文史哲论丛 Literature, History and Philosophy ISSN Print: 3079-5400 ISSN Online: 3079-5419
Fusion of Tradition and Modernity: The Literary Adaptation of Northeast China's "Chuma Xian" Ballads
This study centers on the portrayal of the Northeast Chinese "Chuma Xian" belief in Ban Yu’s Winter Swimming and Zheng Zhi’s Xian Zheng (translated as Celestial Affliction), focusing on Ban Yu’s creative adaptation of the oral tradition of "Chuma Xian" and the two authors’ differentiated employment of folk beliefs. It explores the paths and values of contemporary literature’s borrowing and transformation of folk traditions. The research finds that as a product of the integration of Shamanistic roots, the "Chuangguan Dong" (Crossing the Pass to the Northeast) immigrant culture, and the geographical environment of Northeast China, the ballads of "Chuma Xian" carry regional collective memories such as ethnic integration and immigration history. By preserving the formulaic structure of the oral tradition, anchoring the core symbols of "Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, Qingfeng" (the five main spirit lineages in "Chuma Xian" belief), and simplifying ritual procedures, Ban Yu and Zheng Zhi have achieved the literary preservation of regional cultural memory. Meanwhile, the two authors have stripped the original practical functions of "Chuma Xian" (such as curing diseases and dispelling disasters) and transformed it into a literary carrier for spiritual narratives and cultural reflections. Furthermore, combined with the background of the Northeast China’s laid-off wave in the 1990s, the adapted ballads not only reveal the rupture between tradition and modernity, the discontinuity of regional cultural memory, and the spiritual predicament of the people but also reflect Ban Yu’s exploration of a path to reconcile tradition and modernity. This proves that traditional folk culture, through literary adaptation, can become a spiritual resource to alleviate the alienation of modernity.
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The Research on the Creation of the Overseas Image of the CPC by the Communica-tion of China Defence League Newsletter during the Anti-Japanese War
During the Anti Japanese War, influenced by the international communication pattern and ideological prejudice, international public opinion had significant cognitive bias towards the image of the CPC (hereinafter referred to as the "CPC"). China Defense League and its official publication, "China Defence League Newsletter" (hereinafter referred to as "Newsletter"), is a key medium for correcting cognitive biases and constructing a positive overseas image of the Communist Party of China, using English Chinese bilingual multimodal texts as carriers. This study takes multimodal discourse analysis theory as the core, combined with cross-cultural communication theory, to systematically analyze the image construction path of "Newsletter": through the coordination of multiple modalities such as vision, language, and behavior, three core images of the Communist Party of China, namely "Anti Japanese War Pioneer", "Livelihood Public Servant", and "International Collaborator", are constructed. The effectiveness verification shows that "Newsletter" broke through the Kuomintang's information blockade and promoted the international community's perception of the image of the Communist Party of China from "mystification" and "demonization" to "concretization" and "positivity". The study not only restored the communication value of "Newsletter", but also provided a historical mirror for the communication that the CPC is the mainstay of the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Cultural relic protection of laboratory pottery —Take the restoration of pottery unearthed at Dongshunda site as an example
This study examines the restoration process of Dongshunba pottery artifacts, establishing standardized protocols for laboratory conservation. The paper provides comprehensive guidance on pre-restoration documentation, pottery cleaning and disassembly techniques, component reassembly methods, and polishing procedures. Addressing challenges like severe ceramic powdering and complex deformation, it proposes innovative solutions including customized adhesives and precision mold fabrication. Through summarizing practical experiences and identified limitations, the research underscores the critical importance of preserving cultural relics' authenticity while outlining future directions for advancing laboratory conservation technologies.
Analyzing the Textual Form and Literary Enlightenment of Keats’s On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer
On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer is one of the classic masterpieces of John Keats, which is born from Keats’s ardent pursuit and exploration of literature and carries a rich cultural and emotional flavor. Based on the stylistic perspective, this study digs into the literary enlighten-ment embedded in this poem from the perspectives of poetic style, vocabulary, rhetorical devic-es and images. It is found that the rhythmic combination of the Italian sonnet echoes Keats’s emotional vein, the change of vocabulary reflects his psychological changes, the interweaving of various rhetorical devices strengthens the artistic effect, and the transformation of celestial and geographic images reflects the path of his literary exploration. At the same time, the poet Keats also uses this poem to celebrate the charm of classic literature, the desire to explore knowledge and the unknown, and the role of great literature in the spiritual world of the individual.
