Study on the Kind and Character of Mongol Hats in Yuan Dynasty

In the thirteenth century the Mongols created a vast, transcontinental empire that intensified cultural, art, craftwork, garment and commercial contact throughout Eurasia. Hats were so indispensable parts of formal Mongol dress that were seen as a symbol of Mongol traditional garment. Roughly Mongolian men＇s headgear can be divided into two groups, which are Li and Mao. In addition, Mongolian women＇s Gu-gu-gwan, a kind of bonnet, was the head-dress for the empress, concubines of the emperor, and wife of high ranking ministers. This study, based on the analysis of image resources and existing evidence, discusses the hats of Yuan period in the context of its group, origin, decoration and cultural influences.

Identification of 13th-14th Century Chinese Handmade Paper Fibers Collected in Yuan Dynasty Paper Currencies

The earliest paper currencies in existence in China were handcrafted during the Yuan dynasty.These currencies were scientifically excavated from different ruins or tombs,whereas scientific analyses of the papers are rare.This study used optical and scanning electron microscopy to examine the fibers collected in Yuan dynasty paper currencies in conjunction with the Herzberg staining method.Despite differences in circulation period,paper fibers in both Zhi Yuan Tong Xing Bao Chao(two Guan)and Zhong Tong Yuan Bao Jiao Chao(one Guan and 500 Wen,issued in Zhi Zheng period)were identified as similar papermaking materials,bast fibers of mulberry bark.The results indicate that mulberry bark,a durable papermaking material used since ancient times,was mainly utilized as a raw material in these Yuan dynasty paper currency.This fiber identification work solved the critical problem of papermaking material in the Yuan dynasty paper currency and provided important information for conserving these precious cultural relics.

Research on the Social Custom of the Jurchen of the Yuan Dynasty

In the Yuan Dynasty,the Jurchen and the Han nationality had already blended,but as the place of origin of the Jurchen,there are still some social customs of the Jurchen in some places in Liaoyang Province of the Yuan Dynasty.From the analysis in this paper we can see that in the Yuan Dynasty,although the Liaoyang Province of that time was ruled by the Mongol nationality,the Jurchen nationality stilled lived there after the Jin Dynasty perished because the Liaoyang Province was the cradle for the Jurchen nationality.From the character of the Jurchen,the custom of chewed wine,singing and dancing and costumes of the Jurchen,we can have a deeper understanding of the unique social customs of the Jurchen,which places the role of a connecting link between the preceding and the following for the inheritance and development of the Jurchen culture in the coming generations.

Modecn Golt and the yuan-Dynasty Game ot Chuiwan

GOLF is popular all over theworld,and as early as the14th century China was al-ready playing a form of the game.Evidence for this is recorded in WanJing(Ball Canon),a book of rules forthe sport,and the equally informa-tive Piao Tongshi Yanjie(TranslatorPark’s Guidebook to Chinese Dialects),Written by a Korean translator namedPark and Published in the mid-14thcentury as a guide for Koreans in-tending to come to China.The latterinvolves every aspects of life inDadu(present-day Beijing),includ-ing commerce,books,handicrafts,acrobatics,folklore,food,drink andentertainment.A game called chuiwan(hitting the ball)described in thebook is very similar to modern golf.

Case Records as Medical Stories: A Song-dynasty Doctor’s Narration of His Own Medicine-Xu Shuwei (1080-1154)

The key point in studying or teaching the history of Chinese medicine is on the doctrines underlying it and on its perception of the body,physiology,pathology,and its treatment.Namely,there is often a tendency to focus on reading and analysing the classical canons and therapy-related texts including formularies and materia medica collections.However,focusing on these sources provides us with a one-sided presentation of Chinese medicine.These primary sources lack the clinical down-to-earth know-how that encompasses medical treatment,which are represented,for instance,in the clinical rounds of modern medical schools.Our traditional focus on the medical canons and formularies provides almost no clinical knowledge,leaving us with a one-sided narrative that ignores how medicine and healing are actually practiced in the field.This paper focuses on the latter aspect of medicine from a historical perspective.Using written and visual sources dating to the Song dynasty,clinical encounters between doctors and patients including their families are depicted based on case records recorded by a physician,members of the patient’s family,and bystanders.This array of case records or case stories will enable us to narrate the interaction between physicians and patients both from the clinical perspective and from the social interaction.This paper will also discuss visual depictions of the medical encounter to provide another perspective for narrating medicine during the Song dynasty.Medical case records and paintings depicting medical encounters are exemplary of the potential of Chinese primary sources for narrative medicine.

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.

