A Set of Acupuncture Needles in the Late Qing Dynasty Collected by George Souliéde Morant

In the early 20th century,French vice-consul George Souliéde Morant encountered acupuncture during his visit to China,and then brought it back to France.After more than a century,his collection was transported from Paris,France to Kunming,China,and later recognized as a Chinese national third-class precious cultural heritage.Currently housed in the Museum of Western Studies on Chinese Medicine at Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine,this set of instruments includes one needle holder converted from a fan-shaped holder,ten acupuncture needles,and eleven paper tags handwritten in English with names of diseases and body parts.This article attempts to present the foundational information and historical significance of this collection of this set of late Qing dynasty acupuncture instruments by reviewing the collection and related research on acupuncture instruments,consulting acupuncture professionals,measuring the detailed information of the set of instruments,and employing a method of translating and summarizing the content of the attached tags.

Structural Carpentry in Qing Dynasty-A Framework for the Hierarchically Modularized Chinese Timber Structural Design

This article, by using mathematical expressions, offers a scientific framework for understanding how the grading system of Qing′s structural carpentry determines the design and construction in the grand style timber architecture.The Qing′s grand style timber structure, which is ready for prefabrication and assembly, is extremely hierarchical oriented and significantly standardized. The general procedure in designing a grand style timber structure is to start with the grade that defines the basic module (dou kou); next comes with the number of bracket set (cuan), the number of longitudinal bays and the number of purlins which affect its plan and cross section; thirdly choose a roof type that determines its longitudinal section and the facade as well. A series of formulae are conducted to help depict the layout, cross sectional roof curvature and special longitudinal treatments in 4 sloped and 9 spined roofs respectively.

CHINESE LADY'S DAILY WEAR IN LATE QING DYNASTY AND EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD

The goal of this research is to describe and analyze women’s wear in the late Qing Dynasty andearly Republic Period(late 19th c.—early 20th c.),with an emphasis on the daily informal orsemi-formal wear,though some formal or ceremonial costumes such as wedding dress will also beincluded.This study will use Chinese costumes and textiles from many museums to fill in theblanks left by previous research and to give a more detailed and accurate description.It will alsouse historical documents to find the original names of these items and to illustrate a general conceptof their usage on different occasions.The different categories of women’s wear will be described in the following order:①robes orcoats;②jackets;③waistcoats or vests;④skirts;⑤pants and leggings;⑥shoes and socks;⑦headdresses;and⑧others.Of every category,the textiles,decoration,cut,form,style,colourand motif will be discussed.The way in which these items were combined will also be discussed.The comparison between women’s wear and men’s wear,women’s and children’s informal andformal dress will be given.Here are some tentative conclusions.First,the Manchu and Han style coexisted and mixedwith each other and were worn by both Manchu and Han women.Second,the basic silhouettesand cuts were relatively stable and conventional,while the decorations and details(openings,fasten-ings,pleats,vents,collars and hemlines)were different.The former represented accepted socialstandards while the latter could be a matter of personal taste.Third,women’s wear in that periodwere highly stylized,miscellaneous,elaborate,detailed,multicolored and multi-thematic.

Politicizing the queue： The social, political and cultural symbolism of hair in Qing dynasty and young republican China

The human body, such as hair, serves as a prism through which historical and cultural contexts are effectively refracted. Despite its historical and cultural significance, the role of hair, however, remains curiously a marginalized subject among the renewed interests on the body in the academic fields. In this paper, the author attempts to politicize the queue from 3 perspectives： maintaining a certain prescribed hairstyle is a top-down gesture to construct national conformity; the boundary between Manchu and Han is invoked and reinvented through the battles surrounding the queue politic in late Qing and early Republic; the widespread debate between keeping the queue and cutting the queue at the turn of the 20th century epitomizes the haunting rhetoric of traditionalism and modernism pursuit of modernity in China.

Literary Construction of Liang Qichao's China Dream in Late Qing Dynasty--Based on the Perspective of Liang Qichao's Political Novels

Liang Qichao actually influenced Chinese society of late Qing dynasty in a great and profound way.H e founded several political newspapers,pioneered a literary style called political commentary and wrote many political fictions,which fully embody his deep thinking over China’s destiny at that time under impacts of western politics as well as his practical activities.H is political fiction does not only pioneer new forms and contents of modern fiction,but also play a crucial role in leading numerous writers to construct a"Chinese Dream"literature by granting politics as theme of fiction and shaping of political heroes.W hat’s more,his political fiction also becomes a basis of integration between literature and politics.

Riding the Sea and Chasing the Wave Chinese Ceramics Sold to Europe in the Ming and Qing Dynasties(II)

正Orders from Europe: Features of Chinese Export Porcelain Chinese porcelain was first imported to Europe by Portuguese traders. However, the glossy ware was not supposed to be profitable and was bought as ballast for silk, lacquer ware, spice, and other dearly cargos.

