简介:HuipainterandresidentofHami,Xinjiang,LiuYizhong’sfigurepaintingsaboundwithanexpressiveblendofboldandgentlelinesandacollageofcolors,whichcapturethespiritofdiversityandtoleranceunitinghisregion’sethnicmix.Liuendowshissubjects,thepeopleofWesternChina,withasenseofancestry,Conveyingasenseofpovertyanddesperationalongwithhopeandinspiration,heleavesuswithalastingimpressionoftheWesternspirit.Althoughthesurroundinglandscapeisnotdepicted,allusionstotheenvironmentareinherentandreflectthehistoryofstrugglesexperiencedbyitsinhabitants.
简介:Evenbeforethe1911revolutioninChina,Americanmissionaries,explorersanddiplomatshadbegantheprocessofacquiringknowledgeaboutTibetandTibetansintheChineseEmpire.Immediatelyafterthe1911revolution,theUSgovernment,inordertomaintaintheir'OpenDoor'policy,andtoprotecttheirinterestsinChina,demonstratedtheirdisagreement
简介:ThehistoryofClassicalscholarshipcansometimesproviderevealinginsightsintomoregeneralintellectualtrends.Dilletan(?)ism,whichwasnotthenanoffence,wasinfashioninBritaininthenineteenthcentury,andyoungmenofaristocraticbackgroundswhoaspiredtopubliccareersregularlycompletedtheirsometimeslengthyeducationbyexperiencingatfirsthandtheremnantsofthecivilizationswhoseassumedvaluesprovidedtheirownclasswithitsmodelsandpatternsofexcellence,Incompleting
简介:SpendingtheLunarNewYear'sDayWithHanBrothersandSisters¥PhotosbyTangZhaomingHanSisterLiXiaofenggreetingherTibetanSisterDawaLham...
简介:RecentyearshavewitnessedaresurgenceofinterestintheepicpoetryofValeriusFlaccusandhiscontemporariesintheSilverAge,leadingtotheappreciationoftheselaterepicsnotonlyfortheirintrinsicvaluebutalsofortheircontributiontoourunderstandingofepicintheprecedingGoldenAge,theprincipalexampleofwhichis,ofcourse,Vergil’sAeneid.Foritsrehabilitationtopopularity,ValeriusFlaccus’sArgonauticaisindebtedtotheperceptiveanalysisofthepractitionersofliterarycriticism.Withrespecttoancienttexts,however,literarycriticism
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