Restoration and Reestablishment of the Post-WWII Overseas Remittances Network in the Sze Yap Counties

(by SHI Jian-ping)

Abstract: After World War II came to a close, with the restoration of China’s links with the outside world and with the reestablishment of overseas migration network, the Sze Yap region entered into a restoration and reconstruction period.With the Guangdong military and administrative authorities’ support and cooperation, the official remittances network system featuring modern banking and postal systems was quickly restored and reestablished and became the major channel for overseas remittances to flow into Sze Yap.With the influx of huge overseas remittances, the economy of the Sze Yap qiaoxiang region was becoming increasingly vibrant.Part of the remittances was transformed into financial capital giving a strong impetus to the recovery and development of private financial and remittance transferring systems in the Sze Yap region.

Keywords: Sze Yap; qiaoxiang; overseas Chinese; overseas Chinese remittances

ABibliometricAnalysisofResearchLiteratureonOverseasRemittanceLetters

(by CHEN Shui-sheng)

Abstract: This paper, by adopting the method of bibliometrics, attempts to make a quantitative analysis of overseas Chinese remittance letters research papers included in China’s full-text database of research papers published by periodicals, analyze the distribution of the papers, study and analyze the researchers involved, their research content and orientations, and explore the development and progress of the research on overseas Chinese remittance letters in recent years, so as to provide reference for related research.

Keywords: Overseas Chinese remittance letters; remittance letters; research papers; statistical analysis

Supra-ethnicityFaithinLadyXuinChaozhou

(by BAI Bing ,ZHANG Zhen-sheng)

Abstract: Lady Xu of the She ethnicity risked her life to resist the Yuan regime and has been admired generation after generation by local people.Temples in her honor were built by the local Han people to recognize her loyalty and bravery and the worship has become a folk belief.Deep historical origin and ideological source can be traced for such supra-ethnicity belief from five aspects: historical background of resisting the Yuan, traditional values, folk beliefs, religious beliefs in gods and ghosts, and the exchanges between and integration of She and Han nationalities.

Keywords: Qian Liao Village; Lady Xu; beliefs

AnExplorationofDonationActivitiesofOverseasChinesefromJieyangduringtheRepublicofChinaPeriod

(by OU Jun-yong , WEN Jian-qin)

Abstract: Tablet inscriptions about donations by Overseas Chinese are an important historical source for studying local histories and history of foreign relations.They usually cover the following four areas: bridge building, temple construction, ancestral halls building and school building.These inscriptions vividly reveal the interaction between overseas Chinese and the communities in their native hometowns and reflects the changing social structure.

Keywords: the Republic of China period; Jieyang; tablet inscriptions; Chinese; donation activities

OnChenBaisha“HonestyastheStartingPoint”MoralThinking

(by LIU Xing-bang)

Abstract: Chen Baisha was a famous thinker in moral education in the Ming dynasty.He put forward the "honesty as the starting point” view of moral education and took honesty and integrity as the basis of moral education, and ambition and time cherishing as moral education content.He emphasized correctly handling the relationship between righteousness and profit, reason and desire, morality and material in moral education, and all the time put morality in the first place in the moral education.The view of "honesty as the starting point" embodies the essence of Chinese traditional moral education thought and is still of realistic significance to the moral education today.

Keywords: moral education; honesty and integrity; time cherishing

OnChenBaisha’sStrengthofCharacterasaMemberoftheIntelligentsia

(by ZHANG Ji-guang)

Abstract: Prizing honor and integrity is a spiritual tradition of Chinese literati.Chen Baisha showed his admirable strength of character in the two aspects of conducting himself and his pursuit of learning.In life he was noble and uncorrupted and indifferent to fortune and fame; in his academic pursuit he emphasized meditation and broke away from the lockstep style of scholarship.

Keywords: Chen Baisha; moral character of literati; morality; learning; noble and uncorrupted; meditation

PlaceofChenBaishaintheConfucianOrthodoxy

(by LIU Hong-wei)

Abstract: Chen Baisha’s inheritance and development of Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao’s Confucian thought is embodied in three aspects: First, attention to balanced representation of mental and moral understanding; second, emphasis on the objectivity and subjective initiative of mental understanding to highlight moral freedom; third, inheritance of the simplicity of Confucianism and the development of character cultivation.Chen’s Confucianism thought derived from the Chengs and developed into a self-sufficient system and occupied an important position in Confucian orthodoxy.

