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Natural Disasters of the Lower Reaches of Yellow River during the Longshan Period——The Natural Background of Dayu's Flood Control

It is very important to study the archaeological culture and origin of civilization in ancient China.The changes of the channels in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in the prehistoric period are part of the natural environmental background of the development of the ancient civilization in that area to be explored.This paper presents a series of legends,indications,scientific evidence,and macroscopic geographical background information of the evolution in the lower reaches of the Yellow River during the Longshan period.At first the river flowed from Northern Henan and Hebei to southwestern Shandong Province and Northern Anhui–Jiangsu provinces,and the mainstream of the Yellow River changed from the southeast to return to the north and flowed into the Bohai Sea in the late Longshan Period.During this period,floods were frequent.Various ethnic groups in the northern China plains suffered natural disasters and made great migrations which also contributed to the ethnic exchanges and integration.The people of the Central Plains made more dynamic adjustments in the relationship between mankind and the land by primitively escaping from the water and self–defensively controlling the rivers then to maintaining the local ecological environment by large–scale flood control measures,which promoted the settlement of Shandong,Henan,Jiangsu and Anhui provinces,the urban cultural development,and social evolution.Based on these events,the culture symbol of Dayu's Flood Control could be formed.

The Dimensions and Perceptual Meaning of Chinese New Year Painting as a Form of Visual Encirclement

As mankind was one kind of aesthetic species,the visual study of Marxist philosophy has profound enlightenment in understanding the New Year paintings' visual meaning,form,development,cultivation,and features etc.In essence,Chinese folk New Year paintings is a visual expression,its nature of being pasted at home makes it a visual encirclement for the Chinese people,this vision encirclement in the home space gradually expands,constitutes a spiritual home with different cultural space,living environment,image schema,and secular and religious faith scope,in this visual encirclement,people's home life achieves the satisfaction,peace and self–comfort in diversity.The"childrenization"of New Year paintings reveals a close relationship between the immature of folk art and the original art as human childhood,and from the both aspects of form and content reflects the visual encirclement is actually a kind of siege with cultural significance,this siege has multiple levels in value ideas,historical tradition,ethical order and life knowledge,aesthetic taste and so on,makes us have a new aesthetic anthropology on the New Year paintings.

The Myths of Bashu in Chinese Culture

Fragrant Tea and Tea Culture of Bashu

The Chinese tea drinking habit started during the Qin and Han dynasties,and had its origin in Bashu.During the Tang and Song dynasties,Bashu tea reached a high level of production with large sales.As the birthplace of the tea culture,Bashu has made great contributions to both the Chinese and global tea culture.

Inheritance and Promotion of Bashu Culture

The Historical Status and Core Values of Ba Culture

Ba culture came into being among people who lived in the ancient Ba region,the southwest and mid–west regions of ancient China.It is the deep–rooted culture of a specific ethnic group,in a specific region,and covers a broad scope of time and space.With rich and deep connotations,it has a profound and lasting influence on history.The historical status and core values of the Ba culture are introduced and discussed in this paper.

A Modest Study on Ba Culture and Architecture

Ba people are inherently different from Shu people,but they are also complementary to each other.Ba people are represented to have rough masculine qualities,while Shu people are distinctly described as gentle and graceful,entirely different from the vigorous Ba.The initial buildings of the Ba people were rock pits slightly reorganized in virtue of convenient geographical conditions,which are regarded as the earliest life pattern of the Ba people.After long study and progress,Ba people ultimately came out of wild pits,and perfected the dry column buildings by creating stilted buildings,which bring both security and superiority.The Ba people found the subtlest equilibrium point between utility and aesthetics,achieving a true harmony between human beings and nature.

The Differences between Chinese and Western Cultures based on the Animal Images in Idioms

Chinese idioms,like English proverbs,are a language form,with a certain philosophical motive and ideological basis,given meaning through people's lifelong experiences.Throughout the ages,a wide range of beliefs,customs and natural scenery have been condensed into text forms in both Chinese idioms and English proverbs that display certain aspects of the essence of the two cultures.This paper focuses on the study of animal images in idioms,and elaborates on the different interpretations of specific images caused by the differences in history,regions,customs,and values of the two cultures.The purpose of this research is to provide a breakthrough more relevant to students who devote themselves to the study and research of Chinese and English languages and culture from the perspective of cultural contrast and analysis,so as to make a more thorough understanding of differences between Chinese and Western customs,culture and ideology.Therefore,language translations and cultural communications can be improved through a more accurate understanding of the Chinese and Western cultures.

