英文摘要

English Education in Siyi Qiaoxiang of Guangdong in Modern China

(by RAN Yan-jie，Huang Hai-juan)

Abstract: Since the late Qing Dynasty, most young men in Siyi (four counties) of Guangdong ventured to North America and Australia to make a living. If they wanted to integrate themselves into the host societies, they had to learn a new language such as English. Kuang Qizhao and Wu Guangjian were pioneers of English education and English-Chinese translation. Families in Siyi then attached great importance to their children’s education, and some wealthy families would send their boys to Hong Kong to study English to prepare for going abroad. During the Republic of China period, taking into account the actual situation of the native sons going abroad, local elites advocated that local schools should put a high value on English courses. With the increasing frequency of culture exchange between Siyi and overseas, English played an important role in communication. Interestingly, the Siyi dialect had absorbed English pronunciation in the expressions of some foreign products and new things, forming a dintinctive "feature" of the Qiaoxiang dialect.

Keywords: The late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China period; Siyi of Guangdong; English; Venturing overseas to make a living

ApplicationofWuyiCultureinModernHomeTextileDesign

(by YAN Qin)

Abstract: The cultural characteristics of Wuyi region are directly or indirectly applied to the design of modern home textile products, inheriting and promoting excellent traditional regional culture. This paper first introduces the cultural characteristics of Wuyi qiaoxiang, then discusses the possibility of interweaving Wuyi qiaoxiang culture into modern home textile design and the possibility of concrete applications of pattern themes, combination forms, process performance, application forms, and decoration styles, etc. The research results provide effective reference for the design and application of Wuyi culture and new ideas for the inheritance of regional cultures.

Keywords: Wuyi overseas Chinese; Regional cultures; Decorative patterns; Home textile design; Pattern design

BiographyofWangJinggong:AnOutstandingTextofLiangQichao’sPracticeofNewHistoriography

(by HE Gen-min)

Abstract:Liang Qichao, a key figure in the transformation of Chinese academic modernization at the turn of the century, with his fluid and changeable cultural characteristics, publicized the era direction of the transitional period. Breaking through the barriers of the traditional historical biography, his Biography of Wang Jinggong adopted the narrative method of division by chapters, integrating Wang Anshi's life and deeds into his investigation of the social development and national destiny of modern China and highlighting Liang’s idea of historiography serving the real politics. Overturning the previous verdict and defending against false accusations in light of modern cultural ecology, Liang Qichao established a mode of writing biographies with deep temperament, opened up a new way to speed up the evolution and transition of China's historical biography to the modern zeitgeist and connect with the international community as soon as possible. Liang’s Biography of Wang Jinggong, with its unique judgment and self-role metaphor, constitutes a living sample of new history.

Keywords: Liang Qichao;BiographyofWangJinggong; New historiography; Biographies of historidcal figures

OnLiangQichao’sViewof“Soul”

(by ZHANG Kai-zuo)

Abstract: Liang Qichao’s concern over “soul” came from his attention to religion. He believed that religion and philosophy differs in that religion focuses on “soul” and identified with the theory of “soul” of Buddhism. According to Buddhism, one’s behavior entails consequences, the “unit” and “total”. The “unit” is called “soul”, and the “total” is called “karma”, which is also called “spirit”. He put more emphasis on “karma”, and argued that “karma” is the real “self” while flesh is just the “other” and not “self”. Therefore, he proposed that one should try hard to create good karma for the benefit of the total. This shows that his focus was still the nation and society and not the reincarnation or the last judgment of the individual soul and he had inherited the Confucian’s spirit of participation in society and patriotism.

Keywords: Liang Qichao; Soul; Karma; Spirit

OnXunTzu’sCriticismofLaoTzuandZhuangTzu

(by PANG Guang-hua, FAN Si-min)

Abstract: Xun Tzu had sharp yet pertinent criticism of Lao Tzu’s forbearance and Zhuang Tzu’s contentment with nature. Xun Tzu’s discourse on the perfect man is different from that of Zhuang Tzu and is more humanistic. Xun Tzu’s academic criticism often only focused on the shortcomings of of his rivals and chose to neglect their merits. It was different from the traditional academic criticism since Zhuang Tzu’s Heaven and Earth which evaluated both merits and demerits.

