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Life Landscape and Social Customs of Women in the Dietary Poetry of the Tang Dynasty XU Ming 2025, 40(5):  1-10.  Abstract ( 62 )   PDF (1754KB) ( 33 )   Images of the female in Tang poetry are kaleidoscopic and, when examined through the lens of diet-related poetry, lives of women of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) appear multiple faceted. They are working women shouldering the responsibility of daily family diet; they are noblewomen indulging in luxurious banquets; and they are banquet goers displaying a myriad of emotions ... Through the unique and rich literary medium of Tang dynasty dietary poetry, female images from different social strata are vividly portrayed to collectively project a panorama of Tang women. These poems, more than capturing the diligence and wisdom of working women in family food preparation, critically expose the luxury and emptiness of noblewomen in banquet culture as well as their intricate, dynamic emotions in a profound manner. Depiction of these female images not only showcases the distinctive grace and allure of Tang women, but also reflects the profound social structures, gender roles, and cultural customs of the Tang Dynasty. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Critical Introduction to Bo Min Chang Ci Ji Translated and Annotated by Zhang Jingqiu FENG Xiuying, DING Qiuyun 2025, 40(5):  11-19.  Abstract ( 24 )   PDF (1835KB) ( 4 )   During the Republican era (1912-1949), Bo Min Chang Ci Ji, a collection of folk lyrics of the Bo people compiled, translated and annotated by Yunnan linguist Zhang Jingqiu, served not only as a vivid record of Dai folk poetry but also as an ethnographic report on the life of the Dai in Menghai County. A close reading of the book reveals that Zhang’s methodology integrated linguistic rigor with multidisciplinary perspectives–incorporating folklore, literary studies, religious studies, and historiography–while contextualizing the materials within specific disciplinary frameworks, thereby illuminating their cultural significance in the matrix of multiple disciplines. As an ethnic folk literature text, this book documents historical instances of ethnic exchange, mutual learning and cultural integration, while embodying multidimensional social values: reflecting the consciousness of community for the Chinese nation and preserving multi-dimensional value in terms of both society and life. Examining the interdisciplinary vision, cultural connotations and social significance of this collection provides a window into the foundational period of China’s folkloric studies, rediscovering the academic historical relevance of song lyrics from borderland ethnic regions during this certain period. Related Articles | Metrics

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Re-evaluating and Reconstructing the Rural Values from the Perspective of Rural Revitalization YIN Xiaoen 2025, 40(5):  20-30.  Abstract ( 26 )   PDF (1800KB) ( 6 )   Encompassing aspects of production, ecology, society and culture of the rural areas, rural values serve as a crucial resource for achieving comprehensive rural revitalization. In the new era, the decline of rural values has led to various challenges in rural revitalization, including the lack of a central focus, inappropriate construction concepts, and hindrances to progress. It is imperative to reconstruct the value system of rural areas. To achieve this goal, 1) the reconstruction of rural values must be grounded in rural realities, the leadership of the Party upheld, and the pioneering spirit of the farmers encouraged to serve as the primary support; 2) a multi-level value evaluation system must be established to provide institutional guarantees for reconstructing rural values; and 3) a holistic approach must be adopted to optimize rural values through ensuring material security, environmental optimization and resource expansion. Related Articles | Metrics

