329 research outputs found
The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
No full textThis thesis examines issues of female power and influence in sixteenth-century China focusing on how women and their roles were perceived in the changing social environment of the mid-late Ming dynasty. Using aspects of a New Historicist approach, information from contemporary literary and historical sources are analysed alongside each other. With its emphasis on the lives of women and preoccupation with the description of material objects, the late Ming novel Jin Ping Mei forms an important element in the thesis. China in the sixteenth century saw expanding urbanisation, the emergence of a new wealthy merchant class, increasing visibility of women and a questioning of traditional morality. Fashion consciousness, as one of the most conspicuous aspects of the new material culture, is a possible indicator of these trends. Traditional Western theories contend that fashion began in the particular context of Renaissance Europe. However, this study argues that a similar fashion awareness existed in China too, and was manifested in a competitive striving for social status, in this case specifically among women. In contrast to previous studies which downplayed the impact women had on defining traditional Chinese culture, this thesis demonstrates how women and their sartorial choices began to redefine the boundaries of material culture, influencing literati discourse which, in turn, re- influenced female behaviour
On and Around Yan Song 嚴嵩 and His Son : Wang Shi-zhen 王世貞, Jin ping mei, etc.
No full textYan Song (1480-1567), the powerful prime minister of the Jiaqing 嘉靖 (1522-1566), has been portrayed as a villain in various historical and literary works ever since his downfall in 1562. It was Wang Shi-zhen (1529-1593), whose father's death was caused by Yan in a power struggle in the court, who contributed greatly to the creation of this negative portrait. Ming feng ji, a popular play criticizing Yan Song published shortly after his fall, was commonly attributed to Wang Shi-zhen. Starting in early Qing 清, Wang was also considered to be the author of Jin ping mei which according to some contemporary critics, was an expose of Yan's faction. Thus, in people's minds, satires of Yan Song were associated with Wang Shi-zhen. Moreover, although we cannot be certain about the authorship of Jin ping mei, we know that early manuscripts of the novel circulated among Wang Shi-zhen's friends. It seems almost certain that Wang had some connection with the novel
The Evolution of the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi --With some remarks on Xiao-shuo Jiang-shi--
No full textThe author intends to answer the following questions : (1) Why is Li Cun-xiao 李存孝 described as the hero of the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi 殘唐五代史演義? (2) Why is the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi detailed in the first half and sketchy in the second half? (3) Why is the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi completely different in contents from the Wu-dai-shi Ping-hua 五代史平話? Li Cun-xiao in the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi is an invincible general and the incarnation of loyalty and filial duty. This is not a reflection of the actual person in history. However, it is worth noting that in the novel Li Cun-xiao is executed without opposing, because he is deceived by Kang Jun-li 康君立 and Li Cun-xin 李存信 into believing the execution is ordered by his foster father Li Ke-yong 李克用. In history, Li Cun-xiao distinguished himself by bravery, but Li Ke-yong favoured Kang Jun-li, and Li Cun-xin made a false charge against Li Cun-xiao, so that Li Cun-xiao betrayed Li Ke-yong and was executed. More notably, the death of Li Cun-xiao is also described in Guan Han-qing's 關漢卿 play of Deng fu-ren ku-tong ku Cun-xiao 鄧夫人苦痛哭存孝, where the plot is similar to that of the novel but Li Cun-xiao deplores many times that he is treated coldly because of a foster child. These make it clear that the play is based on the historical fact and justifies Li Cun-xiao, and that the novel is based on the play and identifies him as a good son and retainer. This is a reflection of sympathy for Li Cun-xiao. We must not forget that Li Cun-xiao is not only in the novel but in all of Yuan Drama 元雜劇 about him described as a central figure in the battle against Huang Chao 黄巢, who was defeated by Li Ke-yong in history. This is another reflection of sympathy for Li Cun-xiao. The legend of Li Cun-xiao seems to have been embellished, connected with the legend of Huang Chao and Zhu Wen 朱溫 by Zheng-de 正德 period (1506-1521), and compiled into the lost Jin-tong Can Tang Ji 金統殘唐記. The Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi, which