A Research on the Ecological Thought in Coleridge’s Dejection: An Ode in the Perspective of Marxist Ecology
This research aims to explore the ecological thought in Coleridge's Dejection: An Ode and ana-lyze it under the perspective of Marxist ecology. Through the interpretation of natural imagery and the excavation of ecological thought in the poem, it reveals its intrinsic connection with the Marxist ecology, further enriches our understanding of ecological thought in Romantic literature, and provides literary support and theoretical reference for the construction of contemporary ecological civilization.
A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and English Imagist Poetry from a Spatial Perspective
The poems of Bai Pu and William Carlos Williams are classical works of Imagist poetry. The former is full of the charm of Chinese classical Imagist aesthetics, while the latter actively assim-ilates the art of Chinese classical poetry and integrates painting techniques into his poetic crea-tions. Based on the perspective of space, this paper takes Bai Pu’s Tianjingsha·Autumn and Wil-liams’ The Red Wheelbarrow as examples to compare Chinese and English Imagist poetry from the three levels of physical, psychological and cultural spaces, revealing the similarities and dif-ferences in their creative techniques and cultural connotations, thereby facilitating a profound comprehension of their artistic value and cultural significance.
Research on the spatial distribution and protection of inta ngible cultural heritage in henan province
The rich intangible cultural heritage of Henan Province is a testament to the long-standing Central Plains civilization and historical culture. The purpose is to examine intangible cultural heritage from the perspectives of geographical distribution, the activation and utilization of intangible cultural heritage, and the interactive relationship between intangible cultural heritage and the natural and humanistic environment, which is more conducive to a deeper understanding of its spatial distribution characteristics. Methods: By using the data of the number of intangible cultural heritages in each city of Henan Province and the distribution points in cities, and with the aid of ArcGIS kernel density analysis, location entropy, Moran index, mathematical statistics and other methods, the spatial pattern and influencing factors of intangible cultural heritages in Henan Province were studied. The research results show that the intangible cultural heritage projects in Henan Province are distributed in clusters geographically, forming a distribution feature that radiates and decreases successively from the city centers where each population lives to the surrounding areas. The main factors influencing the spatial distribution of intangible cultural heritage include: ①humanistic environment factors, ②geographical environment factors, ③regional economic development level, and ④local policy support. Conclusion: Exploring the spatial distribution pattern of intangible cultural heritage is conducive to promoting the protection of intangible cultural heritage in today's society and has certain significance for promoting the construction of national cultural brands.
The Kingdom of Ends: On the Applicability and Necessity of Kant’s Philosophy for Con-temporary Society
In the condition and context of contemporary postmodernity, anti-normative, decentering social movements and shifts in thought have intensified; moral relativism has proliferated, and the rise of “cancel culture,” among other trends, has produced the privatization of meaning and the breakdown of metanarratives—phenomena our era can hardly avoid confronting. In this environment, two extremes have taken shape: an atomized individualism that abdicates social responsibility, and a collectivism that seeks to justify “sacrificing the few for the many.” This study endorses neither pole. Instead, it advocates a post-metaphysical reinterpretation of Kant, translating the categorical imperative and the Kingdom of Ends into an operational minimal public ethic, articulated through three institutionalized criteria: (1) universalizability/co-legislatability—whether a proposed general rule could be adopted by all without contradiction or the destruction of its own preconditions; (2) non-objectification and non-substitutability of human dignity—no individual may be treated merely as a means, and any restriction must pass a least-restrictive alternative test; and (3) mutual legislation and public justifiability—affected parties must hold procedural powers of information, contestation, remedy, and audit.
