Wu Xinmou （Ou Sing-mo） was born in Jiangyin, a peaceful Chinese town in Jiangsu Province by the Yangtze River, on April 14 of 1910, his father was a teacher of history at a local school. Wu Xinmou received his schoo...Wu Xinmou （Ou Sing-mo） was born in Jiangyin, a peaceful Chinese town in Jiangsu Province by the Yangtze River, on April 14 of 1910, his father was a teacher of history at a local school. Wu Xinmou received his school education in home town and entered the department of mathematics of National Central University in Nanjing where he was taught higher algebra, geometry and analysis by Professor He Lu, a French returned scholar.展开更多
The Symposium commemorating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) with the theme of "international exchanges, connecting the world" was held ...The Symposium commemorating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) with the theme of "international exchanges, connecting the world" was held in Beijing on the 30thof September.展开更多
Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to attend this meeting today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Chinese Association for International Understanding, which has maintained long-t...Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to attend this meeting today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Chinese Association for International Understanding, which has maintained long-time sound cooperation with my organization,展开更多
Respected leaders and council members,I feel very much honored to make a speech at this meeting as an ordinary council member. First of all, I would like to extend warm congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the f...Respected leaders and council members,I feel very much honored to make a speech at this meeting as an ordinary council member. First of all, I would like to extend warm congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the founding of CAFIU.Meanwhile, I would also like to use展开更多
There were both good times and bad times in the history of SinoJapanese relations.And the single most important lesson we could draw from it is that cooperation 1eads to a in-win situation,while conflict lose-lose.The...There were both good times and bad times in the history of SinoJapanese relations.And the single most important lesson we could draw from it is that cooperation 1eads to a in-win situation,while conflict lose-lose.The purpose of reviewing and contemplating on this part of history is to look forward to the future.展开更多
China put forward the concept of human rights protection for prisoners as part of the modernization of its prison system. On Nov. 1, 1991; the Chinese government published the white pa- per ＂Human Rights in China＂ a...China put forward the concept of human rights protection for prisoners as part of the modernization of its prison system. On Nov. 1, 1991; the Chinese government published the white pa- per ＂Human Rights in China＂ and it showed that human rights theories and practices in China fully embody the basic spirit and requirements set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On August 11, 1992,展开更多
It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, end...It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, ending an intense political debate about how much independence villagers committees should be given to manage village affairs and to what extent villagers should be allowed to choose their leaders. It is five years in which the implementation of villagers autonomy as defined by the law proceeded the fastest and the achievements were the most fruitful. Local laws Over the past five years, all places展开更多
I was embraced by a dream:to spend the rest of my life in a paradise with the old folks with whom we had spent our youth in Tibet.In August 2006,my 30th anniversary of entering Tibet.I drove back to the tableland and ...I was embraced by a dream:to spend the rest of my life in a paradise with the old folks with whom we had spent our youth in Tibet.In August 2006,my 30th anniversary of entering Tibet.I drove back to the tableland and shared my wish with Tsering Lhada.He agreed and展开更多
This article explores the rhetoric and mass mediation of the national Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD)commemoration ceremony,as broadcast on British television.Following the recommendation of the Stockholm International F...This article explores the rhetoric and mass mediation of the national Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD)commemoration ceremony,as broadcast on British television.Following the recommendation of the Stockholm International Forum,since 2001,Britain has commemorated victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides on 27 January.The national commemoration has been broadcast on television five times:in 2001,2002,2005,2015 and 2016.These programmes both reflect and illuminate the complex processes of (national)histories,individual memory and collective remembrance,and the ways that they mediate and interact with each other in social and historic contexts.I argue that these televised ceremonies orientate to four communicative metafunctions,the combination of which is particular to this media genre.They aim to simultaneously achieve four things:to Communicate History ('what happened');to Communicate Values ('why we commemorate');to Communicate Solemnity ('how we commemorate');and to Communicate Hope ('that we are not defined by this catastrophic past').In this article,I examine:the ways that these metafunctions are communicated through words,music and images;and 'some of the ways that these metafunctions can rhetorically derail,undermining their communication.展开更多
Charles Chen(Chen Zhanxiang)was one of the founders and pioneers of China’s modern urban planning.He used to be the Chief Engineer in the Construction Administration Department of the Government of Republic of China....Charles Chen(Chen Zhanxiang)was one of the founders and pioneers of China’s modern urban planning.He used to be the Chief Engineer in the Construction Administration Department of the Government of Republic of China.He was mostly known through the'Liang&Chen Proposal,'a Plan for the New Civic Center submitted to the newly inaugurated Municipal Government of展开更多
This issue of Journal of Meteorological Research is dedicated to commemorating Shaowu Wang, a former professor of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University.
