Siba Village Celebrates Bear Fighting Festival

TheTaraMountainwhichtowersoverDojeTownshipinBomemayonedavbeknownasthemostfamousoftheholypeaks.Themoun-tainpeakderivesitsnamefromitsresemblancetothesittinggoddess,Tara,withsevenenchantingeyeslookingdownatSibaVillage.Totherightoftheholypeakisthe1,000-Buddha…     

射艺、纪恩与威德:乾隆皇帝与熊

熊是传统礼制中,天子和诸侯在射礼中的靶标,而乾隆皇帝的政治生命,实起于猎熊。即位后,他创新礼制,将满洲行围旧俗和传统射礼的礼制相结合,形成了新军礼秋狝,而典礼的高潮之一即为射熊。他不仅撰写诗文来纪念祖父助他射熊旧事和自己的猎熊活动,还将熊皮披覆于木胎之上,用作藏传佛教神坛陈设的配祀神像,后改为油画木胎熊配祀。对于乾隆皇帝而言,熊不仅仅是一种猎物,也成了军礼射艺、纪祖父施恩与战神威德的投射。     

在凯特迈国家公园与棕熊共舞

正美国凯特迈国家公园内生活着大约2200头棕熊。公园西部的布鲁克斯瀑布是红鲑鱼逆流而上的天然障碍,每年6月底至7月下旬的洄游季节,吸引大批棕熊在此守候捕食,因此,这里也成为世界知名的观熊目的地。初探凯特迈国家公园凯特迈国家公园与保护区位于美国阿拉斯加半岛东北部,东临舍利科夫海峡,占地约1.65万平方公里,是全美面积第四大的国家公园。公园内可看到     

The Water Balance of the Land

The article gives a quantitative evaluation of the elements of the hydrologic cycle (precipitation, runoff, evaporation) for the earth as a whole, for natural geographic zones of the USSR (tundra, tayga, steppe, desert) and for types of land within a given zone. The role of man in altering the water balance of individual territories through reclamation measures (irrigation, drainage, plowing up of virgin land) and through changes in agricultural techniques is also discussed.     

陕南出土的摇钱树佛教图像

陕西南部城固和汉中的东汉砖室墓中出土的摇钱树枝和树干上面分别发现佛像以及莲花图案,这是陕西省目前发现的最早的佛像,也是我国发现的最早的佛像之一,对于探讨陕西省佛教艺术的起源具有重要意义.     

在凯特迈国家公园与棕熊共舞

<正>美国凯特迈国家公园内生活着大约2200头棕熊。公园西部的布鲁克斯瀑布是红鲑鱼逆流而上的天然障碍,每年6月底至7月下旬的洄游季节,吸引大批棕熊在此守候捕食,因此,这里也成为世界知名的观熊目的地。初探凯特迈国家公园凯特迈国家公园与保护区位于美国阿拉斯加半岛东北部,东临舍利科夫海峡,占地约1.65万平方公里,是全美面积第四大的国家公园。公园内可看到     

徐州汉画像石中的瑞兽——"熊"图像考释及其意义

本文主要以徐州地区出土的汉画像石熊图像为研究对象,对图像的内含、意义进行梳理与考释,熊不仅表现的是图腾崇拜,更是两汉时期具有重要地位的特殊形象,背后关联着汉代人们的思想意识,反映出《太平经》和董仲舒哲学思想中的鬼神意识和升仙思想。     

水之灵--来自丽江拉市海流域的报告

城中的老人讲,水是古城的灵魂. 50年前,那水是"署"神住的地方,任何人为的污染都将遭到"署"的惩罚.那时,水是清甜可口的.     

Bear dentine aspartic acid racemization analysis: a proxy for the dating of Pleistocene cave infills

A high correlation between chronometric determinations based on aspartic acid racemization ratios and radioactive dating methods is described from samples of cave bear (Ursus deningeri and Ursus spelaeus) dentine. For samples from a very restrictive environment, as deep cave bear sites are (in view of their highly stable geochemical and thermal history), an age calculation algorithm was obtained. It has been found that there is a very close relationship between collagen preservation, from total aspartic acid in the > 3500 D fraction, and the amino acid racemization.     

The Water Problem in the Deserts of the USSR

A regional review of existing and planned irrigation projects in the desert zone of the Soviet Union envisages the use of water from the Siberian streams in the northern section of the desert zone. For increased water supplies in the south, the author looks to other potential sources such as artificial increases of precipitation in the mountains of Central Asia, elimination of wild growths of water-loving plants, and technological advances that will make possible the economical desalting of water from salt lakes and of mineralized subsurface waters.     

The Water Balance and its Zonal Characteristics

The structure of the water-balance is found to have zonal characteristics corresponding to the major natural geographic zones (tundra, forest, steppe). Data on evapotranspiration and groundwater runoff plotted as a function of soil moisture show a distinct zonal pattern of the water-balance structure. This pattern is most clearly evident in the groundwater runoff coefficient, which reflects the share of soil moisture that percolates downward to replenish the groundwater reserves.