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Research on the Influencing Factors of Rural Residents’ Political Participation in the Context of Rural Governance—An Empirical Analysis Based on SEM and fsQCA SONG Yaoru, ZHAO Peng, WEI Zhengfu 2025, 40(5):  31-42.  Abstract ( 34 )   PDF (1934KB) ( 2 )   Political participation is an important path to safeguard people’s democracy at the grassroots levels. Based on rational choice institutionalism theory and planned behavior theory, this paper uses structural equation model (SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to explore the factors influencing political participation of rural residents. Through the empirical analysis of 418 rural residents in Guizhou Province, it is found that 1) performance of economic governance, political governance performance, livelihood service performance and grass-roots government trust all have a direct positive impact on the political participation of rural residents; and 2) in economic governance performance, political governance performance and livelihood service performance, grass-roots government trust also plays a promoting role on the political participation of rural residents. Necessity test found that a single condition variable could not cause a high degree of political participation of rural residents. Through configuration analysis, three effective configurations were found to achieve a high degree of political participation of rural residents. Based on this, the study suggests that a high degree of political participation of rural residents should be achieved through vigorous development of rural economy, improvement of political governance, promotion of trust building in grass-roots governments, and protection of people’s livelihood. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Survey and Study on the Adverse Effects of Internet Memes on the Behavior of Students of Y Primary School PU Fuxiang, CHEN Shuli 2025, 40(5):  43-53.  Abstract ( 60 )   PDF (1770KB) ( 11 )   The construction of primary school students’ network security system in the new era is both an important exploration in the development of China’s network culture and an inevitable choice in the context of the “Internet plus” era. Primary school students are important users of the Internet, the hot spots of which, therefore, have immediate, direct and profound impact on them. They often “play with the hot spots” and the problems thus caused deserve our close attention. This study explores the adverse effects of Internet memes on the behavior of primary school students from the perspective of educational anthropology combined with Kohlberg’s theory of moral development and Bandura’s theory of social learning. Employing questionnaire survey, in-depth interview, participant observation and other methods, the authors aim to understand the current situation of the students at Y Primary School in Xishuangbanna Prefecture in this respect. The study first points out the adverse effects of Internet memes on their life, learning performance, psychology, personality, and values, then proceeds to propose coping strategies from the perspectives of home education, school guidance and home-school cooperation, so as to improve their online moral literacy, promote the construction of a network security system for them, and cultivate their good behavioral habits in the new era. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Study on Chinese Narratives in Malaysian Chinese Literature of the Mid-20th Century and Beyond—Centered on The Great Series of Southeast Asian Chinese Literature: Malaysia Volume MA Yuqing, MA Feng 2025, 40(5):  54-64.  Abstract ( 39 )   PDF (1871KB) ( 5 )   Deeply influenced by Chinese culture and Chinese literature, Malaysian Chinese literature contains a large number of “Chinese narratives.” Published in 1995, The Great Series of Southeast Asian Chinese Literature: Malaysia Volume, a collection of classic works of ten writers, presents the creative style of Malaysian Chinese literature in the middle and late 20th century. Taking this collection as the research object, this paper extracts the Chinese narrative elements through close reading of the texts and explores the mother tongue complex of Malaysian Chinese writers, the tension between localization and hometown narrative, as well as the literary expression of Chinese imagery. The research finds that these narrative fragments not only reflect the cultural identity dilemma of the diaspora group, but also demonstrate the creative transformation of Chinese culture in a foreign context. This study, therefore, can provide a new perspective for understanding the spiritual world and literary interaction of the Malaysian Chinese. Related Articles | Metrics

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The “Disease” of the East in the “Imperial Eyes”—A Study on the Disease Narrative in Maugham’s Travel Writings of the South Sea LUO Zhenhua, SHU Linghong 2025, 40(5):  65-73.  Abstract ( 18 )   PDF (1833KB) ( 1 )   Under the gaze of the “Imperial Eyes,” William Somerset Maugham completed the narrative writing of diseases in three collections of short stories set in the South Sea, namely, The Casuarina Tree, Ah King, and The Trembling of a Leaf. In the disease narrative discourse of these stories are found metaphors for the fact of the decline of the British Empire, such as “delirium tremens,” the discriminatory narratives of tropical diseases such as “philippinitis,” and the use of “pyrexia medicine” as a redemption element to aid in the construction of plot clues. In Maugham’s travel writings set in the South Sea, the critique of barbaric colonialism is intricately interwoven with the resurgence of the “civilizing mission” ideology, ultimately endowing his disease narratives with a dual function: they metaphorically signify the decline of the British Empire while simultaneously contributing to the construction of British imperial discourse. Consequently, they perpetuate an Orientalist distortion in the global perception of the region. Related Articles | Metrics

