Cultural Conflicts and Compatibility between the East and the West in The Joy Luck Club

Via a study of The Joy Luck Club,Amy Tan's first effort,this essay discusses the cultural conflicts and compatibility between the East and the West as manifested by the conflicts and compatibility between two generations of Chinese Americans in the novel.The paper argues that different living environments,different cultural heritages of the East and the West as well as different values are the main causes of the mother-daughter conflicts in the novel.The paper concludes that these causes could also be regarded as the root of the cultural conflicts between the East and the West in general.More importantly,after a series of efforts,the two generations are in harmony,which stands for the cultural compatibility between the East and the West.

THERMAL FORCING IMPACTS OF THE EASTERLY VORTEX ON THE EAST-WEST SHIFT OF THE SUBTROPICAL ANTICYCLONE OVER WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

By employing the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data sets(1 000 to 10 hPa,2.5°× 2.5°),the thermal forcing impacts are analyzed of an easterly vortex(shortened as EV) over the tropical upper troposphere on the quasi-horizontal movement of the Western Pacific Subtropical Anticyclone(shortened as WPS A) during 22-25 June 2003.The relevant mechanisms are discussed as well.It is shown that the distribution and intensity of the non-adiabatic effect near the EV result in the anomalous eastward retreat of the WPSA.The WPSA prefers extending to the colder region,i.e.,it moves toward the region in which the non-adiabatic heating is weakening or the cooling is strengthening.During the WPSA retreat,the apparent changes of non-adiabatic heating illustrate the characteristics of enhanced cooling in the east side of the EV.Meanwhile,the cooling in the west side exhibits a weakened eastward trend,most prominently at 300 hPa in the troposphere.The evidence on the factors causing the change in thermal condition is found:the most important contribution to the heating-rate trend is the vertical transport term,followed in turn by the local change in the heating rate term and the horizontal advection term.As a result,the atmospheric non-adiabatic heating generated by the vertical transport and local change discussed above is mainly connected to the retreat of the WPSA.

Geochemical anomaly and the causes of transition metal accumulations in late Permian coal from the eastern Yunnan-western Guizhou region

The concentration of 39 trace elements in coal from the late Permian taken from the eastern Yunnan-western Guizhou region was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. It was found that the mean content of Ti, V, Cr, Mo, Co, Ni, Y, and Zr is higher than the national average. The occurrence of Mn, Ni, and Co in the different coalfields is distinctly different. Most of the enriched transition metal elements exist mainly as inorganic minerals. In the Zhina coalfield, Co, Ni, and Nb are primarily associated with sulfur. Mn, Cs, and Mo are mostly sulfides. Almost all Co was organic and a significant part of the Ni is also organic in the Liupanshui coalfield. Cs, Co, and Ni are related to sulfur in the coal taken from eastern Yunnan. Carbonate is the main form of Mn in the coal from eastern Yunnan and the Liupanshui coalfield. Ti is the oxide in the coal samples where Ti is enriched. Zr is in the form of zircon in the samples where Zr is enriched. The situation for most of the transition metal elements is consistent with terrestrial genesis. Coal seams are universally influenced by the sea. The strongly seawater effected peat bog with a reductive and alkaline environment favors the relative enrichment of Mn. A reducing environment is conducive to transition metal element enrichment.

Welding technique studies on the “West-East” pipeline project

This paper described the work of welding process design for the ＂ West-East＂ pipeline project, which is high pressure, large diameter and heavy wall thickness. According to the different geographical situation, climate, culture and the flexibility of the welding methods, this work recommended the semi-automatic process at the east and middle sections and automatic process at the west section of the pipeline project. The manual process is recommended on the tie-in joints and repairs. The double joint pipe and the 3 joint pipe are recommended at the water net place and some in-ditch welding place to reduce the welding volume. Also the special redesigned bevels are recommended for the automatic process and the semiautomatic process. Through all destructive tests, the results shows the welds are meet the requirements of related standards, specifications and design documents.

Comparison of Human Rights Values Between the East and the West——Summary of the 2019 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights

The 2019 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and Austria-China Friendship Association was successfully held in Austria on June 21,2019.Through this conference,China,as an important representative of Eastern countries of human rights,demonstrated its fruitful theoretical and practical human rights achievements to European countries.The conference also witnessed lively communication and exchanges on human rights values and the human rights discourse system between China and the West,during which scholars of the East and the West discussed the universality and particularity of human rights,and the evolution of human rights under different historical and cultural values.The conference advocated that the concept of a community with a shared future for human beings proposed by China should be incorporated into human rights governance of sovereign states and the international community.The convergence and integration of the human rights concepts of the East and the West will inevitably lead human rights practices of the East and the West to embark on a new journey.

