Cultural Conflicts and Compatibility between the East and the West in The Joy Luck Club

Via a study of The Joy Luck Club,Amy Tan's first effort,this essay discusses the cultural conflicts and compatibility between the East and the West as manifested by the conflicts and compatibility between two generations of Chinese Americans in the novel.The paper argues that different living environments,different cultural heritages of the East and the West as well as different values are the main causes of the mother-daughter conflicts in the novel.The paper concludes that these causes could also be regarded as the root of the cultural conflicts between the East and the West in general.More importantly,after a series of efforts,the two generations are in harmony,which stands for the cultural compatibility between the East and the West.

THERMAL FORCING IMPACTS OF THE EASTERLY VORTEX ON THE EAST-WEST SHIFT OF THE SUBTROPICAL ANTICYCLONE OVER WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

By employing the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data sets(1 000 to 10 hPa,2.5°× 2.5°),the thermal forcing impacts are analyzed of an easterly vortex(shortened as EV) over the tropical upper troposphere on the quasi-horizontal movement of the Western Pacific Subtropical Anticyclone(shortened as WPS A) during 22-25 June 2003.The relevant mechanisms are discussed as well.It is shown that the distribution and intensity of the non-adiabatic effect near the EV result in the anomalous eastward retreat of the WPSA.The WPSA prefers extending to the colder region,i.e.,it moves toward the region in which the non-adiabatic heating is weakening or the cooling is strengthening.During the WPSA retreat,the apparent changes of non-adiabatic heating illustrate the characteristics of enhanced cooling in the east side of the EV.Meanwhile,the cooling in the west side exhibits a weakened eastward trend,most prominently at 300 hPa in the troposphere.The evidence on the factors causing the change in thermal condition is found:the most important contribution to the heating-rate trend is the vertical transport term,followed in turn by the local change in the heating rate term and the horizontal advection term.As a result,the atmospheric non-adiabatic heating generated by the vertical transport and local change discussed above is mainly connected to the retreat of the WPSA.

Geochemical anomaly and the causes of transition metal accumulations in late Permian coal from the eastern Yunnan-western Guizhou region

The concentration of 39 trace elements in coal from the late Permian taken from the eastern Yunnan-western Guizhou region was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. It was found that the mean content of Ti, V, Cr, Mo, Co, Ni, Y, and Zr is higher than the national average. The occurrence of Mn, Ni, and Co in the different coalfields is distinctly different. Most of the enriched transition metal elements exist mainly as inorganic minerals. In the Zhina coalfield, Co, Ni, and Nb are primarily associated with sulfur. Mn, Cs, and Mo are mostly sulfides. Almost all Co was organic and a significant part of the Ni is also organic in the Liupanshui coalfield. Cs, Co, and Ni are related to sulfur in the coal taken from eastern Yunnan. Carbonate is the main form of Mn in the coal from eastern Yunnan and the Liupanshui coalfield. Ti is the oxide in the coal samples where Ti is enriched. Zr is in the form of zircon in the samples where Zr is enriched. The situation for most of the transition metal elements is consistent with terrestrial genesis. Coal seams are universally influenced by the sea. The strongly seawater effected peat bog with a reductive and alkaline environment favors the relative enrichment of Mn. A reducing environment is conducive to transition metal element enrichment.

Welding technique studies on the “West-East” pipeline project

This paper described the work of welding process design for the ＂ West-East＂ pipeline project, which is high pressure, large diameter and heavy wall thickness. According to the different geographical situation, climate, culture and the flexibility of the welding methods, this work recommended the semi-automatic process at the east and middle sections and automatic process at the west section of the pipeline project. The manual process is recommended on the tie-in joints and repairs. The double joint pipe and the 3 joint pipe are recommended at the water net place and some in-ditch welding place to reduce the welding volume. Also the special redesigned bevels are recommended for the automatic process and the semiautomatic process. Through all destructive tests, the results shows the welds are meet the requirements of related standards, specifications and design documents.

Comparison of Human Rights Values Between the East and the West——Summary of the 2019 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights

The 2019 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and Austria-China Friendship Association was successfully held in Austria on June 21,2019.Through this conference,China,as an important representative of Eastern countries of human rights,demonstrated its fruitful theoretical and practical human rights achievements to European countries.The conference also witnessed lively communication and exchanges on human rights values and the human rights discourse system between China and the West,during which scholars of the East and the West discussed the universality and particularity of human rights,and the evolution of human rights under different historical and cultural values.The conference advocated that the concept of a community with a shared future for human beings proposed by China should be incorporated into human rights governance of sovereign states and the international community.The convergence and integration of the human rights concepts of the East and the West will inevitably lead human rights practices of the East and the West to embark on a new journey.

