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Genealogy of the Traditional Chinese Clan Welfare Ideology BI Tianyun 2022, 37(2):  1-8.  Abstract ( 26 )   PDF (1378KB) ( 7 )   The clan organization formed by the paternal blood relationship is the most important folk welfare subject in the traditional Chinese society, in which the clan welfare is the cornerstone of the folk welfare system. The idea of clan welfare is not only an integral part but also a distinctive feature of the traditional Chinese social welfare thought, which serves as an important ideological foundation for the development of the clan welfare security in the traditional Chinese society. From the perspective of ideological history, this paper briefly sorts out and analyzes the clan welfare thought of four social thinkers: Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty, He Xinyin in the Ming Dynasty, Gong Zizhen in late Qing Dynasty and Feng Guifen in the modern times. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Probe into the Epidemic Prevention and Control System in Ancient China ZHANG Rongrong 2022, 37(2):  9-9.  Abstract ( 9 )   PDF (1408KB) ( 13 )   In the process of fighting frequent epidemics, the ancient Chinese gradually formed their ideas about epidemics and consequently a systematic epidemic prevention and control system including three stages that cover the whole epidemic fighting process: effective pre-epidemic prevention, vigorous epidemic fighting measures and active post-epidemic reflection. This system has four characteristics: combination of prevention and control, customization, governmental leadership, and joint efforts of governmental and non-governmental efforts. Learning reasonably from the ancient Chinese epidemic prevention and control system based on an in-depth understanding of it is of great practical significance for the improvement of major epidemic prevention and control systems and mechanisms and the improvement of the national public health emergency management system. Related Articles | Metrics

Ideological and Political Education

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Labor Education for College Students in the New Era: Value of the Times and Implementation Path YANG Shunqing 2022, 37(2):  18-27.  Abstract ( 13 )   PDF (1385KB) ( 14 )   On the basis of clarifying the connotation of labor education for college students, the era value of labor education for college students is embodied in three aspects: 1) the requirements of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, 2) the inevitable requirements of the implementation of the fundamental task of moral education and young people cultivation, and 3) the internal requirements of college students' growth and success. With respect to the current situation, there are four prominent problems in the labor education of college students, namely, the weakening of self labor education with students as the main body, the absence of family-based labor education, the dislocation of school-led labor education, and the virtualized labor education with society as the platform. These problems will impede the realization of the era value of labor education of college students. Therefore, we should strengthen the education of college students' labor concept in the new era focusing on moral education and young people cultivation, innovate the contents and methods of labor education for college students to improve the effectiveness as the goal and broaden the channels of labor education to build a collaborative mechanism of labor education for college students in the new era. Related Articles | Metrics

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New-era Exploration of the Important and Difficult Points in the Ideological and Political Theory Course - Taking as Example “The Theoretical Achievements of the Preliminary Exploration of the Road of Socialist Construction” YIN Han, ZHU Weihua 2022, 37(2):  28-33.  Abstract ( 15 )   PDF (1491KB) ( 10 )   Ideological and political theory course is the key course to consolidate the guiding position of Marxism in the field of ideology. It is of great significance to explore the important and difficult points to enhance its classroom attraction and affinity for higher teaching effectiveness. Taking Chapter 4 of “Mao Zedong Thought and the Theory System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” as an example, this paper first identifies the important and difficult points in its teaching and the points interesting to the students, then proceeds to analyze the characteristics between these two categories of points. The analysis shows that these two categories of points differ from but also overlap each other. Finally, the authors propose some countermeasures to solve problems in teaching such import and difficult points in the course. Related Articles | Metrics

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Ritual, Ceremony and Construction of Village Community- Taking as Example the Crop Sacrifice of the Bulang People of Songgui Village, Yongde County ZI Zhiyue, HUANG Kai 2022, 37(2):  34-42.  Abstract ( 10 )   PDF (1456KB) ( 3 )   The God of Crops is the protector of the Bulang people of Songgui Village, Yongde County and the ceremony of offering sacrifice to the God is an important folk event of belief of the local people. On the one hand, such belief and ceremony serve to satisfy the psychological wish of the local people for security and happiness, standardize local social order, disseminate the idea of harmony between man and nature, promote inheritance of the traditional Bulang culture, and, on the other hand, serve as an important vehicle to strengthen the sense of village community and the spiritual will for village governance and development of the sense of the Chinese national community. Related Articles | Metrics