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Institutional Symbiosis in Integration of Traditional Medicine and Rural Revitalization:—An Overview of Challenges and Innovations for Healthy Village Development SHAO Weiqing, LU Haiyan 2025, 40(5):  74-81.  Abstract ( 28 )   PDF (1810KB) ( 3 )   Health constitutes the foundational guarantee of rural revitalization. The Healthy Village Initiative establishes a robust institutional framework for health advancement that underpins comprehensive rural regeneration. Within the architecture of this policy, enhancing traditional medicine service provision is formally designated as one of eight core strategic priorities. This tripartite nexus–rural revitalization, health security, and traditional medicine–thus manifests an internally coherent institutional logic. Within this ecosystem, traditional medicine practitioners/service recipients and rural revitalization stakeholders function as primary institutional actors within a multi-entity symbiotic system. Their interrelations are mediated through three-dimensional symbiotic substrates: the material infrastructure of medical facilities/equipment, technical capacities for leveraging the “cultural capital” of traditional medicine, and programmatic synergies through integrated interventions. Under externally imposed institutional constraints and incentive structures within the symbiotic environment, these elements coalesce into a mutually embedded, complementary, and reciprocally beneficial symbiosis model. This institutional configuration ultimately evolves into an integrated co-governance system that collectively sustains Healthy Village development. However, in practice, the symbiotic system between the two presents the following limitations in building healthy villages: weak interaction among symbiotic units weakening collective effort, inadequate support from the symbiotic matrix diminishing sustained momentum, external constraints on the symbiotic environment eroding construction capacity, and imbalanced relationships within symbiotic models exacerbating construction dilemmas. To address these limitations, it is necessary to enhance collaboration among symbiotic units to consolidate collective efforts, strengthen the symbiotic matrix to boost long-term momentum, optimize the symbiotic environment to enhance construction capacity, and reinforce mutualistic symbiotic models to alleviate construction dilemmas. Only with these collective efforts can new paradigms for Healthy Village development be forged. Related Articles | Metrics

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Multidimensional Influencing Factors in the Discipline Setup Optimization: An Analysis Based on the Embeddedness Theory ZHAO Qi’er 2025, 40(5):  82-93.  Abstract ( 19 )   PDF (2715KB) ( 5 )   Disciplines serve as the core pillar of higher education. The adjustment of discipline setup, as a crucial aspect of higher education management, represents a complex systemic engineering involving multiple stakeholders. Its optimization is both a “proactive transformation” aimed at deepening the comprehensive reform of higher education and a “necessary change” driven by external pressures and challenges. Employing the embeddedness theory, this study posits that optimization of discipline setup is influenced by political, structural, relational, technological, and cognitive factors. By analyzing the embedding process constructed through different combinations of these factors, this study first clarifies the reform logic beneath the adjustment and optimization of discipline setup, then proceeds to propose governance strategies to improve the institutional leadership mechanism, reform the structural support mechanism, optimize the relational coordination mechanism, establish a technological breakthrough mechanism, and upgrade the cognitive motivation mechanism. Related Articles | Metrics

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How Government Quality Affects National Identity—A Comparative Study Based on China, Japan, and South Korea YANG Huiqing 2025, 40(5):  94-108.  Abstract ( 20 )   PDF (1963KB) ( 0 )   Based on the fourth wave of Asian Barometer survey data, this paper explores how government quality affects national identity from a cross-border comparative perspective. The research has found that government quality has a complex impact on national identity, which is manifested in the presence of national differences in the impact of government quality on national identity, as well as the different dimensions of government quality that have different impacts on national identity. The difference across countries is reflected in the stronger influence of government quality in China and South Korea than in Japan, and this difference is reflected in the three dimensions of democratic quality, economic performance, and perceived integrity. Therefore, in order to avoid the emergence of a “national identity crisis,” governments at all levels must strive to improve in quality, starting from themselves. Related Articles | Metrics

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From Military Government to Democratic Government: How Political Participation Affects Political Authority?—A Comparative Study Based on Myanmar, Thailand, and South Korea SUN Xiaosheng 2025, 40(5):  109-121.  Abstract ( 19 )   PDF (1944KB) ( 0 )   Political authority is the prerequisite for governments to maintain social order and carry out effective social governance. Based on data from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey covering Myanmar, Thailand, and South Korea, this article investigates how political participation, from “military government” to “democratic government,” affects the construction of political authority. The study finds that highly institutionalized political participation has a positive effect on the generation of democratic political authority. For “democratized governments,” the impact of non-institutionalized political participation and online political participation on political authority varies depending on the domestic environment, while for “mature democracies,” non-institutionalized political participation has a negative effect on the authority of military rule. Therefore, political participation is an important factor affecting political authority, and different dimensions of political participation have significant differences in their impact on political authority. When building political authority, it is important to pay attention to the impact of different political participation modules on the construction of political authority and to build a modern government with high political authority, so as to better carry out national governance. Related Articles | Metrics

