Creating a New Situation for Overseas Chinese Affairs Guided by Xi Jinping’s Discourses

(by LIN Lin)

Abstract: Xi Jinping in his discourses spoke highly of the historical contributions of overseas Chinese, summarized the relationship between overseas Chinese and their ancestral country, expounded the important position and role of overseas Chinese in realizing the Chinese dream and disseminating the Chinese culture, expressed great expectations of overseas Chinese, and put forward new demands for overseas Chinese. His discourses which contain many new ideas and new expressions and keep up with the times, are profound, forward-looking, mutually beneficial, and holistic and are a guideline for dealing with overseas Chinese affairs for a considerable period of time in the future.

Xi Jinping; Overseas Chinese affairs; Overseas Chinese; the Chinese Dream

Inheritance and Development: Xi Jinping’s Holistic View of Overseas Chinese Affairs

(by ZHANG Guo-xiong)

Abstract: Xi Jinping’s holistic view of overseas Chinese affairs is inherited and developed from Deng Xiaoping’s thought and its foothold has shifted from being domestic-needs-oriented to attaching equal importance to both domestic and international needs. Mr. Xi has proposed four major tasks, namely serving the overall situation of China’s reform and opening up, promoting the complete reunification of China, spreading Chinese culture and facilitating friendship with other countries, and creating a favorable external environment for the realization of the Chinese dream. Xi’s thought is the logical development of the gradual realization of the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation, China’s gradual entry to the center of the world stage and its changing role in the international system in the 36 years of reform and opening up.

Key words: Xi Jinping; holistic view of Overseas Chinese affairs; the Chinese dream; international role

The Intrinsic Link between Xi Jinping’s Statements on “Roots, Soul and Dream” and the Chinese Dream

(by LIU Jin)

Abstract: In 2010 when addressing to overseas Chinese, Xi Jinping advanced the concepts of “roots,soul and dream”, which served as the harbinger for his Chinese Dream thought. He stated that the long history of Chinese culture and civilization is the greatest common divisor for uniting the Chinese at home and abroad. There is intrinsic affinity and correlation between the “roots,soul and dream” statements and the Chinese dream. The“roots,soul and dream” concepts are closely related to the world situation and China’s national conditions confronting China since its rise and adoption of the strategy of“going out into the world”. This thought of his is also the logical result of Mr. Xi’s long-standing attention to overseas Chinese affairs and culture building and his deep reflection and study.

Key words: Xi Jinping; “Roots, Soul and Dream”; the Chinese dream; Overseas Chinese; Overseas Chinese Affairs

Clan Autonomy in Taishan County during the Republic of China Period

(by HUANG Hai-juan)

Abstract: Clan autonomy was the main form of self-management in traditional rural Chinese society, but it had been implemented without any concept of autonomy. In the late Qing period, constitutional thought was introduced to China and clans began to adapt to the new political discourse. This study takes Taishan in the Republic of China period as an example to discuss how clans held up the banner of autonomy, adapted to political changes and adjustment of administrative divisions, and created an autonomy model to fit in with the new political environment and eventually coexist with democracy.

Key words: clans; autonomy; politics

A Study of the Forms of Obituary Texts in NanYang Siang Pau (1951-1976) from a Cultural Perspective

(by XUE Can)

Abstract: Obituary texts were collected from NanYang Siang Pau (1951-1976) as first-hand information and were divided into four categories: notices, condolence, thanks, and reminiscences. The development of traditional obituaries into four categories by the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia reflected their efforts at transplanting, adjusting and rejuvenating traditional Chinese culture and transforming it into cultural patterns and forms unique to them.

Key words: obituaries; Nanyang Siang Pau; Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia; transplantation； regeneration

The Formation of the Characteristics of Guangdong’s Modern Culture and the Development of Kang Youwei’s Personality

(by ZHANG Wen-hua)

Abstract: The Guangdong culture is characterized by being hedonic, mercantilist, open, compatible, diverse, intuitive, practical, and removed from Confucianism. These characteristics became the common values and code of conduct of modern Guangdong people and had influenced every person in Guangdong as collective psyche. Kang Youwei’s habits, academic personality and political personality were restricted by and subjected to this psyche.

Key words: Kang Youwei; Guangdong’s modern culture; habits; academic personality; political personality

An Exploration of Butterfly Hu’s Deeds

(by FENG Qun)

Abstract: Butterfly Hu, of Heshan , Guangdong origin, was a famous movie star during the Republic of China period and was three times voted movie queen. There are numerous rumors about her origin and ancestry, her experiences during the war against Japanese aggression and her cohabitation with Dai Li. An exploration and authentication of Butterfly Hu’s deeds based on related information is conducive to restoring a true picture of the famous actress.