A Study on English Communication Strate-gies of Chinese Han Culture under the "Belt and Road" Initiative
Against the backdrop of the ongoing advancement of the "Belt and Road" Initiative, the interna-tional dissemination of Chinese Han culture holds strategic significance for enhancing the na-tion's cultural soft power. Traditional Chinese attire, as a vital material carrier of Han culture, not only embodies rich historical and cultural connotations but also showcases unique artistic value and philosophical thought. This study takes traditional Chinese attire as its focal point to systematically explore English dissemination strategies for Han culture within the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. Firstly, it analyzes the opportunities and challenges for Han cultural dissemination brought about by the Belt and Road strategy at the macro level. Secondly, by comparing the design philosophies, material choices, and symbolic systems of Chinese and Western attire cultures, it reveals the cultural uniqueness of traditional Chinese garments. Thirdly, it elaborates on English translation strategies for traditional attire, including translit-eration, a combination of literal and free translation, and cultural annotation methods. Finally, it proposes three key insights for cross-cultural communication: the dynamic adjustment mecha-nism of domestication and foreignization, the synergistic multi-modal approach to enhance dis-semination efficacy, and the dialectical unity of standardization and contextualization. The re-search demonstrates that effective English dissemination strategies can significantly improve the international propagation of Han culture, foster intercultural exchange and understanding, and provide new pathways for cultural mutual learning among countries along the Belt and Road.
Comparison of Chinese and Western attire cultures
Semiotic Transformation in Translation: A Case Study of the Film Forrest Gump
This paper examines the issue of semiotic transformation in translation through a case study of the film Forrest Gump. By analyzing three key objects of semiotic conversion, including informational, formal, and cultural elements, the study highlights the crucial role of semiotic transformation in the translation process. Understanding these diverse semiotic conversions enables translators to identify potential obstacles in practical translation work and facilitates the discovery of appropriate target-language expressions, thereby enhancing both fluency and accuracy in translation. Furthermore, these multidimensional semiotic transformations have contributed to the creative reinterpretation of this classic literary work within the audiovisual semiotic system.
An Interpretation of Cross-Cultural Narrative in 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' from the Perspective of Semiotic Square
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a short story written by Rudyard Kipling. This study, based on Greimas' semiotic square theory, analyzes the deep structure and cultural connotations of the text. By exploring the symbolic relationships among the main characters, this study reveals the "othering" phenomenon in the text. Additionally, by examining how the binary structure of "barbarism and civilization" is presented in the narrative, this study aims to re-examine the character portrayal and the way values are conveyed from a cross-cultural perspective. Therefore, this study provides readers with a new perspective to gain a deeper understanding of the character portrayal and thematic connotations within the text.
"Linguistic inflation" refers to the "devaluation" caused by the mismatch between linguistic form and meaning, representing a new trend in sociolinguistic research. Through quantitative analy-sis of data from mainstream domestic online platforms, this study reveals manifestations of lin-guistic inflation at lexical, syntactic, and symbolic levels, summarized as the generalization of in-timate terms, excessive stacking of modal particles, and the widespread use of emojis. The re-search finds that this phenomenon arises from the combined effects of social structure, psycho-logical needs, technological development, and linguistic dynamism. While it enhances emotional expression, it also leads to issues such as informational ambiguity and superficial social interac-tions. To address these challenges, strategies such as strengthening linguistic norms, promoting diversity, and regulating the online environment are proposed. The study aims to provide theo-retical support for the healthy development of language and to advance the depth of sociolin-guistic research.
Research on Influencing Factors of Craft Beer Brand Loyalty Based on the SOR Model
With the rapid development of the craft beer market, the beer market is transforming toward niche and refined orientations, and consumer brand loyalty has become a key factor in brand competition. However, existing studies mostly focus on craft beer brand packaging and brewing techniques, with a lack of research on brand loyalty.Taking Macau's "Qu Yan" craft beer brand as a case study, this research, based on the value co-creation theory and the SOR model, explores the path through which value co-creation behaviors enhance brand loyalty via brand image cognition. Data were collected through consumer surveys and analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The findings show that value co-creation behaviors, as an external stimulus, have a significant positive impact on consumers' perception of brand image, which in turn improves brand loyalty. Moreover, perceived value in brand image plays an important mediating role.In light of this, brand managers should construct value co-creation activities and enrich co-creation channels to strengthen consumers' brand loyalty.
