Jade Bi and Gui: A Reconfirmation on Zhouli Completed in the Early Years of Han Dynasty Based on Sacrificial Ceremony

As an classical book which disputes endlessly on the completed time but systematic and detailed record on official function, rituals and sacrificial vessels, Zhouli (Rites of Zhou) has become a paradoxical existence: on the one hand, it’s a crucial reference document frequently quoted for reconstructing the propriety in the past dynasties and explaining the ritual remains in modern archeology;on the other hand, its authenticity and edition age are always questioned. So the completed time of Zhouli is still a bottleneck problem and cannot be ignored. This article focuses on the tradition of sacrificial jade Bi and Gui based on the written documents and archeological findings, demonstrate once again that Zhouli was completed in early Han dynasty.

Launching Ceremony of the International Living Water Project Held in Nairobi,Kenya

Jointly hosted by Jiangsu People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Amity Foundation,the launching ceremony of the International Living Water Project was held in Nairobi,Kenya on the afternoon of April 18.Ma Xin,member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Executive Vice-Governor,and Pasalis,member of the Kenyan National Assembly,attended the event and delivered speeches.

China in Foreign Eyes 2023 Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest awards ceremony held in Hangzhou

In November 25,the awards ceremony for the 2023 Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest took place at the Zhejiang University of Media and Communications(ZUMC)in Hangzhou,capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.Attending the ceremony were Gao Anming,vice president and editor-in-chief of China International Communications Group(CICG),Luo Lili,a leading member of the Publicity Department of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Government Information Office,Zhao Jun,editor-in-chief of the CICG Center for the Asia-Pacific(CICG Asia-Pacific),Xu Rong,editor-in-chief of the Foreign Languages Press(FLP),and Yang Liping,secretary of the Party Committee of the ZUMC.Also attending were representatives of the award-winning foreign students,their teachers,and the media.

National Image Construction from the Perspective of Multimodal Metaphor-A Case Study of the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics

The national image is a comprehensive concept with a distinct political feature,including the international image presented to the outside world,and also encompassing the national identity of the people.With the development of globalization,international cultural communication has become a crucial part of shaping the national image,and the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics has become an important opportunity for China to showcase its national image to the world in the post-pandemic era.Based on Forceville’s multimodal metaphor theory,this paper examines the metaphorical phenomena contained in the performance and their functions,effects,and purposes in the construction of the national image.It is found that there are many scenes,images,and narratives in the opening ceremony,including war metaphor,competition metaphor,personification metaphor,and other conceptual metaphors.The focus of this paper is on multimodal metaphor in a broad sense,mainly encompassing auditory and visual modes.Through the use of these multimodal metaphors,the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics builds an image of a vibrant,peace-loving,and responsible country,which not only demonstrates China’s cultural self-confidence,but also expresses the Chinese people’s beautiful vision for the early reunification of the motherland.

Speech by Mme. Wang Zhizhen at the Closing Ceremony of the 2013 “Understanding and Cooperation” Dialogue

Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,friends,With the joint efforts of all of you,the 2013"Understanding&Cooperation"Dialogue,held by the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)has successfully completed all items on its agenda.It’s time to bid farewell.During the past 4 days,we came across over half China from Beijing to Jiangxi Province,feeling the hot summer days and witnessing

Correlation between Ancestral Temple Worship Sacrifice Culture and Clan Etiquettes in Traditional Settlements of Jiangxi Province

To explore the correlation between ancestor temple sacrifice culture and clan etiquettes in traditional settlements of Jiangxi Province, this paper analyzed origination and development of ancestor temple, focused on the patriarchal thought that respects ancestors and unifies the clan, the relationship between clan power and political power, sacrifice and patriarchy. The research found that the plain clan etiquettes were significant for unifying the clansmen, inheriting historical context, and stabilizing primarylevel organizations in rural areas.

Brief Analysis of Religious Sacrificial Activities in Agricultural Production of Ethnic Minorities in China

China is vast in territory and there are 55 ethnic minorities. Due to the geographical location,the experience in the development process and the stage of cultural development,ethnic minorities show great differences with Han people in many aspects,so that in the process of obtaining food,they manifest different cultural characteristics,especially the religious sacrifices and taboos present in the agricultural production process show more uniqueness and retain more primitive features.

Changes in Japanese Nurses’ Awareness of Patient Interactions Following a Japanese Tea Ceremony

This study provided foundational data for use in nursing interventional methods for improving nurse-patient relationships. This was a descriptive study on the effectiveness of a Japanese tea ceremony (in Japanese: chado) intervention for improving nurse-patient relationships. I conducted a Japanese tea ceremony and examined changes in nurses’ awareness regarding interactions with patients after this intervention. The tea ceremonies were conducted with the cooperation of an Urasenke tea ceremony lecturer. A quiet environment with chairs and tables was provided for all participants while they provided written answers to a descriptive survey, which was administered before and after the intervention;they required approximately 20 min to complete the survey. The mean length of each nurse’s description was 800 characters. The tea ceremony was effective in bringing about definite changes in nurses’ awareness concerning interactions with patients. This study is useful in that it suggests how nurses can maintain good interpersonal relationships with patients.