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Integration and Identification of the Yi and Han Cultures - Centering around the Myths about Origin of House in Chapter “Elegy to the Deceased Elderly” in the Yi Epic Elegy to Meige CHEN Yongxiang 2022, 37(2):  43-50.  Abstract ( 18 )   PDF (1560KB) ( 6 )   The Bimo Scriptures of the Yi shows the characteristic of Confucianism-Buddhism-Taoism trinity in the Chinese culture. Chapter “Elegy to the Deceased Elderly” of epic Elegy to Meige contains myths about origin of house of the Yi people, according to which the first house was built by Lady Dragon (supernatural power). The myth begins with a River-Snail-Maiden-type story, then goes on to criticize the ungrateful husband who lost the house. When the house was built for the second time, it was through the joint effort of legendary figures of both the Yi and the Han, among whom are some of the iconic heroes, founders in various domains and even deities in the traditional Chinese culture. In these myths, the house was first built by supernatural figures, such as Lady Dragon, before legendary figures of the Yi and the Han joint hands to take over the job. These myths about origin of house building are the result of introduction, adaptation and combination of elements of the traditional Chinese culture by the Yi bimos through cultural exchange and integration. Such cultural exchange and integration with the traditional Chinese culture are also found in the history of other minority ethnic groups and it is right on this foundation of cultural exchange and integration, or the foundation of cultural identification, that the awareness of commonwealth of all nations of China began to construct. Related Articles | Metrics

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Review of Shigeyuki Tsukada's Zhuang Studies LI Xinchen, QIN Xiao 2022, 37(2):  51-57.  Abstract ( 28 )   PDF (1461KB) ( 19 )   Japanese research on ethnic minorities in Southwest China initially began with the history of South China or the history of South China's ethnic groups. The studies of Zhuang were only regarded as a part of South China history or South China ethnic history, with no special researchers and works coming along. Seiyuki Tsukada's monograph on Zhuang can be considered as the pioneer study of Japanese scholars, and it has laid the foundation for the study on the history of Zhuang in Japan, or the history of local ethnic groups in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A brief review of his research will contribute to the grasp of the latest research developments in Japan as well as a boost to Zhuang studies in China. Related Articles | Metrics

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Eileen Chang's Self-reception of the Western Ruins Writing HU Zuoyou, ZHU Han 2022, 37(2):  58-66.  Abstract ( 18 )   PDF (1403KB) ( 4 )   The disastrous wars at the beginning of the 20th century brought about the end-of-the-century mood. Western writers created a world of ruins in their novels, making the image of ruins a universal metaphor of human experience. The Chinese modern literature at the same period of time, however, did not have the soil for such a literary genre. Eileen Chang, with keen sensibility and self acceptance of foreign literature, touched the pulse of Western ruins aesthetics by creating literary works with the style of ruins aesthetics. Describing the exile of modern society and the alienation between reality and tradition and embodying the confusion and despair of the people, ruins literature expresses the deep worries about and reflections on the process of human civilization of Chinese and Western writers. Through the writing of ruins, both Chinese and Western writers give a new meaning to the broken world. Ruins are not only the memory of time, but also a medium to wake up the past and record the present. Time has become the manifestation of the past in the present and is thus recognized in the present. The Chinese and Western writing of ruins, therefore, expresses a common vision of salvation by creating a fragmented world of ruins represented in fables. Related Articles | Metrics

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Hierarchy and Ethics: An Examination of the “Father” Face in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Family Novels XU Hanhui 2022, 37(2):  67-72.  Abstract ( 15 )   PDF (1455KB) ( 6 )   The traditional society is based on the family system and the patriarchal ethics is the core of the family system culture. Since the May 4th New Culture Movement in 1919 that ushered in the literary writing against the feudal patriarchy, the multi-dimensional image of “father” has been created in a series of novels set in family life to deconstruct and criticize the disadvantages of the patriarchal ethics, such as Old Milord Gao, Jin Quan, Jiang Jiesan, Sir Yao Sian, Bai Jiaxuan, and Lu Zilin. Either bullying, stubborn or insidious, these characters have become typical in Chinese modern family novels. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Body View of Guo Moruo's Portrayal of the Villain in the Historical Dramas of the Republic of China WANG Mingjuan, WANG Xuezhen 2022, 37(2):  73-81.  Abstract ( 22 )   PDF (1394KB) ( 20 )   During the period of the Republic of China, or in the 1930s and 1940s to be exact, Guo Moruo created a number of villains, such as emperors, princes, officials of the KMT government and traitors, in his historical dramas by using historical figures and events as allusions to present his ideas and historical spirit that the body should serve politics and the society at war times. In doing so, attributes of the body, such as material, tool and antagonism, are highlighted. While heroes are portrayed as tools for politics and wars, the female body is treated with sexual discrimination. By portraying the bodies of the villains to reveal their thought and soul and creating emotional resonation with the readers with the characters in the dramas, Guo Moruo successfully awakens the political awareness of the people and rallies the vast mass to unite in the fight against the Japanese aggression. Related Articles | Metrics