Keywords: Chen Baisha; Confucianism; orthodoxy; Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao; status

ZhanRuoshui’sWorksandtheirCurrentStatus

(by DOU Chen-guang)

Abstract: Zhan Ruoshui, a great master of the Neo-Confucian study of mind, left nearly two dozens of works including Gu Yi-jing Zhuan (A Record of the Ancient Book of Changes), Shi-jing Li Zheng (Corrections of the Book of Songs) and Sheng Xue Ge Wu Tong (Confucian Saints’ Study of Things).They cover annotation of classics, political ideology, philosophical discussions, family ethics and so on, in the form of poetry, discussions and quotations.There are now about a dozen collections of his works including Collected Works of Zhan Ruoshui, Complete Works of Zhan Ruoshui, and Collected Poems of Zhang Ruoshui.His works are truly voluminous, but they need further investigation and organization.

Keywords: Zhan Ruoshui; works in book form; collections of works; current status

LiangQichao’sThoughtonFemaleEducationandItsValueforContemporaryChina

(by ZHOU Ning-li)

Abstract: Liang Qichao advocated and practiced female education and built a comparably comprehensive female education system based on natural rights and equality between the sexes and with a view to enriching the nation and improving the national quality, and made great contribution to China’s female education and modern education enlightenment.His ideas of developing and expanding education, prospering people, striving for equality, and empowering the nation and enriching the people are still of great implications for Today’s China.

Keywords: Liang Qichao; female education; thinking; value for the contemporary time

AStudyoftheDistributionofLiangQichaoArchivesinJiangmenWuyiRegion

(by Tang Zujun)

Abstract: An investigation of the distribution of the personal archives on Liang Qichao in Jiangmen region reveals that Liang’s archives are rare in number, uneven in distribution, poor in quality, defected in categories and structure, and inadequate in reflecting the various stages of Liang’s life.Effective measures should be taken to strengthen the collection and protection of Liang archives to contribute to the research on Liang and the cultural building of Jiangmen.

Keywords: Jiangmen; Liang Qichao; archives; distribution; survey

TheFormationofChenZibao’sThinkingonImprovingEnlightenmentEducationandHisPracticePath

(by CHEN Min-biao ,LIANG Min-qin)

Abstract: The modern education reformation pioneer Chen Zibao was a native of Waihai, Jiangmen, who practiced education in Macao and Hong Kong.His enlightenment education thought has had wide and far-reaching influence on improving China’s modern education in vernacular and some of his ideas on enlightenment education are still popular in Cantonese-speaking areas.Recalling the then social development background and his educational activities can contribute to understanding the origin and formation of his thought on enlightenment education and its practice path.

Keywords: Chen Zi Bao; reform; enlightenment; education thought; practice path

TheCulturalOriginandEvolutionofEncountersbetweenHumansandGodsinTai-pingKuang-chi(ExtensiveRecordsoftheTaipingEra)

(by ZENG Li-jun)

Abstract: The cultural origin of the stories of communication between humans and gods recorded in Tai-ping Kuang-chi can be traced to human sacrifice in the ancient agricultural age.It was the result of secularization of sacrificial ceremony of burning the sorcerer and drowning people to please gods.Due to Yin and Yang pairing in sorcery, people believed that human sacrifice rituals are to send marriage partners to gods so as to please them and pray to them for protection and therefore ensure good weather for farming and a bumper grain harvest.Later such god-pleasing concept was shed and evolved to secularized stories of encounters between humans and gods.

Keywords: Tai-ping Kuang-chi (Extensive Records of the Taiping Era); stories of communication between humans and gods; cultural origin; evolution of ideas

MilitarySituationintheWestRiverBasinduringtheNorthernSongDynastyandItsExpressionthroughPoems

(by YUAN Jun-xuan)

Abstract: In the Huangyou reign period during the Northern Song Dynasty, Nong Zhigao launched a rebellion against the Song Dynasty in the Zuo and You Rivers basin and bore down on Guangzhou in the course of half a month.This mighty "rebellion" was finally cracked down, but it exposed the weakness of the empire in the Lingnan region.It also inspired intelligentsia’s reflection on and attention to the military affairs in the Lingnan region and their attempts to remold the image of the literati through singing praise of loyal and brave people in the form of poems.

Keywords: mid Northern Song Dynasty; the Xijiang River; military; poetry; Nong Zhigao (Nungz Cigaoh)

OntheNeutralityonHumanNatureofZhanGuoCe(StrategiesoftheWarringStates)andItsRelatedIdeas

(by ZHAO Nan)

Abstract: The Strategies of the Warring States’ understanding of human nature is concrete and not abstract.It only makes revelations on related issues and does not make label-style interpretations; it only makes judgments on facts and does not make value judgments.It believes that humans are benefit-oriented and seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is a natural inclination just like the market being full in the morning and empty in the evening or moths flying and worms wriggling.One cannot judge a person by standards of goodness or wickedness.Therefore it is neutral on human nature.Its related ideas include: emphasis on “usefulness” and not on why; not judging “usefulness” on basis of ethical standards; the purpose of “usefulness” being selfish and not being enriching the nation or bringing peace and tranquility to people.