The Tragedy of Women Rebels： Figures of Women Rebels in the Literature of Ming and Qing Dynasties

In the volume of Chinese literature of Ming and Qing dynasties, there are a lot of well-known figures of women rebels, who have been highly spoken of by many later critics for their braveness in breaking the conventional and unfair rules made for women in that male-centered society. In the traditional point of view, the appearance of these literary figures marks the awareness of self-consciousness of women. But this paper, by analyzing two of the representative figures of them, Miss Du Liniang （杜丽娘） in Tang Xianzu＇s drama The Peony Pavilion （牡丹亭） and the women in the Women＇s Kingdom （女儿国） in Li Ruzhen＇s novel Flowers in the Mirror （镜花缘）, tries to figure out and distinguish the superficial gender dependence and the real but hidden role of ＂the other＂ in these characters. It purports to convince that such processes of rebellion are none the less women＇s tragedies, for they serve only to show Chinese women＇s unchangeable position of ＂the second sex＂ in the traditional male-centered society of old China, but merely in some new and different ways.

明清鸡足山兴起中的多民族共塑与交融

大理宾川鸡足山是一座跨民族、跨地域、跨宗教的圣山。鸡足山在明清时期作为圣山兴起的过程,是区域社会中各民族对鸡足山景观的共同塑造、朝山盛节共庆、生产生活物资互通的过程,同时也是鸡足山被各民族接纳认可并被构建为多民族共享的文化符号的过程。一部鸡足山圣地的兴起史,于区域社会而言就是一段多民族共塑圣山的交往交流交融史。在各民族交往交流交融的实践过程中,鸡足山逐渐成为各民族共筑共享的精神家园。

论欧式家具风格对清代中晚期中式家具风格的影响

中国的家具文化源远流长,明清家具在中国家具史上占有十分重要的地位。通过分析中国清式家具与西方家具的风格样式,探究清式家具与欧式家具相互之间的影响和关联。经过比较研究,证明西方家具的风格样式对清式家具有一定的影响,且两者间存在一定的联系。清中期以前,中国传统的清式家具造型与风格占据了主导地位,但到了清代中晚期,清式家具受到西方文化的影响,在设计中吸收了西方文化,创造出多种中西合璧风格的家具。

近代诗歌对叙事传统的归化与创通

陈衍、袁昶、钱仲联等开启了从叙事角度概述近代诗史的尝试,有待于在该领域的进一步展开。近代新旧诗坛在现代性思想的积淀、现代性人格的熔铸、现代艺术技巧的发育等方面具有很多共通性,展示出新旧中西文学传统发展的内在合力。而这些特质用来概括近代诗歌的叙事传统和抒情传统都同样贴切。故在“中国诗歌叙事传统”这一大框架下对“近代诗歌叙事”的核心议题做出进一步的思考和总结,其落脚点则在于叙事伦理、叙事主体和叙事艺术诸方面。这在一定程度上也有重新认识和评价中国诗歌传统的意义。

明清贺兰山主题诗词的书写维度及价值探论

明清时期是贺兰山主题诗词发展的重要阶段,在政治环境、文教事业等地缘因素的共同构建下,诗词作品中的贺兰山突破以往单一的政治地缘形象而呈现出丰富多元的书写维度。一是地理空间维度,以山峦景致咏江山之胜,以贺兰晴雪为代表的景致呈现出书写群体对边地宁夏从疏离到欣赏的情感转向。二是文化空间维度,以塔林佛寺文庙反映儒释道三教相交融的文化氛围。三是心理空间维度,以历史遗迹抒怀古思今之情。明清贺兰山主题诗词的重要研究价值在于贺兰山文学景观的审美形象和文化内涵的变迁过程就是其逐渐与中原文化不断建立联结关系的过程,也见证了中华民族多元一体格局的演进轨迹。

清代满语文的使用发展与满汉文化交融

满语在清代被称为“国语”“清语”,清朝统治者提出的“国语骑射”政策对满族具有重要意义。纵观有清一代,清代满语文的使用发展历经几次重大历史变革,从满文的创制到规范再到满语文使用的衰落,反映了满族在对待满语发展、运用,乃至满语语言体系的基本看法,而满语满文的濒危推动满族融入中华民族的进程。

