Understanding of visual culture studies

Author:   TONG QIANG and TANG YUNBING      

Edited by Zhou Xian, a professor from the Art Institute of Nanjing University, Contemporary Chinese Visual Culture Research focuses on the interaction between social change and visual culture, along with other various theories of visual culture.

Interpretation of supply-side structural reform

Author:   SU JIAN      

Fang Fuqian is a professor from the Renmin University of China. His recent book Supply-side Revolution with Chinese Style, from the perspective of historical and policy evolution, analyzed the causes and symptoms of the structural imbalances of China’s economy in its current stages.

A distinctive written history of literature

Author:   ZHANG XIANGRONG      

Almost every teacher who has taught literary history has their own understanding of the history of Chinese literature. Pu Jiangqing’s A Draft of the History of Chinese Literature is a collection of lecture notes based on his teaching in the Chinese department of Peking University.

The beauty of academic creation

Author:   HUANG LIN      

The Ethos of Chinese Culture, a personal anthology by Yang Yi, showcases changes in the writer’s academic ideas over the past few decades.

A proper interpretation of the Chinese cultural spirit

Author:   CHEN LAI, LI ZHUO      

Professor Guo Qiyong is the president of the School of Chinese Classics at Wuhan University. His recent book The Characteristics of Chinese Cultural Spirit includes four of his lectures. Every chapter focuses on a relatively independent topic, while as a whole they show different dimensions and characteristics of the Chinese cultural spirit.

A Typical Case of Large-Scale Mapping of Historical Geography

Author:   WU HAITAO      

When reading Han Maoli’s work Shili Bacun (Villages Around): Geography of Modern Rural Society in Shanxi Area, I believe anyone who has lived in rural areas will have a sense of familiarity, as if she is talking about one’s own village.

Xun Shou and early state governance of ancient China

Author:   XUAN LIU      

Xun Shou refers to the patrols dispatched by the emperor to inspect the land areas guarded by dukes or princes in ancient China. As an ancient imperial inspection activity outside the capital, it originated very early.

A case study of Ming Dynasty textiles

Author:   HUA SHA      

The textile technology of the Ming Dynasty represented a peak in Chinese textile development. The regions south of the Yangtze River were the most developed and had the most technically advanced textile industry in the Ming Dynasty.

Historical narration of the Silk Road in literary forms

Author:   YANG JIANMIN      

Wang Peng’s 40-year literary career can be clearly divided into two phases: The first phase was from 1970 to 1992.

Preserving and innovating Chinese folk songs

Author:   SHA XIANYI      

China has a long tradition of folk song research and a rich storage of folk songs. Chen Shulu’s A Historical Research of Chinese Folk Songs has helped preserve the fine tradition of Chinese folk song research and systematically examines related literature in an effort to establish academic norms for the research of Chinese folk songs.