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This book included seven papers on modernization researches and the overviews of 15 annual reports of China modernization Report(CMR) from 2001 to 2016.CMRs with different topics year by year ,focus on the systematics studies of the principles of world modernization, as well as the features and roads of China's modernization with a model of scientific,innovative,strategic and constructive approach.It covered 131 countries and 97% of world population,with the time span of 400 years(from 1700 to 2100),invovled modernization theories, level-relative modernization(world,international,nation,regional and urban modernization),filed-related modernization(economic,social,cultural and ecological modernization) and sector-related modernization(agricultural,Industrial and service modernization),and so on.（中译文：本书包括新现代化研究的7篇文章和《中国现代化报告》的15篇综述。前者关注理论研究，重点讨论世界现代化和国家发达的原理和方法。后者关注实证研究，重点分析中国走向现代化国家的路径和战略选择，是15部《中国现代化报告》的内容摘要。本书可供关心新现代化研究和中国现代化的专家学者和相关人士参考。）

Having analysed the most common English errors made in over 600 academic papers written by Chinese undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, Steve Hart has written an essential, practical guide specifically for the native Chinese speaker on how to write good academic English. English Exposed: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers is divided into three main sections. The first section examines errors made with verbs, nouns, prepositions, and other grammatical classes of words. The second section focuses on problems of word choice. In addition to helping the reader find the right word, it provides instruction for selecting the right style too. The third section covers a variety of other areas essential for the academic writer, such as using punctuation, adding appropriate references, referring to tables and figures, and selecting among various English date and time phrases. Using English Exposed will allow a writer to produce material where content and ideas—not language mist

Advertising is something which we are exposed to from a young age and which can affect us in many different ways. Centered around the question “Does advertising improve society?” this volume explores the impact and issues of advertising and questions its social responsibility, with a focus on Hong Kong society. The collection of essays offers a broad view of the interaction between society and advertising, from an introduction to semiotic studies, exploring the use of gender stereotypes to the employment of brand placement as a new form of product promotion. Written by professors of advertising with experience from both within the industry and from international research, this is a senior level textbook designed to augment any studies in advertising, marketing, public relations or media studies.

The genre of poems that may be read both forward and backward, producing different creations was known as the “flight of wild geese.” These poems were often sent so that a distant lover, like the migrating birds, would return. Its greatest practitioner, and the focus of this critical anthology, is Su Hui, a woman who, in the 4th Century, embroidered a silk for her distant husband using a grid of 840 characters that created perhaps 12,000 ways to read this poem. With examples from the 3rd to the 19th centuries, Michele Metail describes reversible poems as “a singular adventure at the edge of meaning, of language, and of writing.”

科技是未來進步之鑰，程式設計是未來人力熱門需求！ 你，還認為小孩學程式設計只是一種才藝學習嗎？ 科技迅速改變我們的生活，程式設計不只是未來進步之鑰，更是未來人力熱門需求！軟體正在吃下全世界，科技未來世界就在眼前。但讓硬體運轉的是軟體，所以創客訓練和學習程式設計正蔚為風潮，也是科技社會重要趨勢。 孩子的未來不能等，擁抱程式學習，擁抱科技，你還在遲疑嗎？ 作者徐宏義與羅曼如長年關心教育與科技發展，因而成立了EDUx基金會，提倡以數位科技和新的學習方式，希望能改變下一代的學習方式。 在本書第一部中，他們先以各種生活中的例子，如Drone（無人機）、Amazon、Facebook、Spotify、Airbnb、Twitter……說明軟體在各種領域，如零售、娛樂、音樂、電玩遊戲、電影、汽車、醫療、教育……等有何等威力，分析為何科技是我們的未來；接著，他們介紹了未來學家眼中的未來面貌，這是未來十年、二十年……五十之後就有可能發生的事；第三章則以各種已經可見的例子，如穿戴式科技、3D印表機、人工智慧律師、機器人助教……等，來說明未來世界其實就在眼前，連藝術領域也有活生生受科技影響的例子。 第二部的重點在目前頗為風行的Hour of Code（一小時學電腦程式設計），作者先說明Hour of Code的發展簡史、目前在全球的發展趨勢，還有EDUx基金會如何在台灣推廣Hour of Code，並提供了Hour of Code的各種學習資源，讓有心人可以嘗試與學習，而且學習程式設計從來不嫌早，四、五歲可以開始，也從不嫌晚，九十幾歲也都還來得及。Hour of Code不僅在英美是必修課程，在台灣也即將成為教育政策之重點。 那麼，一小時學電腦程式設計之後呢？作者接著說明為什麼小孩應該要學程式語言設計？他們列舉出十一大項理由，簡單歸納後就是：學習程式語言設計是一種思考訓練，可以學會程式設計的人獲得自由和快樂、提升他們的思考力、創造力、演算力、溝通力，還能訓練寫作和表達能力以及解決問題能力，以及軟體人才的前途無量。 但學程式設計只有一個小時怎麼夠呢？因此，作者接著說明目前最熱門的視覺程式語言是什麼、有哪些較常用的視覺程式語言（如Scratch、ScratchJr、Blocky、Kdou、Alice……），先讓為人父母者了解視覺程式語言以及小孩該從視覺程式語言開始學習的理由，同時