Confucian Moralizing Functions of Vernacular Houses:A Case Study of Vernacular Houses of Dongting East Mountain and West Mountain

Confucian ethics, idea and behavior criterion were embodied in "everything" of life, especially in the building as an important tool for moralizing. Taking a case study on vernacular houses of Dongting East Mountain and West Mountain, this paper reveals the "moderate", "etiquette" and "benevolence" as moral contents in the building's layout, form, space, decoration and so on. The moralizing reflects a subtle way of guidance, as well as diversified and systematic characteristics. Vernacular houses deeply mingled with daily life, had unique influence as physical environment, thus realizing the implementation and manifestation of Confucian moralizing ideas that have been converted to folk customs. In sum, the Confucian moralizing function carried by vernacular houses is the product of institutions and rules, and it is also the manifestation of conscious inheritance of cultural identity.

Research & Development of Grade X70 LSAW Steel Pipes for West-East Gas Pipeline

In this article the research and development of X70 large diameter longitudinal seam submerged arc welded (LSAW) steel pipes for West East Gas Transportation Pipeline project (WEGTP) in China are introduced, including the key technique, fabrication of pipe production line, mass production and the latest progress of LSAW steel pipe technique.

The Union of the East and West via Music Culture

It is universally acknowledged that cultural diversity can be showed in various aspects, and it take the music culture for example here. As the UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki Moon said:"there are no languages required in the musical world, That is the power of music.That is the power of heart."Through this promotion of arts we can better understand the culture and civilization of other people.

Western and Eastern Culture Comparison——Compare the First Photographers between West and East

The nineteenth century was a period when the visual arts,growing in both the West and the East,flourished.It witnessed the beginning of photography,the great innovation which posed questions of the blurred distinctions between art and science.The nineteenth century was also the era of collisions of numerous technology and cultures between the West and the East.

共同富裕目标下东西部协作机制重构研究

东西部协作是推动区域协调发展、协同发展、共同发展,从而实现共同富裕的大战略、大举措。党的十八大以来,东西部协作和对口支援的规模不断扩大、路径不断拓宽,西部地区全面建设小康社会成果显著。进入新发展阶段,要实现党的二十大报告提出的全体人民共同富裕的中国式现代化要求,东西部协作机制需要释放“倍增效应”。为此,需要响应以巩固拓展脱贫攻坚成果同乡村振兴有效衔接为起点,以缩小东西部区域城乡差距和群体收入差距为导向,以协同推进全国统一大市场建设为路径,遵循共同富裕目标下东西部协作机制的重构逻辑,以东西部协作机制重构赋能乡村振兴与区域协调发展。新发展阶段,以东西部协作机制重构赋能共同富裕,要推动“产业+园区”协作治理模式提档升级,强化“消费+就业”协作治理模式创新,探索“资源+服务”协作治理模式。

Manufacturing Technology Research and Appraisal of Large-Diameter SSAW Pipe Applied to the West-East Pipeline Project

This paper introduced the research and development of large-diameter SSAW pipes applied to West-East Pipeline project as well as domestic acicular ferrite pipeline steel of X70 grade. Its microstructure analysis was performed in comparison with the pipeline steel of a foreign steel plant (SPC). This paper introduced the research of welding procedures prior to SSAW pipe making and some new procedures and technologies used for West-East Pipeline Project, and appraised the practical level of Large-diameter SSAW pipe applied to the West-East Pipeline Project.

The Technical Specification and Physical Performance Level of Line Pipes for West-East Gas Pipeline

The west east gas transmission engineering is an important project attracting domestic and foreign attention. The gas pipeline used in this project is a gas pipeline with the longest distance, largest pipe diameter and highest transmission pressure in the history of petroleum pipeline construction of China. For the construction of top rank gas pipeline in the world with high standard, high speed and high benefit, the key of specifying production of metallurgical and pipe making enterprises and ensuring quality performance of the steel and steel pipe is to research and formulate a feasible and satisfactory technical Specification for engineering steel and steel pipe with international level. In this paper the author introduces the establishment of the technical specification for West East gas pipeline project, and lays emphasis on the analysis and discussion of principle and method determining major technical indexes related to line pipes for West East gas pipeline. The author also introduces actual material selection of gas pipeline home and abroad, and presents examination and application of the technical specification for West-East gas pipeline.

The Studies of the Welding Processes and Procedures on the West-East Pipeline Project

The West East pipeline project attracted the attention from all over the world for its long distance, huge diameter, complex geographic conditions, and diversified welding techniques being applied.In this paper the detail welding process and procedures used in the project are discussed and the distinguished achievements on welding techniques of China pipeline construction are described.

