Since the late 1970s China has implemented sweeping economic reforms for almost 40 years. At the same time, it has not officially adjusted its previous moral code. As a result, the country is now faced with a widespre...Since the late 1970s China has implemented sweeping economic reforms for almost 40 years. At the same time, it has not officially adjusted its previous moral code. As a result, the country is now faced with a widespread moral crisis characterized by greed and anomie. To offer a remedy for this crisis in his novel The Door of the Sheep （1999）, Li Peifu, a noted writer from Henan Province, creates a village leader intent on maintaining his authoritative moral position as a shepherd by restraining his corporeal desires and exercising his authority on his flock and for his flock. In a subsequent novel entitled pervasive moral disorientation in a village where nobody assumes a pastoral position. The present article analyzes these two novels in connection with the sociopolitical environment of contemporary China. Special attention will be paid to Li＇s interpretation of human selfishness as the root cause of the moral crisis and his attempt to offer a politically feasible and morally effective solution.展开更多
Zang Qin, 42, a taxi driver in Shanghai, came into the media spotlight because of a blog posting, and has now become a household name in China. It all started from a conversation between Zang and Liu Run, a department...Zang Qin, 42, a taxi driver in Shanghai, came into the media spotlight because of a blog posting, and has now become a household name in China. It all started from a conversation between Zang and Liu Run, a department manager for Microsoft (China) Corp., when Liu took Zang’s taxi in the middle of March. Liu posted an article on his blog noting how Zang had a monthly income of 8,000 yuan (almost twice the average income of local taxi drivers) by choosing the time he works, his customers and routes to control costs. Zang said he is a happy driver, good at finding pleasure in work. Liu’s article was later linked to other websites and caused a sensation. According to Beijing Youth Daily, Liu invited Zang to Microsoft to give a lecture to some 50 employees. The 45-minute speech was interrupted eight times by hearty applause.展开更多
文摘Since the late 1970s China has implemented sweeping economic reforms for almost 40 years. At the same time, it has not officially adjusted its previous moral code. As a result, the country is now faced with a widespread moral crisis characterized by greed and anomie. To offer a remedy for this crisis in his novel The Door of the Sheep （1999）, Li Peifu, a noted writer from Henan Province, creates a village leader intent on maintaining his authoritative moral position as a shepherd by restraining his corporeal desires and exercising his authority on his flock and for his flock. In a subsequent novel entitled pervasive moral disorientation in a village where nobody assumes a pastoral position. The present article analyzes these two novels in connection with the sociopolitical environment of contemporary China. Special attention will be paid to Li＇s interpretation of human selfishness as the root cause of the moral crisis and his attempt to offer a politically feasible and morally effective solution.
文摘Zang Qin, 42, a taxi driver in Shanghai, came into the media spotlight because of a blog posting, and has now become a household name in China. It all started from a conversation between Zang and Liu Run, a department manager for Microsoft (China) Corp., when Liu took Zang’s taxi in the middle of March. Liu posted an article on his blog noting how Zang had a monthly income of 8,000 yuan (almost twice the average income of local taxi drivers) by choosing the time he works, his customers and routes to control costs. Zang said he is a happy driver, good at finding pleasure in work. Liu’s article was later linked to other websites and caused a sensation. According to Beijing Youth Daily, Liu invited Zang to Microsoft to give a lecture to some 50 employees. The 45-minute speech was interrupted eight times by hearty applause.
