ArticleTranslation Theories and Skills http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.11.008
A Study on Cross-cultural Communication Strategies Based on Translation Practice: A Case Study of English Translation of Sichuan Opera
Shengqiang Cao
School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
*Corresponding author: Shengqiang Cao
This article is a phased achievement of the 2024 Chongqing Social Science Planning Project "Research on the Translation of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Chengdu-Chongqing Region in the New Media Era" (Project No. 2024SZ45).
Published: November 30, 2025
Abstract
Due to the differences between China and the West in narrative style, aesthetic habits and cultural patterns, the cross-cultural communication of Sichuan opera faces typical contradictions such as loss of connotation and obstruction of audience understanding. Based on cultural translation theory, this article employs methods such as literature analysis, comparative case studies, and questionnaire surveys. It incorporates a survey of 200 foreigners in China to examine and empirically support the effectiveness of the “narrative framework reconstruction” strategy. The findings indicate that non-heritage English translation is not only a literal symbolic transformation, but also a kind of cultural adjustment. It aims to achieve accurate transmission of information in a way that suits the audience’s acceptance habits under the condition that the core of the source culture remains unchanged. By adjusting the timing, simplifying the situation, highlighting contradictions and conflicts, and adding annotations at the appropriate time, the fluency and understandability of cross-cultural communication can be significantly improved. This research result provides a reference path and strategy not only for Sichuan opera but also for the cross-cultural communication of other non-heritage.
Keyword
Sichuan Opera; Intangible Cultural Heritage; Cross-cultural Communication; Narrative Framework Reconstruction; Cultural Translation
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A Study on Cross-cultural Communication Strategies Based on Translation Practice: A Case Study of English Translation of Sichuan Opera
How to cite this paper: Shengqiang Cao. (2025). A Study on Cross-cultural Communication Strategies Based on Translation Practice: A Case Study of English Translation of Sichuan Opera. Translation and Foreign Language Learning, 1(4), 642-646.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/tfll.2025.11.008