Eclectic and experimental in style this poetry collection and its stylistic range reflects the diversity of research in the field of medicine. The topics examined range from health economics and specific diseases to biological mechanisms and technology platforms used in research. Some also provide a lens to the feelings and pressures of patients and doctors, whilst others delve into the workings of the mind. Several have layers and patterns for the reader to discover as an allusion to the process of research itself. It starts with the key to successful research—collaboration and fellowship and ends on a reflection of humanity and the humbling of mankind gained through service to others. As such the collection epitomizes the path that transforms passion into perfection and enshrines the drive of the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong to gain and apply knowledge and understanding for the benefit of all.

Before 2000, roughly 96% of China’s energy demands were met domestically. Since 2001, however, this position of near self-reliance has changed. With steadily increasing demands, China’s need for foreign energy has grown. Today, China is the world’s biggest energy consumer and emitter of greenhouse gases. Building upon the first volume, which examined China’s energy plans, this book will examine the strategies China has taken to meet its burgeoning energy demands, continue its fast-paced economic growth and also address the mounting concerns about environmental welfare and the true cost of China’s development. With new chapters addressing international agreements, the so-called “China energy threat” and the Belt and Road Initiative, this volume will continue to discuss and interpret both domestic policies and China’s international role.

This was the motto of Chang Kuo-sin, and the ideal which he inspired generations of students of communication to follow. He proved his own dedication to this when, in 1949, he found himself in Nanking, the former nationalist capital, under the rule of the newly victorious communists. For eight months he lived and attempted to work in the midst of these historical changes. He managed to smuggle his detailed notes out to share with the world at a time when almost no reports of the new regime were being published. To mark the centenary of his birth, Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Communication has republished this important work by one of its most distinguished professors.

Kung Fu has evolved from a traditional means of defence to become a system of attacking and defending oneself, with or without weapons, exercising the body and maintaining good physical and mental health. As such, these practices have found an international following. Yet what has remained a largely unexplored area is the scientific principles behind these martial arts. This book not only covers the brief history of Chinese martial arts, but also brings together the wisdom of a Kung Fu grand master with a scientist and teacher to explain the scientific reasons why Kung Fu is the powerful practice that it is. Using the principles of physics, biomechanics and biology, with a number of drawings showing some basic postures of Kung Fu, the authors present a deep understanding of how the styles, the specific movements and methods of attack and defence operate.

誰說「追劇＝浪費生命」？ EZ TALK說，學英文就是要看影集！ 精選22部強檔熱門英美影集 奇幻的、搞笑的、懸疑的、政治詭詐的 熟女、宅男、殭屍、醫生、偵探齊聚一堂 讓你一邊開心追劇，英文能力同時突飛猛進！ 從《冰與火之歌》《陰屍路》《新世紀福爾摩斯》到《慾望城市》 劇情背景介紹＋對白實用英文＋類型主題字彙＋有趣幕後花絮 EZ TALK帶你探索五花八門的影集世界 你愛看影集嗎？最喜歡哪一類的影集？是話題性十足的奇幻史詩《冰與火之歌》？掀起殭屍風潮的《陰屍路》？還是看不膩的經典作品《慾望城市》？不管你的答案是什麼，本書都能滿足你對影集的狂熱！ 特色一：影集內容簡介摘要，劇情閱讀絕不錯過 本書以摘要方式介紹影集內容，讓舊影迷和新影迷完全融入劇情，同時還能增進學習英文的閱讀能力。 例： In an age where geeks are cool, it’s not surprising that The Big Bang Theory is one of the most popular sitcoms on TV. What’s so funny about geeks? Well, not much…until they start trying to interact with the opposite sex, that is. ...They’re content to spend their free time reading comic books and playing video games, until they return home one day to find a pretty blonde named Penny moving into the apartment across the hall. Developing an instant crush, Leonard invites Penny over for lunch, where they learn that she’s a Cheesecake Factory waitress and aspiring actress, and she learns that they’re “Beautiful Mind genius guys.” 在這個當宅男才酷的時