seems to be based on the Jin-tong Can Tang Ji, was revised about 1613, in order to fill up the blank between the Sui Tang Liang-chao Zhi-zhuan 隋唐兩朝志傳 and the Nan-Song Zhi-zhuan 南宋志傳. The former describes the period before the rebellion of Huang Chao and the latter describes from the second half of the Five Dynasties 五代, which is based on the Wu-dai-shi Ping-hua. Therefore the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi need not describe the Five Dynasties in detail, so that it is only roughly treated in the second half. The Wu-dai-shi Ping-hua is mainly based on the Zi-zhi Tong-jian Gang-mu 資治通鑑綱目, so the content is entirely different from that of the Can Tang Wu-dai-shi Yan-yi. We can also find this kind of differnce among other historical novels such as Ping-hua 平話 in the Yuan 元 dynasty and Yan-yi 演義 in the Ming 明 dynasty. It is possible that this is derived from the difference between Xiao-shuo 小說 and Jiang-shi 講史 in the Song 宋 dynasty
Kinetic electrocaloric effect and giant net cooling of lead-free ferroelectric refrigerants
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: Guang-ping Zheng2010-2011 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishedVoR allowe
A Study on Jia Ping-wa \ue3Old Furnace\ue3Social psychology and narratology
No full textJia Ping wa (1952-) has a pivotal literary status in China. He has more than forty years of literary creation. His words such as \ue2Turbulence\ue2, \ue2Ruined City\ue2 (or \ue2The Abandoned Capital\ue2),\ue2Shaanxi opera\ue2, \ue2Old- Furnace\ue2 are all very popular. These works, whether they are about the rural or urban areas under reform, the survival dilemma of peasants and intellectuals, or the contradiction between tradition and modernity, are related to history, society and the relationship between people. Jia Ping wa assumes a heavy social responsibility and his works show a great deal of Psycho-emotions and destiny of people in the historical settings.
\ue3\ue3Jia Ping wa \ue2Old Furnace\ue2 shows the dilemma of the rural community, official corruption, especially distortion of human nature and the weakness of Chinese peasants and the morbid psychology of The Chinese. The potential influence of the social ideology of Cultural Revolution is how to form crowd mentality, and how to represent the historical, cultural, and psychological structure of The Chinese. This study intends to discuss these issues. Therefore, it will delve into the perspective of social psychology. In the \ue2Old Furnace\ue2 the author expresses the psychological phenomena of historical society and people by describing the daily life of the old furnace villagers during the period of Cultural Revolution. The last part of this thesis uses the theory of Marxist G.V. Plekhanov (1856-1918) to illustrate the complex social psychological phenomena between the infrastructure and superstructure.
Since \ue2Old Furnace\ue2 describes many daily political events, how these episodes and the characters influence the explosion of the revolution, and what function do they play in the text? These are the questions that this study tries to answer and to point out its implied tragedy in analyzing \ue2Old Furnace\ue2 from the perspective of narratology
[[alternative]]Analysis of the connotations of community adult education from community development :a case study of Dah Shi Old Street community
No full text[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to explore the connotations from the process ofthe Integrated Reconstruction of Communities of Ho Ping Street in Dah Shi.It includes strategy analysis and founding of the educational model.Meanwhile,we will revise the outcomes of community development with micro scope of community learning.Analysis of data obtained by means of interview-guide and partiicipant-observation in field trialsis indicated six results as following:（1* As to community action,the foundation of commuity adult education is extreemely revelent to their life.（2 、y view of community adult education,needs satisfaction and community energy release trigger "Grass-rooted Social Movement."（3） As to strategy,it demonstrates gradual integration of various sources and the process of the spirit of "learning by doing."（4）The focus of community learning in Ho Ping Street lies in the definition,conservation and implementation of public interests.The residents are about to learn how to distinguish the differences between special interests and public interests.（5）Thepromotion of community involvement will result in more opportunities for self-growth of the residents by ways of nonformal community adylt adult education.（6）The foundation of community adult education in Dah Shi is based on the procedure of empowerment.
Qing dai Guangdong shi hua yan jiu.
