China has 56 nationalities,each having it’s own unique holidays.Whether the holidaymemorialize a famous person or historical event each has a colourful story behind it.For the Yi people,the primary festivals are Tran...China has 56 nationalities,each having it’s own unique holidays.Whether the holidaymemorialize a famous person or historical event each has a colourful story behind it.For the Yi people,the primary festivals are Transplanting Flowers Day,Herding Day,Buckwheat Day,Torch Festival and New Year’s celebration.The Yi who live along the Jin-Sha River bank,near Hui-Li county in Sichuan Provincedress themselves up each year on the 15th day of the first lunar month.They climb up the sur-展开更多
Disabled people are the poorest in the rural poor with the biggest difficulty in getting rid of poverty and the highest rate of returning to poverty.They are one of the key groups in rural poverty alleviation work.Thi...Disabled people are the poorest in the rural poor with the biggest difficulty in getting rid of poverty and the highest rate of returning to poverty.They are one of the key groups in rural poverty alleviation work.This is the key and difficult point of winning the fight against poverty.Luquan County is a national poverty-stricken county with a large number of disabled people.Since the implementation of the fight against poverty in 2016,the county has introduced a series of policies and measures to help the disabled to get rid of poverty from housing,medical care,schooling for children of the disabled and income increase,and good results have been achieved in poverty alleviation,making important contributions to the poverty alleviation of the county.Based on field research and interviews,this paper analyzes and condenses the specific practices,main results and successful experience of the poverty alleviation model in Luquan County,Yunnan Province to provide necessary reference for the targeted poverty alleviation by helping the disabled in Yunnan Province and other provinces.展开更多
This paper mainly adopts the method of the literature analysis and combines knowledge of mythology,sports history,and ethnology to study Bubo,a Zhuang myth about a hero named Bubo,who fought heroically against the Thu...This paper mainly adopts the method of the literature analysis and combines knowledge of mythology,sports history,and ethnology to study Bubo,a Zhuang myth about a hero named Bubo,who fought heroically against the Thunder King and the Dragon King.By analyzing Bubo’s struggle with nature and the ruthless rulers,this paper reveals the sublime heroism that consists of bravery,strength,wisdom,and fearlessness,and a cultural tradition that emphasizes virtue,reason,life,and unity.Moreover,this paper offers a glimpse of the characteristics of the Zhuang sports culture behind the myth,including the humanistic trait of being people-oriented,the code of conduct of observing morals and manners,the knighterrantry of rising above self,the need-based incentive of guiding people to their merits,and the educational significance of promoting collectivism.展开更多
’It was what many Chinese called Lolo land,not knowing that Lolo is a pejorative to theancient Yi people who inhabit Burma Tibetan ethnic pool that lies on China’s western reaches.These people,tall,dark,distinctivel...’It was what many Chinese called Lolo land,not knowing that Lolo is a pejorative to theancient Yi people who inhabit Burma Tibetan ethnic pool that lies on China’s western reaches.These people,tall,dark,distinctively un Chinese with their own shamanic religion,their deep belief in magic and spirits.…when they poked out a meagre living,herdingsheep,culitvating a patch of corn or millet on the mountainside.’展开更多
Background:Urbanization in China is rapidly proceeding,but rural-to-urban migration and its association with overweight and obesity is not well studied.This study aimed to explore the age at arrival,duration of migrat...Background:Urbanization in China is rapidly proceeding,but rural-to-urban migration and its association with overweight and obesity is not well studied.This study aimed to explore the age at arrival,duration of migration,and the corresponding association with overweight/obesity in Yi migrants in China.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural and urban areas in 2015 in Sichuan province,China.Demographic characteristics,lifestyle factors,and anthropometry were collected.General linear regression models were used to assess the effect of duration of migration(1-10,11-20,21-30,and>30 years)on body mass index(BMI).Multi-variable logistic regression was used to examine the association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity(BMI≥25 kg/m^(2)).Results:A total of 3056 Yi people(1894 Yi farmers and 1162 Yi migrants)aged 20 to 80 years were enrolled.After adjusting for age,sex,and other potential confounders,Yi migrants had 1.71 kg/m^(2)(95%confidence interval[CI]:1.36-2.06)higher BMI and a 2.13-fold(95%CI:1.71-2.65)higher risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,stratified by age at arrival,no significant association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity was observed in those who were 0 to 20 years old at arrival.In comparison,in migrants>20 years old at arrival,compared with the reference group(1-10 years),long-term migration(>30 years)was found to be associated with overweight/obesity after adjustment(odds ratio:1.85,95%CI:1.04-3.29).Conclusions:Yi migrants were observed to have greater risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,the risk of overweight/obesity increased according to the duration of migration,especially in those who were older upon their arrival.展开更多
The myth of Manchu origin was narrated in different versions with the same theme and variant details.Based on Manchu documents,the myth of Manchu origin has two early versions that were written in Manchu with minor di...The myth of Manchu origin was narrated in different versions with the same theme and variant details.Based on Manchu documents,the myth of Manchu origin has two early versions that were written in Manchu with minor differences in the narration of the story.From the earliest version of 1635 to the version compiled in the nineteenth century,all the authors highlight that the origin of the Manchu people as coming from a heavenly being,with the purpose of reinforcing the Qing dynasty’s legitimacy as coming from the heaven,as was officially declared by the Qing government throughout the dynasty.This article makes a comparative study based on evidential research on the facts contained in different versions of the myth and the time periods of composition.展开更多