Sor Model（Stimulus-Organism-Response Model）
Bronze Lion Statues of the Ningshou Palace
The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the Ningshou Palace is located in the northeastern corner of the Forbidden City. The copper lions in the Forbidden City are auspicious beasts that guard the palace gates and protect the peace of the imperial city. There are currently six pairs of copper lions in the Forbidden City, among which the copper lions in front of the Ningshou Palace are deeply loved by people for their unique shapes. This article will focus on introducing the unique casting techniques and craftsmanship of the copper lions in the Ningshou Palace, which is of great significance for exploring the historical origin of the copper lions in the Forbidden City.
Research on Morin Khuur Music and the World It Portrays
The Morin Khuur, as an important representative instrument of Mongolian culture, carries rich historical culture and spiritual connotations. However, with the changes in modern society and the diversification of musical forms, Morin Khuur music is confronted with the dual predicament of losing tradition and derailing innovation between inheritance and innovation. This thesis will explore the traditional loss of Morin Khuur music, the derailment between innovation and tradi-tional inheritance, as well as its evolution in representing the trend of popular culture, and at-tempt to analyze the cultural inheritance issues and artistic innovation challenges involved in this process. Ultimately, this article will propose how Morin Khuur music can be organically combined with traditional culture and modern innovation in the context of the new era to pro-mote the inheritance of culture and the progress of art.
The Impact of Machine Translation on Legal Text Translation
The translation of legal texts has been one of the main areas of machine translation use. In re-cent years, with the continuous development of China's economy and society, the increasing frequency of cultural exchanges, the continuous improvement of the level of globalization, and the increasingly complex necessity of handling international affairs, the use of machine transla-tion in the legal field should be continuously improved. With the rapid development of machine translation (MT) technology, its application in legal text translation is becoming more and more extensive. This paper will use machine translation to understand the prescriptiveness and rigor of legal texts by discussing the register characteristics of legal texts. By discussing the current application and current situation of machine translation, some mainstream machine translation models, and summarizing the problems existing in the field of machine translation, and giving corresponding feasible measures, to improve the efficiency and accuracy of machine translation
The Shipbuilding and navigation in China from the early modern period to the modern era
The development of Chinese ships in early modern times went through numerous changes and challenges. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, although the number and size of ships increased, the navy adopted a defensive stance due to a broader defensive foreign policy. Understanding the historical development of ships is crucial to understanding Chinese history. This paper examines the evolution of Chinese ships from early modern times to the present in a chronological framework. It focuses on how China navigated from decline to revival through the lens of maritime development. The narrative spans from the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty to the decline of the Qing Dynasty, and from the chaos of the Republic of China to the emergence of modern China as a global power. This paper emphasizes that ships symbolize these societal shifts, reflecting China's transformation from a weak global power to a formidable one within just a few decades.
A Comparative Analysis of Translation Fea-tures in Various English Versions of Mozi
As a pivotal canonical text of ancient Chinese philosophy, Mozi encompasses profound philo-sophical insights and sophisticated logical methodologies. The English translation of Mozi plays a crucial role in promoting Chinese culture and facilitating cross-cultural exchanges. This study investigates the author and textual background, an overview of existing English translations, current research on these translations, and the translation strategies employed. Through a comparative analysis of different translated versions, this paper elucidates their distinctive fea-tures, merits, and limitations. The findings demonstrate that translators adopt diverse strate-gies—including literal translation, free translation, explanatory translation, concretization, and amplification—to faithfully convey the original text’s philosophical depth and cultural nuances. The research contributes to the advancement of classical Chinese translation studies and offers practical implications for enhancing translation quality.
Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of the Long-Lived Population in Hubei Province from 1990 to 2020
Longevity, especially among centenarians, is an important indicator of healthy aging. Studying the distribution of long-lived populations not only helps to understand the factors that affect lifespan, but also provides a basis for formulating public health policies and optimizing the allocation of medical resources. The article is based on the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh population censuses data of Hubei Province, and uses spatial autocorrelation and standard deviation ellipse methods to explore the spatial aggregation and structural evolution characteristics of the longevity population in counties in Hubei Province from 1990 to 2020. The results show that: (1) the longevity level of the population in Hubei Province continues to improve, but the longevity level of each county and district fluctuates greatly and is unstable between different years. The distribution characteristics of the ultra-octogenarian index are high in the west and low in the east, and the distribution characteristics of the centenarian population ratio are a mixed distribution of high and low areas. (2) The ultra-octogenarian index has significant spatial clustering, with Xiangyang and Yichang cities being the main high high clustering areas, and Huanggang and Wuhan cities being the main low low clustering areas. The spatial clustering of the centenarian population ratio is not significant compared to 2000 and 2010, but it is more evident in 2020. Xiangyang County is the main high high clustering area, while Shiyan City is the main low low clustering area. (3) The standard ellipse deviation of the elderly coefficient and the centenarian population ratio are distributed in a southeast northwest direction, with the center of gravity concentrated in Jingmen City. The standard deviation ellipse and center of gravity of the ultra-octogenarian index gradually shift towards the northwest, while the centenarian population ratio first shifts towards the southwest and then towards the northeast.
Nord's Text Analysis Model from a Func-tionalist Perspective: A Study of Interdisci-plinary Translation Practices and Strategic Approaches
Based on functionalist translation theory, this paper systematically examines the applicability and strategy selection mechanisms of Christiane Nord’s text analysis model in multidisciplinary translation practices. Focusing on the function-oriented features of Nord’s model, the study integrates case studies from literature, law, medicine, technology, and game localization to reveal its core logic in achieving textual communicative goals through the dynamic adaptation of "documentary" and "instrumental" strategies. The analysis demonstrates that the translation of culture-specific items requires a documentary strategy, constructing cultural interpretation networks via paratexts, while technical and legal texts rely on instrumental strategies to ensure functional equivalence through terminology standardization and functional equivalence. Furthermore, the study finds that the selection of translation strategies inherently results from the interplay of intratextual factors (e.g., linguistic structures, text types) and extratextual factors (e.g., sender’s intention, reader’s cognitive needs). This paper validates the systemic advantages of Nord’s model in interdisciplinary contexts and highlights its potential for expansion in emerging fields such as multimodal coordination and AI technology integration, offering practical insights for the application and innovation of functionalist translation theory.
The deep meaning of the music scene in A Room with a View from the perspective of semiotics
Edward Morgan Forster's A Room with a View takes Lucy Honeychurch's love story with George Emerson as the clue, which deeply reveals the class difference and the imprisonment of traditional ideas in the British society in the early 20th century. This paper uses semiotic theory to deeply analyze the music scene in the novel, and discusses how it cleverly reflects the multi-level and deep meaning of social class, individual freedom and cultural conflict.
Huagudeng is a traditional folk song and dance art located in the north of Anhui Province. With the development of the times, Huagudeng has gradually withdrawn from the public view. How to keep intangible cultural heritage alive and give it new vitality.
The Existence of the Poetic Eye: A Dou-ble-Edged Sword in Classical Chinese Liter-ature
The poetic eye, traditionally regarded as the most crucial and evocative words, phrases, and sentences in a poem, plays an important role in deepening the overall mood of the poem, and its existence makes the whole poem more integrated and holistic, and therefore has an important and dominant role in the whole poem. In China's classical literature, the creation of the poetic eye was initially inspired by the theory of painting, and it first appeared in Po Siam's “The secret of the bag” in the Song Dynasty. Since then, it has been constantly updated and developed by later generations, giving the eye of the poem more forms of expression. The eye of the poem should not only be integrated into the whole poem, but also gather the spirit of the whole poem, and undertake the task of deepening, expanding and integrating the meaning of the poem, so that the whole poem can reach an unparalleled and marvelous realm of blending of meanings. However, as the literati group attaches importance to the eye of the poem, the creative method of over-pursuing the eye of the poem has gradually arisen, which makes people's evaluation of the eye of the poem bifurcated. As a result, we need to re-examine the role and value of poetic eye in literary creation, literary reception and real life.