Study and Application of Internal Coating Technique to Drag Reduction of the Trunk Pipeline for the West-East Gas Pipeline

Coverage layer coated in the internal wall of pipeline enables the friction drag to be reduced, the throughput and the gas transmission efficiency to be increased, the frequency of pigging and the number of the intermediate compressor station to be reduced, and the power consumption of the compressor to be decreased etc. The drag reduction is a high advanced scientific technique with outstanding economical benefit. The study and application of internal coating technique for drag reduction of 4000 km trunk pipeline in West East gas transmission pipeline (WEGTP) project are described, in which the main points are the drag reduction principle, coating process and the indoor study of this technique with own decided knowledge property right at home.

Application of New Techniques, Materials and Technologies in West-East Gas Transportation Pipeline Project

With the application of new techniques, materials and technologies in West East Gas Transportation Pipeline (WEGTP) project, the design concept of domestic pipeline industrial construction has been updated, speeding up the development and improvement of the strength as a whole in aspects of smelting industry, pipe fabrication, pipeline construction and equipment manufacture,making China’s pipeline industry catch up with the trend of development of the world advanced level.

欠发达地区布局建设未来产业的实践探索

前瞻布局建设未来产业,因地制宜发展新质生产力,是中国式现代化的必然选择。“十四五”规划正式提出布局未来产业以来,受前瞻性、颠覆性技术制约,欠发达地区对其鲜有布局。贵州“村超”以文化创意和数字商业模式为驱动,融合体育、文化、美食、表演等众多业态,探索了乡村振兴未来产业实践路径。欠发达地区发展未来产业,关键在于挖掘文化和生态旅游资源,推动欠发达地区数字化、绿色化和创意化“三化转型”,培育创意、电子商务和公共服务“三个生态系统”,激发创意活力,以价值共创助推优秀传统文化和生态旅游资源创造性转化,以东西部协作和对口支援进行人才和技术赋能,为欠发达地区注入未来产业新动能。

东西部协作和对口支援何以可能——基于新疆阿克苏市电商产业发展的案例分析

东西部协作和对口支援是解决我国区域性发展不平衡问题的重要手段。基于杭州帮扶阿克苏市乡村电商产业发展案例,在行动者网络理论基础上构建跨边界发展网络框架,以探求数字经济环境下东西部协作和对口支援的实践逻辑。研究发现,东西部协作和对口支援的实践逻辑表现为跨边界发展网络的构建,即通过主体融合、虚实融合、产业融合、点面融合的方式,打破组织边界、物理边界、产业边界和地理边界的束缚,实现施援方与受援方的良性互补,进而促进当地优势产业发展。

教育专项转移支付、财政压力与地方教育财政支出——来自中国职业教育“东西协作”政策的证据

基于中央对云南滇西十州市实行职业教育“东西协作”政策的准自然实验,采用双重差分估计检验专项转移支付对地方职业教育财政支出的影响。研究发现,政策为滇西地方政府的职业教育财政支出带来了“激励性”的引致效应。财政自给率越低的地方政府越容易与中央或上级政府的目标达成一致:在中央重视职业教育的目标下,地方政府将增加职业教育财政支出。异质性分析表明,这种“激励性”的引致效应会随着地方政府财政压力的上升而减弱。机制分析表明,政策引致的职业教育财政支出主要来自地方政府财政支出结构的调整以及从上一级政府中获得的一般性转移支付,地方政府通过以上两种渠道用以支付更多职业教育生均经费。

虚拟集聚能否促进城市绿色发展?

作为数字经济孵化出的产业组织新形态,虚拟集聚能否成为城市空间维度绿色发展的新引擎值得关注。本文基于2013—2020年中国279个城市的面板数据,利用区位熵和地理距离外溢衰减指数测度虚拟集聚水平,并系统考察了虚拟集聚在城市层面的环境效应。研究表明:虚拟集聚对城市绿色发展的影响呈现先抑制后促进的U型关系,且这一结论在一系列检验后依然稳健;技术创新、产业结构优化和市场整合是其影响路径。进一步分析发现:虚拟集聚对东部、中部地区以及城市群中城市绿色发展的U型影响更加显著;此外,虚拟集聚有效降低了省界城市的环境污染,成为破除边界污染的突破口。因此,本文建议加快核心数字技术创新,着力推动产业集群数字化转型;利用数字技术促进产业结构优化,破除市场一体化壁垒;因地制宜布局数字基础设施,加强网络基础设施建设,培育绿色发展新动能。