If there’s one place outside of France where the Olympic buzz is equally palpable,it’s likely to be Yiwu,Zhejiang Province,in east China.Known as the global capital of small commodities,Yiwu has become a main suppli...If there’s one place outside of France where the Olympic buzz is equally palpable,it’s likely to be Yiwu,Zhejiang Province,in east China.Known as the global capital of small commodities,Yiwu has become a main supplier of many of the items at major sports events worldwide.In Yiwu’s markets,astute merchants,keenly attuned to the rhythms of global mega sports events,spring into action well ahead of time,ready to meet the soaring demand for everything from sportswear and souvenirs to the disposable cups used in stadiums.展开更多
The paper focuses on the respiratory prosody of seven-syllable modem-style poems chanted in Cantonese, especially the relationship between respiratory prosody and sentential pause-extension. By collecting and analyzin...The paper focuses on the respiratory prosody of seven-syllable modem-style poems chanted in Cantonese, especially the relationship between respiratory prosody and sentential pause-extension. By collecting and analyzing respiratory and acoustic-phonetic signals simultaneously, this research reveals a two level chest and abdominal breath reset in the respiratory signals： （1） In the first level （L1）, the breath reset appears at the beginning or the end of the clause. （2） In the second level （L2）, the breath reset appears in the middle of the clause, of which the position relates to different tone patterns. There is a strong connection between respiratory prosody and the sentential pause-extension when chanting the seven-syllable modem-style poems in Cantonese： with L1 breath reset corresponding to the longest pause-extension at the end of the clause, while L2 breath reset corresponding to the longer pause-extension in the middle of the clause, usually falling at the end of the second syllable of the clause with tone pattern of Level-start and Level-end, or at the end of the fourth syllable of the clause with other tone patterns.展开更多
Reflecting profiles of the chequered existence of migrant mine laborers, Basotho miners＇ chants belong to the category of occupational folklore. As such they provide a unique window for debate about the ethics of pla...Reflecting profiles of the chequered existence of migrant mine laborers, Basotho miners＇ chants belong to the category of occupational folklore. As such they provide a unique window for debate about the ethics of place. Place actually amounts to three places--home, which the worker leaves behind; mine compound, the workplace in the foreign country; and then the journey in-between, connecting home and work. In the poet＇s creative consciousness, the instability of place raises ethical responses--to home, which is often romanticized; to work, which is often dramatized and ridiculed; and to the journey, which is animated. Ethical questions about loss, longing, danger feelings of guilt, and the threat of death are implied. The genre as aesthetic verbal expression, allows space for negotiating degrees of acceptance of predicament and conciliation. A historic-economic, socio-cultural, and genre-specific approach enables a concise unpacking of how aspects of the ethics of place are brought together and rearranged by this oral poetry--the difela--that developed from the migrant mine labor system展开更多
Religious music is an inevitable and important topic when exploring the significance of the“new”or“deep”dimension of religion or spirituality.Traditional Chinese culture influenced Chinese Buddhist chanting practi...Religious music is an inevitable and important topic when exploring the significance of the“new”or“deep”dimension of religion or spirituality.Traditional Chinese culture influenced Chinese Buddhist chanting practices,developing special melodies,languages,and meaning,and establishing special mind and body practice system spanning thousands of years.Advances in music therapy,meditation,and vocal research give the Chinese Buddhist chanting mind and body practice system enough theoretical support to facilitate the construction of the discipline in the modern era.This paper adopts the scientific approach to tracing and analyzing the origins of the body and mind system in Chinese Buddhist chanting practice and reviews how the system benefits the mind and body and modern society in general.This paper also examines the issues confronting the standard and development of special chanting skills in Chinese Buddhist music in the modern era.展开更多
该文是作者基于在《牛津手册:中国与海外华人音乐》中发表的“中国人为什么、又如何唱《诗经》歌曲?”(Why and How Do Chinese Sing Shijing Songs?),以及正在写作的《孔子之歌:中国诗乐的大历史描述》(Confucius's Songs:A Global...该文是作者基于在《牛津手册:中国与海外华人音乐》中发表的“中国人为什么、又如何唱《诗经》歌曲?”(Why and How Do Chinese Sing Shijing Songs?),以及正在写作的《孔子之歌:中国诗乐的大历史描述》(Confucius's Songs:A Global History of Chinese Shiyue)一书有关编写诗乐大音乐史的理论建构和相关思考。作者突破了对传统诗乐历史认知的框架,以“大历史”的理念观照诗乐和格里高利圣咏历史发展的异同,为当今理解诗乐提供了新路径。展开更多