6大基礎關鍵，掌握電路板設計實作要領！ 學習（Learn）、動手做（Make）、分享（Share） 書中本於Maker的基本精神：學習、動手做與分享，以「產出商品」與「創業」為目標，在瞭解基本電子相關常識後，隨即進入電路板設計的相關專業技能領域，相關知能涉及電路設計、電路分析、電子零件、電路圖繪製、電路板布局、電路板底片、電路板生產、加工製造、成本概念等多方知識與技能。

“Mirage is a key work from the critical period of the early nineteenth century. It resembles a modern-day R-rated movie, touching on serious issues but containing scenes of explicit sexual pleasure and violent conflict.”—Keith McMahon First published anonymously in 1804—its author remains unknown—Mirage is set in Guangzhou (Canton), some decades before the city was overwhelmed by the opium trade and the Opium War. Su Jishi, the adolescent son of the head of the Chinese traders’ association, the men licensed to deal with foreign merchants in the port, is suddenly burdened with responsibility for his powerful family after his father’s unexpected death. More interested in sex than money, Su Jishi learns to navigate between pleasure and commerce, as rebellions erupt just outside the city. At the crossroads of two of the greatest Chinese books—the aristocratic coming-of-age novel, The Story of the Stone (The Dream of the Red Chamber) and the military epic Outlaws of the Marsh—Mirage i

英語這樣學才有趣！ 快來一起唱唱跳跳學英語！ 親子互動影片學習，讓孩子輕鬆愛上學英語！ 結合圖像、動畫、音樂及律動的多元遊戲式英語學習！ 孩子學英語最重要的就是啟發學習興趣，而不是填鴨式的強迫記憶。因此，My First系列叢書最重要的編輯概念，就是建立一個能吸引孩子主動學習、讓孩子從學習中獲得樂趣的數位英語學習教材。 「My First Toys & Games我的第一本玩具書」經由同步視覺圖像主題式學習、對應圖像單字句型學習、肢體律動說唱學習和主題對應歌曲韻文學習，來奠定孩子未來閱讀英文的基礎。並藉由豐富的圖像和動畫教學可提升學習動機與效率，體驗無窮的想像樂趣，最適合親子間的互動學習！ 唱唱跳跳，激發孩子學英語的興趣！ 本書共分為兩個學習單元，以玩具和遊戲為主軸：(1) Tony’s Toy Box & Tony’s Favorite Games (2)Tina’s Toy Box & Tina’s Favorite Games；每單元搭配有Ready to Learn和Ready to Sing，Ready to Learn讓小朋友一開始可以先聽課文內容，搭配生動的全彩插畫閱讀，反覆練習相關單字與句型。Ready to Sing則在小朋友熟悉內容後，利用與主題對應的英文歌謠，讓小朋友在吟唱這些歌曲的同時，不知不覺地將英語單字和句型記憶下來。朗朗上口的歌曲，搭配簡單的肢體律動，讓孩子在快樂唱唱跳跳間，更加深學習的印象！ Ready to Learn 全彩圖像主題式學習，搭配對應圖像的單字和句型，點選全文朗讀的圖示，即可播放該單元所有學習內容。 Ready to Sing 提供主題式對應歌曲，點選書本上歌曲韻文圖示，即可播放該單元歌曲韻文學習內容。輕快易學的音樂旋律，讓小朋友可以在歌唱中快樂地學習！ 多元化學習功能，快樂學英語不再是夢想！ 隨書附贈一片課文學習朗讀CD及一片動畫DVD，課文學習朗讀CD透過外籍教師真人發聲，反覆朗讀生活實用短句，增強英語聽力與理解能力；全英語動畫DVD藉由唱唱跳跳動畫影片，來激發孩子學習英語的動機與興趣。另外，本書還可支援點讀筆功能。本書共包含了全彩學習書、學習朗讀CD、全英語動畫DVD，及發音點讀筆等多元化學習功能，可針對孩童喜好的學習模

Originally written over a period from about 1979 to the early 1980s, the first in the trilogy was inspired by the theatre of the absurd and focused on the nature of human relationships across the fabric of space-time. The second, written in the late 1980s and the following early 1990s, was focused on repercussions of events across space-time; and then the third, written in 2000 and after, more or less concludes the trilogy with elements of the preceding two interwoven and coming to grips with the vicissitudes of life.

