History,Culture, and Politics： On Historical Formation and Identity Dilemmas of ＂China＂

This lecture is concerned with some historical issues of ＂China,＂ ＂territory, culture＂ and ＂identity＂ that are placed against the background of politics, culture and scholarship in contemporary China. I want to draw attention to the question of how historians understand and interpret ＂China.＂ It addresses the following questions. First, where did the idea of ＂China＂ come from？ and how did it become a topic of scholarly research？ What kind of dilemmas does ＂China＂ confront in its current condition and historical interpretation？ Second, how do various new historical theories and methods in international academic circles enrich our understanding of ＂China＂？ Third, how does China＇s history and reality challenge the theories of ＂empire＂ and ＂nation-state＂？ Fourth, is it possible to write ＂East Asian history＂？ Does ＂national history＂ prove still effective in describing China or East Asia？     

A Brief Introduction to the Tibetan Buddhism

Despite the rolling of high plateau and stunning Himalayas, Tibet has a nickname of “Holy Land” with its ancient history and colorful culture. Refered as Shangri-La, the roof of the world and many more, the mysterious kingdom remained closed to others, exerting a strong hold on the imagination of the world. For centuries, it has fascinated mankind in various ways. Its religion is one of astonishing one. Here we have questions! What is Tibetan Buddhism about? How many sects it has? What about each one‘s doctrine? Have you ever known its architectures, its religious arts, as well as its incarnation of Living Buddha? People feel curious about its powerful inspiration and cohesive strength,     

在字母教学中渗透音标教学参考教学设计

正一、设计内容Go for it(Year Seven):Book I:Starter Unit 2What’s this in English?(Period one)二、教学目标By the end of the session,most Ss will be able to:1)read the names of the school things.2)ask and answer the names of school things by use of:What’s this in English?It’s a/an…3)read and write the letters Ii-----Rr,and these letters’pronunciations.These will be achieved by:a)Show the pictures of the school things,and then give the names of them.Teaching Ss how to read the names of the school things.At last Ss can read the names of the school things and know what are they stand for.     

SHAE DANCE IN BATANG AND CULTURE

People of the Tibetan ethnic group in Garze are also good singers and dancers.VISIBLE CIRCLE DANCE. A circle of people singing and dancing can be seen on a stonewall fresco in Cave No.156 in Dunhuang, famous for its grottoes. This is what the Tibetans call Kham Shae Dance, which means dance performed by Kamba people in Garze, who also call it Batang Shae Dance. In the 1940s, when Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek were engaged in peace negotiations in Chongqing between the Communist…     

Gyila:Tibet's First Senior Weather Man

There is no-one in the field of weather broadcasting in Tibet who does notknow about Gyila: Top 10 Youth of China, China's Outstanding Scientist, winner of the 5th China Youth Scientific Progress, and winner of first May 4th Medal for Tibetan Youths.What people tell of him are legendary stories. Actually, he is an ordinary man who has cut a brilliant figure in work.     

Supernatural Flight

What are the difficultiesinvolving in flying toTibet? The answer: airroutes that challengepilot skills, airportsthat are bard to land on and takeoff, and achangeable climate hard to forecast.Forbidden Air ZoneTibet, in southwestern China, coversan area of 1.2284 million square km, andis widely known as the "roof of theworld".With an average elevation of some4,000 meters, it has 11 peaks each tower-ing at least 8,000 meters above sea level,and some 50 others over 7,000 meters.CAAC Southwest…     

THE YAK DUNG PICK-UP CART ON THE PLATEAU

<正>"This thing doesn't run on fuel?Not even electricity?Is this for real?""What,now?Anybody can use it?""Is it easy to learn?I'm not a technical type of person."With a thousand and one questions,Tsebten,a herdsman in Hongyuan County within the Ngapa Tibetan and Qiang     

New Books

Facts and Truth:Story of the 14th.Dalai Lama Dainzin Gyamco What iS the story behind the life of the14th Dalai Lama.and what will become ofhim in the future?Tang Jiawei wrote thebook on the basis of mountainS of facts     

Langmar Hall in Yerpa Village

Langmar Hall is a ＂Tibetan KTV＂. As in other cities like Lhasa, it is a very crowded place and also a big draw card for tourists. Different from KTVs in the mainland, Langmar Hall does not charge admission. It makes money from beer consumption, so the waitresses are happy to open beers for customers. They often stand beside you, raise your glass and propose a toast to you. Friends from the mainland are not aware of this trick, and believe it is required etiquette, so they are happy to drink as much as they can. People in Lhasa make fun of this and say that the