Editorial Commentary:The History of Controlling and Treating Infectious Diseases in Ancient China

I recently read the article by LIU et all entitled The History of Controlling and Treating Infectious Diseases in Ancient China with great interest.The paper comprehensively summarizes ancient Chinese approaches to combat epidemics,elucidating them through the lens of three key elements of infectious diseases.Summarizing thousands of years of records detailing major infectious disease occurrences across various dynasties is no small feat.

Analysis of the Teaching of Ancient Chinese History in the Heritage Conservation Technology Major

Ancient Chinese history is an important part of the curriculum of the Heritage Conservation Technology major.Students can better understand the history of cultural relics and improve their humanistic literacy,which will help them in restoring cultural relics.At present,there are numerous challenges in teaching ancient Chinese history in the Heritage Conservation Technology major.These challenges necessitate the development of effective teaching reform strategies.This paper outlines these challenges and explores effective teaching reform strategies to provide a reference for educators.

Interpretation,Construction and Exhibition-Seeking the Positive Significance of Ancient Architecture Model Making in the Teaching of History of Chinese Architecture

On the basis of a special project for teaching reform, in order to change the boring and dull situation of History of Chinese Architecture in students, ancient architecture model was introduced in the teaching process of the pure history course. Through the interpretation, construction, and exhibition stages,the ability of students in grasping the knowledge of architecture history can be strengthened. Then, from the historical background, physical composition, artistic conception of space, structural system, detailed structure, and architectural evolution, the positive significance of ancient architecture model to the teaching of the History of Chinese Architecture was discussed, in the hope of providing certain theoretical basis for the teaching of the History of Chinese Architecture.

M.A. AND PH.D. DISSERTATIONS 2011 Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations Northeast Normal University, Changchun

Assyriology, Supervisor WU Yuhong, AACUD Project, 2011 LI Xueyan, Ph.D. The Reconstruction of the Archive of Nasa, the General Manager and Fattener

Development and Evolution of Papermaking in Ancient China based on the Uses and Forms of Paper

In the past,scholars have divided the history of Chinese papermaking into different stages based on the development of ancient papermaking technology,emphasizing the development and progress of papermaking in different historical periods but paying less attention to the changes in the form of paper.Here,the stages are defined based on changes in use and function rather than technological developments.When this approach is combined with the history of printing,books,calligraphy,and painting,the history of Chinese papermaking can be divided into the writing paper,writing and printing paper,printing paper,and calligraphy and painting paper periods.Different periods of paper have significant differences in texture,form,and performance owing to their different applications.This significant difference provides a reference for the identification of ancient papers and reveals the internal connection between the history of printing,books,calligraphy,painting,and papermaking.

Gu Jiegang’s “Discussion of Ancient History” Movement and It Relationship with Developments in Western Sinology

The scholarship in modern China is closely related to Western sinology in terms of school ties.Gu Jiegang’s launching of the"Discussion of Ancient History"movement centered on the"theory of the accumulated creation of Chinese ancient history"was a representative example.At the beginning of the movement Hu Shi and Gu Jiegang proposed the notion that,"there was no history before the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"which was indebted to the historical skepticism by Philip Van Ness Myers(American scholar)and Friedrich Hirth(German sinologist)of the same period.The idea that"the Shang Dynasty is still in the late Stone Age"advocated by Hu and Gu was also directly influenced by J.G.Andersson’s An Early Chinese Culture.Conversely,American sinologist Arthur W.Hummel Sr played a key role in introducing and evaluating the first volume of Discussion of Ancient History to Western academia.Paradoxically,while Swedish sinologis Bernhard Karlgren wrote On the Authenticity and Nature of the Tso Chuan to refute Kang Youwei’s reinterpretation of Confucian Classics(The Forged Classics of the Wang Mang Period),his work however became of value for Chinese historic doubt scholars to reaffirm the value of New Text Confucianism and advance the"Discussion of Ancient History"movement.If we would like to choose a saying to describe the relationship between the"Discussion of Ancien History"movement and Western Sinology,the Chinese proverb,"Stones from other hills may serve to polish jade of this one,"may be an appropriate choice.