No full textShi Hua is an important genre in the traditional Chinese literary criticism. The Qing dynasty (1644-1911) is the prime period of the composition of Shi Hua, the number of which amounts to a total of more than 1,000 works. Compared with other dynasties, this figure is unsurpassable. The study of Shi Hua usually focuses on one author, one school or one dynasty, and a large-scale research from the vision of area is rare. This dissertation aims to study the works of Shi Hua of the Guangdong Province in the Qing Dynasty. Starting to appear in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the works of Shi Hua of Guangdong became abundant in the Qing dynasty. Even after the founding of the Republic of China in 1911, the composition of the works of Shi Hua was still occasionally observed. During the Qing dynasty, about 100 works of Shi Hua were composed by the authors of Guangdong nativity, while only 30-odd works are still extant. The rich content of these works demonstrates the intimate relationships between the Shi Hua of Guangdong and the poetry of the same area as well as the entire Qing dynasty.The study of this dissertation is three-layered. Firstly the historical development of the works of Shi Hua of Guangdong in the Qing dynasty is discussed, and the information about the extant works and their authors is investigated. Secondly the development and evolution of the Guangdong poetry are analyzed on the basis of the content of the works of Shi Hua. Thirdly the theories and the value of several important works of Shi Hua in Guangdong are studied. The dissertation is divided into eight chapters: Chapter 1, the development of the works of Shi Hua of Guangdong in the Qing dynasty: in a chronological order, the development of the works of Shi Hua of Guangdong in the Qing dynasty is discussed in order to outline their literary thoughts. Chapter 2, the works of Shi Hua of Guangdong in the Qing dynasty and their authors: the authors' nativities and the background of composition are scrutinized. Chapter 3, the discussions about the Guangdong poetry in the works of Shi Hua of Guangdong in the Qing dynasty: the regional features of the Guangdong poetry discussed in the Shi Hua and their relations with poetry societies, clans, paintings, political background and the compilation of collectanea are studied, and the poetic thought of 'Tang-following' is emphasized. Chapter 4, the study in the works of Shi Hua of Huang Pei-fang: Huang's attitude towards the Qing poetry is studied, his poem creation theory is examined so as to reveal his poetic thought of 'Tang-following'. Chapter 5, the study in the works of Shi Hua of Zhang Wei-ping: Zhang's comments on the Qing poetry is studied, the principles and influence of his works of Shi Hua are deduced, and his poetic thoughts of 'spirit' and 'profoundness' are explored as well. Chapter 6, the study in the works of Shi Hua of Liang Jiu-tu and He Yue-yu: Liang's poetic thoughts of 'temperament' and 'freshness' is studies, and He's eclectic theory of the Qing poetry and the traditional poems is assessed. Chapter 7, the study of Liang Qi-chao's Yin Bing Shi Shi Hua: Liang's idea of literary revolution is studied, and his reforming poetic thought of new ambition and old style is illustrated. Chapter 8, the Study of Huang Jie's Shi Xue: Huang's construction of the history of Chinese poetics and its influence is probed.程中山.論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2007.參考文獻(p. 406-418).Adviser: Kuan Io Wong.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: A, page: 0601.Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.Abstracts in Chinese and English.School code: 1307.Lun wen (zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2007.Can kao wen xian (p. 406-418).Cheng Zhongshan
A study of the Allusions to Chuang Tzu in the reception of Su Shi's Poetry
No full textThe world is a sea of books; all creations are based on the achievements of their predecessors. Su Shi has stated clearly his admiration for Chuang Tzu; we can understand the poetry of Su Shi with his remembrance and tribute to Chuang Tzu by exploring the phenomenon of allusions to Chuang Tzu in the poetry of Su Shi. Academic research has already found that Chuang Tzu is actually the practitioner of \ue2making articles as amusement\ue2 and Su Shi is in the same vein with a concrete manifestation of \ue2making poems as amusement\ue2 to show the freedom of artistic creation space. Scholars have proposed that the Outer and Miscellaneous Chapters of Chuang Tzu had been neglected by people was due to Su Shi. Through the practical concerns of the poetry of Su Shi in this study, we found that the poetry of Su Shi did not ignore the outer and miscellaneous chapters of Chuang Tzu, on the