Historical geographic information system construction echoes the call of academic development in the information era and demonstrates the in-depth advancement of history studies. In recent years, an increasing number ...Historical geographic information system construction echoes the call of academic development in the information era and demonstrates the in-depth advancement of history studies. In recent years, an increasing number of data platforms have been built to facilitate historical information storage, display, management and analysis. In such a context, the geographic information system(GIS) begins to contribute to the study of Chinese history. Its contribution is highlighted in nine areas: historical climate, fluvial landforms, town economies, rural settlements, hydraulic societies, environmental changes, ancient cities, ancient maps and HGIS-enabled research methods. The application of GIS to the study of Chinese history initiates a reform in research methods and at the same time upgrades the philosophy of history studies, facilitating the utilization of a diversity of historical data(documents, ancient maps, remote-sensing images, archaeological information, etc.) for dynamic tracing and multi-factor comprehensive research. At present, restricted by traditional disciplinary boundaries, the construction of HGIS platforms remains slow and insufficient, making it difficult to extensively apply GIS to the study of Chinese history.展开更多
By introducing two famous works of Mr.Zhang Kaiji in his later years,the reconstruction plan of Beijing Planetarium and the Museum of Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History,the paper analyzes the "c...By introducing two famous works of Mr.Zhang Kaiji in his later years,the reconstruction plan of Beijing Planetarium and the Museum of Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History,the paper analyzes the "courtyard·yard" space he once imagined in the modern city and large public buildings,and expounds the value and significance of his conception.The author believes that the expansion and transformation of important works should be based on historical research and centered on the spirit of space,and the intangible space outside of tangible entities should be carefully treated,so as to better complete the transmission of modern Chinese space experience.展开更多
"Make the past serve the present!"Thus goes Mao Zedong's slogan on how to appropriate the ancient in revolutionary times.In my previous studies,I have argued that the Chinese writers,engagement with the ..."Make the past serve the present!"Thus goes Mao Zedong's slogan on how to appropriate the ancient in revolutionary times.In my previous studies,I have argued that the Chinese writers,engagement with the an cient gave rise to a platform of"necessary anachronism"in cultural transformation.This new project carries further this argument and draws attention to the transmediality in the leftist historical imagination.From the 1940s through the 1970s,the revolutionary representations of the ancient were simultaneously poetic,theatrical,intellectual,and cinematic,to say nothing about the calligraphic and visual adaptations they elicited.This current of reinventing the ancient man tested itself in the historical drama in wartime China and found a coda in the anti-colonial leftist cinematic adaptation of the historical play Qu Yuan in 1970s Hong Kong.Starting with a broader theoret:ical intervention into the issue of media,this paper emphasizes that the transmedial reinterpretation of the ancient in fact formed a mode of mediaUon between revolution and history,between politics and aesthetics.In the cultural regime of China's long revolution,the transference or translation of the allegorical-anachronistic energies among different media was a key site of signification,contestation,and crisis.展开更多
Traditional Chinese culture covers a variety of ethical principles and behavioral norms that have arisen from thousands of years of Chinese social life to handle interpersonal relationships in an appropriate way. Such...Traditional Chinese culture covers a variety of ethical principles and behavioral norms that have arisen from thousands of years of Chinese social life to handle interpersonal relationships in an appropriate way. Such principles and norms are a typical expression of Chinese people＇s wisdom in the analysis of their surroundings. However, traditional Chinese culture also contains some poisonous thinking that has been carefully nurtured by feudal rulers to maintain their power. In the practice of the great social changes of pre-1949 China, after repeated experience, people gained a relatively clear and comprehensive understanding of traditional Chinese culture： it should neither be totally affirmed nor totally rejected. Rather, we should analyze it concretely, endeavoring to separate the dross from the essence. In late Qing and Republican China, traditional culture was continuously handed on and renewed, and this process will be carried on and on.展开更多