Key words: Butterfly Hu; ancestral family home; qiaoxiang; fleeing to Hong Kong; Shen Zui; Dai Li

A Study of Tang Dynasty’s Literary Achievements and Scholars from Its Southeast

(by PAN Lian-yu)

Abstract: The literary flourishing of the Tang Dynasty was the result of the gradual progress from Tang Taizong’s Qin Literary Scholars Academy and Hongwen Academy, to Wu Zetian’s Northern Gate Academy and Tang Xuanzong’s Jixian Academy and Hanlin Academy. Of the scholars in the five academies’, those from the southeast contributed most to academy-system building, political advice, the creation of rituals and music, and coding of laws. The amazing literary achievements of the whole Tang dynasty can be attributed to the accumulation of the reigns of Emperor Taizong, Empress Wu Zetian, and Emperor Xuanzong. Southeast scholars played a pivotal role in the nation’s cultural building.

Key words: Great Tang’s literary achievements; southeast scholars; cultural powerhouse

Research on the Transcript of Yin Shi Fei Tan Kept by Zhejiang Provincial Library

(by TANG Qing-guo)

Abstract: Yin Shi Fei Tan is a note-style work by Zhou Mi of the Southern Song Dynasty. Its only existing Qing period transcript is housed in Zhejiang Provincial Library and is the only remaining copy in the world. This paper makes a study of its versions and content, analyses its relationship with other notes, and explores the author Zhou Mi’s tastes and interests in old age.

Key words: Zhou Mi; Yin Shi Fei Tan; notes

A Study of the Cultural Factors for the Gathering of Adherent Poets in Lingnan Region at the Beginning of the Qing Dynasty

(by LI Chan-juan)

Abstract: The emergence of an adherent poets group in Lingnan region at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty was a literary phenomenon worthy of attention. Its formation was the result of regional cultural factors, including Lingnan region’s geographical environment, unique immigrant culture,poetic ethos and the inter-dynastic political climate.In addition, the promotion by the Lingnan Neo-Confucian faction and the pursuit of knowledge of practical use to society, the adherent sages’living wisdom and the influence of local culture were some of the deeper factors.

Key words: the beginning of the Qing Dynasty;south of the Five Ridges;adherent poets; cultural factors

Huineng’s View of Metaphor and Its Practice Strategies

(by YUAN Jing)

Abstract: The metaphors in The Sutra of Hui Neng housed in Dunhuang Museum are concentrated in the Da Fan Temple arguments section and are used for explaining complex and esoteric Buddhist principles. Between the principle of the unspeakability of Buddhist truths and the actual necessity of explaining them, Hui Neng implies his language strategy of “how to say it”in his analogical speech. He started with metaphors with a view to abandoning them. Through the use of double sayings and the repetition of “it is the same with”, Hui Neng attempted to eliminate the interference of language logic with his Buddhist nature.

Key words: The Sutra of Hui Neng; metaphor; discourse

A Perfect Combination of Classicalness and Modernness

(by CHEN Yue-e)

Abstract: As the first masterpiece by Eugene O’Neill, the father of modern American drama, Beyond the Horizon has been renowned in literary circles and has been a focus of academic research because of its typical yet unique subject matter, ingenious structure and original plots. Perusing the play and studying its theme, plots and structure to experience its combination of classicalness and modernness can contribute to our understanding of its innovative characteristics and O’Neil’s artistic contribution to drama.

Key words: classicalness;modernness;Beyond the Horizon;drama;innovativeness

A Comparative Analysis of Palace Enmity Poetry and Palace-Beauty Poetry

(by SUN Hong)

Abstract: Palace resentment poetry had been a traditional subject of classical poetry and can easily be confused with palace-beauty poetry. A comparative study reveals that palace resentment poetry, flourishing in the Tang Dynasty,involving a large number of poets and covering a long span of time,focused on the mentality of palace ladies in a lyrical manner. Such poems reflected the misery of the palace ladies and the poets’worry about their career in the officialdom. Palace-beauty poetry became popular during the Qi and Liang periods, pursued by a rather limited number of poets and covering a relatively short period. Palace-beauty poems are characterized by meticulous depiction of palace beauties’looks and deportment and the capturing of musical rhythms.