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On Confusing Stories about Yang Shen and Yang Yiqing CHA Zhigao, JIANG Jia'nan, XU Shanshan 2022, 37(2):  82-91.  Abstract ( 18 )   PDF (1461KB) ( 5 )   In Yunnan, stories about Yang Shen (1488-1559) are wide spread, especially in Kunming, Dali, Baoshan and Honghe where the Ming scholar and official paid most of his visits during his Yunnan days. While his stories circulating in Dali are clear cut, those told in Kunming are often mistaken with stories about Yang Yiqing (1454-1530), a native of An'ning, Kunming in the same Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as these two Yangs shared the same surname, had similar self-chose scholarly designations, met in person at the court session of the imperial examinations of the same year, and were both associated with An'ning, Kunming. Mistakes of this nature, however, are far from harmful as they show how these two Yangs are known and loved by the people of Yunnan. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Functional Image of Money in A Dream of Red Mansions WANG Weiling, YUAN Wei 2022, 37(2):  92-98.  Abstract ( 11 )   PDF (1509KB) ( 28 )   Functional images refer to the objects or certain kinds of objects that play a role in the narrative of novels. The functional image of “money” appears repeatedly in A Dream of Red Mansions, which has prominent novel function. First of all, the functional image of “money” is often related to the identity, personality and psychology of the characters in the novel, which reflects one aspect of the characterization. Secondly, as a narrative clue, the “money” functional image shows the formation mechanism of the network structure of the novel. Finally, the functional image of “money” also serves as a unique perspective to explore the theme of the novel. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Study of the First English Chinese Cookbook in the United States LI Junling 2022, 37(2):  99-106.  Abstract ( 29 )   PDF (1628KB) ( 24 )   In 1911, Jessie Louise Nolton, the editor of the Beauty and Health column of The Chicago Inter-Ocean, published Chinese Cookery in the Home Kitchen at her own expense in Detroit, which became the first recipe book systematically introducing Chinese food in the United States and the West. At the textual level, it has achieved a breakthrough from sporadic introduction to systematic description of Chinese food; at the textual historical level, it has become an important node reflecting the trajectory of Chinese food in the United States; and what's more important, this book took the first symbolic step to appreciate Chinese food amidst the hostility to Chinese food at that time. Combined with her life experience, it is found that her writing the cookbook is related to her job and work environment. In the meantime, a discussion is held on the main methods to achieve authentic Chinese food in terms of Chinese food material, recipe and menu, cooking method and table decoration. The otherness of the Chinese food image has been carefully analyzed, and it is pointed out that the otherness and authenticity of Chinese food highlighted in the book are in the same line with the Western perception of Chinese food long before this book. The book has been circulating for nearly 110 years, and it is an important reference text for studying the process of Chinese food spreading to the west. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Review of Mr. Zhao Rongguang's New Book Chinese Dietary Etiquette LI Jiangang 2022, 37(2):  107-113.  Abstract ( 10 )   PDF (1451KB) ( 4 )   Chinese Dietary Etiquette, a monograph recently published by Mr. Zhao Rongguang, systematically sorts out the human social axioms, history of the Chinese dinner etiquette culture and dietary beliefs and customs, makes a clear expression of the reconstruction of dietary etiquette, clarifies many concepts of dietary etiquette, demonstrates the importance of dietary etiquette, elaborates on the inheritance of dietary etiquette, lists the versatility of dietary etiquette, and reconstructs the modernity of dietary etiquette. It could be a better publication were it better organized in structure and more extensive in content. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Panxi Rift Valley Cuisine on the Southern Silk Road PANG Jie 2022, 37(2):  114-122.  Abstract ( 9 )   PDF (1405KB) ( 4 )   The Southern Silk Road spans the Panxi Rift Valley-an ancient road spreading civilization and a cultural corridor for migration of nations. Here the unique geographical environment and climate resources breed rich products, which lays a solid material foundation for the diet, while the unique ethnic customs and long regional history lay a profound cultural foundation for the customs and dishes. Putting the research on the custom dishes of the Panxi Rift Valley under the background of the Southern Silk Road, this paper first, from the perspective of food culture exchange, elaborates on the impact of the cultural exchange of the Southern Silk Road on the custom dishes of the Panxi Rift Valley, such as the salt and iron culture, the caravan culture and the bronze culture. Secondly, it explores the composition of custom dishes of the Panxi Rift Valley from the perspective of regional food culture composition, health diet and the rift valley food culture resources, such as Zuoshan Ruoshui Yanbian dishes, Yi style dishes, Lipu style dishes, and dishes of Hui halal flavor and third-line construction immigrant flavor. Related Articles | Metrics