Sam, working as a trainee waiter in a small Italian restaurant near the West End of London, was one day fooled by a bohemian sort of man with a bad sort of logic that led to his dismissal by the head waitress. Feeling lost and trotting along Regent Street he bumped into his girl friend Amy who had just been through a similar scenario, and that made them both laugh away their ‘misfortune’ to start afresh. Sam decided to take a critical thinking course run by a certain Professor Panggloss, a name that rang a bell for him, recalling Voltaire’s famous novel Candide, and the course turned out to be very useful, albeit puzzling at times, which therefore troubled Sam quite a lot, so much so that he had to share his critical thinking problems with Amy, even when she was already away from the UK, holidaying at her aunt’s invitation in Hong Kong. The lovers, separated by at least six thousand miles, carried on their intimate communication using state-of-the-art IT, frequently disturbing each o

With the rapid expansion of higher education institutions throughout the world and education’s increasingly market-based orientation, students, parents, higher educators, employers and governments have a much greater interest in the actual academic quality of universities and colleges in various dimensions in the era of globalization. Universities and colleges are definitely beginning to take on accountability toward related members of the school and societies in the same way that private enterprise does. In this way, universities are supposed to act as an effective organizer and a good learner on how to improve their quality, particularly in research and teaching quality, through several assessment tools. Hence, a major concern for Asian governments is how to assure quality in higher education and how to enhance global competitiveness through a variety of national policies and institutional engagement. As a result, quality assurance mechanisms, which emphasize output monitoring and me

Archival records are meant to serve as evidence of responsible governance, and in addition to their undeniable political value, they also serve as the basic component of a nation’s documentary heritage. Records today are history tomorrow. However, with the absence of an Archives Law in Hong Kong and the significance of keeping records being overlooked or actually not understood by people of Hong Kong, there are heightened concerns that government records would be destroyed for unjustifiable reasons and that public’s rights to access well-preserved government records would be deprived of. This book in 16 chapters is based on a series of direct face-to-face interviews with different practising archivists and special library managers in Hong Kong. Their conversations recorded in the book not only enable readers to understand the urgency of approving the Archives Law, but also reveal the details about their profession, as well as the richness of the local heritage that is uniquely Hong Ko

MAO Zedong was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China. He developed his own ideology and methodology known as Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought, and his thought has a great influence in China or even overseas. This book aims at bringing together a group of scholars to address the uses of Mao in China (PRC) today with special reference to the Bo Xilai case. It also provides insights and detail on how and what we know about modern China. Contributing authors, including a number of French scholars, illustrate how Maoism influences and engages in government, business sector or social life. This timely volume will be of considerable interest to scholars, journalists, and those keen to better understand the changing values in China today.

這本繪本紀錄小海奕成長的點滴，由最愛的媽咪紀錄下來，是送給小海奕最棒的禮物。 孩子成長過程中的挫折，都可以化做親子與師生間最深刻的感動，也期待與所有陪伴孩子長大的家長師長們、正面臨成長挑戰的同齡孩子們，一同感受孩子內心的小小大世界。 本書特色 1.中英雙語編排的兒童朗讀故事書，3-6歲/親子共讀；6歲以上/自己閱讀。 2.讀者可連結QR Code，聆聽作者Jennifer親自英文錄音：媽媽的聲音是溫馨的，無可替代的，媽媽唸給孩子聽，孩子才會喜歡聽。