Keywords: Xun Tzu; Forbearance and not assertion; Harshness and lenience; The Heavenly Way; The perfect man

ShiGuiandZhongXing’sViewsofDuFu’sPoems

(by ZHENG Yan-ling，HAN Jing-cen)

Abstract: The selection of Du Fu's poems in Shi Gui mainly reflects Zhong Xing's view of Du Fu's poems. Zhong Xing revered Du Fu and was reading his poems in his childhood. He was influenced by Du's poetry creation and theory. Zhong Xing attached great importance to Du Fu and selected more than three hundred of his poems. In his evaluation and selection of Du’s poems, Zhong Xing was different from the prevailing views of the time and was especially against the related claims of the Seven Scholars School. Zhong appreciated the genuine affections, unconventional ideas and feelings of injustice in Du’s poems. Zhong's view of Du Fu’s poetry had great influence on later generations.

Keywords: Zhong Xing;ShiGui; Du Fu; Poetry; Selection and evaluation

OntheDifferencesbetweenPlotsInvolvingEthinicMinoritiesinTheJudgeDeeMysteriesandTheScholars

(by WANG Fan)

Abstract：RobertVanGulik’sTheJudgeDeeMysteriesand Wu Jingzi's The Scholars both have plots involving ethnic minorities, but there are many differences between them. The plots of suppressing the revolts of the Miao tribes inTheScholarsare based on historical events while the plots inTheJudgeDeeMysteriesare largely fiction. Wu basically did not characterize figures of minority tribes while Gulik depicted such artistic images in depth. In The Scholars the plots about squelching the Miao revolts by General Tang also reveal the real living conditions of the Miao people. In narrating the war between the Han people and ethnic minorities Gulik minutely described life in brothels and ethnic minorities’ life and culture. Such differences are closely related not only to Gulik’s positive presentation and dialectical acceptance of Chinese culture, but also to Wu’s historical consciousness and the influence of the ancient concept of "distinguishing between Chinese and barbaric ethnic minorities” on ancient Chinese scholars.

Keywords：TheJudgeDeeMysteries;TheScholars; Ethnic minorities; War between the Han people and ethnic minorities; Images of minority chieftains

EthicalReadingofFemaleImagesinStevieSmith’sPoems

(by CHEN Yan-hua)

Abstract: The representation of female heroes from classic myths in Stevie Smith’s poems demonstrates women’s ethical roles, predicament, appeals and choices. Similar ethical situations are also echoed by the female images in contemporary works. By means of allegory, Smith effectively attacks the hypocrisy of the ethical system in the patriarchal society and sets up an imaginary stage for women to express their inner ethical appeals, empower themselves and depict an ethical vision of the matriarchal society.

Keywords: Stevie Smith; Classic myths; Female images; Ethical appeals; Empowerment

TextualResearchontheYearofDeathandWritingsofChenZisheng,anAdherentoftheMingDynastyinLingnanRegion

(by ZHOU Na)

Abstract: As a very influential adherent of the Ming Dynasty in Lingnan in the late Ming and early Qing period, Chen Zisheng was a versatile and prolific author. Through textual research, this paper deduces the year of Chen Zisheng's death, investigates the existence, versions, contents, and authenticity of all his writings, and makes some corrections in order to get a more comprehensive and systematic understanding of Chen Zisheng and his works, and provide more basic clues for the analysis of the poetry of the adherents of the previous Ming dynasty and the study of literature in the late Ming and early Qing period.

