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A Conversation with Xianghong Feng, Author of Tourism and Prosperity in Miao Land
No full textIn this installment of Lexington Books\u27 Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility and Society Author Conversations, series editor Michael A. Di Giovine talks to anthropologist Xianghong Feng, author of the book, Tourism and Prosperity in Miao Land: Power and Inequality in Rural China. With rich ethnographic detail, Feng focuses on the intersection of tourism development, power and inequality in the southern interior of China. Capital-intensive, elite-driven tourism has reshaped the social and cultural patterns of the ethnic Miao. Although tourism is often touted as able to empower women, lower classes, and minorities, Feng shows that often it reinforces the very power structures that it attempts to equalize
The impact of Feng Shui on residential property prices in western cultures
No full textPurpose – To determine if the ancient Chinese tradition of Feng Shui affects residential property prices in a Western setting (‘‘Western’’ and ‘‘the West’’ refers to the cultures and peoples of the mainlands Europe, the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand.) Design/methodology/approach – Two approaches were adopted to measure the impact of Feng Shui design principles on property prices. First, a case study approach using a paired sales analysis was adopted to compare sales transaction prices of Feng Shui designed condominiums with sales prices of condominiums that were built without this design feature. Second, sales transaction data were analysed using multiple regression analysis in a hedonic pricing framework. Findings – The results were mixed but provide preliminary evidence that Feng Shui impacts positively on property prices in the West. Research limitations/implications – Firstly, the units were sold as ‘‘designer ready’’. Prices for these units exclude floor coverings, painting, kitchen and bathroom fittings, appliances, counter tops and plumbing fixtures. A more precise adjustment was not able to be made as the actual build-out cost for each unit was not available. However, it was felt that the average rate was a reasonable proxy for the cost of a build-out. Secondly, the case study includes sales of Feng Shui designed units in only one building. A more reliable result would have been achieved had the data set included several buildings constructed using the principles of Feng Shui. Practical implications – With the rise in popularity of the use of Feng Shui design in Western homes, understanding the effects of this on property values is important to both property valuers and investors of such property. Originality/value – Research on the impact of cultural beliefs on residential property values in the West is limited. This paper provides a contribution to understanding the value affects of such beliefs, specifically those relating to Feng Shui
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No full textThis is a curious book. The verso of the title-page says simply "Reprinted from the 1953 edition." From all I can learn, that is true, but that original was printed not by the University Press of the Pacific but by the Foreign Languages Press in Beijing. Indeed, it seems as though this book is a photocopy reprint of that original, and so even the page references in my comment on that book still apply here. These fables are often directly admonitory and/or of a highly political slant. Thus the author writes of skylarks "Poets like these are the true friends of the people" (6). The best of the fables, I believe, are "The Snake and the Rabbit" (42) and "The Original Rat" (61), which may also have the best illustration. Among the most overtly political are those on the imperialist weasel munching a duckling (27) and the imperialist snake against the collective bees (29). Other good fables include "The Hunter and His Wife" (12), "The Lion and the Setting Sun" (15), "The Lion and the Lamb" (34), "The Fox and the Rabbits' Farm" (39), "The Cow and Her Rope" (53), "The Curious Crow" (44), and "The Cow and Her Calf" (54). There is a T of C at the front after the highly political "Publisher's Note." 7½" x 9¼".Feng Hsueh-feng, translated by Gladys Yan
A translation comparison of stray birds between Zheng Zhenduo’s version and Feng Tang’s version : from the perspective of manipulation theory
No full textThis paper employed Lefevere’s Manipulation Theory to explain respectively how
three main factors of Manipulation Theory, namely patronage, ideology and poetics
controlled Zheng Zhenduo’s and Feng Tang’s translation activity of Tagore’s Stray
Birds. And then the paper will analyze their translation strategies by comparing
certain poems in Stray Birds. However, author of this paper did not aim to reconfirm
Lefevere’s Manipulation Theory, but under his theoretical framework, tried to
interpret translation phenomenon from an extra-linguistic perspective.
Through analysis and comparison, the importance of three core elements was
different in those two versions. For Zheng Zhenduo, three main elements shared equal
impacts on his translation. His individual ideology and poetics conformed to
prevailing ideology and poetics in those days, and his patronage also exerted a
positive influence, therefore his Stray Birds received favorable reviews.
In Feng Tang’s case, individual poetics played the most important role. Although his
poetics reflected literary trends to some extent, but that is still not the mainstream in
today’s literary market. The translator’s subjectivity in Feng’s version was clearly
stronger than Zheng’s. For the purpose of literary innovation and commercial interests,
patronage did not manipulate Feng’s translation too much. As a result, Feng Tang’s
Stray Birds was forced to stop sales.