文摘China has 56 nationalities,each having it’s own unique holidays.Whether the holidaymemorialize a famous person or historical event each has a colourful story behind it.For the Yi people,the primary festivals are Transplanting Flowers Day,Herding Day,Buckwheat Day,Torch Festival and New Year’s celebration.The Yi who live along the Jin-Sha River bank,near Hui-Li county in Sichuan Provincedress themselves up each year on the 15th day of the first lunar month.They climb up the sur-
基金Supported by Commissioned Project of Office of Rural Work Leading Group of Kunming Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China "Study on the Poverty Alleviation Model of Kunming City in the Context of World Poverty Reduction"Construction Project of Party Branch Secretary’s Studio of "Double Leader" Teachers in Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education of China
文摘Disabled people are the poorest in the rural poor with the biggest difficulty in getting rid of poverty and the highest rate of returning to poverty.They are one of the key groups in rural poverty alleviation work.This is the key and difficult point of winning the fight against poverty.Luquan County is a national poverty-stricken county with a large number of disabled people.Since the implementation of the fight against poverty in 2016,the county has introduced a series of policies and measures to help the disabled to get rid of poverty from housing,medical care,schooling for children of the disabled and income increase,and good results have been achieved in poverty alleviation,making important contributions to the poverty alleviation of the county.Based on field research and interviews,this paper analyzes and condenses the specific practices,main results and successful experience of the poverty alleviation model in Luquan County,Yunnan Province to provide necessary reference for the targeted poverty alleviation by helping the disabled in Yunnan Province and other provinces.
文摘This paper mainly adopts the method of the literature analysis and combines knowledge of mythology,sports history,and ethnology to study Bubo,a Zhuang myth about a hero named Bubo,who fought heroically against the Thunder King and the Dragon King.By analyzing Bubo’s struggle with nature and the ruthless rulers,this paper reveals the sublime heroism that consists of bravery,strength,wisdom,and fearlessness,and a cultural tradition that emphasizes virtue,reason,life,and unity.Moreover,this paper offers a glimpse of the characteristics of the Zhuang sports culture behind the myth,including the humanistic trait of being people-oriented,the code of conduct of observing morals and manners,the knighterrantry of rising above self,the need-based incentive of guiding people to their merits,and the educational significance of promoting collectivism.
文摘’It was what many Chinese called Lolo land,not knowing that Lolo is a pejorative to theancient Yi people who inhabit Burma Tibetan ethnic pool that lies on China’s western reaches.These people,tall,dark,distinctively un Chinese with their own shamanic religion,their deep belief in magic and spirits.…when they poked out a meagre living,herdingsheep,culitvating a patch of corn or millet on the mountainside.’
基金supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81273158)。
文摘Background:Urbanization in China is rapidly proceeding,but rural-to-urban migration and its association with overweight and obesity is not well studied.This study aimed to explore the age at arrival,duration of migration,and the corresponding association with overweight/obesity in Yi migrants in China.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural and urban areas in 2015 in Sichuan province,China.Demographic characteristics,lifestyle factors,and anthropometry were collected.General linear regression models were used to assess the effect of duration of migration(1-10,11-20,21-30,and>30 years)on body mass index(BMI).Multi-variable logistic regression was used to examine the association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity(BMI≥25 kg/m^(2)).Results:A total of 3056 Yi people(1894 Yi farmers and 1162 Yi migrants)aged 20 to 80 years were enrolled.After adjusting for age,sex,and other potential confounders,Yi migrants had 1.71 kg/m^(2)(95%confidence interval[CI]:1.36-2.06)higher BMI and a 2.13-fold(95%CI:1.71-2.65)higher risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,stratified by age at arrival,no significant association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity was observed in those who were 0 to 20 years old at arrival.In comparison,in migrants>20 years old at arrival,compared with the reference group(1-10 years),long-term migration(>30 years)was found to be associated with overweight/obesity after adjustment(odds ratio:1.85,95%CI:1.04-3.29).Conclusions:Yi migrants were observed to have greater risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,the risk of overweight/obesity increased according to the duration of migration,especially in those who were older upon their arrival.
文摘The myth of Manchu origin was narrated in different versions with the same theme and variant details.Based on Manchu documents,the myth of Manchu origin has two early versions that were written in Manchu with minor differences in the narration of the story.From the earliest version of 1635 to the version compiled in the nineteenth century,all the authors highlight that the origin of the Manchu people as coming from a heavenly being,with the purpose of reinforcing the Qing dynasty’s legitimacy as coming from the heaven,as was officially declared by the Qing government throughout the dynasty.This article makes a comparative study based on evidential research on the facts contained in different versions of the myth and the time periods of composition.
