An Imperial Enclave

THE ancient city of Kaifeng sits at the center of the Central Plains, by the Yellow River in Henan Province, where the first light of Chinese civilization shone. Due to its central location, Kaifeng took several turns as national capital and home to seven royal families that ruled either a united or broken Middle Kingdom. Today the deep tincture of its antiquity can still be seen or sensed on a trip to this 2,700-year-old city,     

Western Countries Shift Their Attitude Towards Chinese Investment

THE first China Overseas Investment Fair opened in Beijing on November 3, 2009, aiming to promote Chinese investment in overseas markets. Surprisingly for the host, representatives from developed countries that had previously been cautious toward Chinese investment were among those from the 100 plus participating countries. They were sincere and anxious to market their projects to Chinese investors. Does this signal a change in the Western attitude toward Chinese investment？     

海外习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究:观点比较及其启示

海外习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究是海外中国学研究的新热点。从研究整体来看,多样化的研究主体、具体化的研究主题、跨学科的研究方法是其明显的特点。从研究具体内容及其观点来看,研究结论既有基本符合现实的,也有与现实差异较大的。各种观点主要围绕"经济新常态""创新发展""法治建设""文化软实力""脱贫攻坚""绿色发展""一带一路"倡议等关键词展开,其观点的差异主要集中在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的价值导向和实践效果两个方面。在价值导向方面,政治和外交问题容易被一些研究者误读误解。而在实践效果方面,政治和外交问题以外的量化指标较多的问题更容易被一些研究者歪曲。究其原因,这种误读与歪曲可能主要是受西方价值观和海外中国学研究方法碎片化的影响。对此,我们一方面要学会用他者的语言来讲好中国故事,隐性传递中国智慧与中国方案;另一方面要提高国内习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究在具体问题上的研究能力和研究的国际影响力,有针对性地消解在具体问题上的误解或歪曲所产生的影响。如此,既有助于引导海外中国学研究更加贴近现实,也有助于中国国际话语权的提升和国际形象的改善。     

恩格斯晚年书信对唯物史观的创新及价值

恩格斯晚年时代背景有了新的变化。时代背景的变化需要理论的自我完善,因此恩格斯晚年书信对唯物史观进行了丰富和发展:阐发了经济基础与上层建筑的辩证统一关系,提出社会历史发展的"合力"思想,指出马克思主义不是教条而是行动的指南,并进一步指出社会生产实践的巨大作用,分析了必然性与偶然性的关系。这些思想对我国推进指导思想建设;坚持以经济建设为中心,并全面推进五位一体总布局;深入贯彻科学发展观,坚持人民主体地位;坚定信念,以三大自信推进中国特色社会主义建设,实现中国梦等意义重大。     

领导干部的生活作风是自身综合素质的重要体现

领导干部的生活作风不是小事,是党员素质的直接外在表现,也是领导干部自身综合素质的重要体现,是关系巩固党的执政基础,提高党的执政能力,完成党的执政使命的严肃的政治问题。     

论建立夫妻间侵权责任制度

夫妻间侵权责任具有与一般侵权责任不同的特征。我国建立夫妻侵权责任制度既有必要又有可能。构建我国夫妻间侵权责任制度,需要一般侵权行为法与亲属法、婚内侵权责任与离婚侵权责任相结合,明确侵权行为范围,合理确定侵权行为造成的损害,建立以赔偿损失为主要方式、财产责任和非财产责任相结合的责任体系,正确界定侵权责任主体和请求权主体,限定请求权行使的期间。     

新中国成立以来社会主义民族关系特征的历史演进

新中国成立以来,社会主义初级阶段民族关系特征伴随着新中国的发展而在内容和特征上不断完善。从新中国成立初期提出的平等、团结、友爱、合作为特征的民族关系,到改革开放初期平等、团结、互助、合作的民族关系,再到20世纪90年代提出的平等互助、团结合作、共同繁荣的民族关系,最后形成了新世纪新阶段平等、团结、互助、和谐的民族关系,走过了不同寻常的历程。     

Huizhou Woodcarver and Inheritor Wang Jinsheng

HUIZHOU, renamed Huangshan in 1987, has for centuries been a main cultural and economic hub. Anhui merchants and businesses were prominent in China’s economy from the 14th to 19th century, and fundamental to formation of Huizhounology, which along with Dunhuangnology and Tibetology is one of China’s three main regional cultures.     

Iian Longxin＇s Musical Journey

Tian Longxin is known today as the ＂living soul of Tu-jia music＂ and ＂leader of aboriginal Tujia tblk music in China.＂ Born in Hunan Province, Tian is fluent in the Tujia language and an expert in Tujia folk music. Having devoted himself to preserving traditional Chinese culture, Tian has amassed a library, of more than 3.8 million char-acters on Tujia folk music and operas. He has also composed tunes and performed many times for international audiences. In 2008, he was recognized as an ＂inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage.＂     

Passing on the Ethnic Korean Farmers＇ Dance

正Wangqing County,located in Jilin’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture,is known as the hometown of the Chinese elephant cap dance.Fifty-six-year-old Jin Mingchun is leading ef orts to preserve the traditional folk art.As director of Wangqing’s Center for Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage,Jin has devoted 35 years to continuing the ethnic Korean farmers’dance.He is also the only dancer who can