“Chanting to express one's qing(emotions)and xing(natural inclination)”holds a central position in a series of lyrical theories in Chinese classical poetics.Based on the philosophy of emotions and dispositions,t...“Chanting to express one's qing(emotions)and xing(natural inclination)”holds a central position in a series of lyrical theories in Chinese classical poetics.Based on the philosophy of emotions and dispositions,this concept marks the development from the expression of aspirations and emotions in general and collective poetics prevalent in the pre-Qin period to the lyrical theory of individual poetics.The poetry of literati in the Han and Wei dynasties originated from the view of“expressing aspirations”and gave rise to the view of“springing from emotions.”During the Southern and Northern dynasties,poetic thought centered on qing and xing began to be established,and people often associated poetry with“chanting to express one's qing and xing”in addition to the concepts of“expressing aspirations”and“springing from emotions.”The poetics of the Tang Dynasty absorbed the view of“Introduction to Mao's Version of The Book of Odes”on the ballads and court hymns composed in the decline of the Zhou Dynasty and the theory of qing and xing from the Southern and Northern dynasties.Its fundamental assertion regarding poetry is“chanting to express one's qing and xing,”and it endowed the traditional theory of qing and xing with an emphasis on individuality and a reverence for natural aesthetics.Despite advocating the didactic purpose,the poetics of the Tang Dynasty essentially aligned with the ballads composed in the decline of the Zhou Dynasty,“chanting to express one's qing and xing.”In the Song Dynasty,the theory of qing and xing was combined with individual ethical essence,serving as the ideological foundation of the emphasis on reason in Song poetry.In the Ming and Qing dynasties,poets still followed the traditional theory of qing and xing,considering qing and xing as the foundation of poetry.Among them,the school of“expressing one's inner self”emphasized the natural expression of individuality and valued inspiration and innovation.展开更多
Shunde Merchants Over the World offers a comprehensive overview of the commercial development in Shunde,tracing its history over the past century.The book thoroughly examines the characteristics of the Shunde merchant...Shunde Merchants Over the World offers a comprehensive overview of the commercial development in Shunde,tracing its history over the past century.The book thoroughly examines the characteristics of the Shunde merchant spirit and presents a panoramic,systematic historical narrative of Shunde’s commerce.Using the evolution of history and the wealth creation by Shunde merchants as its main threads,the book focuses on documenting the growth and remarkable achievements of Shunde entrepreneurs since the reform and opening-up era.highlighting their pragmatic and dynamic nature,and exploring the unique spirit of these business leaders.展开更多
Decimal point 150 years older than thought 小数点比想象的早了150年Recently-unearthed documents'show a decimal point in the records of a merchant?named Giovanni Bianchini,who lived in Venice in the 1440s.Historians...Decimal point 150 years older than thought 小数点比想象的早了150年Recently-unearthed documents'show a decimal point in the records of a merchant?named Giovanni Bianchini,who lived in Venice in the 1440s.Historians think the find is important,as it means the decimal point is 150 years older than thought.展开更多
文摘If there’s one place outside of France where the Olympic buzz is equally palpable,it’s likely to be Yiwu,Zhejiang Province,in east China.Known as the global capital of small commodities,Yiwu has become a main supplier of many of the items at major sports events worldwide.In Yiwu’s markets,astute merchants,keenly attuned to the rhythms of global mega sports events,spring into action well ahead of time,ready to meet the soaring demand for everything from sportswear and souvenirs to the disposable cups used in stadiums.
文摘The paper focuses on the respiratory prosody of seven-syllable modem-style poems chanted in Cantonese, especially the relationship between respiratory prosody and sentential pause-extension. By collecting and analyzing respiratory and acoustic-phonetic signals simultaneously, this research reveals a two level chest and abdominal breath reset in the respiratory signals： （1） In the first level （L1）, the breath reset appears at the beginning or the end of the clause. （2） In the second level （L2）, the breath reset appears in the middle of the clause, of which the position relates to different tone patterns. There is a strong connection between respiratory prosody and the sentential pause-extension when chanting the seven-syllable modem-style poems in Cantonese： with L1 breath reset corresponding to the longest pause-extension at the end of the clause, while L2 breath reset corresponding to the longer pause-extension in the middle of the clause, usually falling at the end of the second syllable of the clause with tone pattern of Level-start and Level-end, or at the end of the fourth syllable of the clause with other tone patterns.