《清宫医案集成》中熏洗方运用初探

[目的]探究《清宫医案集成》中熏洗方治疗疾病的特殊性和有效性,为现代临床外治法提供参考。[方法]以《清宫医案集成》中117首熏洗方为研究对象,运用Excel软件,对清宫熏洗方的组成、剂量、药性、功效进行整理统计,并结合该书中的相关医案及按语,对熏洗方在清宫中的特色运用进行系统整理。[结果]《清宫医案集成》中的117首宫廷熏洗方在遣方用药上展现出种类繁多、质量上乘,方简药精、效专力宏,随证加减、用药灵活,治病为先、不拘药量,善用风药、不避毒药等多种特色;且另有受众广泛、方式独特、器具考究、药液制备过程细致等其他优势。[结论]《清宫医案集成》中的熏洗方颇具宫廷特色及优势,对其运用展开探索能够获得独特的见解和启示,有助于发扬宫廷用药特色,促进中医药外治疗法的发展,具有较高的研究价值。

从晋南清代戏曲碑刻看《汉语大词典》之微瑕

《汉语大词典》是目前规模最大、收词最广、最具权威性的一部语文辞书,注重“古今兼收,源流并重”,释义准确,书证充实,是一部重要的工具书。但由于规模宏大,编纂任务繁重,《大词典》出现部分书证迟后、孤证、义项未收、词形未收等情况。因此,我们主要以前人关注较少的晋南清代戏曲碑刻为主要语料,从提前书证、补充孤证、增补义项、补充词形四方面进行分析探讨,希望对《大词典》词语的编纂进行有益的修订和补正。

作为“理想”的“二十一世纪”——《电世界》中的现代性想象

作为中国科幻文学的滥觞,晚清科幻小说是进行“想象”的重要工具。它不仅是晚清“现代性”的表征,更是其展开的重要介质。作为与晚清相呼应的历史坐标,“二十一世纪”则为现代性“想象”提供了延展的空间与舞台。《电世界》构建了一个与晚清全然不同的时空坐标与世界体系,对高度发达的现代社会中的时空、科技、人格进行了多维度畅想,较早地尝试了从“神怪”到“科幻”的范式转换,同时对民族国家的建立也进行了一次思想上的探索和准备。

明清人情小说西行之传播价值嬗变

中国古典小说西行滥觞于明清人情小说。从18世纪初《好逑传》走进英语受众至今,该流派作品的英译传播已有300余年历史。目前,该流派中有18部作品已走入英语世界,英译本达77种。其英译传播活动以西方人发起为主,大致经历了道德教化、信息猎取、价值鉴赏三个阶段,总体呈现外热内冷的局面。作品在中西交流史中的价值随着中西关系和传播环境的变化而嬗变,从实用主义逐渐走向学术鉴赏。在中国文化“走出去”的战略背景下,以时间为轴,通过历史分析法综观明清人情小说英译传播情况,揭示其流派价值在中西文化交流史中嬗变的经历和原因。同时,以史为镜,旨在通过发掘中西文化交流中的供需契合点来提升明清人情小说英译传播效果,并为中国其他文学类型的对外传播提供参考。

明清海禁时期朝鲜华商贸易形态的历史嬗变

明清海禁时期,朝鲜华商的商贸活动随着历史的演进出现了一些形态上的变化。首先是在海禁严厉时期,正常的朝鲜华商贸易形态较宋元时期极大地萎缩,出现了特殊的商贸活动和商人形态,如依托官方贸易的官宦商人、开展走私贸易的非法商人等。其次是特殊的朝鲜华商贸易形态产生了反噬作用,促使明朝间断开放民间贸易、清朝完全开放边市贸易,在一定程度上又恢复了中朝之间正常的华商贸易形态。总的来说,朝鲜华商贸易形态的嬗变,与明清王朝的对外贸易政策密切相关。

论清代文言小说扉页的刊印形态及其文体特征

清代文言小说的扉页设计展露出较为明显的文体特征,这集中体现在它的广告性和艺术性两方面。无论是介绍正文、标明书价、征集书稿还是采用艺术书体并留下题写者款识,它都具有独立的商业价值和审美价值。这种扉页特征与白话小说相互影响,一方面,白话小说扉页的书名广告、续书广告、识语广告刺激了清代文言小说扉页广告的出现;另一方面,清代文言小说的扉页题署也由艺术性向商业性递变并自然过渡到白话小说之中。作为一种文体标识,对清代文言小说扉页特征的研究,不仅有助于增强对其刊印形态的认知,而且可以加深对文言与白话交融的理解。

从清前期长城地带历史变迁看中华文明的“五个突出特性”

在2023年6月2日召开的文化传承发展座谈会上,习近平总书记以连续性、创新性、统一性、包容性、和平性五个关键词对中华文明的突出特性作出系统、精准的总结、提炼,该理论即是中华文明的“五个突出特性”。结合清前期长城地带的历史变迁可知,清朝在使用和管理长城上体现了中华文明突出的连续性,在促进长城地带统一上体现了中华文明突出的创新性,在维系长城地带的统合上体现了中华文明突出的统一性,在促进长城地带民族交融上体现了中华文明突出的包容性,在维系长城地带和平及贸易上体现了中华文明突出的和平性。