Keywords: Chen Zisheng; Year of death; Writings

PictorialsinShanghaiin1930sandtheRiseofaNewUrbanCulture

—— TakingTheYoungCompanionas an Example

(by WEN Jiang-bin)

Abstract: Pictorials in Shanghai in the 1930s epitomized by The Young Companion adopted photogravure printing technology. The novelty of the content and the attractiveness of images were very popular with publishers, editors and readers, leading to the thriving of pictorials in China in the 1930s. With their fashionable subject matter, fancy layout and up-to-date running, pictorials in China bade a farewell to the bizarre classicality of previous pictorials and the sentimentality of tabloid pictorials and developed a cultural character in line with the times and the emerging urban culture, forming an important link in the modernization of China.

Keywords:TheYoungCompanion; Pictorials based in Shanghai; Modern; Urban Culture;

FunctionalPositioningandSystemCharacteristicsoftheSSESTARMARKET

(by WANG Jin-yi, ZENG Xue-qi, ZHENG Xuan)

Abstract: As a type of new institutional supply, the introduction of the SSE STAR Market is of great strategic significance to China's capital market. The STAR Market serves China’s strategic emerging high-tech industries; it has adopted the registration system for the first time in China, and no longer has the profit requirement for companies that have reached a certain market scale, which is conducive to the financing of high-tech companies in the growth period. In addition to the registration system, the STAR Market has made a number of breakthroughs, including a series of system features such as strengthening information disclosure responsibility, adopting the market-oriented inquiry in regard to IPO pricing, brand-new trading rules, allowing the establishment of special shareholding structure and implementing a strict delisting system. These measures are favorable to the long-term stable development of China's securities market.

Keywords: SSE STAR Market; Registration System; Approval System; Information Disclosure

AnEmpiricalStudyofMotivationsofVisitorstoRuralAreasinJiangmen

(by ZENG Li-sha)

Abstract: Based on the push-pull theory, a thrust scale and a pull scale were constructed with a view to studying the motivations of tourists to rural destinations. A questionnaire survey was conducted on the tourists at 8 rural tourist destinations in Jiangmen, and statistics and analysis were made. The study found that the main driving factors for tourists to go to rural destinations in Jiangmen include “returning to nature”, “relaxing and strengthening physical and mental health” and“experiencing rural customs and conditions”. The“simple country diet”is the main pull factor for tourists to travel to rural destinations. Research suggestions: dig deeply into the resources of rural folk customs to enhance tourists’ sense of experience; create an appealing rural environment, protect and control rural ecological environment; exhibit folk customs and mores, and create gastronomic routes.

Keywords: Jiangmen; Motivation theory of “push-pull”; Rural tourism

AStudyoftheRelationshipsbetweenTourismProductInnovation,TourismDestinationImage,PerceivedValueandDestinationBrandEquity

(by FENG Zhi-jing, WANG Chun-yang)

Abstract：Taking tourists to Kaiping, Guangdong province, as an example, based on questionnaire data and using the method of structural equation model, the structural relationship between tourism product innovation, tourism destination image, perceived value and brand equity of tourism destinations was empirically tested. The research shows: a tourism destination’s image has a significant positive impact on perceived value; the perceived value has a significant positive impact on a destination’s brand equity; tourism product innovation has a significant positive impact on a destination’s brand equity and tourism product innovation has a significant indirect impact on the brand equity of a tourist destination through its image and perceived value.

Keywords：Destinations’ brand equity; Tourism product innovation; Tourism destination image; Perceived value

AStudyofthePhilosophicalConceptsoftheBaishaSchool

(by GAO Zhuo)

Abstract: ccording to the Baisha School,xin,known as people’s mind,canaccommodate and enable li,known as rationality,to function and become the origin of ethics. Additionally, through the connection between humans and nature, xin can eliminate the division between heart and mind and emphasize the function of people’s mind,which in turn consolidates the philosophica status of xin.The promotion of xin has led to the revision of Cheng and Zhu’s Neo Confucianism,and a suspicious attitude and tendency to underestimate the influence of books occurred.The combination of xin and nature makes it turn from predestined external morality to innate internal morality, and also from Taoism to Confucianism.