Kocel Steel Foundry Grand Opening Ceremony

On May 9, 2006 the Grand Opening ceremony of Kocel Steel Foundry Co., Ltd. was held in the National Economic and Technological Development Zone in Yinchuan City, Ningxia, China. Kocel Steel Foundry Co., Ltd. is a large scale enterprise producing steel castings and it is jointly established by Ningxia Kocel Group, Changcheng Suzaki Machine & Foundry Co., Ltd. and Voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH, Austria. At am 8:55 as the brass band played the grand music and the firecrackers were lighted up, the leaders and guests came into the ceremony place in the warmly applauds. The honored guests included CHEN Jian-guo, Party Secretary of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region; WANG

Ching Ming Group Limited die-casting project held groundbreaking ceremony in Xishan District, Wuxi city

In mid-November, 2017, the project of New Energy Vehicle Engine Parts of Ching Ming （Wuxi） Metal Technology Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony in Yangjian Town, Xishan District, Wuxi city. The project is invested by the renowned die-casting company - Hong Kong Ching Ming Group Limited, with a total investment of US$ 100 million. The project, covering an area of 84 thousand square meters （the building area is 80 thousand square meters）, will mainly focus its business on research, development, and production of key parts of new energy automotive engines.

Tianheng Sea Sacrifice Festival： The Chinese-Style Carnival

The Sea Sacrifice Festival in Tianheng town, Qingdao, China starts from Ming dynasty and enjoys a history ofmore than 500 years. As the largest and most famous festival of offering sacrifice to the sea in China, it developsfrom the traditional ritual performed by fishermen, who intended to pray for blessing and safety from the God ofthe Sea into a huge carnival attending by thousands of people to express their aspiration for a wonderful life andbright future. This day, the sea sacrifice festival has the new social values and cultural connotations due to thechange of life style, the rise of intangible cultural heritage protection activities, and the integration of many otherculture elements, such as Yanko, drum, and Peking opera performance.

‘International Museum Day 2019’ China Main Venue Opening Ceremony Held in Hunan

The "museum fever" has become a new fashion of Chinese social culture, and the cross-border integration and innovation of "muscum+" has become a new engine for promoting high-quality development.

Research on the Symbolic Meaning of Sacrificing in Raza Ritual in Northwest Ethnic Corridor

Raza Festival is a harvest festival in Taomin region of Northwest Ethnic Corridor in China.Its celebration ceremony Raza Jump can be divided into Small Jump and Big Jump.There is a ritual called the Lingsheng,in which cocks,pigs,and sheep are sacrificed to ancestors and the god of Raza,having own symbolic meaning.

Philosophical and Aesthetic Significance of Ceremonial and Anniversary Cloth Designs of Three Ghanaian Universities

The study concemed itself with the philosophical and aesthetic evaluation of selected ceremonial and anniversary designed cloths of three Ghanaian universities. The study, which was qualitative in nature, specifically sought to identify, describe, examine and analyse the design patterns of ceremonial and anniversary cloths, appraise their aesthetic values and significance in relation to the ideals, and philosophies of the institutions. The sampled cloth designs were discussed and analysed in descriptive form. The research revealed that there are several symbolic meanings attached to the corporate identities that sum up the objectives, ideals, values and philosophies of the institutions and corporate cloth design, whether for anniversary, ceremony or otherwise serves as an element of social cohesion.

Jewish Sources for Iconography of the Akedah/Sacrifice of Isaac in Art of Late Antiquity

The earliest known image of the binding of Isaac,known as the Akedah,is on a Torah shrine in a synagogue in Dura Europos,Syria dating before 244(fig.1).It shows a fully developed iconography of a young Isaac on the altar with the burning wood,the ram by the tree,Abraham holding the knife,and the hand of God issuing from a cloud.Though the visual narrative is largely based on the account of the Akedah in Genesis 22,it also relies on details found in other Jewish literary sources that include the Talmud,Targum Onkelos,Targum Pseudo-Jonathan,commentary on Genesis by Rashi,Midrash account of Pirkei De Rabbi Eliezer,and Genesis Rabbah.This paper will present unexplored Jewish sources for the iconography of the Akedah/Sacrifice of Isaac in art of Late Antiquity.

Preparation of ultrafine core-shell nickel spheres via self-sacrificial template

Self-sacrificial template, which is freshly precipitated Ni(OH)2 colloid, is used to fabricate ultrafine core-shell nickel spheres. The size distribution, morphology, chemical and catalyzed properties of the synthesized spheres can be controlled by regulating the preparation conditions. The varying conditions are: initial nickel ion concentration, the pH value of the solution, the scouring agent and the anion in saline solution. With very little Ni2+ concentration in the solution, the hollow spheres are formed. The higher the alkali content, the more the ultrafine colloidal cores.

Jingshan Tea Ceremony:The Origin of Zen Tea

THE Wanshou Zen Temple in Jingshan Mountains,Hangzhou City,east China’s Zhejiang Province,is known for its distinctive tea ceremony.It is a tea drinking ceremony combining Zen philosophy and tea culture to honor distinguished guests.The ceremony originated in the middle of the Tang Dynasty (618-907),flourished in the Song (960-1279)and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties,and was later introduced to Japan where it became the origin of the Japanese tea ceremony.The beautiful Jingshan District has always been renowned for tea.The "Sage of Tea" Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty used to stay here,and the place was also the inspiration of his monumental work,The Classic of Tea,the first known book in the world featuring the cultivation,preparation,and drinking of tea.