Hu Sishe, vice-president of the CPAFFC, led a delegation to Japan to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the normalization of relations be-tween China and Japan and to attend relevant cultural events from May 1 to 5 a...Hu Sishe, vice-president of the CPAFFC, led a delegation to Japan to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the normalization of relations be-tween China and Japan and to attend relevant cultural events from May 1 to 5 at the invitation of the Nanao Japan-China Friendship Society. He展开更多
The Commemorative Plaque Industry thrives at the hands of the local craftsmen in Ghana. Techniques, methods, tools, and materials used as handed to them by their previous masters have remained the same over the years....The Commemorative Plaque Industry thrives at the hands of the local craftsmen in Ghana. Techniques, methods, tools, and materials used as handed to them by their previous masters have remained the same over the years. As a result, plaques produced had peculiar problems such as text fading, degrading the actual effect of the plaques. Additionally, metals once widely used for making plaques devoid of text fading in the industry seem to have lost their relevance due to metal plaque theft, rust on metal plaques, and the continuous rise in metal prices. This research uses descriptive, experimental, and case studies of the qualitative research method to examine the problems associated with locally produced commemorative plaques. A total of hundred (100) artisans, including metal scrap dealers, and plaque buyers, were selected for the study. Direct observation and face-to-face interviews were conducted with the local craftsmen, art lecturers and students, scrap dealers, and plaque buyers who were purposively sampled for the study. The study revealed that existing materials like ceramic and aluminium could be integrated innovatively to produce commemorative plaques devoid of text fading;a corrosion-resistant text could be made using anodized or coated metals used in smaller quantities to reduce costs while also making them unattractive for theft and lastly, silicone sealant was found to be a viable option for permanently inscribing text on porcelain bases. The results clarify and underline the necessity to grow the local plaque industry in terms of plaque production as another essential basis to assure high-quality plaques with no text fading that will survive for generations to serve their intended purpose.展开更多
Former WWII-forced labourers have dealt with their experiences in various ways. Migrations before, during and after the war have made a lasting impact. So there are individual and collective ways of dealing with these...Former WWII-forced labourers have dealt with their experiences in various ways. Migrations before, during and after the war have made a lasting impact. So there are individual and collective ways of dealing with these experiences. In an internationally comparative approach, commonalities and differences of these ways will be analysed within the contexts of the respective societal structures, political systems and of the evolving cultures of commemoration since 1945 in three different countries： （1） Ukraine as it was the origin of one of the biggest single national groups of forced labourers; （2） Germany as it was the country that initiated and orchestrated the Europe-wide system of forced labour, but also coerced some of its own citizens to work; and （3） England as it was the most important immigration country for former forced labourers within Europe, while there were also British Prisoners of War who had to perform forced labour; the relation between individual and collective memories with regard to the specific experiences of the former forced labourers is also taken into consideration. Finally, the understanding of the term ＂forced labour＂ that has been developed within historiography is contrasted with the subjective evaluations of the people concerned.展开更多
This paper focuses on the symbolic power exercised through the memorials in the Republic of Cyprus. Public sculpture is almost exclusively memorial sculpture and it reflects the predominant values of the national iden...This paper focuses on the symbolic power exercised through the memorials in the Republic of Cyprus. Public sculpture is almost exclusively memorial sculpture and it reflects the predominant values of the national identity. This paper constitutes the first analysis of current historical and cultural perceptions in the southern part of the island through these visual representations and the ceremonial behaviors they generate. Characteristic cases of memorials presented here prove that commemoration in the Republic of Cyprus is inextricably linked to location which is either associated with an actual event of death, or draws power from its relation to culturally symbolic institutional buildings. The memorials illustrate the blending of private and public sphere and, respectively, private and social identity of the deceased. They prove that the affinities between heroism and sanctity within the Greek cultural milieu have imbued the social subconscious and impacted significantly on the collective recollections and the national narratives. This paper focuses on the aesthetics of the memorials which, due to their affinities with tombs in Greek and Cypriot cemeteries, lack affirmative hope, healing and closure of the trauma. On the contrary, they persist in portraying victimhood as a state of being.展开更多
