Much scholarly work on the literary culture of the early Qing dynasty has focused on notions of memory, trauma, and nostalgia. In contrast, this essay investigates the ＂contemporary operas＂ （shishi xiqu） of the se...Much scholarly work on the literary culture of the early Qing dynasty has focused on notions of memory, trauma, and nostalgia. In contrast, this essay investigates the ＂contemporary operas＂ （shishi xiqu） of the seventeenth-century Suzhou playwright Li Yu to argue for the importance of the notion of＂the present day.＂ How is this notion of the present day given dramatic form in Li Yu＇s operas and what implications does this interest in the contemporary have for the broader cultural scene of the early Qing dynasty？ This paper will answer these questions by investigating one dramatic technique favored by Li Yu： the inclusion of snippets of rumor and ＂news＂ reports into the play. By including such contemporary media reports, Li Yu not only generates a constantly evolving sense of the present, he also projects this sense of immediacy beyond the fiction of the stage into the ＂reality＂ of the audience, creating a form of opera eminently suited for both reflecting and producing local Suzhou activism, as evidenced in Li Yu＇s most famous work, Qing zhong pu （Registers of the pure and loyal）, a work chronicling the popular Suzhou protests of the mid-1620s and Wanli yuan （Reunion over ten thousand miles）, which stages the dissolution and reintegration of family and empire right after the fall of the Ming.展开更多
The astonishing transformation of China—its economic prowess, its rapid urbanization without slum cities, its scientific and technological prowess, the education of its vast population, its modern infrastructure whic...The astonishing transformation of China—its economic prowess, its rapid urbanization without slum cities, its scientific and technological prowess, the education of its vast population, its modern infrastructure which is the envy of much of the world, and its continually evolving pattern of governance that has enabled all these developments—has of course all occurred under the leadership of the Communist Party of China(CPC).展开更多
The State Council Information Office released a white paper on August 12 titled Moderate Prosperity in All Respects:Another Milestone Achieved in China’s Human Rights.Chiiia’s realization of moderate prosperity for ...The State Council Information Office released a white paper on August 12 titled Moderate Prosperity in All Respects:Another Milestone Achieved in China’s Human Rights.Chiiia’s realization of moderate prosperity for all serves as a solid foundation for human rights,according to the white paper.It represents the comprehensive progress made in China,and a new contnbution to the world’s human rights cause."China’s approach and experience have provided a distinctive path forward for human progress,"it says.The Chinese people completed a historic transformation over the past decades,moving from poverty to secure access to food and clothing,to a decent life,and finally to moderate prosperity,mirroring the true meaning of human rights.展开更多
文摘Much scholarly work on the literary culture of the early Qing dynasty has focused on notions of memory, trauma, and nostalgia. In contrast, this essay investigates the ＂contemporary operas＂ （shishi xiqu） of the seventeenth-century Suzhou playwright Li Yu to argue for the importance of the notion of＂the present day.＂ How is this notion of the present day given dramatic form in Li Yu＇s operas and what implications does this interest in the contemporary have for the broader cultural scene of the early Qing dynasty？ This paper will answer these questions by investigating one dramatic technique favored by Li Yu： the inclusion of snippets of rumor and ＂news＂ reports into the play. By including such contemporary media reports, Li Yu not only generates a constantly evolving sense of the present, he also projects this sense of immediacy beyond the fiction of the stage into the ＂reality＂ of the audience, creating a form of opera eminently suited for both reflecting and producing local Suzhou activism, as evidenced in Li Yu＇s most famous work, Qing zhong pu （Registers of the pure and loyal）, a work chronicling the popular Suzhou protests of the mid-1620s and Wanli yuan （Reunion over ten thousand miles）, which stages the dissolution and reintegration of family and empire right after the fall of the Ming.
文摘The astonishing transformation of China—its economic prowess, its rapid urbanization without slum cities, its scientific and technological prowess, the education of its vast population, its modern infrastructure which is the envy of much of the world, and its continually evolving pattern of governance that has enabled all these developments—has of course all occurred under the leadership of the Communist Party of China(CPC).
文摘The State Council Information Office released a white paper on August 12 titled Moderate Prosperity in All Respects:Another Milestone Achieved in China’s Human Rights.Chiiia’s realization of moderate prosperity for all serves as a solid foundation for human rights,according to the white paper.It represents the comprehensive progress made in China,and a new contnbution to the world’s human rights cause."China’s approach and experience have provided a distinctive path forward for human progress,"it says.The Chinese people completed a historic transformation over the past decades,moving from poverty to secure access to food and clothing,to a decent life,and finally to moderate prosperity,mirroring the true meaning of human rights.