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Challenge and Breakthrough: The Mechanism Construction of Network Political Communication in the Border Areas and Its Governance Effectiveness LI Jialei 2025, 40(5):  122-132.  Abstract ( 17 )   PDF (1774KB) ( 2 )   Establishing and improving the network political communication mechanisms in the border areas and fully leveraging their governance effect will help promote the modernization of the border governance, both system and capacity. Regarding border governance, roles of network political communication are mainly manifested in improving its political communication environment, expanding its political communication channels, reducing its political communication costs, and enhancing its political communication level. Current major predicaments impeding the construction of network political communication mechanisms in the border areas include suboptimal conditions, limited channels, inadequate impetus, and low level of network political communication proficiency. To establish sound network political communication mechanisms in the border areas, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of network infrastructure, broaden the channels of network political communication, and cultivate the awareness of network political communication among the border residents to eventually improve their skills for network political communication. Related Articles | Metrics

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Decoding the “Digital Creation Gene” in County High School: How Digital Literacy Awakens Creative Potential ZHANG Ruidi, WAN Dongsheng 2025, 40(5):  133-143.  Abstract ( 24 )   PDF (2348KB) ( 2 )   Focusing on the cultivation of innovative spirit and practical ability from the perspective of digital literacy empowerment, digital transformation of education promotes the transformation of digital literacy of county high school students into new quality productivity and creativity. In view of the relative weakness of digital literacy and creativity among county high school students, 327 county high school students were studied as the research object. To analyze the questionnaire data, this study, focused on the mechanism and boundary conditions of the influence of digital literacy on the students’ creativity, introduced digital interest degree, creative thinking efficacy and growth mindset to construct a moderated chain mediation model. The study found that 1) digital literacy positively affects the creativity of county high school students, creative thinking efficacy plays an independent mediating role, and digital interest and creative thinking efficacy play a chain mediating role; and 2) growth mindset significantly moderates the mediating role of creative thinking efficacy in the relationship between digital literacy and creativity as well as the strength of the chain mediating path. By validating the theoretical value of the “interest-efficacy” connection and growth mindset in empowering creativity through digital technology, results of the study provide a theoretical basis and practical inspiration for overcoming “digital puddles” in county education and constructing a support system for digital creativity education in county middle schools. Related Articles | Metrics

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Challenges and Strategies in Integrating Civil Code in the High-School Course Law and Life SU Feiran, YAO Yajuan 2025, 40(5):  144-151.  Abstract ( 36 )   PDF (1814KB) ( 6 )   Incorporating Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China into high school course Law and Life carries great importance, as it serves as an essential initiative to implement the crucial directives of General Secretary Xi Jinping and relevant implementation arrangements of the Ministry of Education. Currently, the implementation of Civil Code education in high school course Law and Life faces challenges in pedagogical approaches, teacher competence, and awareness of both the teachers and the students–these challenges create collective hindrance to the improvement of teaching effectiveness. To address this issue to substantially improve teaching of Civil Code in Law and Life, it is imperative to cultivate awareness before implementing the following targeted strategies: 1) establishing differentiated learning objectives across different grades; 2) diversifying pedagogical methods; 3) intensifying practical instruction; 4) enhancing civil law literacy of the teachers; and 5) adopting measures proved effective of pioneering regions and provinces. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Influence of College Students’ Self-Compassion on Boredom Proneness: The Mediating Role of the Sense of Meaning in Life DU Yuan, ZHONG Jiaying 2025, 40(5):  152-160.  Abstract ( 46 )   PDF (1937KB) ( 12 )   Exerting multiple negative impacts on college students, boredom proneness is worth exploring, its underlying factors in particular, as an understanding of it will improve mental health of the college students. Comprising three core components–self-kindness, common humanity, and mindful awareness–self-compassion constitutes an adaptive emotion regulation strategy while sense of meaning in life is the perception of object, value and importance of life of an individual. This study adopts a positive psychology perspective to examine the potential roles of self-compassion and sense of meaning in life in mitigating boredom proneness. This study administered the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SF) to university students, collecting 401 valid responses. Regression analysis and mediation tests revealed that: 1) self-compassion directly and negatively predicts boredom proneness; and 2) sense of meaning in life partially mediates the relationship between self-compassion and boredom proneness, accounting for 40.971% of the total effect. This indicates that self-compassion also indirectly reduces boredom proneness by enhancing the sense of meaning in life. The study demonstrates that in university mental health education, cultivating the students’ self-compassion through multifaceted approaches can effectively reduce their boredom proneness, thereby promoting psychological well-being. Related Articles | Metrics