Ancient Myths and the Construction of Regional Literary History——The General History of Sichuan Literature

The literary study of ancient mythology is a rational and necessary prerequisite for the study of the general history of Sichuan literature in the Pre-Qin period, though it can go beyond the study of literature. Compared with other Chinese regional literatures such as Jing-Chu literature, the insufficiency of the literalization of the early Ba-Shu myth, to some extent, devalues the Ba-Shu literature in the Pre-Qin period and affects its consistence. When dealing with the influence of ancient mythology on the development of Chinese regional literature, including Sichuan literature, we need to analyze the inherent impact of regional mythology on the developing literature using a three-step process: restoring and summarizing the mythological pedigree, uncovering the “conceptual structure” of the mythology, and explaining the impact of the mythology on the developing literature. This paper uses this three-step process to construct the general history of Sichuan literature.

A Tentative Review of the Studies on the Environmental History of Ancient China

The existing research findings of our environmental history fail to attach due importance to the environmental history of ancient China. The studies of China's environmental history should extend the time scope further to more ancient times and raise interdisciplinary research awareness. Such studies can help us trace our sources of culture and ecology, and better understand the current world and humanity itself. Studies on the environmental history of ancient China also need to be equipped with corresponding research concepts, orientation and approaches.

Ancient Counties of Thousand Years’ History:Xiuwu County

正Lurking in the rocky hills and valleys of Taihang Range in Northwest Henan Province, a mysterious mountain is covered by changeable clouds and mists almost all year round. This is how it gets its name "Yuntai Mountain", which literally means "the cradle of clouds". Roughly 1,000 years ago, on lunar Sep. 9th the Chongyang Festival, a young man topped the major summit "Evodia Summit" of the Yuntai Moutain. There he saw evodia flourishing all over the hills and valleys, and

M.A. AND PH.D. DISSERTATIONS 1993 94 INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY, CHANGCHUN

(Liu Jian), Hittitology, M.A., 1993.11 "Hittite Women in Religion" (Supervisors: Professors Hao Jitao, Lilia Bayun) (Chen Xu), Hittitology, Ph.D., 1993.11 "Hittite Conception of the Personality" (Supervisors: Professors Lin Zhichun, Lilia Bayun)

M.A. AND PH.D. DISSERTATIONS 2008 Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations Northeast Normal University, Changchun

Assyriology QI Xiao, MA The Reconstruction of the Archive of Ur-Kununna, the Scribe of Animal Center of Ur-III Dynasty (ulgi 43 ii - Ibbi-Sin 2 iv) (Supervisor: Wu Yuhong)

M.A. AND PH.D. DISSERTATIONS 1994-95 INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY, CHANGCHUN

Ma Xiaoying, Assyriology, Ph.D., 1994.12 "Women’s Social Status in Old Babylonia Reflected in Marital Property" (Supervisors: Professors Lin Zhichun, Thomas Lee, Tova Meltzer, Wu Yuhong) Wang Liying, Classics, Ph.D., 1995.6 "Sallust’s Bellum Catilinae" (Supervisors: Porfessors Wang Dunshu, P.Ruth Taylor-Briggs, F. Ahlheid, Lin Zhichun)

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY

1.Date:August 25-29,1997(Monday-Friday),fora duration of 5 days including a one-dayvisit to the Xianghai Bird Reserve2 Venue:Northeast Normal UniversityChangchun,Northeast of P.R.China3. Sponsorship:Northeast Normal University andThe Society of Ancient World History in China(SAWHC).4. Topics:The main topics are as follows:(1) The Origins and Rise of AncientCivilizations(2) The Nature and Characteristics ofAncient Civilizations(3) The Features and Aspects of VariousAncient Civilizations:a. Economy b. Social Conditionsc. Politics d. Religions e. Historiographyf. Science and Philosophy g. Literatureh. Archaeology and Art i. Family andWomen＇s Status(4) The Development and Connections ofAncient

The Ancient Craft of Rubbing Is History’s Savior

LONG before copying machines were invented,ancient Chinese had come up with a way to retrieve patterns,calligraphy,or characters engraved on oracle bones,bronze ware,and stone tablets.What they used were pretty simple items:a piece of rice paper,ink,and a cloth ball.They first covered the inscriptions with a piece of rice paper。

Ancient Charm in a Modern World Kashgar’s old city recalls Silk Road’s history and time-honored traditions

[Kashgar is] the best-preserved example of a traditional Islamic city to be found anywhere in Central Asia.