Kungfu Movies as Driver of China-Africa Cultural Exchanges

Kungfu Movies as Driver of China-Africa Cultural Exchanges

Study Focus: This article put forward the interest of African youngsters for Kungfu Movies, and then highlights the driver’s role and the cross-cultural communicative competences of Kungfu Movies in strengthening the cultural exchanges as well as boosting the China-Africa Movie Cooperation. Methodology: The content of this paper relies on written documents from primary and secondary sources as well as on the author’s teaching experience and understanding of Chinese Kungfu in Cameroon. The primary sources include the author’s previous research and surveys conducted on 197 Cameroonian residents and fans of cinema in the cities of Douala, Yaounde and Bafoussam. Secondary sources include scientific journals and articles as well as official reports most of which are available online. Cameroon is used as case study. Findings:...............