contrary, the degree of attention is no less than the Inner Chapters. Scholars have proposed that the phenomenon of allusions in the poetry of Su Shi is mostly into words. In this paper, however, the author proposes with examples and indicates that the allusions to Chuang Tzu in the poetry of Su Shi are not only into words but also a major feature of imaginative thinking in images. Through the discussion of the phenomenon of allusions to Chuang Tzu in the poetry of Su Shi in this paper, it can be observed that the acceptance and creative interpretation of Chuang Tzu in the poetry of Su Shi, the concrete practice of making the old things new, and the implicit beauty of the real meaning is implied. And further confirmed the comment of \ue2Dongpo stems from Chuang Tzu is nine out of ten\ue2 stated by Liu Xizai in Qing, as well as understand the specific connotation of "Peotry of Zizhan, with clear words in sleet and powder, are the poetry of Taoist\ue2 called by Liu Shipei
Gu Shi Jia Ge Pao Mo
No full textEkonomické bubliny hrají stále významnější roli v národním hospodářství, a je možné prohlásit, že tyto bubliny mají již do určité míry tendenci dominovat vývoj reálné ekonomiky. Proto se stává výzkum tohoto ekonomického jevu stále populárnější a významnější. Prioritním cílem této diplomové práce je komplexní analýza cenové bubliny na akciových trzích.V této práci se autor snažil analyzovat historicky významné případy akciových cenových bublin, shrnout jejich společné rysy, hledat faktory zapříčiňující vzniku těchto bubliny a důvody jejich prasknutí. Dále diskutoval o možnostech řešení problému cenových bublin. Další důraz práce spočívá v rešerši teoretických přístupů (včetně souvisejících matematických modelů) z proudu teorie racionální bubliny, ale i z pohledu behaviorálních financí, které se zabývají zkoumáním a měřením cenových bublin na akciových trzích. Autorův pohled na akciové cenové bubliny je podporovaný výsledkem testování dat v empirické části. Po přečtení této práce by čtenář měl získat základní přehled o této špičkové vědě.Economic bubbles are playing an increasingly significant role in the current global economy. We believe these bubbles are to a certain extent dominating the real economy, and, therefore, research based on this specific economic phenomenon is becoming increasingly popular and important. The focus of this master's thesis is based upon analysis of stock price bubbles. This thesis contains author analyzed historical cases representative of stock price bubbles; summarizations of their traditional features; common factors causing their formation; and reasons leading to their bursting. Solutions to the dilemma of stock price bubbles are discussed in depth, and emphasis is placed upon clearly deciphering different theoretical approaches regarding this phenomenon-not only from the efficient market hypothesis viewpoint but also from the perspective of behavioral finance. The research contains testing and measuring methodologies of stock price bubbles, and the author's view concerning them is strongly supported by the results within the empirical data-testing chapter. Upon reading, one can expect to achieve a basic overview of this forefront science.Finansovye puzyri postojanno igrajut vazhnuju rol' v nacional'noj ekonomike. Pojetomu mozhno skazat', chto eti puzyri vse ewe imejut do opredelennoj stepeni tendenciju dominirovat' v razvitii i real'noj ekonomike. V svjazi s etim, issledovanie etogo jekonomicheskogo javlenija stanovitsja bolee populjarnym i suwestvennym. Dannaja diplomnaja rabota issleduet obrazovanija finansovyh puzyrej na mirovyh birzhah. V dannoj rabote avtor pytalsja analizirovat' istoricheski suwestvennye sluchai birzhevyh finansovyh puzyrej, a takzhe summirovat' ih obwie cherty; najti faktory, kotorye sposobstvujut obrazovaniju etih puzyrej i prichiny ih kraha. Sledujuwij aspekt raboty sosredotochen v reshenii teoreticheskih modelej (vkljuchaja matematicheskij apparat): teorija effektivnyh rynkov i povedencheskie finansy, kotorye zanimajutsja issledovaniem i izmereniem finansovyh puzyrej na birzhah. V prakticheskoj chasti avtor protestiroval dannye birzhevyh cenovyh puzyrej, poluchil rezul'taty i ih interpretiroval. Posle prochtenija dannoj raboty chitatel' poluchil by bazovye poznanija v etoj oblasti.Sui zhe jing ji pao mo zai quan qiu jing ji zhong ban yan zhe yue fa zhong yao de jue se, shen zhi zai yi ding ceng mian shang kai shi zhu dao shi ti jing ji, yue lai yue duo de xue zhe kai shi yi shi dao pao mo xue de zhong yao xing, bing kai shi dui ci zhan kai yan jiu. Ben pian lun wen de nei rong jiu shi tan tao gu shi jia ge pao mo. Zai zhe pian lun wen zhong, zuo zhe jiang dian ping li shi shang zui you dai biao xing de gu shi jia ge pao mo an li, zong jie ta men de gong tong dian, xun zhao pao mo chan sheng de nei zai dong li, yi ji pao mo po mie de shen ceng yuan yin. Ran hou tao lun jie jue pao mo wen ti de ke neng xing fang an. Lun wen de ling wai yi ge zhong dian shi fen xi guan yu pao mo de yan jiu cheng guo. Lun wen bu jin han gai le you xiao shi chang qian ti xia de li lun, hai bao kuo xing wei jin rong xue fan wei nei de li lun. Zui hou zuo zhe tong guo jian ce shi ji jing ji shu ju zheng shi le zi ji lun dian de zheng que xing. Tong guo yue du ben pian lun wen, du zhe ke yi huo de dui yu gu shi pao mo de xi tong ren shi