文摘Reflecting profiles of the chequered existence of migrant mine laborers, Basotho miners＇ chants belong to the category of occupational folklore. As such they provide a unique window for debate about the ethics of place. Place actually amounts to three places--home, which the worker leaves behind; mine compound, the workplace in the foreign country; and then the journey in-between, connecting home and work. In the poet＇s creative consciousness, the instability of place raises ethical responses--to home, which is often romanticized; to work, which is often dramatized and ridiculed; and to the journey, which is animated. Ethical questions about loss, longing, danger feelings of guilt, and the threat of death are implied. The genre as aesthetic verbal expression, allows space for negotiating degrees of acceptance of predicament and conciliation. A historic-economic, socio-cultural, and genre-specific approach enables a concise unpacking of how aspects of the ethics of place are brought together and rearranged by this oral poetry--the difela--that developed from the migrant mine labor system
文摘Religious music is an inevitable and important topic when exploring the significance of the“new”or“deep”dimension of religion or spirituality.Traditional Chinese culture influenced Chinese Buddhist chanting practices,developing special melodies,languages,and meaning,and establishing special mind and body practice system spanning thousands of years.Advances in music therapy,meditation,and vocal research give the Chinese Buddhist chanting mind and body practice system enough theoretical support to facilitate the construction of the discipline in the modern era.This paper adopts the scientific approach to tracing and analyzing the origins of the body and mind system in Chinese Buddhist chanting practice and reviews how the system benefits the mind and body and modern society in general.This paper also examines the issues confronting the standard and development of special chanting skills in Chinese Buddhist music in the modern era.
文摘该文是作者基于在《牛津手册:中国与海外华人音乐》中发表的“中国人为什么、又如何唱《诗经》歌曲?”(Why and How Do Chinese Sing Shijing Songs?),以及正在写作的《孔子之歌:中国诗乐的大历史描述》(Confucius's Songs:A Global History of Chinese Shiyue)一书有关编写诗乐大音乐史的理论建构和相关思考。作者突破了对传统诗乐历史认知的框架,以“大历史”的理念观照诗乐和格里高利圣咏历史发展的异同,为当今理解诗乐提供了新路径。
文摘“Chanting to express one's qing(emotions)and xing(natural inclination)”holds a central position in a series of lyrical theories in Chinese classical poetics.Based on the philosophy of emotions and dispositions,this concept marks the development from the expression of aspirations and emotions in general and collective poetics prevalent in the pre-Qin period to the lyrical theory of individual poetics.The poetry of literati in the Han and Wei dynasties originated from the view of“expressing aspirations”and gave rise to the view of“springing from emotions.”During the Southern and Northern dynasties,poetic thought centered on qing and xing began to be established,and people often associated poetry with“chanting to express one's qing and xing”in addition to the concepts of“expressing aspirations”and“springing from emotions.”The poetics of the Tang Dynasty absorbed the view of“Introduction to Mao's Version of The Book of Odes”on the ballads and court hymns composed in the decline of the Zhou Dynasty and the theory of qing and xing from the Southern and Northern dynasties.Its fundamental assertion regarding poetry is“chanting to express one's qing and xing,”and it endowed the traditional theory of qing and xing with an emphasis on individuality and a reverence for natural aesthetics.Despite advocating the didactic purpose,the poetics of the Tang Dynasty essentially aligned with the ballads composed in the decline of the Zhou Dynasty,“chanting to express one's qing and xing.”In the Song Dynasty,the theory of qing and xing was combined with individual ethical essence,serving as the ideological foundation of the emphasis on reason in Song poetry.In the Ming and Qing dynasties,poets still followed the traditional theory of qing and xing,considering qing and xing as the foundation of poetry.Among them,the school of“expressing one's inner self”emphasized the natural expression of individuality and valued inspiration and innovation.
文摘Shunde Merchants Over the World offers a comprehensive overview of the commercial development in Shunde,tracing its history over the past century.The book thoroughly examines the characteristics of the Shunde merchant spirit and presents a panoramic,systematic historical narrative of Shunde’s commerce.Using the evolution of history and the wealth creation by Shunde merchants as its main threads,the book focuses on documenting the growth and remarkable achievements of Shunde entrepreneurs since the reform and opening-up era.highlighting their pragmatic and dynamic nature,and exploring the unique spirit of these business leaders.
文摘Decimal point 150 years older than thought 小数点比想象的早了150年Recently-unearthed documents'show a decimal point in the records of a merchant?named Giovanni Bianchini,who lived in Venice in the 1440s.Historians think the find is important,as it means the decimal point is 150 years older than thought.