Exploration of Translation Strategies in Children's Literature Translation
With the development of children's literature, the importance of children's literature translation has become increasingly prominent. It is not only a way of literary communication between different countries, but also a new path and method to enrich children's literature. The exploration and selection of translation strategies in the process of children's literature translation also put forward higher requirements for the translators' professional qualities.The Giver is a very classic children's literature novel that has won the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature in the United States. In the process of translating it into Chinese, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the style of the original work, its ideological essence, and the readers' horizon of expectation, and plan and apply a variety of translation strategies in a coordinated manner. The translator Zheng Rongzhen comprehensively applied the methods of literal translation, free translation, amplification, and word order adjustment in translating The Giver, achieving quite good results.
A Comparative Analysis of the Training Systems for Table Tennis Players in China and South Korea
China and South Korea have both achieved remarkable success in international table tennis competitions, occupying pivotal positions in the global arena. China has further solidified its leading position through Olympic gold medals and World Championship titles, while South Ko-rea has maintained competitiveness through technological innovation and strategic adjustments. However, existing research predominantly focuses on unilateral national training systems. This study systematically compares the differences and commonalities between China and South Ko-rea in athlete selection, training methodologies, and support mechanisms. From the perspective of "cultural differences driving policy choices," it aims to provide theoretical insights for cross-national sports policy adaptation.
The Interaction between Su Shi and Local Food Culture in the Song Dynasty and Its Literary Representation
This paper discusses the interaction between Song Dynasty writer Su Shi and local food culture and its reflection in literary creation. Su Shi not only has outstanding achievements in the field of literature and art, but also is a gourmet and a culinary practitioner. The thought of "living method" in his diet Fu was rare in the Song Dynasty and even the whole ancient Chinese literati, which had a profound influence on the later generations. This article first summarizes Su Shi's life and his working experience in different regions, as well as the characteristics of social background and food culture in Song Dynasty. Then, it analyzes the fusion of regional cultural elements and literary creation in Su Shi's diet poems, especially his diet practice and literary creation in Hangzhou, Huangzhou, Huizhou and Danzhou. Su Shi's food poems not only record his praise for local food and deep understanding of local culture, but also reveal his life circumstances in different periods. At last, the article summarizes the influence of Su Shi's poems on the field of food culture, which not only inherits the artistic realm of Tao Yuanming's poems, but also creates a new theme of poetry in the Northern Song Dynasty, which has an important impact on the life interest and aesthetic pursuit of later literati.
Technological Salvation and National Reju-venation Driven by the Patriotic Spirit of Scientists in the Republic of China Era
This paper explores the historical genesis, multidimensional practical manifestations, and contemporary implications of the patriotic spirit among scientists during the Republic of China era. It begins by analyzing the era's motivating factors behind the formation of this patriotic spirit among scientists, including the dual drives of national salvation and scientific enlightenment, as well as the overseas study trend and the formation of the concept of "serving the country through science." Subsequently, the paper elucidates the cultural foundation of the patriotic spirit among scientists during the Republic of China era, which is the fusion of traditional scholar-official spirit and modern scientific ethics, specifically manifested in the transformation of Confucian ideals and the combination of Western positivism with China's pragmatic tradition. Based on this foundation, the paper provides a detailed depiction of the multidimensional practical manifestations of the patriotic spirit among scientists during the Republic of China era through two dimensions: academic service to the country and wartime scientific research. Examples include Zu Kezhen's orientation towards national needs in meteorological research, Hou Debang's "Hou's Process for Producing Alkali" which broke foreign technological monopolies, Li Chenggan's promotion of weapon localization, and Wu Liande's scientific epidemic prevention practices during the epidemic war. Finally, the paper summarizes the uniqueness of the patriotic spirit among scientists during the Republic of China era and proposes implications for contemporary scientific and technological innovation, including the inheritance path of the spirit of scientists in the new era and the historical reference for the strategy of scientific and technological self-reliance.
Scientists During The Republic Of China Period
Historical Development/Formation; Multidimensional Practices