The Rongjiang Miao： Deep in the Mountains

<正>Located at the southern foot of the Miaoling Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau,Rongjiang County is home to some 80,000 Miao people.Locked in bv towering mountains,they and their colorful folk customs have remained little known to the outside world.I spent one and a half months in Rongjiang discovering all I could about the ancient villages,costumes, festivals,and weddings of this branch of the Miao.The story represents the first comprehensive coverage of the residents there.     

原住民身份认同对玻利维亚外交政策的影响

2019年玻利维亚总统选举及其余波引发了政治紧张,由此隐约暴露出玻利维亚社会原住民和白人之间存在着深刻而悠久的民族界线,而且这种界线还对玻利维亚的外交政策产生了直接影响。本文的目标是研究民族因素和基于民族的身份认同在多大程度上、如何决定玻利维亚的外交政策。本文首先介绍了身份认同的概念及其在国际关系领域的具体应用,阐述了玻利维亚民族关系的历史以及该国外交政策的历史演变和现状。通过分析玻利维亚是否存在分裂国家认同的内部民族界线,以及这些民族界线是否形成了清晰可辨的独立外交思想,笔者发现玻利维亚的原住民民族性对该国的外交政策具有重要影响。本文的研究有助于理解国际关系的科学分支中关于国家身份认同对国际体系中国家间互动的影响,以及国家身份认同与权力和利益的关系。玻利维亚的原住民和欧洲白人后裔间的内部分裂,与二战后出现的西方社会的统一性、吸引力和持久性问题有着明显的联系。“西方”概念在世界范围内受到越来越多的质疑,西方世界的影响面临越来越多的挑战。     

美国的校车指导方针

美国的学童运送指导方针由美国校车委员会签发。该委员会成员包括：美国校车运输协会、美国各州学生运输服务中／心董事协会、蓝鸟集团、IC集团和托马斯客车制造有限公司等。学童运送指导方针的使用对象，是那些负责给每日往返于学校的学生提供安全运输的人，其中包括学区、客车公司以及负责校车运输的行政人员。该条例涉及运输安全，应急措施，校车司机的资格、聘用与培训，卫生与环境安全等，目的是确保校车是中小学生最安全的交通工具。     

Badai：a living fossil of Miao History and Culture

＂＇Badai＂ is the name the Miao give to their shamans, who officiate at sacrificial and customary rituals and indeed all ceremonies for Miao social events. The culture of rituals is called ＂Badai culture,＂ and it holds a significant place in Miao culture. The process of rituals and ceremonies, the ＂living fossil＂ of Miao history and culture so to speak, enabling the Miao people of today to inherit their ancestors＇ culture and social conventions. A ceremony may involve from seven to 36 Badai, and it is they who have taken up the torch from their ancestors, perpetuating the survival of the ancient culture. Though predominantly an oral tradition, the words of the rituals have now been brought together in a 176-chapter, 2,866-section ＂classic.＂ It is an authentic record of Miao history and culture, with copious information about Miao religion, philosophy, history, arts, medicine, and health preservation.     

An Wenli＇s Calligraphy

An Wenli （安文丽）, styling herself Ru zhi, also named Xue zhai, is a prize-winning calligrapher and a native of Qingyang. A party member and vice president of Qingyang＇s Federation of Literary and Art Circles, she has also served as director and a member of the Women＇s Work Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and as chairwoman and vice chair of the Gansu Calligraphers Association.     

A Tour of the Mountain and Folk Music

Every spring and summer, farmers and herders, the old and young in Gansu, Qinghai, and other provinces in northwest China look forward to their grand folk music fair. In those areas, taking a tour of the mountain is called langshan and singing traditional folk songs is called man huar. Touring the mountain to the music fair is ＂a must see＂ for all the local people!     

Romantic Date with the Mountain （Ⅱ）—Jingpo Wedding

A Jingpo fellow in Xishan Village is marrying.
This means a big celebration for Xishan.a stockadcd village in Mangshi City in Jingpo and Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Dehong.     

Confucius： A Calling Card for China＇s Peaceful Rise

<正>on January 11,2011,a bronze statue of Confucius,nearly eight meters high,was unveiled in the northern square of China’s National Museum,which stands on the e...     

Impressions of China＇s Progress in the Last Decade-Interview with Ambassador Lee Kyu Hyung of South Korea

<正>Ambassador Lee Kyu Hyung is a senior diplomat with over 30 years’ experience. A graduate of the Foreign A airs Department of the National University of Seoul...