Science popularization studies in China

Abstract

Science popularization, or science communication, has held its ground as a favorable cultural device since the coming out of new China, but it was not until 1980s that science popularization studies in China moved into the stage of theoretical integration. This paper briefl y reviews the scenarios of public science popularization in China over 60 years in different cultural contexts, traces the development of science popularization studies at the theoretical level by discussing the main issues in the period of theoretical integration, and summarizes the basic characteristics of science popularization studies in China.