只要是研究当代中国,文革都将是无法回避的话题。剑桥大学出版社2008年6月刚刚出版的,由新西兰奥克兰大学亚洲研究学院康浩教授(Paul Clark)所著的《文革文化史》(The Chinese Cultural Revolution:A History)是近年来国外唯一的一部以...只要是研究当代中国,文革都将是无法回避的话题。剑桥大学出版社2008年6月刚刚出版的,由新西兰奥克兰大学亚洲研究学院康浩教授(Paul Clark)所著的《文革文化史》(The Chinese Cultural Revolution:A History)是近年来国外唯一的一部以文革中文化艺术为主题的专著。《文革文化史》的一个特点是它的涵盖面之广,文革期间的文化事象,如样板戏、革命芭蕾舞剧、前期的红卫兵歌曲、语录歌、中后期的器乐曲、中小型舞蹈作品、《战地新歌》中的歌曲、话剧、曲艺、电影、官方审定出版的小说诗歌、民间流传的手抄本、知青地下文学、美术、建筑等等,都在其讨论之中。展开更多
基金a staged research result of “Silk Road-themed Historical Geographic Information System Construction”(14ZDB031)a major program funded by National Social Sciences Fund
文摘Historical geographic information system construction echoes the call of academic development in the information era and demonstrates the in-depth advancement of history studies. In recent years, an increasing number of data platforms have been built to facilitate historical information storage, display, management and analysis. In such a context, the geographic information system(GIS) begins to contribute to the study of Chinese history. Its contribution is highlighted in nine areas: historical climate, fluvial landforms, town economies, rural settlements, hydraulic societies, environmental changes, ancient cities, ancient maps and HGIS-enabled research methods. The application of GIS to the study of Chinese history initiates a reform in research methods and at the same time upgrades the philosophy of history studies, facilitating the utilization of a diversity of historical data(documents, ancient maps, remote-sensing images, archaeological information, etc.) for dynamic tracing and multi-factor comprehensive research. At present, restricted by traditional disciplinary boundaries, the construction of HGIS platforms remains slow and insufficient, making it difficult to extensively apply GIS to the study of Chinese history.
文摘By introducing two famous works of Mr.Zhang Kaiji in his later years,the reconstruction plan of Beijing Planetarium and the Museum of Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History,the paper analyzes the "courtyard·yard" space he once imagined in the modern city and large public buildings,and expounds the value and significance of his conception.The author believes that the expansion and transformation of important works should be based on historical research and centered on the spirit of space,and the intangible space outside of tangible entities should be carefully treated,so as to better complete the transmission of modern Chinese space experience.
文摘"Make the past serve the present!"Thus goes Mao Zedong's slogan on how to appropriate the ancient in revolutionary times.In my previous studies,I have argued that the Chinese writers,engagement with the an cient gave rise to a platform of"necessary anachronism"in cultural transformation.This new project carries further this argument and draws attention to the transmediality in the leftist historical imagination.From the 1940s through the 1970s,the revolutionary representations of the ancient were simultaneously poetic,theatrical,intellectual,and cinematic,to say nothing about the calligraphic and visual adaptations they elicited.This current of reinventing the ancient man tested itself in the historical drama in wartime China and found a coda in the anti-colonial leftist cinematic adaptation of the historical play Qu Yuan in 1970s Hong Kong.Starting with a broader theoret:ical intervention into the issue of media,this paper emphasizes that the transmedial reinterpretation of the ancient in fact formed a mode of mediaUon between revolution and history,between politics and aesthetics.In the cultural regime of China's long revolution,the transference or translation of the allegorical-anachronistic energies among different media was a key site of signification,contestation,and crisis.
文摘Traditional Chinese culture covers a variety of ethical principles and behavioral norms that have arisen from thousands of years of Chinese social life to handle interpersonal relationships in an appropriate way. Such principles and norms are a typical expression of Chinese people＇s wisdom in the analysis of their surroundings. However, traditional Chinese culture also contains some poisonous thinking that has been carefully nurtured by feudal rulers to maintain their power. In the practice of the great social changes of pre-1949 China, after repeated experience, people gained a relatively clear and comprehensive understanding of traditional Chinese culture： it should neither be totally affirmed nor totally rejected. Rather, we should analyze it concretely, endeavoring to separate the dross from the essence. In late Qing and Republican China, traditional culture was continuously handed on and renewed, and this process will be carried on and on.
文摘只要是研究当代中国,文革都将是无法回避的话题。剑桥大学出版社2008年6月刚刚出版的,由新西兰奥克兰大学亚洲研究学院康浩教授(Paul Clark)所著的《文革文化史》(The Chinese Cultural Revolution:A History)是近年来国外唯一的一部以文革中文化艺术为主题的专著。《文革文化史》的一个特点是它的涵盖面之广,文革期间的文化事象,如样板戏、革命芭蕾舞剧、前期的红卫兵歌曲、语录歌、中后期的器乐曲、中小型舞蹈作品、《战地新歌》中的歌曲、话剧、曲艺、电影、官方审定出版的小说诗歌、民间流传的手抄本、知青地下文学、美术、建筑等等,都在其讨论之中。