Keywords:Chen Xianzhang;Study of the mind;Zide(Learning by experiencing); Naturalism

TheGovernanceofAlgorithmicDiscriminationfromthePerspectiveofData

(by YAN Wen-guang)

Abstract: With the rise of the power of algorithms in the era of artificial intelligence, algorithmic discrimination is emerging. The essence of algorithmic discrimination is that the mapping effect of big data amplifies and strengthens the inherent prejudices of the human society, which causes great harm to the basic rights of the public, the competitive interests of enterprises and the civil rights of individuals. The discriminatory data used in compilation, training, iteration and interaction of algorithms and the undesensitized information in the application process are important factors for the formation of algorithmic discrimination. Therefore, in terms of governance, we should return to the perspective of big data, establish a unified data regulatory agency, improve the legal system for personal information protection, set up a data review and accountability mechanism, and form a pluralistic co-governance pattern that integrates government regulation, industry self-discipline and public participation.

Keywords: Algorithmic prejudices; Big data; Governance of law; Public policy

DecodingTheLittlePrincefromthePerspectiveofEcolinguistics

(by ZHONG Jing)

Abstract: Based on the viewpoint of Professor Arran Stibbe, the text of The Little Prince is reinterpreted from the perspective of ecolinguistics. This paper attempts to criticize those stories that destroy the systems on which life depends, and advocate those that are beneficial to the survival of humans and inanimate objects, so as to explore new stories that can be believed in and practiced.

Keywords:TheLittlePrince; Ecolinguistics; Stories

TheFormationandDevelopmentoftheTimeNoun“gangcai”

(by ZHOU Hong-yan)

Abstract: Because of bisyllablization, the synonymous Chinese adverbs “gang”and “cai” were combined as disyllable adverbs, and then were lexicalized into a time noun, which is syntactically reflected by the fact they can serve as the subject or topic of a sentence, attributive or prepositional object. Semantically, “gangcai” initially denoted “not long ago” as a relative relation of time, then gradually changed to “not long before the time of speaking” with a fixed reference point, and further developed to “not long ago in the past”, which became an absolute concept of time. At the same time, “gangcai” gradually acquired the semantic feature indicating that the previous action or state is different from the present. In the modern times, “gangcai” was basically solidified into a two-syllable word, and the disappearance of “caigang” also proves the lexicalization of “gangcai”.

Keywords: “gangcai”; “caigang”; Synonymous juxtaposition; Semantic; Lexicalization

ExampleExplanationofWordsinLezhaiEssaysandChonglingRecords

(by SHI Pan-yue, YANG Wen-jing)

Abstract: As one of the large-scale series of historical materials, Lezhai Essays and Chongling Records is of high value. However, some of the terms concerning the official rank system and laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty are absent or misinterpreted in existing large and medium-sized dictionaries. By using the method of association and explanation by examples and other exegetical and lexicological methods, this paper attempts to explain the meaning of some words in Lezhai Essays and Chongling Records in order to provide reference for the study of social customs, the system of laws and regulations, and historical figures in modern China.

Keywords:LezhaiEssaysandChonglingRecords; Characters and words; Interpretation

AnAnalysisofTCSLTeachers’MultimodalDiscourseinClassroom

(by JIANG Yan-yan,Liu Bin)

Abstract：Based on the theory of multimodal discourse analysis, this paper analyses the multimodal discourse of four TCSL teachers. It is found that TCSL teachers can integrate and coordinate the oral mode, PPT combination mode, body gesture mode, and environment mode. However, compared with experienced teachers, novice teachers still display differences in the effectiveness, coordination and discourse quantity in the multi-mode discourse. In the era of "Internet + education", the multi-modal discourse analysis theory should be used creatively in the practice of international Chinese teaching and multi-modal Chinese teaching should be designed rationally.

Keywords：Multimodality; Classroom discourse; TCSL