Keywords: Strategies of Warring States; human nature; neutrality; benefit; usefulness

SubversionandReconstruction：AnEthicalExplanationofTypicalAmerican

(by HU Yan-yan)

Abstract: The Chinese American writer Gish Jen’s representative work Typical American reflects on Chinese and western ethical culture.As the first generation Chinese Americans, Ralph, Helen and Teresa try to carry forward the traditional Confucian ethical culture.Meanwhile under the influence of heterogeneous western culture, they somewhat subvert and resist their parent culture.In a Western culture, they as Chinese cannot draw on the mainstream culture to achieve success.On the basis of respecting cultural diversity, they integrate and reconstruct Chinese and western cultures and derive new life from them.

Keywords: Gish Jen; Typical American; Chinese and western ethical cultures; subversion and reconstruction

CurrentSituationofandProtectionMeasuresforChinaandSoutheastAsia’sCommonCulturalHeritage

(by WANG Yun-qing, XIANG Yi Hong)

Abstract: China in its long history of foreign exchange endowed other countries, especially those in Southeast Asia, large amounts of valuable cultural heritage.However, due to inadequacy of policy, law and regulations, and neglect of all walks of life, a considerable part of the legacy has been damaged or lost.In light of this grim situation, we should through international cooperation promote a survey of such cultural heritage and meanwhile protect and rationally develop it using advanced technology and management methods.China should attach great importance to such overseas cultural heritage and enlist the cooperation of the Southeast Asian countries in promoting the protection of the common heritage.

Keywords: common cultural heritage; international exchanges; cooperation

AComparativeStudyofthePilotProvinces’CultivationofMarineStrategicEmergingIndustries

(by NING Ling , YANG Min)

Abstract: The 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress report for the first time put forward the goal of developing China into a maritime powerhouse and pointed out the direction for cultivation of China’s marine strategic emerging industries in the new era.A comparative analysis of the practice of the four pilot provinces of Shandong, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Fujian is conducive to exploring an effective way to cultivate marine strategic emerging industries.

Keywords: marine strategic emerging industries; industry cultivation; comparative studies

TheFormationofRegionalBrandsandtheBuildingofModelsforTheirCultivation

(by HU Yu-jing,FEI Ming-sheng)

Abstract: Regional brands are collective or comprehensive brands based on industrial advantages.The development of regional brands is the basis of brand cultivation.There are three basic models for the cultivation of regional brands: the government-dominated pull-style, the businesses-dominated axle model and industry association-dominated push model.In light of the current situation of Jiangmen’s regional industrial development, we put forward the businesses-dominated regional brand model to achieve dynamic cultivation of regional brands.

Keywords: regional brands; formation of mechanism; cultivation modes; cultivation models

ImplicationsofBritishandAmericanPhilanthropyDevelopmentModestoChina’sPhilanthropyLegislation

(by WANG Ji-yuan,CHEN Xue-jiao)

Abstract: The British and American philanthropy modes are rooted in the traditional Western Christian culture, and have been influenced by their own political, economic and historical and cultural traditions and thus each has its own characteristics.The British mode reflects cooperation between government and charity organizations while the America mode is of strong spontaneity by people.The implications of the British and American charity modes for China are that we need to develop a legal system to encourage and supervise charity and promote the development of a charity culture.

Keywords: the UK; the US; philanthropy; legislation

CollegeEnglishTeaching:ResearchonRelationshipbetweenCollegeStudents’AchievementGoalOrientation,EnglishLanguageAnxietyandEnglishPerformance

(by ZHU Xiao-yan)

Abstract: This study adopts a mathematical research method and examines the relationship between college students’ English performance, achievement goal orientation and English language anxiety by analyzing data collected from 383 college students in Guangzhou.Results show that: (1) college students who mainly adopt the mastery-approach and mastery-avoidance goal orientation have a high level of English language anxiety; (2)English performance of female students who adopt the performance-avoidance goal orientation is better than that of male students of the same orientation, and there is no significant difference between male and female students in English language anxiety and English performance; (3) the mastery-approach goal orientation is positively related to English performance, and negatively related to English language anxiety; the mastery-avoidance goal orientation is not related to English performance but is positively related to English language anxiety; the performance-approach goal orientation is not related to English performance but is negatively related to English language anxiety; performance-avoidance goal orientation is negatively related to English performance but positively related to English language anxiety.The findings have some bearing on the English teaching practice in colleges and universities.

Keywords: college students; English performance; achievement goal orientation; English language anxiety