本書四大特色： ◆全彩圖像，看圖學字容易記 ◆肢體律動，唱唱跳跳輕鬆學 ◆朗讀CD，外師朗讀實用句 ◆影音DVD，動畫影像快樂學 結合圖像、動畫、音樂及律動的多元遊戲式英語學習！ 孩子學英語最重要的就是啟發學習興趣，而不是填鴨式的強迫記憶。因此，My First系列叢書最重要的編輯概念，就是建立一個能吸引孩子主動學習、讓孩子從學習中獲得樂趣的數位英語學習教材。 「My First Body Parts我的第一本身體書」經由同步視覺圖像主題式學習、對應圖像單字句型學習、肢體律動說唱學習和主題對應歌曲韻文學習，來奠定孩子未來閱讀英文的基礎。並藉由豐富的圖像和動畫教學可提升學習動機與效率，體驗無窮的想像樂趣。輕鬆自學，最適合親子間的互動學習！ 聽、看、說、唱，讓孩子輕鬆愛上學英語！ 本書共分為兩個身體的主題式學習單元︰(1) From Hair to Shoulders (2) From Arms to Toes；每單元搭配有Ready to Learn和Ready to Sing，Ready to Learn讓小朋友一開始可以先聽課文內容，搭配生動的全彩插畫閱讀，反覆練習相關單字與句型。Ready to Sing則在小朋友熟悉內容後，利用與主題對應的英文歌謠，讓小朋友在吟唱這些歌曲的同時，不知不覺地將英語單字和句型記憶下來。朗朗上口的歌曲，搭配簡單的肢體律動，讓孩子在快樂唱唱跳跳間，更加深學習的印象！ Ready to Learn 全彩圖像主題式學習，搭配對應圖像的單字和句型，點選全文朗讀的圖示，即可播放該單元所有學習內容。 Ready to Sing 提供主題式對應歌曲，點選書本上歌曲韻文圖示，即可播放該單元歌曲韻文學習內容。輕快易學的音樂旋律，讓小朋友可以在歌唱中快樂地學習！ 多元化學習功能，讓快樂學英語不再是夢想！ 隨書附贈一片課文學習朗讀CD及一片動畫DVD，學習朗讀CD透過外籍教師真人發聲，反覆朗讀生活實用短句，幫助增強英語聽力與理解能力；全英語動畫DVD則讓孩子藉由唱唱跳跳的動畫影片，激發學習英語的動機與興趣。另外，本書還可支援點讀筆功能。本書包含了全彩學習書、學習朗讀CD、全英語動畫DVD、以及發音點讀筆等多元化學習功能，可針對孩童喜好的學習模式，自由搭配使用，並藉由聽、看、說、唱四個學

本書希望可以透過發生在日常生活中的事例、實務組織的案例、不同的工作表單以及示範，來協助讀者瞭解「以成效為導向的方案規劃與評估」這個方案模式的重要觀念，並一步一步地構思及生產出貼近服務對象、對服務對象有所助益的方案。也希望讀者可以透過本書的引導，來整理自己寶貴的「實務智慧」，為人群服務累積更多實踐的知識。 本書特色 此版將第一版贈送的《邏輯模式發展指南》重點內容整合於書中，使讀者一目瞭然，並能融會貫通。本書附有專屬網頁及QR code連結，供讀者瀏覽及下載書中的【工作表單】及【小幫手】。

In this handy book, Icy Lee and Paul Sze openly share their stories as nonnative English speaking educators in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). This collection of teachers’ stories provides a source of inspiration for both native and nonnative speaking professionals in the field, encouraging them to re-examine key issues in the profession and to reflect on their own practice critically. "Voices from the Frontline: Narratives of Nonnative English Speaking Teachers is a must-read for anyone in TESOL as it brings power through stories to inspire teachers, native or nonnative alike, to reflect, recharge and re-imagine what they do by confronting challenges with problem solving tactics, and devoting themselves to the profession with enthusiasm and passion." —Jun Liu, Georgia State University " 'Nativeness' is no magic bullet for effective and successful language teaching. Icy Lee and Paul Sze's exhilarating accounts of their learning trajectories and teaching exper

My Master of Laws Dissertation is about International Arbitration with focus on discussing the Autonomy of Arbitration by: (1) comparing Arbitration with Litigation and Mediation and discussing the involvement of the Court in these dispute resolution mechanisms; and (2) comparing the Arbitration Regimes of two Common Law Jurisdictions, namely, United Kingdom and Hong Kong, so as to have a glimpse of the future trend of the development of Arbitration.