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EAP Courses in British Universities and Its Enlightenment in Chinese Higher Educational Institutions LI Jing 2022, 37(2):  123-128.  Abstract ( 5 )   PDF (1618KB) ( 3 )   As an important branch of the field of ESP, EAP courses in UK universities are those of English for Academic Purposes for international students. They mainly comprise study-skill based approaches with the form of English for General Academic Purposes. The program curriculum, teaching rationales, classroom teaching and management of EAP courses have significant enlightenment on College English teaching reform in China. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Research into Impacts of Normal Students' Pre-service Practical Training on Their Teaching Ability LI Yuwei 2022, 37(2):  129-134.  Abstract ( 8 )   PDF (1458KB) ( 12 )   This paper is designed to survey and research into impacts of normal students' pre-service practical training on the development of their teaching ability. It aims at identifying the related problems and their causes. In addition, strategies to train and improve their teaching ability are also explored. It is believed that normal universities should further their reform of the education curriculum and endeavor to explore and innovate the models for normal students' talents cultivation. Meanwhile, theoretical researches, practices, exchanges and cooperation with secondary and primary schools are also necessary to produce more English teachers and talents of high-quality for primary and secondary schools in regions inhabited by minority ethnic groups. To realize these goals, strengthening normal students' moral cultivation and their English classroom teaching ability are equally indispensable. Related Articles | Metrics

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Reflections on Promoting Universities of Yunnan to World-Class Level LIU Hong 2022, 37(2):  135-141.  Abstract ( 13 )   PDF (1358KB) ( 4 )   Experience of India, Singapore and other south Asian and southeast Asian countries in creating world-class universities can be beneficial to us. Analyzing the current status of China in constructing world-class universities and studying such experience of aforesaid countries and regions can offer us some insight when constructing world-class universities in Yunnan Province. Related Articles | Metrics

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Textual Research on Li Bai's Climbing Yangtai BAO Hongpeng 2022, 37(2):  142-147.  Abstract ( 16 )   PDF (1793KB) ( 7 )   The scroll Climbing Yangtai is the only surviving calligraphy work of Li Bai, but little research has been done regarding the time and place of its creation. Analysis of historical records about Li Bai's life, poems and chronicles suggests that it can date back to a certain 18th day in a spring month of the 13th year during the reign of Emperor Kaiyuan, or 723 A.D., when he visited the Yangtai Mountain in Wushan County. Charged with strong emotions, the poet wrote the lines to describe the imposing scenery of the Wushan Mountain to express his admiration for the great nature. Related Articles | Metrics

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On Prefaces and Postscripts of Calligraphy Works of Ni Zan SUN Mengli 2022, 37(2):  148-153.  Abstract ( 14 )   PDF (2186KB) ( 23 )   Listed among the Top Four of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), Ni Zan attained equally outstanding achievement as a calligrapher of the hermitage school as an artist. Natural, not luxurious and somewhat far from the madding crowd, the style of his calligraphy promoted the poem-calligraphy-painting trinity to a new height. Departing from the prefaces and postscripts of Ni Zan's calligraphy works, the paper focuses on analysis of the unique quality of his fine-size works, the affinity between the style of calligraphy and the artistic attainment of painting, and the seals attached to his calligraphy works, so as to explore an unbeaten track in the study of Ni Zan and his calligraphy. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Study of the Zhaobi Inscription in Yunnan from the Perspective of Language Landscape ZI Shaomei, WANG Yan 2022, 37(2):  154-160.  Abstract ( 14 )   PDF (1422KB) ( 17 )   Language landscape is a research field of sociolinguistics that focuses on the use of language in the public domain. As a form of language landscape, the inscription on zhaobi, the screen wall right inside the family house gate, has the dual nature of being both private and public. It is a phenomenon of transitional language use: from the family to the public. Taking zhaobi inscriptions in different regions of Yunnan as a corpus, this paper further investigates the distribution of zhaobi inscriptions in Yunnan, analyzes the language features of the inscriptions and their social and cultural connotations, explores the traits and rules of language use according to the inscriptions in different regions, and proposes some relevant suggestions for the language landscape planning in Yunnan. Related Articles | Metrics