Confucian Moralizing Functions of Vernacular Houses:A Case Study of Vernacular Houses of Dongting East Mountain and West Mountain

Confucian ethics, idea and behavior criterion were embodied in "everything" of life, especially in the building as an important tool for moralizing. Taking a case study on vernacular houses of Dongting East Mountain and West Mountain, this paper reveals the "moderate", "etiquette" and "benevolence" as moral contents in the building's layout, form, space, decoration and so on. The moralizing reflects a subtle way of guidance, as well as diversified and systematic characteristics. Vernacular houses deeply mingled with daily life, had unique influence as physical environment, thus realizing the implementation and manifestation of Confucian moralizing ideas that have been converted to folk customs. In sum, the Confucian moralizing function carried by vernacular houses is the product of institutions and rules, and it is also the manifestation of conscious inheritance of cultural identity.

Research & Development of Grade X70 LSAW Steel Pipes for West-East Gas Pipeline

In this article the research and development of X70 large diameter longitudinal seam submerged arc welded (LSAW) steel pipes for West East Gas Transportation Pipeline project (WEGTP) in China are introduced, including the key technique, fabrication of pipe production line, mass production and the latest progress of LSAW steel pipe technique.

The Union of the East and West via Music Culture

It is universally acknowledged that cultural diversity can be showed in various aspects, and it take the music culture for example here. As the UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki Moon said:"there are no languages required in the musical world, That is the power of music.That is the power of heart."Through this promotion of arts we can better understand the culture and civilization of other people.

Western and Eastern Culture Comparison——Compare the First Photographers between West and East

The nineteenth century was a period when the visual arts,growing in both the West and the East,flourished.It witnessed the beginning of photography,the great innovation which posed questions of the blurred distinctions between art and science.The nineteenth century was also the era of collisions of numerous technology and cultures between the West and the East.

Manufacturing Technology Research and Appraisal of Large-Diameter SSAW Pipe Applied to the West-East Pipeline Project

This paper introduced the research and development of large-diameter SSAW pipes applied to West-East Pipeline project as well as domestic acicular ferrite pipeline steel of X70 grade. Its microstructure analysis was performed in comparison with the pipeline steel of a foreign steel plant (SPC). This paper introduced the research of welding procedures prior to SSAW pipe making and some new procedures and technologies used for West-East Pipeline Project, and appraised the practical level of Large-diameter SSAW pipe applied to the West-East Pipeline Project.

The Studies of the Welding Processes and Procedures on the West-East Pipeline Project

The West East pipeline project attracted the attention from all over the world for its long distance, huge diameter, complex geographic conditions, and diversified welding techniques being applied.In this paper the detail welding process and procedures used in the project are discussed and the distinguished achievements on welding techniques of China pipeline construction are described.

The Technical Specification and Physical Performance Level of Line Pipes for West-East Gas Pipeline

The west east gas transmission engineering is an important project attracting domestic and foreign attention. The gas pipeline used in this project is a gas pipeline with the longest distance, largest pipe diameter and highest transmission pressure in the history of petroleum pipeline construction of China. For the construction of top rank gas pipeline in the world with high standard, high speed and high benefit, the key of specifying production of metallurgical and pipe making enterprises and ensuring quality performance of the steel and steel pipe is to research and formulate a feasible and satisfactory technical Specification for engineering steel and steel pipe with international level. In this paper the author introduces the establishment of the technical specification for West East gas pipeline project, and lays emphasis on the analysis and discussion of principle and method determining major technical indexes related to line pipes for West East gas pipeline. The author also introduces actual material selection of gas pipeline home and abroad, and presents examination and application of the technical specification for West-East gas pipeline.

Study and Application of Internal Coating Technique to Drag Reduction of the Trunk Pipeline for the West-East Gas Pipeline

Coverage layer coated in the internal wall of pipeline enables the friction drag to be reduced, the throughput and the gas transmission efficiency to be increased, the frequency of pigging and the number of the intermediate compressor station to be reduced, and the power consumption of the compressor to be decreased etc. The drag reduction is a high advanced scientific technique with outstanding economical benefit. The study and application of internal coating technique for drag reduction of 4000 km trunk pipeline in West East gas transmission pipeline (WEGTP) project are described, in which the main points are the drag reduction principle, coating process and the indoor study of this technique with own decided knowledge property right at home.

Application of New Techniques, Materials and Technologies in West-East Gas Transportation Pipeline Project

With the application of new techniques, materials and technologies in West East Gas Transportation Pipeline (WEGTP) project, the design concept of domestic pipeline industrial construction has been updated, speeding up the development and improvement of the strength as a whole in aspects of smelting industry, pipe fabrication, pipeline construction and equipment manufacture,making China’s pipeline industry catch up with the trend of development of the world advanced level.