In this region, medium streams sloppily freeze, except before an imminent severe snowstorm. — LIFE AND DEATH OF SNOW Originally written back in 1991, the first half, five short stories, remains special, being inspired by experiences of growing up, travel, and interactions with the animal world, even the eponymous centipede did exist! As for the poems (written circa 1978 – 86), some of these were motivated by the Sino-British talks and Hong Kong’s uncertain future, not to mention the astronomical interest associated with another group gripped by the enthusiasm aroused by planetary exploration. The others turn over themes of nature and life. Note: In the first story, the region depicted has been administratively incorporated into the new Uonuma city. Slow business has led to shorter ski season and the shutting of lesser-known ski grounds.

本書特色 ■本書一大特色是利用QR code 將影像帶進書裡，讀者可以在閱讀時用手機一掃QR code將影片導入，讓影像、音樂、文字輕易地帶著讀者走進故事的情境裡，讀者可以更融入在這故事中的情與景 ■這是文學故事延伸的一大創新。QR code與影像的結合 ■用影像來接續文字，給讀者一個閱讀新體驗，這就是依揚想亮出版社的「城市輕文學」。 ■ 是依揚想亮出版社全新打造的「城市輕文學」的第一部，全書有21故事，分別發生在世界的21個城市。作者以其一貫的敏銳觀察，加上城市的過往歷史，創造出這21個城市各自獨特的動人故事；每個故事皆有其獨特之處，但集結成書卻又有一致的風格。 ■清淡的描述深刻的人生經驗，是作者此次的用心之處。因為現實的生活已經太重，因此作者將文學減重，「城市輕文學」因而誕生。盡可能不用成語（邯鄲故事例外）、盡可能直白敘述、盡可能貼近生活，讓人們能在各個角落輕鬆閱讀，讓生活與閱讀輕鬆的走進城市生活。 行書。且行且書，且成書 城市輕文學。 文學可以是輕輕的，像輕食一樣，讓人們容易接觸，變成習慣。 它不需要文謅謅用力的去證明。 在行的過程中，你的心肺呼吸到不一樣的空氣，進到眼裡的人、事、光景不再是熟悉；你可能有新的經驗；這異地時空連結你的過往與夢境中出現奇幻，巧妙地編織在一個故事裡。或許這是旅行的目的。 清楚的城市味道，人的情感，偶而添上一些意想不到，就這樣輕易地把你帶進這裡發生的故事。 一切的開始，始於行。 作者在書中的這21個城市裡一路行走、觀看、幻想，乃至落筆成書。大城市如北京、布達佩斯、里斯本，小地方如越南順化、古都邯鄲甚至青藏高原上的曲麻萊鄉都是作者親身走過的城市，因此寫來生動，讓讀者彷彿置身在這些城市上空看著人們的七情六慾與各種人生遭遇。所有關於這些城市的歷史與地裡描述都是真實的，但是人物情節全屬虛構，等於是21個短篇創作。 1. 夏日陽光下，閃閃發亮的金礦 Banska Stiavnica,斯洛伐尼亞 2. 單純想念 壽益百胡同,北京 3. 鰻魚為王 Lake Bracciano,義大利 4. 豆漿店的黃色圍巾 學步橋,邯鄲 5. 像蘋果茶一樣甜的笑容 Eminonu碼頭,伊斯坦布爾 6. 黃痰小與吳耳眼 花家地小區,北京 7. 八月最後一個周末的203房 Hotel Quinta das

This volume is the most extensive social and cultural history of twentieth-century Huangmei Opera to date. A regional Chinese theater originating in the Anqing countryside, Huangmei Opera gained popularity with the success of the 1950s play and movie, Tianxian pei 天仙配 (Married to a Heavenly Immortal). Through a case study of this work, the author juxtaposes the complex process of rewriting and revising the play and movie against the rapidly changing cultural and ideological climate of the Communist theater reform movement. As a result, the traditional theme of filial piety becomes a struggle over class and free love. This volume features a full translation of the original play and its revision in the 1950s, as well as selected articles by scriptwriters, directors, performers, and critics. These primary sources allow readers to gain access to inside views of the contemporaries and their political and artistic concerns.

The widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet complex visual and sonic style. This study of Wong's filmmaking techniques uses a poetics approach to examine how form, music, narration, characterization, genre, and other artistic elements work together to produce certain effects on audiences. Bettinson argues that Wong's films are permeated by an aesthetic of sensuousness and "disturbance" achieved through techniques such as narrative interruptions, facial masking, opaque cuts, and other complex strategies. The effect is to jolt the viewer out of complete aesthetic absorption. Each of the chapters focuses on a single aspect of Wong's filmmaking. The book also discusses Wong's influence on other filmmakers in Hong Kong and around the world. The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai will appeal to all who are interested in authorship and aesthetics in film studies, to scholars in Asian studies, media and cultural studies, and to anyone with an interest in

The return of Macao from the Portuguese administration to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1999 marks the beginning of its transformation in the 21st century. Macao was confronted with various issues concerning then existing political system, economic downturn and gangland violence during the transition period. Beijing put Macao under the "One country, Two Systems" and implemented a wide variety of measures in order to restore its law and order as well as to recover its tourism dependent economy. Gradually, Macao transformed itself to "Las Vegas of the East". This volume of 18 essays highlights the key dimensions of Macao's remarkable "One country, Two Systems" actualisation experience in its first 15 years, and discusses how Macao transformed and what challenges it encountered during its post-handover transformation. The volume has several focuses. It first investigates the political and electoral issues in a critical manner─ post-handover Macao suffered from maladministratio

Toward the end of his first term, President Barack Obama's election promise to reduce the American military presence in the Middle East and Afghanistan led to a general re-evaluation of priorities. What eventuated was a series of phrases to describe the new foreign policy posture. These included "rebalancing to Asia", the "pivot to Asia" and the "pivot to the Pacific". The two principal drivers of the new posture were identified by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a key November 2011 Foreign Policy article as winding down of the military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan the "new global realities" of the Asia-Pacific Century. The juxtaposition of the two elements gave the American policy objectives a balance of power orientation with a military emphasis. The logic of "rebalancing" the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific in the wake of the growing ascendency of China is basic International Relations 101. The repositioning of US military assets into the Pacific has all th

The role of media in any society is vital and is closely related to brands and consumption especially in a vibrant 21st century Asian city. Hong Kong with its free-market economy and urban bustle is a perfect place to observe this in action. But Hong Kong is also deeply conservative in many ways especially with regard to family values, and the presence of overtly sexualized images in advertising sits uncomfortably with the values of modesty and traditional sexual mores that exist there. Young girls are also discovering their identities like any other groups of girls in the world, and often this journey will not be easy. This book deals with media and the extent to which media representations influence girls in Hong Kong and how they are affected by this ubiquitous presence. Through the quantitative and qualitative studies, readers could examine and understand how tween girls and teen girls in Hong Kong interact with the media and how they interpret the messages from the media. The ob

There is a growing trend in virtual world commercial transactions. In order to protect people’s rights in the virtual world and keep pace with innovative trading demands, it is essential for us to understand the commercial implications of virtual world economies by evaluating the effectiveness of the existing laws, practices, and policies in business, technology, intellectual property and related fields. This book, in 11 sections, investigates the issues and opportunities associated with commercial transactions in the virtual world. In 29 detailed essays, this book analyses every facet of virtual world transactions, including the nature of virtual commercial transactions, virtual goods and services, transfer of virtual property, issues of negotiable instruments, remedies for buyers and sellers in the virtual world, consumer protection, dispute resolution and other related topics. Each of these sections both contributes to and advances the field of commercial law and related discipline

Self-Access Language Learning (SALL) has played a prominent part in language education in universities. Its role is to foster autonomous learning among students. With the wide-spread implementation of SALL and its increasing impacts on students, it is important to understand how SALL is managed in order to meet the learning needs of the users in the most resource-effective way. This book provides readers with an understanding of SALL management by setting the discussion against a wider backdrop and also examining details of current good practice. The authors examine issues of leadership and management in education before turning to look at the roles of a SALL manager, and suggest how these roles are changing and what the future may hold for managing SALL. Case studies are used to illustrate how SALL is managed in different universities as a way of contextualising the issues discussed in the book. The book is of relevance to institutional and departmental managers, classroom-based lan

The young son of the head of the Chinese traders’ association, the men licensed to deal with foreign merchants in the port of Guangzhou, is suddenly burdened with responsibility for his powerful family upon his father’s sudden death. A latter-day Baoyu, b

Agriculture builds upon the integration of crops and the environment, with which its yield depends strongly on a healthy soil foundation. With that in mind, the knowledge of the soil and fertilizer is crucial to maintaining an environment with optimal nutrients, water and oxygen for crop production. Soil is one of human's precious resources, the protection and nurturing of our soil is thus an integral part of sustainable development. Effective soil management is considered not only a technology, but also an art. In practice, to make use the full potential of the land, the management strategies need to take account of the differences and characteristics of the soil, plant and climate that are unique to each geographical location. Such an approach is increasingly more important nowadays because of the increasing loss of cultivable land and need of high quality agricultural products.

