The Evolution and Reshaping of Contemporary Chinese Ethnic Narrative

Zhou Ping

（Research Base for Strengthening the Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation， Yunnan University； Institute of National Governance Studies， Peking University）

Abstract： After the founding of the People’s Republic of China， in the process of facing and responding to the complex and influential ethnic events and phenomena， a complete set of ethnic narrative was gradually established and fixed in contemporary Chinese history. For a considerable period of time after the founding of the People’s Republic of China， the ethnic narrative was centred around ethnic minorities. After the great reju‐venation of the Chinese nation was established as a national development goal， the status of the Chinese nation in the ethnic narrative has become increasingly prominent， and a narrative centered on the Chinese nation was gradually constructed under various factors. Such a ethnic narrative， with an evolutionary history of more than seventy years， is not only a system of interpretation of ethnic events and phenomena， but also an important ob‐ject for understanding and grasping ethnic cognition and corresponding ways today. Nowadays， when the situa‐tion and tasks of national development have fundamentally changed， it is imperative to consider the reshaping of the ethnic narrative in light of these changes， and combine it with the reflection on the historical experience of the ethnic narrative to shape a composite narrative that combines the Chinese nation with various ethnic groups within the country， so as to comprehensively explicate the ethnic events and phenomena of contempo‐rary China and to form a complete cognitive system.

Key Words： Ethnic Events and Phenomena； Ethnic Narrative； Ethnic Minorities； Chinese Nation； Com‐posite Narrative

The Construction and Development of Income Distribution System in Ancient China： A Discussion Based on Different Resource Allocation Mechanisms

Zeng Jiang & Zhou Jianbo

（Business School， China University of Political Science and Law； School of Economics， Peking University）

Abstract： There are different mechanisms to allocate resources underlying the initial distribution， redistri‐bution and the third distribution， namely market， government and society. These mechanisms influence income distribution through factor returns priced by market， government fiscal and tax policies， and civil charities re‐spectively. Ancient China had explored a lot on these three aspects， which may inspire today’s reform on in‐come distribution. First， governments tried to regulate factor returns by reforming farmland systems， monopo‐lizing resource industries， restricting land rents and capital interest. Secondly， in the reform of land tax and commercial tax collection， the government has repeatedly tried to change the way of tax collection to ease the burden on the poor. Third， in the field of famine relief and public welfare， governments established relatively complete systems and set up government-run agencies with different functions. Finally， under the promotion of the medieval Buddhist charity and the modern culture of Confucianism， Buddhism and Taoism，civil charity has become an important supplement to the government’s supply of public goods.

Key Words： Distribution； Factor Markets； Famine Relief； Civil Charity

The Multiple Implications of Chinese Mind Studies

Cai fanglu & Liu Qi

（School of Philosophy， Sichuan Normal University；Chengdu Foreign Language School）

Abstract： Chinese mind studies encompass multiple implications： Firstly， broadly speaking， it refers to the emphasis on the mind and systematic discussions on the relationship between the mind and various catego‐ries， including Confucianism’s study of the mind-nature. Secondly， it also includes the mind studies of Bud‐dhism and Taoism， characterized by the of the mind and its significant influence on Neo-Confucianism. Thirdly， the Mind-Nature theory refers to theories that regard the mind primacy as the origin of the universe and the basis for the existence of all things. This is a representative type of mind study， exemplified by LuWang’s mind studies， as well as incorporating elements from Buddhism and Taoism. The interaction of these multiple implications in mind studies has facilitated the evolution and development of the theory of mind in Chinese philosophy. It reflects the emphasis of Chinese philosophy on philosophical speculation and subjective consciousness， ethical rationality， subjective thinking， introspective cultivation， and the cultivation of ideal per‐sonalities. This embodies a speculative philosophical system that integrates ontology， epistemology， ethics， hu‐man nature， and self-cultivation.

Key Words： Chinese Mind Studies； Multiple Implications； Broad Mind Studies； Buddhism， Taoism Mind Studies； Mind-Nature Theory in Mind Studies

Scientific and Technological Innovation Leading the Construction of Modern Rural Industrial System： Logical Implications， Practical Constraints and Promotional Paths

Chen Qiuhong， Qiu Xin & Zhang Kuan

（Rural Development Institute， Chinese Academy of Social Sciences； Faculty of Applied Economics， University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences； Institute of Finance and Economics & Institute of Urban and Rural Development， Shanghai University of Finance and Economics）

Abstract： The construction of modern rural industrial system is an important content and measure to pro‐mote modernization of agriculture and rural areas and comprehensive rural revitalization. In the context of high-quality economic development， the leading role of scientific and technological innovation in building a modern rural industrial system should be given full play. The essence of this leading role is the process of ac‐celerating the formation and integration of new quality productive forces into rural industries， which is mani‐fested in practice as scientific and technological innovation to promote the enhancement of the total factor pro‐ductivity of rural industry， the construction of the whole industrial chain and the deep integration of primary， secondary and tertiary industries， with farmers as the main body in the leading force and sharing and common prosperity in the fundamental goal. Scientific and technological innovation leading the construction of modern rural industrial system is an inevitable result of historical development， a scientific choice adapted to China’s current development stage and an inevitable result of responding to realistic needs， and reflects the unity of theoretical logic， historical logic and practical logic. However， the construction of modern rural industrial sys‐tem led by scientific and technological innovation，which is still subject to more constraints in terms of talent， capital investment， industrial management， infrastructure and public services， institutional mechanisms， etc.， agricultural scientific and technological innovation capacity needs to be improved， and its leading role has been impeded. In the future， joint efforts should be made to improve the training system of agricultural scien‐tific and technological talents， increase capital investment， improve rural industrial management， promote the innovation and upgrading of rural industrial chain， promote the upgrading of infrastructure and public services， deepen the reform of property rights system， and improve the mechanism of co-construction， sharing and com‐mon prosperity.

Keywords： Scientific and Technological Innovation； Modern Rural Industrial System； New Quality Pro‐ductive Forces