Key words: Zheng Zhenduo; Feng Tang; Stray Birds; Manipulation TheoryMaster of Art
Fables: Feng Hsueh-feng
No full textOnce this book arrived, I thought it a repeat of something I already have. Closer inspection shows that I have a softbound second edition of 1955, while this is the first edition of 1953. Apparently the order of fables changed significantly in the second edition, though there are fifty-one fables here as there. As I mention there, the fables are often directly admonitory and/or of a highly political slant. Thus the author writes of skylarks ”Poets like these are the true friends of the people” (6). The best of the fables, I believe, are ”The Snake and the Rabbit (42) and ”The Original Rat” (61), which may also have the best illustration. Among the most overtly political are those on the imperialist weasel munching a duckling (27) and the imperialist snake against the collective bees (29). Other good fables include ”The Hunter and His Wife” (12), ”The Lion and the Setting Sun” (15), ”The Lion and the Lamb” (34), ”The Fox and the Rabbits' Farm” (39), ”The Cow and Her Rope” (53), ”The Curious Crow” (44), and ”The Cow and Her Calf” (54). There is a T of C at the front.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Original language: chiStated first editionFeng Hsueh-Feng, translated by Gladys Yan
To comply or not to comply: understanding the discretion in reporting public float and SEC regulations
No full textThis paper documents how firms exercise discretion in defining affiliates and reporting public float in response to SEC regulations. I find that firms with higher expected compliance costs under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 tend to classify more shares as affiliated and report lower public float. In contrast, firms issuing seasoned equity are less likely to underreport public float, possibly due to favorable regulatory treatment for large issuers. These incentives are weakened when future regulatory changes render float less important.Peer reviewe
[[alternative]]A Study of The Effects of the Traditional concept of Feng-Shui To the modern Engineering Behavior.
No full text[[abstract]]This research discusses about Feng-Shui and its effect to interior design. The study focuses on the related concepts and attitude toward general people. The researcher applies several analyses, including average, standard deviation, and variance analysis to the answers retrieved from subjects participating in the survey of "Relevant Attitude toward Feng-Shui and Engineering Behavior."
The analyses are proceeded in both the overall and separated layers' prospect. The results are as following:
1. To general people, there is no difference between gender and the degree of being influenced by the concept of Feng-Shui.
2. To general people, the cognitive attitude toward Feng-Shui develops when they age.
3. The higher education general people get, the more cognitive attitude toward Feng-Shui they have.
4. The concept of Feng-Shui shows no relevant difference among the Catholics, the Christians, or atheists while it relevantly influences people who believe in the folk religion, Taoism, or Buddhism.
5. People who ask Feng-Shui are relevantly influenced by the concept of Feng-Shui.
Chinese Identity in and Beyond Chinatown: Traditional Chinese Architecture, Auspicious Symbols, and Feng Shui
No full textSince the first wave of Chinese immigrants in 1849, they have been ascribed different identities such as the yellow peril. Negative stereotypes fueled the anti-Chinese sentiments in the United States and caused the Chinese population to self-segregate in areas that are now known as Chinatowns. Chinatowns were labeled as dirty and dangerous by the American government. The American government continued to neglect Chinatowns until they saw an opportunity to profit from them. After an earthquake hit San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1906, a new identity was ascribed to the Chinese population and Chinatowns. The Chinese merchant elites worked with White architects to erase the old and villainized Chinatowns. The Chinese merchant elites self-orientalized themselves to cater to tourists. They took on an exotic identity and expressed it through exoticized Chinese architecture. This architecture style referenced traditional Chinese architecture motifs like pagoda roofs, bright colors, lattice designs, and paifang. They used these motifs without regard to their traditional usage, rather they only used these motifs to create an exotic image for Chinatown. Other Chinatowns like the ones in Los Angeles and New York City tried to implement the self-orientalism method upon seeing San Francisco’s Chinatown redevelopment. In contrast to this exoticized Chinese architecture, smaller storefronts in New York City’s Chinatown and satellite Chinatowns express their Chinese identity through auspicious symbols and feng shui. These expressions of identity focus on expressing and preserving Chinese heritage; they can be seen in interior design elements like colors, art, decorations, and spatial organization. Exoticized Chinese architecture motifs, on one hand, express Chinese identity by replicating the visual components of traditional Chinese architecture; auspicious symbols and feng shui, on the other hand, express Chinese identity by bringing auspiciousness and connecting to traditions
Mizoguchi-Takahashi local contractions to Feng-Liu contractions
No full text[EN] In this article, we establish that any uniformly local Mizoguchi-Takahashi contraction is actually a set-valued contraction due to Feng and Liu on a metrically convex complete metric space. Through an example, we demonstrate that this result need not hold on any arbitrary metric space. Furthermore, when the metric space is compact, we derive that any Mizoguchi-Takahashi local contraction and Nadler local contraction are equivalent. Moreover, a result related to invariant best approximation is established.The first author would like to acknowledge the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India for providing financial assistance during the research work. The second author acknowledges Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India for the financial support under (MTR/2021/000164).Maiti, P.; Sultana, A. (2024). Mizoguchi-Takahashi local contractions to Feng-Liu contractions. Applied General Topology. 25(2):321-329. https://doi.org/10.4995/agt.2024.19619OJS32132925
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