Tea of Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon·Tang Dynasty Tea Ceremony Activity Held at China Cultural Center in Stockholm

An immersive Tang-dynastystyle tea ceremony interactive experience was performed before a full house at China Cultural Center in Stockholm in the afternoon of June 25,accompanied by the melodious tunes of Guzheng and bamboo flute.

Construction of the Genealogy of Eccentric Monks Based on the Historical Materials of Chan Buddhism in the Song Dynasty--From Enlightened Masters in Chan Buddhism,Sages,to Saints

Regarding the Chan Buddhism lamp records from the Song Dynasty and starting from Jing De Zhuan Deng Lu,the category of“enlightened masters in Chan Buddhism”禪門達者was listed separately,meaning a separate category was established for eccentric monks who pretended to be crazy,had unknown inheritance and miraculous deeds,and were difficult to classify.The following lamp records named this category of eccentric monks as“sages”散聖,or“saints”應化聖賢,which constructed another historical genealogy for the special Chan Buddhism eccentric monks.Moreover,the early lamp records included mostly idiosyncratic mad monks from previous dynasties.Since the Southern Song Dynasty,Chan Buddhism historical materials included many sages from the current dynasty.Therefore,this study mainly examines how the genealogy of Chan Buddhism eccentric monks was constructed in Song Dynasty Chan Buddhism lamp records,including quotations,and organizes the images of eccentric monks in the Song Dynasty,as written in Chan Buddhism historical materials,in order that the meaning of existence of these enlightened masters,sages,saints,etc.,included in the genealogy of Song Dynasty eccentric monks in the history of Chan Buddhism can be reflected.

接枝改性橡Yuan栲胶的性能及其应用

通过使用光学显微镜和扫描电镜，对Yuan栲胶改性产物应用于浸酸山羊皮的鞣制进行了研究，筛选确定最佳的鞣制工艺条件，所得坯革粒面细致，革身丰满柔软，物理机械性能均优于橡Yuan栲胶鞣坯革。

Garden Features in Tang Dynasty and Urban Planning and Construction of Xi'an City

By taking gardens in Tang Dynasty which play an important historical role in Chinese garden development history as case study,garden features in Tang Dynasty had been described from the aspects of cultural,ecological and planning characteristics,so as to explore the development trace of Tang garden culture,based on which relevant problems in urban planning and construction of Xi'an were discussed;and some countermeasures and suggestions on cultural,ecological and planning construction in the preservation of this ancient city were put forward.

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.

求解无约束优化问题的Dai-Yuan记忆梯度法

将Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法的前提条件βk>0改为βk<0,根据搜索方向的下降性要求,得出一个新的记忆梯度法,并做出了收敛性证明.新算法与Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法联系紧密.数值实验表明了该算法的有效性.

含参数Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法及其收敛性

通过对Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法的分析,将βkDY推广到更一般的形式.根据搜索方向的下降性要求,得出含参数Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法.在Wolfe条件下,证明了方法的收敛性;在强Wolfe条件下,证明了方法的充分下降性.含参数Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法不仅仅是Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法在形式上的推广,其参数的合理选择有望使Dai-Yuan共轭梯度法良好的数值表现得到进一步改善.

Yuan Museum——精品生活方式美学博物馆

关于Yuan Museum于2019年创办,是一座收藏20世纪现代设计作品以及当代设计的博物馆。Yuan Museum藏品500多件,以生活美学为核心,收藏有家具、艺术地毯、漆器、陶器、首饰、艺术装置等诸多门类,能完整展现出一个世纪以来东西方的生活方式美学的源流与脉络,是中国不可多得的精品生活方式美学博物馆,对设计者和观众极具吸引力。

Yuan Museum——精品生活方式美学博物馆(三)

关于Yuan Museum于2019年创办,是一个收藏20世纪现代设计作品以及当代设计的博物馆。Yuan Museum藏品500多件,以生活美学为核心,收藏有家具、艺术地毯、漆器、陶器、首饰、艺术装置等诸多门类,能完整展现出一个世纪以来东西方的生活方式美学的源流与脉络,是中国不可多得的精品生活方式美学博物馆,对设计者和观众极具吸引力。

Yuan Museum——精品生活方式美学博物馆(二)

关于Yuan Museum于2019年创办,是一个收藏20世纪现代设计作品以及当代设计的博物馆。Yuan Museum藏品500多件,以生活美学为核心,收藏有家具、艺术地毯、漆器、陶器、首饰、艺术装置等诸多门类,能完整展现出一个世纪以来东西方的生活方式美学的源流与脉络,是中国不可多得的精品生活方式美学博物馆,对设计者和观众极具吸引力。