What has traditionally been the main matter explored by Cantonese literati? From the earliest poets—oceanic elements and riparian scenes contrasted with stunning rock formations; a love for the exotic, especially local plants, products, and lore; Daoist transcendentalism; and, finally, a concern for pointing up local loyalty to the distant throne and a fierce pride in being culturally authentically Chinese. The Southern Garden Poetry Society in Guangzhou was the only major literary club in Chinese history to be periodically reconvened over the Ming, Qing, and Republican eras. Beginning with an examination of its five founding members during the Yuan / Ming transition period, in particular Sun Fen (1335–1393), David Honey traces the various elements of this Southern Muse that became embodied in later Cantonese poetry, and pursues the issue of social memory by focusing on later reconvenings of the society.

This book closely examines texts from Chinese and Western traditions that hold up ethics as the inviolable ground of human existence, as well as those that regard ethics with suspicion. The negative notion of morality contends that because ethics cannot be divorced from questions of belonging and identity, there is a danger that it can be nudged into the domain of the unethical, since ethical virtues can become properties to be possessed with which the recognition of others is solicited. Ethics thus fosters the very egoism it hopes to transcend, and risks excluding the unfamiliar and the stranger. The author argues inspirationally that the unethical underbelly of ethics must be recognized in order to ensure that it remains vibrant.

More than any other treasure, Shijing 詩經 contains the historical roots of China, from which much of modern culture grew. From a lovelorn young man to an aging woman spurned by her wedded husband, from an elder statesman admonishing a young sovereign, to foot-soldiers facing the unspeakable fate of sacrificial burial, the love and war in Shijing serves as a key to unlock the cultural roots of Ancient China. The book presents the reader with a fascinating glimpse of the peoples of Ancient China by analyzing many poems in Shijing and discussing aspects of culture and events reflected in the poems from a wide range of disciplines, including archeology, ethnography, history and linguistics. Reading this book will enhance the general reader’s knowledge of Chinese culture as well as familiarity with the language as a “bare-bone”. Minimalist English translation is used which enables readers to get closer to and gain a better sense and flavor of the original text.

Will the rise of China change the international system built by the industrial and constitutional democracies of the West of the past centuries? Should China be content with the maintenance of that system: one of competing nation-states of absolute sovereignty and relative power? Does the Confucian past contain a moral vision that may connect with universal human values of the modern world? And will the rising China become an engine for a renewed Chinese civilization that contributes to the equity in the international system? Pondering these fundamental questions, historian Prof. Wang Gungwu probes into the Chinese perception of its place in world history, and traces the unique features that propel China onto its modern global transformation. He depicts the travails of renewal that China has to face and betters our understanding of China’s position in today’s interconnected world. This collection of Prof. Wang Gungwu’s thoughts is a must-read for us to contemplate China’s root an

Competition is Fierce, 2013 Taiwanese Industry Expects Transition Global economy, surviving from the impact of the previous financial crisis, is now presenting a slow-to-moderate growth rate in 2013. Taiwan is now facing the pressure from regional economy expansion, new threats from Asia’s newly developing countries and competition from Japan/Korea with their strong industrial vertically integrated power. Moreover, there is a trend for those major western multinational companies to move their overseas manufacturing and technical services back to their mother lands, creating a new face of the global supply chain. More severe industrial competition is being expected. As such, Taiwan needs to aggressively proceed with its own industry structural transformation concentrating on the industries, investment, human resources and industrial efficiency. One of the government efforts could be made to continue building the industrial intelligent information service system through the mechanism of

This authoritative collection contains writings by some thirty of the most significant Chinese writers of the period between 1919 and 1949. The three decades from which these pieces are drawn encompass most of the Republican period, a tumultuous era in Chinese history in which modernization and republicanism coexisted with classical culture. Thematically, these xiaopin wen, or modern Chinese essays, differ significantly from the more social and political fiction of the May Fourth movement. Their scope varies, from ruminations on broader existential issues to more personal contemplations on everyday life, often delving into issues of morality and interpersonal relations. Although described as "essays," they are not restrained by the formal, expository connotations of this English term; rather, their tone is more intimate, reflective, and at times witty or tinged with melancholy.