Rewriting Chinese History: Interpreting the Past in the People's Republic of China

1961 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Feuewerker
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo Xi

Over the past seven decades, the Chinese language has seen continuous changes that emerged as the result of radical changes in the socio-political-cultural context of China. Drawing from an extensive literature review of previous studies on the Chinese language development trajectory, this paper revisits and reflects on language practices in China and the respective features of language life in several key milestone periods since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The findings show that in general, China’s language planning and policy implementation have succeeded in managing language life for both the public and institutions. The success is demonstrated in the following aspects: nationwide popularization of the national common language (Guojia Tongyongyu); realization of the linguistic goal of the unification of speech and writing for the first time in the Chinese history; continuous improvement of overall language life across the society; and healthy development of language life towards diversity and harmony. This paper concludes that the use and development of Chinese over the past seven decades deserve further studies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
V. A. Klevno ◽  
Yu. V. Nazarov

In the publication, based on the book «the History of forensic medicine» under the editorship of doctor of medical sciences, professor Burkhard Madea, provides basic information about forensic medicine in the People’s Republic of China, details the history of its origin, the path and the complexity of its development, shows the current organization of services, the principles of training of forensic experts. The achievements of Chinese forensic medicine, both in the past and in the present, are noted.


1987 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don D. Fowler

Nation states, or partisans thereof, control and allocate symbolic resources as one means of legitimizing power and authority, and in pursuit of their perceived nationalistic goals and ideologies. A major symbolic resource is the past. In this paper I review three cases in which the past and, in particular, relevant archaeological resources were "used" for such purposes, and I refer to several other well-known instances. The three cases discussed are Mexico from ca. A.D. 900 to the present, Britain from ca. A.D. 1500 to the present, and the People’s Republic of China since 1949. The implications of such uses in relation to archaeological theories and interpretations are discussed.


Author(s):  
Qi Fu

For the past five months, I have been working on researching and digitizing a set of twenty-four Chinese papercut posters at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections. Using the web publishing platform Omeka, the project combined the digital images of the papercut posters and all the metadata including title, translation, historical background and dimensions. This set of papercuts reflects the history of the Chinese revolution from the founding of the Chinese Communist Party to the establishment of People's Republic of China. This set includes the most representative events in all stages of the revolution creating a microcosm of the history of the Chinese people seeking liberation. Among these historical events, the majority of them were also displayed in the film “The East Is Red” which is a “song and dance epic” filmed in 1965 for celebrating the 15th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese papercut posters online collection preserves and increases accessibility to these rare materials of which there is only one other collection online. By accessing to this site, more scholars can study this unique collection without time and location limitation. Website Link: http://postercollection.omeka.net/collections/show/1


1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. W. Sidel

The observations on health services presented in this paper were made by the author during a one—month visit to the People's Republic of China in September—October 1971 as the guest of the Chinese Medical Association. The first part of the paper describes the following general principles on which current health services in China appear to be based: emphasis on care in the rural areas; integration of traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine; expanded use of community members in health services; decentralization; educational and status changes for health workers; and an ethic of service and cooperation rather than professional satisfaction and competition. The second part describes current practices in the organization of health services, in hospitals, and in maternal and child care. The overall conclusion is that the Chinese have made incredible progress over the past 22 years and have many lessons for other countries.


Author(s):  
G Zhu ◽  
J Jiang ◽  
Z Wang ◽  
D G Moffat

During the past 20 years a technique has been developed in the People's Republic of China for manufacturing thick-walled pressure vessels using thin steel ribbons, helically wound under tension onto a thin inner steel core. The technique is described herein and the advantages claimed are outlined, together with brief descriptions of some related areas of development.


1976 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 239-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saburō Miyasita

In the People's Republic of China, a unique method based on Chinese drugs, including yin-ch'en and chih-tzu, has been established for the treatment of acute cholelithiasis, which is based on traditional Chinese knowledge concerning the treatment of jaundice. Through the many Chinese drugs appearing in prescriptions of jaundice found in standard medical collections in Chinese history, clarification of the classical Chinese jaundice cure is attempted in the following paper.


2007 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 675-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Palmer

AbstractThis article considers the principal changes in family law in the People's Republic of China during the post-Deng period. The developments that have occurred during the period of review have been notable for their pace and their contribution to a growing legal sophistication in China's corpus of family law. They expand on a series of major reforms in family law documented in my earlier China Quarterly article. Overall, it is in the area of divorce that the most dramatic changes have taken place in family law over the past decade.


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