Abstract:

A hot spot of folklore demonstrates to a great extent social changes in contemporary China. The publicity, collectivity and super space-time nature of folklore, the external environment change and the change of folklore itself are important reasons that cause folklore to become a social hot spot and a public opinion topic. A hot spot of folklore reflects the conflict of ideas between folk tradition and contemporary society, which is an important embodiment of human development in contemporary Chinese society. It is an important choice for folkloristic to meet the social challenges by studying hot spots of folklore, breaking through the disciplinary boundaries of folkloristics and improving the academic explanatory power of folkloristics for China's social reality.

Key words: social hot spot, public opinion topic, folkloristics, cultural conflict