东西部协作的历史演进、绩效评估与长效机制构建

东西部协作缘起“两个大局”部署,是中央为缩小东西部发展差距、推进区域协调发展作出的重大制度安排。在梳理东西部协作历史演进的基础上,从经济增长、区域发展、贫困治理三个维度深入阐释其理论意蕴,系统总结了以“上下联动”为主要内容的纵向治理和以结对帮扶为主要内容的横向治理相互联动、互为条件的治理模式。进而以始于2016年东西部县域之间“携手奔小康”行动的开展作为外生冲击事件,基于中西部976个县的面板数据对东西部协作展开绩效评估。面向未来,从完善东中西部协作的顶层设计机制、纵向激励约束机制和横向政府间协同发展机制、优化东中西部产业合作和人才协作机制以及差异化东中西部协作施策机制等方面,提出了完善东中西部协作长效机制的一系列相关对策建议。

我国冰雪运动“南展西扩东进”战略推进研究

运用文献资料、专家访谈、实地考察等方法,探究后冬奥时期我国冰雪运动“南展西扩东进”战略推进的内在逻辑、困境,并提出路径。内在逻辑:以国家体育发展需要为根本遵循,以加快推动体育强国建设为价值目标,以“点—面—全”循序渐进为战略布局。困境:冰雪文化底蕴薄弱,常态化参与者数量不足;冰雪运动资源短缺,服务供给质量不高;冰雪产业不健全,现代化水平较低;冰雪整体竞技实力薄弱,后备人才培养体系待完善。路径:加强冰雪文化传播,营造冰雪文化氛围;统筹推进资源建设,提供高质量冰雪服务;打造冰雪全产业链,推动冰雪产业升级;提升冰雪整体竞技实力,完善后备人才培养体系。

美国亚裔文学中的徐志摩形象——以《小脚与西服》《中国珍珠》《从东到西》三部小说为中心

以《小脚与西服》《中国珍珠》《从东到西》三部美国亚裔文学作品为中心,分析了不同作者从不同角度塑造的徐志摩形象:在传统与现代间挣扎的冷漠才子、倾心于知识女性的浪漫诗人、胸怀救国之志的浪漫主义者。《小脚与西服》从家族叙事的角度,在肯定徐志摩才华和志向的同时,揭示其在婚恋中自私冷漠、缺乏责任心的一面;《中国珍珠》对徐志摩和赛珍珠的爱情传闻进行文学加工,体现了徐志摩对知识女性的尊重和仰慕;《从东到西》秉持男性立场,着重表现徐志摩的风流多情和救国志向。这三个文本中的徐志摩形象丰富了外国文学中的华人形象,解构了美国白人文学中传统刻板化的华人男性形象,有助于外国读者通过徐志摩进一步了解中国文学和文化。

基层县区应急管理能力建设与发展——贵州平塘县的实践探索

基层是安全生产与防灾减灾救灾的第一线,强化基层县区应急管理能力建设,对于推进国家应急治理能力现代化具有极其重要的意义。本文调研梳理了广州市东西部协作帮扶县贵州省黔南州平塘县近年应急管理工作实践探索的基本状况,分析了其发展中仍面临的主要风险挑战,提出了新时代新征程上平塘县应急管理工作统筹发展和安全两件大事,加快推进应急治理体系和治理能力现代化,努力促进高质量发展和高水平安全良性互动,不断提升本质安全水平,确保全县安全生产形势持续稳定,赋能安全高质量发展的路径建议。

中国现代建筑民族性在重庆的源流与嬗变

探讨了中国现代建筑民族性在重庆的发展历程,分为三个阶段:开创与引领、传承与发展、嬗变与演进。自1840年鸦片战争后,中国建筑逐渐受到西方影响,第一代建筑师在中西文化交融中探索“中西调和”的道路,形成了“中国固有式”和“现代式中国建筑”两种风格。重庆大学理学院和广州中山纪念堂等建筑体现了这一时期的民族性与现代性的结合。进入新中国建政初期,第二代建筑师张家德设计的重庆市人民大礼堂成为民族形式建筑的典范,融合了西方建筑技术与中国传统元素,展现出宏伟的气势和文化表达。此后,1950年代的建筑师们继续在“民族形式”与“现代性”之间寻求平衡,设计了大田湾体育场馆及川东行署和重大第五教学楼等重要建筑,反映了当时的爱国主义和文化自信。进入21世纪,第三代建筑师在现代性与民族性的兼济上进行创新,陈荣华、陈航毅等设计的重大工商管理学院、渔人湾码头和“重庆房子”等,展示了新的建筑语言与地域文化的结合。最后强调,未来的建筑师应继续在创新与传承中探索,推动中国建筑在现代性与民族性之间的融合,创造出具有时代特征的建筑作品。