Mouth Covered,Masks Talk

Masks hide half the face,but new designs have made them objects of expression Much of the world may be paralyzed by COVID-19,but not fashion.Face masks,the new accessory du jour amid the pandemic,have opened up a new avenue of creativity in the fashion industry.     

SKY ROCKETING

正Private rocket developers in China have taken off, embarking on a long marchChinese private rocket developer, i-Space has successfully completed a test run on a new engine it hopes will power its next test rocket later this year. The breakthrough was made on April 26, just three days before China's launch of Tianhe, the core module for its first permanent space station Tiangong.While visually less spectacular than the launch of Tianhe, the iSpace test run was important for the company as it prepares for its next attempt to send a rocket into orbit.     

Breaking Into the Olympics

正From b-boys to Olympic athletesWhen they fell in love with breakdancing,or breaking, these young boys in beanie hats and baggy clothes never could have imagined this fringe cultural offering would one day become a mainstream Olympic sport.Shang Xiaoyu felt star-crossed when breakdancing foot rocked its way into his life.Considered a bad student who frequently skipped class and got into fights with other students in junior middle school,this millennial had no idea how his life could,and would,be changed dramatically by a niche dance genre.Shang was 13.It was a regular day at school when he happened to pass through a classroom where a handful of students were practicing their breaking moves.A mere glance of the scene made him stop in his tracks.This looks super cool,Shang said.I must learn how to do that.     

The Virus Variant Woes

正After over 20 days of zero domestic COVID-19 cases,a newly emerging cluster is sounding the alarm across China.Locally transmitted cases had been reported in 17provincial regions in the country as of August 4,according to the National Health Commission (NHC).     

A Slice of the Future

正Sci-fi industry expected to blast off in China Early this year, one Beijing drama troupe had plans to adapt a story from an ancient Chinese novel into a modern play. While racking their brains trying to figure out how to embed modern elements into an ancient story, a consultant suggested they take the concept one step further: Why not set the play in the future?     

Happy Bubbles

Changsha,capital city of Hunan Province in central China,has received a new tagline in recent years-a must-go place for milk tea lovers.Tu Liyuan,a 26-year-old employee of a public relations company in Beijing,made two journeys to Changsha,about six hours one-way by express train,in 2020.The purpose of the travels was to sip local milk tea.Modern China Tea Shop,the locally developed milk tea shop in Changsha,has over 300 branches in the city but had never expanded beyond it before December 2020.Those living outside Changsha had to travel there to taste it.     

High Up to Fuel Up

At an altitude of 5,000 meters in the north of Tibet Autonomous Region, oxygen levels are only 40 percent of those at sea level. Strong winds batter the area over 200 days a year. The average annual temperature runs below zero degree Celsius. The harsh climate and geological conditions have rendered the area unsuitable for human life to flourish.     

我国“内生现代性”话语建构的必要与可能

我国从传统社会向现代社会的历史转型,需要建构适合自身伦理文化特征的现代性话语,特别是改革开放四十多年来,取得举世瞩目的辉煌成就,更能够凸显出现代性话语的内生之路。然而,探索我国的现代性发展,往往被西方先发的现代性话语所遮蔽,似乎被外缘现代性发展模式所主导,难以凸显出伦理文化在社会发展中的内在推动力。通过考察传统伦理秩序的演变与现代性的生成机理,对我国早期启蒙思想所蕴含的现代性萌芽进行深入分析和判断,充分表明中国具有内生现代性的伦理文化潜质。尽管这种潜质被西方先发的现代性所压制,但经过曲折的发展道路,最终在马克思主义的正确指引下,确立社会主义制度,坚持改革开放,实现中华民族伟大复兴,使我国建构出以内生现代性为主导的话语模式。     

Small City,Big Ambition

If China is indeed the factory of the world, then Yiwu, a small city in eastern Zhejiang Province, would be its headquarters. A small commodity trade center established in this rural area in early 1980s as a test field to spearhead local economic development has grown fast to become what is now the world's largest market for small commodities.     

马克思主义妇女理论中国化的百年流变探究

马克思主义妇女理论中国化就是将马克思主义的妇女理论与中国发展和中国妇女具体实际相结合的过程。马克思主义妇女理论中国化可使其更加适合中国妇女发展的国情,契合中国妇女解放的需要,解决我国妇女发展过程中面临的问题。伴随马克思主义中国化而推进的马克思主义妇女理论中国化已有百年历史,在此进程中,随着国情的变化,妇女理论的主题也发生着深刻的变化。立足以实践为基础的马克思主义辩证唯物主义和历史唯物主义视角,回答马克思主义妇女理论中国化从何而来、何以可能、向何而去的理论和现实问题,就需要从党的领导、人的全面发展、妇女理论中国化进程中的媒介、妇女理论中国化进程中的历史分期和妇女理论中国化的最新成果等五个维度,探究马克思主义妇女理论中国化的百年流变。