江苏文化周“纪念郑和下西洋600周年图片展”在马六甲举办

正值郑和下西洋600周年纪念在全国开展之际,为缅怀和纪念郑和这位开创我国与马来西亚友好关系历史纪元的航海家对两国关系发展和两国人民友谊做出的杰出贡献,已结为友好省州的江苏省和马六甲州与同样结为友好城市的南京市和马六甲市经友好协商,决定在马六甲举办以纪念郑和下西洋600周年为内容的江苏文化周系列活动。活动由江苏省人民政府主办、马六甲州政府协办。为举办文化周,江苏省人民政府组团赴马来西亚。江苏省郑和研究会应邀派出副理事长陈显泗教授随团出访,做学术咨询工作。     

THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF SICHUAN-TIBET AND QINGHAI-TIBET HIGHWAYS

Highway traffic is lifeblood of the social and economic development in Tibet. Due to the historical and geographical factors, Tibet didnot have a formal road or a civil car before 1950. The economic exchanges relied on the backs of porters and horses.     

COMMEMORATION FOR 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 10TH PANCHEN LAMA'S PASS AWAY HELD IN BEIJING,TIBET AND QINGHAI

正On January 28th, a series of religious ceremonies to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the pass away of the 10th Panchen Lama were held respectively in the Guangji Temple,the Xihuang Monastery, and the Yonghegong Lamasery in Beijing, the Jokhang Temple of Lhasa and the Tashilhunpo Monastery of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Kumbum     

A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION ON THE THEME OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACEFUL LIBERATION OF TIBET

<正>As part of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet,China's Tibet magazine and the Federation of Literature and Art of Tibet Autonomous Region is going to hold a photographic competition with the theme"Witness to Tibet Over 60 Years".Photographers from home and abroad are welcome to contribute images on this theme.All prize-winning and top-ranked works will be exhibited in Beijing and Lhasa in May 2011 by the organizers.     

THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CITIES FORMED IN 1775-85 (COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUBERNIYA REFORM)

Based on extensive unpublished research, the author discusses the distribution and economic-geographic situation of the 176 new cities that were incorporated under the territorial-administrative reform of 1775-85. (The translation was prepared by James R. Gibson of York University, Toronto.) [The author, one of the eminent Soviet economic geographers, died in 1986 at the age of 82.]     

近代银元和铜元铸造数量的一个简略估计

流通数量反映了银元在流通领域中的地位,但由于当时统计资料的分散,更由于地方造币厂为地方利益而滥铸、盗铸及浮报、伪造统计报表,准确详实的铸币数量极难获得,仅能依据现有资料做出一般性的大趋势估计。彭信威先生认为:清末货币总量(包括中外银元、银锭、银角、铜币、纸币等)为20·97亿银元,“全国人口若以四亿计,每人约占五元二角四分”,如果以其中30%的货币在上海流通,则上海流通货币量有6亿元。①《银行周报》认为:自光绪十五年张之洞在广东开铸银元,到1913年底时,全国共铸银元约2·2亿元,小洋约铸2·3亿元。1913年至1916年,银元共铸1…     

中国铜元收藏与研究的历史发展概况（下）

五、衰落与延续(50-70年代的国内外情况)1949年新中国成立之后,因众所周知的原因,钱币研究事业冷淡下来了。唯一的成果就是50年代彭信威先生耗尽一生心血编著出版的《中国货币史》,其中谈到铜元的文字,不超过900字,约当全书百分之一的篇幅,然而作者强调了中国铜元的特性和特殊历史地位,认为铜元“在中国钱币史上成为一个独立的部门”。但这个设想,一直没有得到进一步的阐释和论述。此后整个钱币学的研究随着钱币收藏的衰落而衰落了。在中国钱币收藏与研究事业停步不前的六、七十年代里,世界各地对中国钱币的收藏与研究并没有中断。在50年代,…     

中国铜元收藏与研究的历史发展概况（上）

一、前言中国铜元诞生于1900年,到现在一百多年的历史。中间经历了清朝晚期、中华民国时期,极少数地方直到中华人民共和国成立之后仍有铸造和流通,其历史不可谓不长。近现代的中国铜元,反映了近现代的中国货币制度,而且实物存世丰富,可惜长期以来一直没有得到史学界的重视,近代史学界也只是从总体金融货币史的角度偶尔提到一些铜元铸造与发行情况,还往往犯以讹传讹、张冠李戴的错误。这不能不说是一种遗憾。本文试图通过梳理中国铜元收藏与研究的历史过程,并希望通过对前人成果的分析,找到某些对当代收藏与研究具有启发意义和参考价值的研究…     

THE SYMBOLIC AND SOCIAL MEANINGS OF THE INTERMEDIATE BRONZE AGE COPPER DAGGERS

Abstract

The transformation of hard, durable natural substances, such as stone or metal, into cultural objects with symbolic value has played an important role in human social development. This paper attempts to understand the symbolic and social meanings of copper daggers during the Intermediate Bronze Age, and the reasons for their widespread use within a burial context. A multidisciplinary approach is taken, combining and processing different areas of research, and employing a range of archaeological and ethnographic parallels. This paper allows also for a more comprehensive understanding of the social organisation during the Intermediate Bronze Age.     

A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE FOR CONTINUITY IN BRITISH TOWNS IN THE 5TH AND 6TH CENTURIES1

Summary. An attempt is first made to define ‘town’and ‘continuity’for this period, and to assess the vigour of towns in the fourth century. The body of the article is a review of the fifth and sixth century archaeological evidence (including structures, artefacts and dark soil) and an analysis of the interpretations based upon it especially the theories of (1) Germanic ‘mercenaries’and (2) the prolongation of towns into the fifth century so that they overlap with early English activity. The conclusion is reached that there is no archaeological evidence for continuity in fifth and sixth century towns.