Ruili-Bonade dui liu ji shui ping dui liu de shi yan yan jiu
No full text本論文由兩部分組成。第一部分介紹了關於瑞利－伯纳德對流的兩項工作。第一項工作在五個側向寬高比不同的矩形對流槽中研究了空間約束效應對流體動力學和傳熱效率的影響。實驗發現，整體流場隨著約束強度的增加而明顯減弱，而且大尺度環流的流向反轉變得更為頻繁。令人驚訝的是，儘管流動變慢，總體傳熱效率卻顯著地提高。仔細分析表明，空間約束改變了邊界層中羽流的形態和動力學特性，表現為形成的羽流結構更為有序和充滿活力，從而導致邊界層變得更薄更均勻，傳熱效率由此得以提高。第二項工作研究了不同溫度邊界條件對湍流熱對流的影響。實驗在兩個對流槽中進行：其中一個在上邊界固定溫度而在下邊界固定熱通量（HC 對流槽），另一個則在兩個邊界都保持恆定溫度（CC對流槽）。研究發現，在恆定溫度的邊界條件下，溫度邊界層的厚度對瑞利數的依賴關係滿足于1/3的標度律，區別于在恆定熱通量下的行為（標度律近似為2/7）。此外，CC 對流槽中的流場強度平均比HC對流槽中的要強∼9% ，其流向反轉頻率也要快1.5倍。我們把這些現象歸咎於不同溫度邊界條件下羽流的發射強度不同。論文的第二部分對另外一種重要的熱對流系統，水平對流，進行了實驗研究。在加熱和冷卻位于系統上邊界同一高度的條件下，我們觀測到了一個貫穿整個對流槽的大尺度環流。通過染料示蹤表明，流場中的迴流并不一定需要損耗能量來跨越溫度邊界層，因此可以更有效地維持其流動強度。對於熱傳輸效率以及溫度邊界層厚度隨瑞利數的變化關係，實驗觀測到了一個0.3的標度律，不同于經常被報道的理論值（0.2），這可能是因為在高瑞利數下流動狀態發生了轉變。本研究的结果表明，表面温度梯度不仅可以驱动大尺度环流，而且其強度也比人们普遍认为的要强。This thesis consists of two self-contained parts, both related to the topic of thermal convection.In the first part, two sets of studies on turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection are presented.The first study addresses the confinement effects on the heat transport and flow dynamics in quasi-2D geometry. The experiments were conducted in five rectangular cells with the same height and length, while the width being varied to produce a lateral aspect ratio Γ ranging from 0.6 to 0.1. As expected, with decreasing Γ, i.e. increasing the level of confinement, the overall flow slows down and more plumes travel through the bulk region, thus resulting in a large-scale circulation with more frequent reversals. Surprisingly, despite a slower flow, the global heat transport efficiency enhances significantly. Detailed examinations from experiment and simulation show that this enhancement is brought about by the changes in the dynamics and morphology of the thermal plumes in the boundary layers: the confined geometry produces more coherent and energetic plume clusters that in turn result in more uniform and thinner thermal boundary layers. This study demonstrates how changes in turbulent bulk flow can influence the boundary layer dynamics and shows that the quasi-2D geometry is very different from the true 2D and also the 3D systems.The second study investigates the influence of thermal boundary conditions. Two experimentally achievable configurations are examined; one is fixed-flux at the bottom boundary and fixed-temperature at the top (HC cell), while the other is fixed-temperature at both boundaries (CC cell). It is found that, rather surprisingly, the Rayleigh number dependence of the thermal boundary layer thickness follows a 1/3 power law approximately under the condition of constant temperature, in contrast to the behavior in the case of constant flux (close to a 2/7 scaling). It is further found that the flow strength is on average ∼ 9% larger in the CC cell, and its flow reversal frequency is ∼ 1.5 faster than that for the HC case, which may be understood as changes in the plume emission dynamics.The second part deals with horizontal convection. The experiment was conducted with a long apparatus (∼ 2.4 m) with the heating and cooling imposed over the top boundary. Flow visualization studies revealed a full penetrating circulation and suggest that the returning flow does not necessarily overcome the stratification to penetrate the entire thermal BL, in such a way that it can “save its kinematic energy thus supports the motion more efficiently. Both the heat transport efficiency and thermal BL thicknesses are found to follow a 0.3 power law, in contrast to the often-reported value of 0.2. This is likely caused by a flow-regime transition in the high Ra number range. This study demonstrates experimentally that a surface temperature gradient is capable of driving a large-scale circulation and its strength is much stronger than what is generally believed by the oceanography community.Detailed summary in vernacular field only.Detailed summary in vernacular field only.Huang, Shidi = 瑞利-伯納德對流及水平對流的實驗研究 / 黃仕迪.Thesis (Ph.D.) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-110).Abstracts also in Chinese.Huang, Shidi = Ruili-Bonade dui liu ji shui ping dui liu de shi yan yan jiu / Huang Shidi
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