I On the occasion of the 5 0th anniversary of the founding of the People’S Re-public of China and of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the PRC andRussia,both countries have pledged to take this opportunity...I On the occasion of the 5 0th anniversary of the founding of the People’S Re-public of China and of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the PRC andRussia,both countries have pledged to take this opportunity to further strengthenand develop bilateral relations in the coming 21st century. Looking back at the 50-year relationship between China and Russia,it is notdifficult to see that it underwent not only close cooperation,but also severe con-展开更多
Prof. Duzheng YE （also spelt Tu-Cheng Yeh） was one of the main founders of modern meteorology in China. He devoted himself to the Earth sciences for more than 70 years, during which time his contributions, to name j...Prof. Duzheng YE （also spelt Tu-Cheng Yeh） was one of the main founders of modern meteorology in China. He devoted himself to the Earth sciences for more than 70 years, during which time his contributions, to name just a few, included establishing Tibetan Plateau meteorology; developing the theory of atmospheric longwave energy dispersion, and therefore providing the theoretical basis for modern weather forecasting.展开更多
文摘Wu Xinmou （Ou Sing-mo） was born in Jiangyin, a peaceful Chinese town in Jiangsu Province by the Yangtze River, on April 14 of 1910, his father was a teacher of history at a local school. Wu Xinmou received his school education in home town and entered the department of mathematics of National Central University in Nanjing where he was taught higher algebra, geometry and analysis by Professor He Lu, a French returned scholar.
文摘The Symposium commemorating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) with the theme of "international exchanges, connecting the world" was held in Beijing on the 30thof September.
文摘Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to attend this meeting today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Chinese Association for International Understanding, which has maintained long-time sound cooperation with my organization,
文摘Respected leaders and council members,I feel very much honored to make a speech at this meeting as an ordinary council member. First of all, I would like to extend warm congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the founding of CAFIU.Meanwhile, I would also like to use
文摘There were both good times and bad times in the history of SinoJapanese relations.And the single most important lesson we could draw from it is that cooperation 1eads to a in-win situation,while conflict lose-lose.The purpose of reviewing and contemplating on this part of history is to look forward to the future.
文摘China put forward the concept of human rights protection for prisoners as part of the modernization of its prison system. On Nov. 1, 1991; the Chinese government published the white pa- per ＂Human Rights in China＂ and it showed that human rights theories and practices in China fully embody the basic spirit and requirements set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On August 11, 1992,
文摘It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, ending an intense political debate about how much independence villagers committees should be given to manage village affairs and to what extent villagers should be allowed to choose their leaders. It is five years in which the implementation of villagers autonomy as defined by the law proceeded the fastest and the achievements were the most fruitful. Local laws Over the past five years, all places
文摘I was embraced by a dream:to spend the rest of my life in a paradise with the old folks with whom we had spent our youth in Tibet.In August 2006,my 30th anniversary of entering Tibet.I drove back to the tableland and shared my wish with Tsering Lhada.He agreed and
文摘This article explores the rhetoric and mass mediation of the national Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD)commemoration ceremony,as broadcast on British television.Following the recommendation of the Stockholm International Forum,since 2001,Britain has commemorated victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides on 27 January.The national commemoration has been broadcast on television five times:in 2001,2002,2005,2015 and 2016.These programmes both reflect and illuminate the complex processes of (national)histories,individual memory and collective remembrance,and the ways that they mediate and interact with each other in social and historic contexts.I argue that these televised ceremonies orientate to four communicative metafunctions,the combination of which is particular to this media genre.They aim to simultaneously achieve four things:to Communicate History ('what happened');to Communicate Values ('why we commemorate');to Communicate Solemnity ('how we commemorate');and to Communicate Hope ('that we are not defined by this catastrophic past').In this article,I examine:the ways that these metafunctions are communicated through words,music and images;and 'some of the ways that these metafunctions can rhetorically derail,undermining their communication.
文摘Charles Chen(Chen Zhanxiang)was one of the founders and pioneers of China’s modern urban planning.He used to be the Chief Engineer in the Construction Administration Department of the Government of Republic of China.He was mostly known through the'Liang&Chen Proposal,'a Plan for the New Civic Center submitted to the newly inaugurated Municipal Government of
文摘This issue of Journal of Meteorological Research is dedicated to commemorating Shaowu Wang, a former professor of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University.
