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ole and Spread of Western Ethos Western ethos is the mirror of western society. The reflection or reecho in concept of the uneasy that is caused by the development of western counties is western ethos (Wang Min, 2005). When social contradiction movement affects people’s mind and arouse breaking of subculture, then the broken mentality become meaningful for some people who has the same mental trend. The brand-new trend and its corresponding ideology are equal to ethos that is wide-spreaded and deep- responded. In structure, ethos is cognition, consideration and judgments of society. Western ethos is comedown by colony spread. Ethos is fit for the practiced requirement of this group of people, and can be developed by the cognition, acceptation and embrace of these people (Russell,B, 1946). That is the reason why the ethos can control people and influence the development of society. Therefore, western ethos comprehensively express people’ common wishes and benefic requirements. B. Function of Western Ethos Western ethos is the weatherglass that shows the climate of western politics, economy and culture. Marxism tells us that everything is changeable and developmental at anytime and anywhere, so western ethos also is changeable and developmental (Zhang Zhicang, 2003). Some dependable ethos lasting for several centuries; some once right ethos change into wrong today. To account for the mentioned above phenomenon, several effects have been put forward. To begin with, the ethos’ existence is decided by mode of production and productivity. In addition, ethos reflects people’s consciousness, level of theory, trend of mentality. C. Political feature and Complication of Western Ethos Marx said: class brands everything in class society. In class society, no matter which side, such as birth condition, background, content or trend, all of them, including itself, have to be related to politics (Zhang Zhicang, 2003). Of course, those ethoses have different influence and character in different classes, times and areas. The complication of social being determines the complication of the contents and characters of ethos. Because social being are expressed by social consciousness. In various and complicated western ethoses, some can promote society to be better, some do the reaction; Some ethoses have negative influence, and some can not be known quite well at the beginning of its early days, but only can be concluded by time. II. Main Features of Western Ethos in China After “the opening up to the outside world” became a basic policy in China, our country has more and more chances to communicate with foreign countries frequently, and of course we gain much more influences from outside world at the same time, such as western ethos. Therefore, the new phenomenon that western ethos infiltrate into our traditional culture has become obvious. Since the last several decades, our country strengthens cooperation with foreign countries in science, culture, publications, so a large number of translated works about foreign politics, economy and culture are brought in, as the development of multimedia, literature, movies, teleplays and dramas in different types are introduced in China easily. These communications in ideology are meaningful for China youth to enrich knowledge, activist learning and open up thinking. Also this cooperation promotes cultural, ideological and material progress to a higher level. But we still have to be perceptive of the