Key words:poetry of palace repining;palace-beauty poetry;comparisons

Distribution and Development of Foundling Hospitals in Guangdong during the Qing Dynasty

(by WAN Tao)

Abstract: Foundlings’support and care is a charity activity and has been an important part of the social relief system. In Guangdong, foundling hospitals originated during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty and were widely distributed. They can be divided into two categories——government-run and privately-run, and their development can be divided into?two stages- the first stage from the of beginning of the Qing Dynasty to 1839 and the second stage from 1840 to the third year of the Xuantong reign.

Key words: Qing Dynasty;Guangdong;foundling hospitals;distribution;development

Old customs,New Regulations and Interests

(by SHENG Bo)

Abstract: At the turn of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Guangdong’s cattle slaughtering tax and cowhide tax were very complex and confusing and led to extensive criticisms from the people and a series of contradictions. In the middle of the Republic of China period, the Guangdong provincial government promulgated new regulations to unify the cattle-related taxes and the efforts were futile and eventually resulted in a massive butchers’strike. The government had to amended the tax regulations, and in the repeated jostles between government and businesses, the cattle-related tax system gradually went on the right track.The process is of referential significance to the formulation of local tax regulations.

Key words: cattle slaughter tax;cowhide tax;old customs;new regulations;interests

On the Objects of Self-cultivation School and its Connotation Definition

(by ZHUO Jin, WANG Jian-jun)

Abstract: China’s classical education was deeply rooted in a strong“self-cultivation”tradition. Exploring the criticisms of“self-cultivation”advocates against utilitarianism-oriented learning purpose, learning without thought, and the method of seeking learning from the outside is conducive to clarifying its triple connotations of self-development as the objective, independent thinking as the learning method, and seeking knowledge from the inside as the source. Advocating self-cultivation is conducive to reflecting on the ills of contemporary education.

Key words: self-cultivation; learning for self-improvement; educational utilitarianism;Chen Baisha;

A Study of Internet Spread of Classical Learning in the Age of Big Data

(by ZHUO Ya)

Abstract：The advent of the era of big data has opened up a new world for the research on and spread of traditional Chinese learning. The interdisciplinary study covering traditional learning and mass communications involves method innovation. In the context of big data as theoretical innovation, only when new methods and new theories are applied to related studies of modern dissemination of traditional Chinese culture can the spread of traditional Chinese culture be well guided. Research on internet communication of traditional Chinese learning in the era of big data is not only of technological significance, but also of far-reaching strategic and cultural significance.

Key words: Sinology; spread; networks; big data

A Study of Joint Disyllabic Words in the Xuan Shi Zhi

(by WANG Hu, WANG Jing)

Abstract: The internal structure of the joint polysyllabic words in Xuan Shi Zhi was more complex than those of the previous period and such a combination was still the most important way of word building in the Tang and the Five-dynasty periods. They reflect the characteristics of the words of the time, such as emergence of a large number of new words,new meanings of old words, and changes in morphology and meaning.In addition,the increase of synonymous phrases, the transformation of monosyllabic words to double-syllable ones fully show the polysyllabic trend in the Tang and Five-dynasty periods.

Key words: Xuan Shi Zhi;combined-style disyllabic words; polysyllabic tendency

An Empirical Study of Chinese EFL Learner’s Politeness and Pragmatic Competence and its Implications

(by SONG Huan, HAN Yong-fang)

Abstract: Pragmatic competence has attracted increasing attention in English teaching, and observing the politeness principle is an integral part of pragmatic competence. Surveys shows EFL learners’politeness and pragmatic competence unduly rests in pragmalinguistic competence without adequate attention to the context-dependence of politeness. Therefore, English teaching should stress the development of learners’sociolinguistic competence, highlighting the gradations of politeness and its cultural particularity.

Key words: politeness; pragmatic competence;English teaching

A Study of the Quality Guarantee Mechanism for the Enterprise Training Phase in College-Enterprise Cooperative education

(by FAN Jia-feng)

Abstract: University-enterprise cooperation is an important channel for local undergraduate colleges to train specialized personnel. In the process, the quality of the enterprise-training phase is crucial to its success. To ensure the accomplishment of the goal of training applied talents, the quality guarantee mechanism for the enterprise-training phase should begin at the establishment of cultivation objectives and standards, and go through a series of links including the organization, monitoring and evaluation of education and teaching activities, feedback and continuous improvement.

Key words: applied talents; cooperative education; comprehensive experimental classes; quality guarantee mechanism

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