文摘Hu Sishe, vice-president of the CPAFFC, led a delegation to Japan to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the normalization of relations be-tween China and Japan and to attend relevant cultural events from May 1 to 5 at the invitation of the Nanao Japan-China Friendship Society. He
文摘The Commemorative Plaque Industry thrives at the hands of the local craftsmen in Ghana. Techniques, methods, tools, and materials used as handed to them by their previous masters have remained the same over the years. As a result, plaques produced had peculiar problems such as text fading, degrading the actual effect of the plaques. Additionally, metals once widely used for making plaques devoid of text fading in the industry seem to have lost their relevance due to metal plaque theft, rust on metal plaques, and the continuous rise in metal prices. This research uses descriptive, experimental, and case studies of the qualitative research method to examine the problems associated with locally produced commemorative plaques. A total of hundred (100) artisans, including metal scrap dealers, and plaque buyers, were selected for the study. Direct observation and face-to-face interviews were conducted with the local craftsmen, art lecturers and students, scrap dealers, and plaque buyers who were purposively sampled for the study. The study revealed that existing materials like ceramic and aluminium could be integrated innovatively to produce commemorative plaques devoid of text fading;a corrosion-resistant text could be made using anodized or coated metals used in smaller quantities to reduce costs while also making them unattractive for theft and lastly, silicone sealant was found to be a viable option for permanently inscribing text on porcelain bases. The results clarify and underline the necessity to grow the local plaque industry in terms of plaque production as another essential basis to assure high-quality plaques with no text fading that will survive for generations to serve their intended purpose.
文摘Former WWII-forced labourers have dealt with their experiences in various ways. Migrations before, during and after the war have made a lasting impact. So there are individual and collective ways of dealing with these experiences. In an internationally comparative approach, commonalities and differences of these ways will be analysed within the contexts of the respective societal structures, political systems and of the evolving cultures of commemoration since 1945 in three different countries： （1） Ukraine as it was the origin of one of the biggest single national groups of forced labourers; （2） Germany as it was the country that initiated and orchestrated the Europe-wide system of forced labour, but also coerced some of its own citizens to work; and （3） England as it was the most important immigration country for former forced labourers within Europe, while there were also British Prisoners of War who had to perform forced labour; the relation between individual and collective memories with regard to the specific experiences of the former forced labourers is also taken into consideration. Finally, the understanding of the term ＂forced labour＂ that has been developed within historiography is contrasted with the subjective evaluations of the people concerned.
文摘This paper focuses on the symbolic power exercised through the memorials in the Republic of Cyprus. Public sculpture is almost exclusively memorial sculpture and it reflects the predominant values of the national identity. This paper constitutes the first analysis of current historical and cultural perceptions in the southern part of the island through these visual representations and the ceremonial behaviors they generate. Characteristic cases of memorials presented here prove that commemoration in the Republic of Cyprus is inextricably linked to location which is either associated with an actual event of death, or draws power from its relation to culturally symbolic institutional buildings. The memorials illustrate the blending of private and public sphere and, respectively, private and social identity of the deceased. They prove that the affinities between heroism and sanctity within the Greek cultural milieu have imbued the social subconscious and impacted significantly on the collective recollections and the national narratives. This paper focuses on the aesthetics of the memorials which, due to their affinities with tombs in Greek and Cypriot cemeteries, lack affirmative hope, healing and closure of the trauma. On the contrary, they persist in portraying victimhood as a state of being.
文摘I On the occasion of the 5 0th anniversary of the founding of the People’S Re-public of China and of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the PRC andRussia,both countries have pledged to take this opportunity to further strengthenand develop bilateral relations in the coming 21st century. Looking back at the 50-year relationship between China and Russia,it is notdifficult to see that it underwent not only close cooperation,but also severe con-
文摘Prof. Duzheng YE （also spelt Tu-Cheng Yeh） was one of the main founders of modern meteorology in China. He devoted himself to the Earth sciences for more than 70 years, during which time his contributions, to name just a few, included establishing Tibetan Plateau meteorology; developing the theory of atmospheric longwave energy dispersion, and therefore providing the theoretical basis for modern weather forecasting.