The China and Mongolia Cultural Communication Status Quo and Development Trend in the Context of the Construction of the China–Mongolia–Russia Economic Corridor

As a part of the"The Belt and Road"initiative,the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor is a tailored mode of regional cooperation,combined with the construction of the Russia Eurasia Channel and the Mongolia Grassland Road.This paper analyses the Chinese and Mongolian cultural communication status quo and development trend in the Context of the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor.It then proposes that the two countries make great efforts in following three aspects to create new prosperity for China-Mongolia cultural communication and cooperation:strengthening the folk cultural communication and cooperation by consolidating its folk communication basis,vigorously promoting folk cultural diplomacy and improving the level of folk cultural communications,and consolidating the existing cooperation and creating new cultural communication through this cooperation mechanism.

Concerted Practice of the Four–Pronged Comprehensive Strategy Together with the “Five Development Concepts”

The practice of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics requires the concerted practice of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy together with the five major development concepts.First,the implementation of the five major development concepts can be deemed as the precursor to the country's goal of building a moderately prosperous society.To this end,we shall innovatively tackle the developmental problems,coordinate social and economical development,leverage sound economic growth and resource exploitation,and practice open development strategies for the goal of creating prosperity for the entire population of China.Also,with the five major development concepts as a prerequisite for deepening reform,new measures shall be taken to creatively solve specific reform issues.Coordination shall be considered to keep all measures in one system and entity.We shall take green development concept to remove all the obstacles on our path to reform,and take opening-up concept to keep transparent and impartial reform atmosphere and sharing concept to ensure the beneficial policies and projects for the well being of all people.Moreover,implementing the five major development concepts as the foundation for law-based governance of China,innovation shall be made to develop a complete,standardized legal system,and coordination shall be developed for the legal guarantee of concerted and upgraded national hard and soft power.We shall take the green development concept for an equal legal environment,the opening-up concept to build law-based awareness for the whole society,and the sharing concept to benefit all people with fairness and righteousness in every judicial case.The five major development concepts shall be the cornerstone for strengthening Party self-discipline,by which we shall innovatively enhance Party leadership,coordinately build the Party and the Party's leading role,build a sound,orderly and vigorous political structure within the Party with green development concept.

Coordination:From Development Concept to Methodology Innovation

Coordinated development focuses on ensuring an integrated,systematic and coordinated development approach.It exhibits the new thinking of social engineering,and concerns value orientation,distribution change,strategic direction and problem orientation.It is of great methodological significance in boosting the economic and social development of China during the 13 th Five-year Plan and beyond.Coordinated development requires a top-level design in social engineering,which includes deconstructing urban-rural dual structures,mending the"short planks",synchronous advancement of the new"Four Modernizations,"as well as the joint development of cultural-ethical production and material production.As a methodology of social engineering,coordinated development contains the methods of social design,social reflection and social evaluation and has become a basic model to guide and hold the new normal of China's economy.

The Multidimensional Description and Investigation of New Color Terms:A Metaphorical Cognitive Approach

This article studies the new color terms in Chinese.It first classifies the color terms from four linguistic aspects:pronunciation,grammar,semantics,linguistic context and the theory of "Four Worlds," namel,language,physics,culture,and psychology.It then summarizes all the characteristics of the new color terms.The study takes questionnaires as supplementary data,explores and proves the interactive relationship between metaphorical expression and cognitive psychology of new color words.The life span of such new color terms is also discussed.

Five Major Ethical Issues Concerning Extended Cognitive Technology

Extended cognitive technology refers to technology that extends cognitive activity from the human brain,or body,to an external cognitive environment.This technology is best represented by the Internet.While significantly benefiting humanity and social development,extended cognitive technology has also triggered a range of ethical controversies.This paper first defines extended cognitive technology and analyzes related concepts,then explores five major ethical issues it raises.Suggestions regarding ethical governance are then proposed.

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