ,Bruce fights for his dream bring the word 'Kung Fu' in English. He adds Chinese elements to movies he starred in and change martial art into a kind of art.

The culture clashes between traditional Chinese Kung Fu and modern western film culture does not lead to cultural conflicts, instead, the culture coexistence contributes to the birth of a brand new cinematic element, Kung Fu. By playing Chinese Kung Fu in the west , Bruce Lee reveal a new era of filmic actions which subtly shows the combination of Chinese aesthetic with the western freedom and enterprising spirit. By playing Chinese Kung Fu to Chinese, Bruce Lee proved the nation that traditional Chinese martial art is extensive and profound that we should always be proud of. By playing Chinese Kung Fu to the world, Bruce Lee reveal the strong power of culture  coexistence , inspiring the world to communicate more and create new ideas.

To many, culture clashes seems like a negative concept. However, the process of globalization enables various cultures to create and to shine. Famous chain restaurants Dawning East are opened. Taken example by western food culture as KFC or Macdonald, the restaurant is now extremely welcomed in southeast China. Movie series like Hua Mulan and Kung Fu panda which combined Chinese and western culture are receiving enormous attention. Confucius Institutes are established around the world, which let more people understand eastern spirit and to construct new ideas between eastern and western spirits. As we can see, new cultures emerges shining with diverse features like rainbows. Classic cultures become monumental for the new is alive to last which enhance the lasting influence of the original. So, let the cultures meet and coexist, let the new born and shine.